The Cycle of Stress and Guilt not only sucked, it kept me stuck for years. I wasn’t getting paid enough compared to the time, effort and sacrifices I was putting into work.

Worst of all…

I was constantly juggling long workdays, racing between client deadlines and family responsibilities. Most nights ended with me still at my desk, exhausted, wondering how I could work this hard and still feel like I had nothing to show for it.

At the end of every month there was nothing left over.

I couldn’t shake the guilt — after years of putting my family first, I thought this chapter would finally be different. But somehow, I still felt like I was failing… both in my business and in the life I’d worked so hard to build.

Maybe you can relate.

To be honest, there was a point where I almost gave up on growing my business any further.

I caught myself thinking, “Maybe this is just how it is… long hours, demanding clients, and little appreciation.”

But deep down, I knew I was capable of more.

More freedom, more respect, and a business that actually supported my life, not the other way around.

So before settling for “good enough,” I decided to take one last look at how I was running things, and that changed everything.

I stopped trying to be “just a bookkeeper” and instead repositioned myself as an Outsourced Controller.

That one decision changed everything.

It took me a lot of trial and error to figure it out.

But once I made this shift, my entire business transformed: