Feeling overwhelmed in your business? Discover the power of doing less to create momentum, clarity, and space to thrive.

Ever feel like you’re constantly sprinting — but getting nowhere?

That was me. Until I started doing something radically different: less.

There’s a lot of noise out there telling us we need to do more.

Post more. Sell more. Show up more. Be more productive. Be more visible.

And if we’re not? Well then, we must be doing something wrong.

But here’s what I’ve learned — the hard way:

Doing more doesn’t always get you further. Sometimes it just gets you exhausted.

Letting go doesn’t mean you’ve failed

I remember looking at all the half-finished projects sitting on my laptop — outlines for offers I never launched, half-written blog posts, ideas I’d been sitting on for months.

I’d been so focused on client work and bringing in more revenue that I kept pushing my own plans to the bottom of the list.

It felt like clutter, but not just on my screen — in my brain.

All that undone stuff was taking up way more space than I realised. Quietly draining energy. Making me feel behind before I’d even started the day.

And I had this realisation:

If I didn’t get serious now — if I didn’t put a plan together and actually finish what I’d already started — then a year from now I’d be saying the same thing. I wish I’d just got on with it.

Because here’s the truth:

Chasing revenue is great — it’s necessary.

But if you don’t make time to focus on your business, your future, and the kind of life you actually want…

You might just wake up working on a business that doesn’t feel like yours at all.

One that pays the bills, sure — but drains the joy right out of you.

So I made a choice.

I started small. One habit. One change. Then another.

Eventually, I took my own bloody advice.

I came back to what I really wanted and chose the projects that would actually get me there. The rest? Out.

Not because I’d failed — but because I finally understood this:

You don’t move forward by doing more. You move forward by doing the right things, and letting go of the rest.

My new rule: If it’s not moving me forward, it’s out

Once I got clear on what actually mattered, I made some big decisions.

I cut down my consulting work — and yes, that meant reducing my income.

It was scary. But necessary.

Because I knew I had to give myself the time to follow the plan — not just make one and ignore it (which I’ve done more times than I’d like to admit).

I decided to invest my time in implementing everything I’d already learned. No more reinventing the wheel. No more distractions disguised as ‘opportunities.’

I created a simple focus project planner — just the projects I’m working on now, and the tasks that will actually get them done.

Each week, I sit down and choose the tasks that matter.

Not the ones that make me feel busy. The ones that move me forward.

And something shifted.

There was space again.

To breathe.

To think.

To create.

But here’s the important bit: I didn’t try to do everything at once.

I looked at my overflowing to-do list and all the projects I’d been dragging around with me for months — and I picked one.

One project.

One focus.

One clear set of tasks.

Not all the things I could do.

Not all the things I’d like to do.

Just the one thing that would move me forward — and the rest? They went into my Ideas Bank.

Not forgotten.

Not failed.

Just… not now.

And at that stage — where I was finally working on taking my own bloody advice — I didn’t worry too much about whether it was the exact right project. I just made sure it was in the “important and urgent” pile, and small enough to give me some momentum.

Because I knew that once I got back into the habit, those small wins would spur me on.

They’d make me feel like, yes — this is working.

And here’s the thing most people forget:

Sometimes we get stuck in indecision because we’re scared we’ll choose the wrong thing.

But honestly? The only way to know if something is right is to choose it and get started.

That’s the beauty of keeping it simple.

If you realise halfway through it’s the wrong project?

You can change your mind.

It’s not the end of the world.

It’s not life or death.

It’s just information — and forward motion.

And that shift gave me back momentum.

Because clarity doesn’t come from doing everything.

It comes from knowing what to do next.

You don’t need permission — but here it is anyway

✨ You’re allowed to do less.

✨ You’re allowed to run your business your way.

✨ You’re allowed to put something down even if you once said yes.

There’s no prize for burning out.

But there is peace, purpose, and momentum waiting on the other side of “less.”

💡 Try this one thing this week:

✨ Pick one thing that’s draining you — and pause it.

Just for this week.

Write it down.

Then write down what you’ll focus on instead.

It might feel uncomfortable at first — like you’re “falling behind.”

But watch what happens when you start choosing with intention, instead of guilt.

Because less isn’t lazy.

Less is liberating.

👇 Ready to make space and find your focus again?

If your brain is full, your to-do list is overwhelming, and you’re not even sure where to start — you don’t need a bigger plan. You need a simpler one.

That’s why I created the Clarity & Focus Toolkit — to help you:

✅ Clear the mental clutter

✅ Prioritise what really matters

✅ Build a weekly planning habit that actually works

This is the exact toolkit I used to get back on track after burnout — and it's a perfect first step if you're feeling scattered or stuck.

🛒 Grab your copy from the Freedom Formula shop and start where you are, with what you’ve got.

You don’t need to do everything.

You just need to know what to do next.

Cheers,

Karrie xx