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✨ Your business isn’t the only thing you’re leading
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Your Business Is Something You Run. YOU, Inc. Is Something You Lead. Hey Reader, When you own a business, it can become surprisingly easy to organize your entire life around what the business needs. What do my clients need? What does this project need? What does revenue need? What needs to happen before Friday? Those are important questions. You're the CEO. Paying attention to the business is part of the job. But there's another question I've been thinking about as we wrap up this quarter: What does the woman running the business need? Because Business Owner You is important. But she isn't all of you. Think about the other roles that have become part of your identity over the years ... Wife or partner. Mother. Daughter. Friend. Caregiver. Mentor. Those roles can matter deeply without representing the entirety of who you are. Entrepreneurship works the same way. You can love your business, care about your clients, want to grow, and be proud of what you're building. And still remember: Your business is something you run. YOU, Inc. is something you lead. The two aren't competitors. Your business is part of your life. For many of us, creating work that fit the life we wanted was one reason we became entrepreneurs in the first place. The goal isn't to take from the business so you can give more to yourself — or continually take from yourself so you can give more to the business. It's to ask: How do I lead both well? That's the idea I'm exploring more deeply in this week's article, Run Your Business Like a CEO. Lead Your Life Like the CEO of YOU, Inc. We’re talking about two interconnected enterprises, everyday self-leadership, and the woman you're becoming while you build your business. And here's something I want to leave you with, even if you don't click and read the full article: Leadership isn't only found in big strategic decisions. Sometimes leadership is closing the laptop when you said you would. Changing a plan that no longer makes sense. Asking for help. Protecting a relationship. Investing in something you need to learn. Acknowledging that you did good work before immediately moving on to the next thing. Leadership is the accumulation of ordinary choices that reinforce what you've decided matters. Your Action Step this WeekImagine it's the end of December. Now write a short letter to the woman you hope you'll have practiced becoming between now and then. Start with: Dear Future Me, What did you protect? What did you make room for? What did you learn? What did you trust yourself to do? How did you treat yourself when things didn't go according to plan? What are you proud of? Write it by hand and tuck it away until December — or write an email to yourself and schedule it to arrive at the end of the year. Not as a performance review. As a reminder from September You about the leader you intended to practice becoming. Because the business you're building matters. So does the woman you're becoming while you build it. 💛 Insider & VIP CornerBefore you write your letter, pull out September's Tenacious WFH CEO Vision Brief. Revisit your CEO North Star, Leadership Compass, Next-Season Vision, Big 3, and CEO Investment, then let those choices guide what you write to Future You. If you'd like access to the Vision Brief — and the complete archive of monthly Mini Power Tools — you can upgrade to an Insider or VIP subscription and put the whole collection to work for YOU, Inc. Premium subscriptions start at $7/month. 💎 Upgrade your experience here.
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Win WFH Tip of the WeekWFH Tip: To WIN working from home, take a break from technology every once in a while. I know it sounds crazy, but you'll actually be MORE productive! Grit & Grace Affirmation of the WeekI feel good about myself. Say it. Believe it. Be it. From the book Badass Affirmations by Becca Anderson I hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter. Thank you for linking arms and being part of my working from home tribe! I'll be back next week with more tips, inspiration, and other fun stuff to empower your WFH success. Until then, have a beautiful week! xoxo, P.S. It's my goal to inspire you and remind you of your greatness as we navigate WFH life together. If you loved this week's newsletter, please feel free to forward it to your friends! And just one more thing ...
September 24, 2026 | Coach Michele Peterson
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Coach Michele Peterson
Get my best tips and insights on productivity, confidence, balance, and connection ... learned from 15 years of successfully working from home. Long-term WFH is a CHOICE, a lifestyle, a CULTURE. And I believe that if you're going to do something, you should do it right. But you don't have to do it alone. Activate your free subscription to The Tenacious WFH Entrepreneur newsletter so that you get your weekly dose of grit and grace to keep you going by entering your email address below.
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