This episode is a loving but firm reality check for anyone whose business only works when they are constantly pushing, launching, and holding their breath between Stripe notifications.

If your income disappears the moment you slow down, that is not freedom. That is fragility.

In this conversation, Lisa breaks down why stability is one of the most underrated and misunderstood business goals, especially for creative entrepreneurs who were taught that growth always has to come before rest. She talks honestly about what it feels like to run a business that looks impressive on the outside while quietly draining the person holding it together.

This episode reframes paying yourself as what it actually is: not a reward, not a bonus, and not something you earn after suffering long enough, but a non negotiable operating expense. A business that cannot pay its owner is not successful. It is expensive.

Lisa walks through why inconsistent owner pay is usually not a discipline issue, but a clarity issue rooted in messy books, unpredictable income, fear around taxes, and not knowing what is actually safe to take. She explains why waiting for stability does not create stability, and how systems are what carry you when motivation disappears and real life hits hard.

You will walk away with a clearer understanding of what stability really looks like, why calm bank app energy matters more than flashy months, and how building a business that supports your life starts with clean numbers and consistent owner pay.

This episode is for the business owner who wants to feel safe, supported, and paid, even when life gets messy.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Book a Discovery Call
• Full Show Notes
  
  

CONNECT WITH LISA:

• Work with me: simplybooked.llc
• Instagram: @simplybookedbylisa
• Email: lisa@simplybooked.llc
  
  

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In today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a season of life that tried its absolute best to knock me flat. Between losing multiple family members, saying goodbye to both of our rescue pups, and feeling like the sky wouldn’t stop breaking open, I made one quiet, radical choice. I stopped everything that wasn’t essential. No growth. No posting. No hustle. Just my client work and my sanity.

And here’s the plot twist. My business didn’t punish me for slowing down. It held me. It paid me. It stayed steady. All because I had built it on clarity, intention, and clean bookkeeping long before life got messy.

Inside this short episode, I’m sharing the real story of what happened in the eighteen month stretch that changed me, how I decided what to pause, and the moment I realized my business was strong enough to support my life, even when I couldn’t show up at full speed. You’ll hear what allowed me to trust my numbers, continue paying myself like clockwork, and actually rest without spiraling.

If you’ve been running your business like it’s one bad week away from collapsing, this message is for you. You deserve a business that protects you, not pressures you. A business that can weather real life. A business that doesn’t crumble the second you need to be human.

Let this episode be permission. To exhale. To take a day. To trust that intention plus bookkeeping creates stability you can lean on when everything else feels unsteady. Your business can hold you. Mine did.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Book a Discovery Call
• Full Show Notes

CONNECT WITH LISA:

• Work with me: simplybooked.llc
• Instagram: @simplybookedbylisa
• Email: lisa@simplybooked.llc

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The number one biggest reason I see businesses putting off hiring a bookkeeper?

Hint: it’s not because they aren’t ready to hire one. In fact, they KNOW they need to hire one, and do it sooner rather than later.

But there’s one problem: Their books are a mess. Maybe they’ve been mixing personal expenses with business. Maybe they don’t use a great system. Maybe they simply don’t know what they’re doing.

Whatever the case, many business owners are simply embarrassed to have a bookkeeper get ahold of their books before they have the chance to “fix” them.

But here’s the thing: you’re not going to fix those books. And even if you do, you might “fix” them all wrong. Want to know how to make this transition easier on yourself and your future bookkeeper? I’ve got the answer for you right here.

CONNECT WITH LISA:

Work with me: simplybooked.llc

Instagram: @simplybookedbylisa

Email: hello@simplybooked.llc