Finding Simple & Calm

Finding Simple & Calm

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Building a Business Baggy Enough to Live in.

Building a Business Baggy Enough to Live in.

Creating a Flexible Business That Fits Around Life’s Messy Moments

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Sophie Ingleby
Oct 22, 2024
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This post is part of my monthly in-depth business series exclusively for my paid members. You can access this detailed post, and others within the series, by becoming a paid subscriber, and joining our community. Come join us? We’d love to have you.

I’ve never been able to work 5 days a week. I couldn’t manage a typical 9-5 job. Even throughout high school I’d have to take a day off every week, despite my parents getting into trouble for my attendance. My whole life I thought I was lazy, that I couldn’t just do what everyone else did, but I *think* I know the answer now. It’s because I’m neurodivergent.

Now, I say *think* because I’m exploring my neurodivergence and this has led me to a self-diagnosis. I don’t have an official diagnosis (yet), but from the research I’ve done, I can say I definitely ‘fit’. I’ll explore that further in another post, but for now I want to talk about how working a 9-5 just isn’t right for some people, and how I’ve had to rethink how my business to make it work for me, and I’d love to share that with you.

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