by BalanceGirl | Feb 2, 2026 | Growth Architecture
When success invites relaxation There is an assumption many leaders carry without examining it: when things are going well, we can relax. Revenue is up, momentum is strong, and energy feels aligned. The effort feels earned, even deserved. It’s a moment that appears to...
by BalanceGirl | Jan 26, 2026 | Growth Architecture
“Why is this happening?” is often the first place the mind goes when control disappears. It sounds reasonable. Even intelligent. It feels like meaning-making. But what I’ve come to see — personally, professionally, and most recently through a conversation on my...
by BalanceGirl | Jan 19, 2026 | Growth Architecture
I thought the fire anniversary was enough. Some weeks arrive already carrying weight. Memory. Grief. A quiet accounting of everything that was lost and everything that somehow survived. I assumed that was the work of the week — to hold that, to move through it with...
by BalanceGirl | Jan 12, 2026 | Growth Architecture
People like to say the ones who win are the ones with the most resources. I’ve never been comfortable with that word. It feels competitive. Binary. Like life is something you dominate or lose. There is nothing in between. And sitting here in a hospital room after...
by BalanceGirl | Jan 5, 2026 | Growth Architecture
There’s a question I’ve been circling for years—long before the fire, before the losses, before the surrender. How do you build a legacy that works on the outside without destroying you on the inside? A business that creates money, freedom, and opportunity—without...
by BalanceGirl | Dec 29, 2025 | Growth Architecture
Some years don’t just pass. They mark you. 2025 was one of those years. It began with joy. On January 3, I got married. We were on a spiritual journey and surrounded by people we cherish. Love was everywhere. When Everything Burned to the Ground Just days later, while...
