Big Sis Briefing: Week Two of Self-Employment
Week two was equal parts electrifying, exhausting and experimental.
One minute I was floating on a high. The next I was deep in a spiral about what the hell I’ve done.
But that’s the reality of this season. It's big feelings. It's learning in real time. It's building the plane while flying it.
Let’s talk about the shower.
That’s where the idea landed: a webinar for lawyers on personal branding and LinkedIn. Clear as day. Still dripping wet, I grabbed a towel, dried off and opened my laptop. I typed up a landing page, figured out how to hook it into my website and hit publish. Definitely made some rookie mistakes on the user experience. People thought they'd purchased it but hadn’t actually checked out. Whoops. I’m learning on the fly.
What mattered most was this: I had an idea, I got it out quickly and three days later it was almost sold out. That feeling of testing something in real time, seeing it resonate, and knowing it was something people genuinely wanted from me was electric.
It was the kind of momentum I’ve been craving. Idea > Reality in my own time.
What else happened this week?
Recorded two podcast episodes
Ran 9 x one-on-one career strategy sessions
Went live on TikTok x 4 (and got suspended for 7 days! A story for another day)
Started tracking my expenses properly-ish
Invested in a content creator academy
Launched a group coaching call specifically for lawyers who are new to their in house career
Finalised my first merch order (stickers, coming Sunday)
Worked on my first digital product, The Lawyer Reset Journal
Made a heap of content, especially for LinkedIn (400,000 impressions in seven days from one post)
Got three pitch rejections or redirections
Caught up with friends
Had one crash out moment and let myself rest
Trained three times with my PT
Slept when I needed to
Kept going…
The real stuff
There were moments this week where I felt proud of everything I’m creating. There were also moments I sat on the floor thinking “what have I done?” But when those wobbles hit, the messages, DMs, reposts and quiet cheers from people who believe in me helped steady the ship. I’ll be forever grateful for that.
Right now I’m throwing spaghetti at the wall. Seeing what sticks. What people value. What I enjoy. It's all a big beautiful, messy, glorious process. I’m so grateful that I get to do it.
Week one felt like wagging school.
Week two felt like proud-panic.
Let’s see what week three brings!
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