Your Flow Needs a Deadline
- Jill MacKenzie

- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Let’s cut the shit: How many brilliant ideas are currently collecting dust in the Notes app on your phone? 🤔 How many “someday” plans are stuck in the dream realm because you’re waiting for the “perfect” time, the “right” amount of confidence, or a sign from the universe that probably got lost in your spam folder?
In our latest episode of Interested in Chaos?, we’re tearing apart the myth of “ready” and replacing it with the messy, glorious reality of building the damn thing.
This isn’t another theoretical pep talk. It’s a raw, unscripted look at what it actually takes to move from idea to action when your life is already absolute chaos (kids, contracts, and side-hustle journal empires included).
In this episode, we get into:
Why “luck” is really just being in the right place and taking the action.
How to build a business that’s a living, breathing extension of YOU—not a rigid, soul-sucking structure.
The real definition of “ease” (spoiler: it doesn’t mean your life isn’t chaotic).
Why “Ready is a choice.” Not a feeling. Not a destination. A decision.
If you’re tired of your genius living rent-free in your head, it’s time to evict it.
A Moment to Pause in the Chaos
Between the work stress, the mental load, and the rage at the Wi-Fi, it’s easy to forget that the foundation of everything you build is you. Before you can build a business, a brand, or a life that feels truly yours, you have to build (or at least get acquainted with) the architect.
Here are a few insights we’re sitting with:
Start With What You Don’t Want. ❌ Clarity doesn’t always start with a grand vision. It often starts with a giant fucking list of everything you’re tired of, everything that makes your body feel like crap, and everything you’re ready to delete. Use your aversion as a compass.
Your Values Are Your Blueprint. 💗 If you don’t know what you value, you’re building on sand. Every decision—from your pricing to your clients—will feel wobbly and misaligned. What do you stand for? Start there.
The Hustle Doesn’t Have to Be Hard. 💪 Hustle culture loves to glorify burnout. But what if the hustle looked like putting on music and having your kids help you pack journals? What if it felt like fun? Sustainable action is action that energizes you, not drains you.
Embrace the Pivot. 📈 Your business is a living thing. It will—and should—evolve as you do. The goal isn’t to build a perfect, static monument. It’s to nurture something that grows and changes with you.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to take the next aligned step. So go on, put on your kicks and let’s gooooo. 👟
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