Don't beat yourself up because it's December

Don't beat yourself up because it's December and you haven't completed your pre-seed fundraise.

1. Time is an illusion - usually it's crickets until you are super duper energetically and venture-wise ready - and then it just pours in.

2. 2023 was such a hard year for reasons I identified in this video (please watch through it, for your own good.)

3. Your worth as a founder is defined by you deciding to get up each day and give it a whack - NOT in how much you raised and how fast.

Funding happens when you're in alignment with your story and your intention to raise. (I help with both those things in my coaching ... you can learn more over a call.)

Take a mental, physical, and emotional break this December, please for the benefit of yourself and your team. If your venture is still alive, give yourself a pat on the back (I didn't see all ventures make it through 2023.) And don't decide to give up just because it's December, and your body and mind is slowing down. Just slow down. Take a break. And pick it back up in a few weeks.

Last December, I literally made a client take a 2 week break from my coaching and she was SO reluctant. I just told her I was closing shop (and going to Joshua Tree, lol) and would extend her coaching plan by two weeks. I didn't give her a choice.

When she came back in January, she had literally changed her entire plan and energy, and said - "The entire shift in strategy and perspective came to me during that two-week break. I did NOT want to, and honestly wouldn't have taken the break if you hadn't made me - thank you!" You're welcome.