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If Your Systems Don’t Stick, This Is Why

A young Polynesian woman in her late thirties sits thoughtfully at a wooden desk in a colorful, vibrant room. She wears a floral-patterned blouse in bold hues, layered pearl and gold jewelry, and a yellow flower tucked behind her ear. The background features swirling, colorful wall murals and a bookshelf filled with plants and books. A laptop, notebook, and burning candles are on the desk, creating a warm, lively, and reflective atmosphere.

You don’t have a discipline problem.  You don’t need another planner, another dashboard, or another fresh start.  What you need is support that holds—systems that were built to carry your business and the way you move.  Because if you’ve ever mapped out a beautiful new workflow… only to watch it unravel the second life got busy, it’s not that you’re inconsistent.

It’s that the system was never actually built for you.


You are not the glue.

The founders who scale aren’t the ones who finally get consistent.  They’re the ones who stop trying to carry things they were never meant to hold.  Every time a new tool or template fails, you default to blaming your habits or your time.

But the real issue is almost always this:

You’re trying to force your business into a system someone else made—one that doesn’t match how you actually work.


Let’s reframe the failure.

The system didn’t fall apart because you failed to maintain it.  It fell apart because it wasn’t designed to absorb the reality of your day.  It didn’t account for the sacred interruptions—the deep client work that drains your energy.  It didn’t anticipate your emotional bandwidth or honor the way you make decisions.  It wasn’t shaped around your magic, your mission, or your movement.

It was form without function.

Structure without sovereignty.


So what does work?

Start with one emotionally heavy day.

Trace it like a story—not to judge, but to understand. What pulled you off track? What tasks drained you that someone else could have handled?

Then ask yourself:

“What in that day wasn’t mine to carry?”

When you start there—with truth instead of guilt—you can begin to rebuild a system that actually supports you.  One that makes room for your real capacity, not your ideal productivity fantasy.

And if that feels impossible to build alone?  That’s the most honest reason your systems haven’t stuck.  Because systems are scaffolding. They’re meant to hold you—not the other way around.


Ready to change that?

Start by listening to the latest podcast episode:

Why Systems Haven’t Stuck (And How to Build Ones That Will)

You’ll walk away knowing exactly where to start—and why none of this is your fault.