Hello everyone! Following the directions for the intro post: #1 – Hi, I’m Jennifer 😊 I’m originally from Denver, CO but I’ve moved around a bit. I’m now settled in College Station, TX. I own a virtual bookkeeping firm that specializes in small home services (think cleaning, plumbing, handymen, etc) and real estate investors. #2 – One area of my business where I’m craving more clarity and alignment is in my client acquisitions. I grew a lot last year with straight word of mouth referrals. This year, im not growing anymore and I want to find a more sustainable and consistent way to gain clients. I feel like im chasing, not attracting, and that’s just not the vibe for success. #3 – One little ritual that helps me get into flow is making a new beverage, lighting a citrus-y scented candle to energize my nervous system, putting my devices on DND, and setting a timer for 30 min to start an uninterrupted work block. I’m really looking forward to meeting some new friends in here 🤩 I love connecting with business owners and chatting about anything and everything!

Most of us carry insights we didn’t learn from a course or certification…We learned them the long way: through life, work, trial, error, loss, joy, and all the in-between moments. I know the person I am now was strongly influenced by my 17 years working in a community mental health organization as an editor, peer supporter, and, later, executive director. It helped me become comfortable with advocacy, set stronger boundaries, become mentally and emotionally stronger, and see the world through different eyes. It made me kinder. It helped me say no -- and more importantly, yes. I have a feeling there's a lot of expertise and know-how here — the kind that forms slowly, over years of showing up for people, building something from scratch, surviving seasons you didn’t see coming, or learning what truly matters through lived experience. So I’d love to ask you all a simple question: ♦ What’s one truth, lesson, or insight you’ve earned through experience… that you wish more people knew? It could be about your work. Or about being a woman in midlife. Or about resilience, growth, healing, leadership, creativity — anything. There’s no wrong answer because it's yours. (Careful now -- sometimes this insight leads into an idea for a book! 🤞)

"My ads didn't work." I get it. There are so many reasons why this can happen! The truth about ads is, they work beautifully, if done with intention and strategy. Many people I've talked to have boosted posts and expected something magical to happen. I blame Meta for this, because I think they mislead a lot of people about boosting posts. Have you ever boosted a post?

If your week feels like a swirl of sticky notes, half-finished thoughts, and calendar chaos… here’s something that might help you breathe again. I’ve been playing with a tiny AI ritual that takes me about five minutes and turns a messy to-do list into something surprisingly calm and doable. And I thought I’d share it here in case it helps you, too. No tech skills needed. No “perfect prompts.”Just a messy brain, a couple screenshots, and ChatGPT. You’ll get two things: • a clear list of organized time blocks to work from, • and an optional image of your week with those blocks placed right onto a calendar. Here’s how it works. 👇 Step 1️⃣: Upload your chaos Grab your weekly plan. It can be a photo of your handwritten brain dump, a screenshot of your calendar, or you can even hit the mic button in chatGPT and do a braindump right there into the chat. Drop them all into one ChatGPT message. You don’t need to clean anything up. Messy is perfect. Step 2️⃣: Use this prompt to organize your week Copy + paste this prompt right into ChatGPT: Here are my inputs. Please review them and organize all tasks into time blocks of 3 hours or less. Add an estimated time beside each item. For priority, sort tasks in this order: 1. Tasks that are already scheduled or connected to fixed commitments 2. Items marked as high priority, important, or time sensitive 3. All remaining tasks, sorted by the effort, focus, or energy they require Please give me a clear, simple “choose-your-own-blocks” menu. ChatGPT will give you a clear “menu” of tasks organized by priority and energy so you can choose what fits each day. Step 3️⃣: (Optional) Turn that list into an actual weekly schedule If you like a more structured week, copy + paste this prompt right into ChatGPT: Using the blocks you created, please make a weekly schedule: • Fit the blocks into my real calendar that I uploaded • Keep each block under 3 hours • Do not schedule anything from 8 pm to 7 am • Put high-energy tasks earlier in the day

Hello, hello! Brenda here 👋 Before we head into the next 24 hours (and the bundle officially opening!), I wanted to introduce myself and share a bit more info about your host of the Aligned AF Camp community. READ MORE ABOUT BRENDA HERE This week is all about giving you a front-row seat to what’s possible when AI, community, and collaboration come together. We’ve had phenomenal Fireside Chats, so far, and more throughout the week. Plus 100+ contributor gifts are about to unlock for you. You don’t have to do everything at once—this community is here to help you navigate it with clarity, confidence, and excitement. My mission with Aligned AF Camp is simple: To bring women entrepreneurs together to learn, grow, and build freedom-first businesses—with tools that actually support how you want to work and live. Before everything opens up tomorrow, I’d love to get a pulse check on how you’re feeling coming into this week 🤔 Drop an emoji below: 💛 Excited + ready to dive in 🤓 Curious + exploring everything at my own pace 🔥 Motivated + already taking action 😅 A little overwhelmed but still in it 🌱 New here + finding my footing 💭 Inspired + something big is brewing Can’t wait to hear where you’re at—and see you inside the Fireside Chats