The way out of busy season isn’t more work
How much of the pressure you’re feeling right now comes from telling yourself,
“I’m too busy for this — I just need to get through tax season first…” ?
That story sounds practical. It feels responsible.
And it’s exactly what keeps the cycle going.
If you’re already behind and overwhelmed, putting your head down to do more work won’t create time — the pile just refreshes itself tomorrow.
Powering through solves nothing.
The only way to get the time you say you don’t have is to work on the business that’s creating the overload:
– raising prices
– disengaging the wrong clients
– smoothing your client roster
– dialing in systems
– holding boundaries when pressure shows up
That’s the job of Peak Freedom.
And though it doesn’t seem like it, busy season is the best time to be here, because all the crazy is happening in real time. One angrygram, one pushy client, one pricing pushback can spiral for days — or we can coach you through it in 20 minutes, and you move on.
If you’ve ever thought:
“I don’t have time right now”
“My firm is different, I’m different”
“I’m worried I won’t follow through”
That’s not a signal to stay out.
It’s the reason to come in.
Every firm is different — and every firm is still subject to the laws of business gravity.
If you sell work to clients for a price, what we teach applies to you.
And if follow-through has been hard before, that doesn’t mean it can’t work — it means you haven’t had the right support structure yet.
Here’s what’s coming up in the next month inside Peak Freedom:
🌟 February Trainings inside Peak Freedom 🌟
🛠 Simple Systems, Good Enough
with Melissa Downs
Tuesday, Jan 27 · 10AM MT
Your systems don’t have to be perfect to save you a boatload of time and energy. Know where to start to get the most relief.
🎤 Peak Freedom Live Coaching (Ask Me Anything)
with Geraldine
Wednesday, Feb 4 · 10AM MT
Bring your real challenges and get direct coaching to untangle what’s stuck in your business.
🧠 Boundaries Under Pressure: What to Do When People Push
with Natalie Hunt
Thursday, Feb 12 · 10AM MT
Learn how to hold boundaries calmly and confidently when clients push back or escalate.
🎤 Live Coaching: Ask Anything
with Geraldine
Tuesday, Feb 17 · 10AM MT
Another opportunity for coaching focused right on your pricing, packaging, or capacity challenges.
🪑 How to Hold Your Line – No Backsliding, No Folding Like a Cheap Chair
with Melissa Downs
Tuesday, Feb 24 · 10AM MT
Learn how to stick to your decisions when clients push for exceptions or test your resolve.
🧠 Accountant, Not Therapist – When to Have Empathy and When to Cut It Off
with Natalie Hunt
Thursday, Feb 26 · 10AM MT
Learn when empathy helps — and when it quietly undermines boundaries, drains energy, and reinforces unhealthy client dynamics.
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Inside Peak Freedom, we don’t “wait until things settle down” to fix problems. We fix problems now so things settle down and the busy season stops running your nervous system and your calendar.
👉 Join Peak Freedom for $197/month and start building a firm that gives you back time instead of consuming you.
On the fence or not sure?
Come to the Open House I’m hosting next Wednesday, 1/28, at 10am MT on Zoom. I’ll do a quick house tour and will be available to answer all the questions you have, without any pushy-selling.
Reply to this email with a ‘yes’ if you’d like a calendar invite.
