My kids grew up while I was chasing deals

A founder once told me something I still think about years later.

She didn’t say it dramatically.
She didn’t even look upset.
She said it like someone admitting a truth they’ve carried alone for too long:

“My kids grew up while I was glued to my laptop.”

She wasn’t exaggerating.

She had built her entire business on referrals—
which meant every slow month felt like a personal failure.

So she worked harder.
Later.
Earlier.
Always “just one more thing.”

Her kids would come into her office and she’d shush them.
Not because she didn’t love them—
but because she was terrified of losing the next deal.

She told me dinners felt like distractions.
Weekends felt like guilt.
And every time she opened her laptop at night, she whispered the same lie to herself:

“This is just a season.”

But it wasn’t.
It was a trap.

No pipeline = no freedom.
No predictability = no presence.
No motion = no way out.

When she came to me, she didn’t want “more leads.”

She wanted her life back.

And here’s what changed everything:

We built her the same press-play rhythm I teach today.
A founder-run daily motion that takes under 45 minutes:

Press play → run the rhythm → talk to the people already showing signals → book the conversations.

Nothing cold.
Nothing forced.
Nothing that requires being online 8 hours a day.

And this is what happened:

Within 6 weeks, she closed her first-ever non-referral deal — a $50,000 contract from a cold audience.

That one deal didn’t just change her revenue.

It changed her identity.

She realized she could create pipeline, not pray for it.
She realized she didn’t need to sacrifice time with her kids to “hustle harder.”
She realized she had control.

And once the motion installed?

She kept going:

Over $500,000 in new revenue.
Reliable calls.
Predictable growth.
Enough stability to hire help and finally stop being the only engine inside her business.

This is what most founders miss:

It’s not about leads.
It’s not about posting more.
It’s not about being “everywhere.”

It’s about having one daily rhythm that builds pipeline whether you feel motivated or not…

…so you can show up for your family without feeling like everything will collapse when you’re not at your desk.

That’s what we build together inside:
The Signal to Dial Playbook.

Join the workshop here:
👉 https://info.salesbytes.co/the-signal-to-dial-playbook

P.S.
If you’ve ever felt that tug-of-war between
“I’m doing this for my family”…
and
“But my family barely sees me”…

You don’t need more hours.
You need a motion that makes tomorrow predictable.

That’s what this workshop gives you.

Press play.
Run the rhythm.
Book the calls.
Get your life back.

Reserve your seat before the countdown hits zero:
👉 https://info.salesbytes.co/the-signal-to-dial-playbook

– Kara