I COULDN'T LEAVE MY HUSBAND.

My husband and I had a stupid fight this week.

Nothing major. The kind where you follow him from room to room because you need him to understand your point. We started in the kitchen. By the time we reached the bedroom, my Irish temper was about to take the wheel.

And then it hit me, mid-argument.

I couldn't leave him even if I wanted to.

Not because I don't love him. But because financially, right now, I couldn't. And this is my biggest fear at the moment. I am not a person that really lives in fear. But this one gets me.

I don't want to leave my husband. But I also don't want to HAVE to stay.

So I did what I always do when the panic hits. I got out a pen and paper.

I am a pen and paper girl, always. Not just because I want to be, but because the science backs up the importance of writing it out. That act alone means you are 47% more likely to achieve it. Just by writing it down.

So I cleared my head and I wrote. I mapped out my journey back to $200k.

Here is what it looks like in my head.

I start with the impact. What do I want to bring into this world?

My goal this year is to bring women back together, face to face. To have the conversations that are keeping us all awake at night. I feel it in my soul that this is a bit of a calling. I know that is a bit woo woo. I do not care.

Women are missing community and I am going to give it back to them.

The other thing that genuinely freaks me out is the uptake of women in AI. I understand all the reasons why we aren't using it. They are honestly not good enough reasons. I am not on a mission to be Australia's go-to tech girly or the best in AI. I want to teach it in Adelaide, slowly and sustainably. In a way that means you learn how to speak to it and never again feel out of your depth with it. So you can use it to do the boring tasks and get back to doing the things you love.

Then I look at how much money I want to make. And I am always growing that number. $200k is just my starting place.

Then I look at how I want to make it. I look at my time and I price at a number that covers my time, overheads, and that makes people feel slightly uncomfortable. Because if you don't, they won't see the value and they won't join.

So here is where I actually am right now.

In February I was at zero. Right now my monthly revenue is $3,940. Village Circles at $149 a month. Open Coffee twice a month. And I do work one on one with a select few. This is not something I want to grow. I just want to work with the right women on this and I am crazy selective. One client bringing in $1,250 a month currently.

I need $16,666 a month to hit $200k a year. Look at all those sixes. I am $12,730 short.

Now this is where my dyslexic brain takes the wheel and goes mental until my gut tells me it's right.

Because here is the thing about a number. The number doesn't change. How you get there is just maths.

Four councils running women in business programmes. They find the people. I show up and teach them how to use AI, face to face, in a room.

Or the workshop. Two days, split over two weeks. Ten women. $799 each. $7,990 a run. Six times a year is $47,994.

If at any stage 52 women feels too much, I could always increase the prices again and work with less.

This is the freedom in starting with the numbers. It's a choose your own adventure. You make the rules and you can map out exactly what you want it to look like.

Remember not everyone will buy, and I don't need them to. All I need is 52 more women.

So if you are feeling stuck, or you want to map your way to financial independence, grab a pen, paper and a calculator. Start with your impact. Then your goal number. Then play around with the numbers until you feel excited and nervous. Yes, both are needed. Then put it out into the world. The only wrong move is not making one.

I love my husband and I don't want to leave him. I just don't want to HAVE to stay either.

If you are a mum in business who is missing community and wants to learn AI, Village Circles is for you. Only 52 more spaces left 😂

Sandra x