Everything Else Is Just Background Noise: How to Stay Focused and Keep Going

Hey, CEO Friend!

What You’ll Learn in This Post:

• How to recognize when opinions stop being guidance and start being noise

• Why self-sufficiency (in life and business) is the new success metric

• How to stay excited about your direction, even when no one else gets it

You ever notice how loud the world gets when you start changing your life?
Suddenly, everyone’s an expert on your timeline, your family group chat, and your DMs. They have thoughts. So many thoughts. And apparently, you need to hear all of them.

But here’s the thing — you don’t.

Because most of it?
It’s just background noise.

I don’t even remember where I first heard that phrase — probably a podcast or a random line in a movie — but it stuck with me. Because lately, as I’ve been making some pretty major shifts in my life and business, I’ve had to make that my mantra.

People will always have opinions about what you should do, what you should charge, how fast you should be growing, or what success should look like. But when you know the kind of life you want to live — and the kind of business that supports it — all that chatter fades into static.

The Noise Test: Is It Guidance or Just Gossip?

Here’s the simple test I use:
If it helps me move closer to self-sufficiency, I’ll listen.
If it drains my energy or makes me question what I already know, it goes in the background.

I’ve realized that being self-sufficient isn’t just about money or survival. It’s about clarity — having the inner structure to trust your own direction, even when other people don’t see the full picture.

For me, self-sufficiency has meant:

• Creating a business that matches my actual capacity (not the imaginary version of me with 36-hour days and no thyroid fatigue).

• Building systems that support my energy instead of burning it.

• Deciding what works for me, and letting everything else stay background noise.

And honestly, I think this is something more Black women need to lean into — personal and community-level self-sufficiency. Because when we’re grounded in our own structure, the noise doesn’t shake us. It just hums quietly in the distance while we build something real.

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Everything Works — But Not Everything Works for You

We see it every day: people turning random ideas into entire careers.
There’s proof everywhere that everything can work.
But that doesn’t mean every path is yours to walk.

Some strategies will feel heavy. Others will feel natural.
That’s your cue.
If it feels forced, it’s probably not aligned with your strengths or your flow.

And if you’re someone who’s been meaning to blog — but the internet’s constant noise about SEO, niches, and algorithms has you frozen — this is your sign. Blogging still works. You just need a system that works for you.

That’s why I created Blog Hackers, the Notion-based business hub for solopreneurs who are done writing on hope and fumes and ready to create impact over hustle.

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Let’s Wrap This Up

The more you grow, the more noise you’ll hear.
But remember: you get to decide what becomes part of your soundtrack — and what just fades into the background.

So I’ll leave you with this:
What’s just background noise for you right now?
What opinions, fears, or advice need to move to the back while you get focused on what actually matters?

Leave a comment and tell me below — I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Because your focus deserves center stage.

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