How to Know Which Business Advice to Follow (and What to Ignore)

Hey, CEO Friend!

What You’ll Learn in This Post:

• How to decide which business advice actually fits your life and capacity

• Why decision-making isn’t about “future self” fantasy—it’s about confident self-trust

• How 90-day planning helps you test, gather data, and adjust without chaos

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You ever have one of those “wow, that’s such good advice!” conversations…
…and then immediately spiral into 47 new tabs, 12 new ideas, and zero actual movement?

Yeah. Been there.

I recently had a conversation with a friend about offers, marketing, and community-building—and I left feeling inspired and slightly overwhelmed (the entrepreneur’s natural state, right?). She shared some amazing suggestions about pricing and new ways to host my membership for the Focus & Flow Navigator, and I was buzzing with ideas.

But when the call ended and the caffeine wore off, I realized something:
Before I go rearranging my entire business strategy because of one good conversation, I needed to gauge whether those ideas fit me.

How Do You Know Which Advice Actually Fits?

Here’s what I find to be true:
You can’t measure your next move by someone else’s metrics.

You have to gauge things based on your life, your energy, and your goals—not someone else’s momentum.

For me, that means taking into account:

• 🧠 My capacity (I have a full-time job)

• 🩺 My health (I manage a thyroid condition)

• 💡 My desire for ease and alignment, not hustle

And for you? It might mean looking at your family life, finances, creative rhythm, or energy cycles.

Every decision needs categories—your categories—for gauging what actually fits.

Because honestly, not every “great idea” is great for you.

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The Compass Method™ Way: Gauge Before You Go

Inside my Compass Method™, (within The No Restart System) this kind of reflection falls under Phase 1: Foundation and Phase 2: Focus.

• In Phase 1, you define what actually matters—your capacity, values, energy, and vision.

• In Phase 2, you start testing ideas and offers against that foundation to see what aligns and what drains.

Without those two phases? Every shiny idea looks like a “should,” and before you know it, your business feels like an overstuffed closet full of mismatched goals.

Stop Making Decisions From “Future Self” Fantasy

Listen, I’m all for vision boards and soft life affirmations—but let’s be real.
“Make decisions as your future self” doesn’t mean pretending your life looks like an entrepreneur highlight reel.

It means:
✨ Making decisions from your beliefs, not your burnout.
✨ Choosing from your confidence, not your chaos.
✨ Acting with your future energy, even if your current circumstances still include a 9–5 and a lukewarm cup of coffee.

That’s how you start aligning with your next level—without lying to yourself about your current one.

Why I Plan in 90-Day Seasons (and You Should Too)

I like to think of business in seasons—90-day cycles where I can:

• Test ideas (literally learn how to sell a thing)

• Track my data (give myself the opportunity to gather vital information)

• Adjust my focus (look at what my beliefs and actions are, and tweak as needed)

This gives me the evidence I need to make smart, grounded decisions instead of emotional ones.

When someone gives me advice, I can look at my data—what’s working, what’s not—and decide if that suggestion aligns or just sounds good in theory.

That’s the power of planning in cycles: you get to test and tweak without trashing everything you’ve built.

Your Big Girl Business Moment

At some point, you have to put on your big girl panties and run your big girl business.
That means:

• Tracking your data

• Being honest about your capacity

• Making moves based on clarity, not comparison

And if you’re not sure where to start?
The Solopreneur Starter Planner is your next best move.

It’s a free Notion dashboard designed to help you:

• Keep track of what you’re working on

• See your tasks and progress in one clean space

• Stay consistent without feeling overwhelmed

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FAQs

Q: How do I know if advice is right for me?
A: Ask yourself: Does this fit my current capacity, energy, and goals? If it feels forced, it’s probably not for now.

Q: What if I don’t have enough data to decide yet?
A: Then your goal isn’t to decide—it’s to experiment. Use 90-day seasons to test and collect your own business rhythm.

Q: How does the Starter Planner help?
A: It gives you a simple dashboard to house your tasks so you know what to execute on, and your decisions come from data—not burnout.

So now I want to hear from you.
What’s one piece of advice you’ve gotten lately that you’re still trying to figure out if it actually fits you? Drop it in the comments—I love hearing how y’all are navigating your own decision-making seasons.

And if you’re ready to start making choices that actually align with your capacity (not your chaos), grab your free Solopreneur Starter Planner. It’ll help you track what’s working, what’s not, and what needs to be left on read.

If this post gave you an aha moment (or at least a deep exhale), please share it with a friend who’s also knee-deep in “should I or shouldn’t I?” decisions. We’re all out here building our big-girl businesses one focused season at a time. 💪🏽

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