Don’t Get Carried Away

When You’re Getting Carried Away
And how to come back to yourself (and your business)

As entrepreneurs, business leaders—and yes, horse people—it’s easy to get carried away.

Carried away with ideas.
Carried away with fear.
Carried away with ambition, investments, urgency, or the illusion that more is better.

It can show up like redoing your website for the third time this year. Signing up for ten new platforms that promise efficiency but only cause chaos. Spinning out a bunch of new offers that sound good… but don’t actually serve your audience.

I’ve done all of that.

And let me be clear—this is one of those things that, unfortunately, only comes with experience.
But if my experience can help you recognize it sooner—or even avoid it altogether—then I’ve done my job.

Because not too long ago, I got carried away too.

It wasn’t just in my work, it spilled into my riding.
More horses. More lessons. More shows.
It felt so real—this urgency to keep up.

But when I stopped and asked myself:
“Keep up with what, exactly?”
…there was no answer.

The pressure wasn’t external. It was me. I was in my head. I was uncomfortable. I was struggling—and making decisions from that struggle.

It took a few major events (the kind that knock the wind out of you) for me to pause and really examine the stories I was telling myself.

And in that pause, I realized:
I had gotten carried away.

I see it with clients, too.
I see it with peers, with startup founders, with seven-figure brands.

So here’s the truth:
The slow-down is hard.
But discernment is one of the greatest skills you’ll ever build in business—and in life.

Right now, I’m in a season of repositioning.
It’s exciting. It’s scary. And it’s entirely new.

While being carried away was deeply uncomfortable… it was a discomfort I knew.
This is different.

But here’s the upside:
Every time I choose to reset, reflect, and realign, I get better.
I lead better. I live better.

So—let’s check in. Are you getting carried away?

5 Signs You Might Be Getting Carried Away:

1. You’re launching new offers constantly – but nothing has real traction.

2. You’re spending without strategy – it feels like investing, but it’s actually reacting.

3. You feel rushed – every decision feels urgent, even when it’s not.

4. You’re neglecting core goals – the business plan is collecting dust.

5. You’re exhausted, but you keep pushing – because slowing down feels scarier than speeding up.

5 Ways to Get Grounded Again:

1. SLOW. IT. DOWN.
   Cancel one thing. Have a slow morning. Go outside without your phone. Stop multitasking long enough to think clearly.

2. Use the “5 Why’s” Framework.
   Pick a goal. Ask: Why is this important? Then ask why that answer matters. Do it five times. The fifth answer is usually the truth.

3. Audit your calendar + spending.
   Look at where your time and money are going. Does it align with what you say you want? If not—cut, delegate, or rework it.

4. Revisit your original vision.
   Not your vision from last week. Your actual vision. The one that got you into this in the first place.

5. Find a mirror.
   Not a literal one. I mean someone who can reflect things back to you when you’re too close to see clearly.
   

This is Where I Come In

One of the best parts of working with a strategist—especially one who’s lived it—is that I can be that mirror for you.

When you’re getting carried away, I help you come back.
Back to the core of your business.
Back to the stuff that matters.
Back to a plan that isn’t built on pressure, but built on purpose.

At Avenue Equestrian, we believe in meaningful vulnerability and in leading by example.

That’s what this is.
Me, doing the work, too.
Not pretending I’ve got it all figured out.
But choosing to pause, reflect, and realign—so I can help you do the same.

So if this hit home…
Reach out.
Let’s work it out together.