2025

Entering My Opulent Era

This is slightly related to the subject of this blog so I figured I’d share.

Today is my birthday. I’m writing this ahead of time, since I’ll be overseas and practicing what I preach.

I’ve mentioned before how I’ve grown weary of the practical (boring) advice that is often offered by financial gurus. I am DONE with promoting austerity as the path to wealth, and I will no longer deny myself pleasure that adds depth and color to my existence. I believe it is possible to live luxuriously while also being wise with money. In fact, I’d argue that (for me) the only reason to be responsible with money is to enjoy the luxuries that money can buy. I may forgo ordering takeout to save up for a pair of Ralph and Russo shoes, or I may decide to stay home and read a book instead of blowing my quarterly massage budget on a night out with friends. Whatever the case is, I may opt for the responsible, “boring” choice, but only if it puts me in line for the luxury I really desire.

I have no interest in denying myself every pleasure, just so I can see a certain amount in my bank account. Yes, I believe in saving for rainy days and old age, but I also believe in leaving room for fun NOW! I don’t want a life where I’m not having fun: I want a life that is juicy, exquisite, and delightful from beginning to the very end. That is why I’m declaring this my Opulent Era. I require opulence in everything I do: my meals, my home, my hobbies, my travel, everything. If opulence means sacrificing the less interesting things, I’m happy to do it. I’m no longer interested in living a dull life JUST so I can have more money in an account. I want to LIVE (still responsibly, but not miserly!)

I’m committing to incorporating more opulence into my daily life. If that interests you, then stay tuned, because I’ll be sharing more of those opulent experiences here. I look forward to taking you all on this opulent adventure with me!

Timing Is Power: Cyclical Planning in Business and Life

In nature, everything moves in cycles—seasons change, tides rise and fall, plants grow and rest. Yet somehow, we’ve created a culture that expects perpetual growth, consistent output, and linear progress regardless of our human capacity for sustainable performance.

This disconnect between natural rhythms and life expectations is a primary driver of burnout, especially for women navigating fluctuating energy, hormonal cycles, chronic conditions, or neurodivergent patterns. These women are often unable to reach certain goals because those goals are based on the concept of predictable, consistent energy levels, which is unrealistic for many.

What if there’s a better way? We already know that it’s possible to earn without exhausting ourselves, and we’ve even explored strategies for going from ideation to income generating stream. Another path to sustainable success that isn’t discussed enough is aligning with your natural cycles.

The High Cost of Ignoring Your Natural Rhythms

Most business planning assumes:

Energy is consistent
Output should be linear
Success = constant growth

These assumptions might work for those with highly stable energy or abundant support systems (and if you need help creating those systems, then I can help with that). But for many women—especially those navigating health challenges or multiple responsibilities—these expectations create a perpetual gap between what’s expected and what’s possible.

The result? Chronic guilt, overextending during high-energy periods, pushing through low-energy periods, and a nagging sense that you’re somehow failing because your capacity naturally varies.

When we disregard our cyclical nature, several harmful patterns emerge:

Boom-Bust Energy Cycles: Periods of intense productivity followed by complete collapse, creating a perpetual recovery-overdrive loop that prevents sustainable momentum.

Diminishing Returns: Work produced during low-energy periods often requires redoing, ultimately creating more work than if you had rested.

Compromised Decision-Making: Important business decisions made during depleted states lack the clarity and foresight available during high-capacity periods.

Health Consequences: Chronically overriding natural cycles can trigger or exacerbate health conditions, creating a downward spiral of diminishing capacity.

The Benefits of Cyclical Planning

Capacity planning isn’t just about self-care—it’s a strategic business advantage. By designing your work rhythms around your natural capacity patterns, you:

Maximize High-Energy Periods: When you honor your natural high-energy times for key activities, you accomplish more with less effort.

Improve Creative Quality: Creating during aligned phases produces higher-quality work that requires less revision.

Enhance Decision-Making: Making key decisions during your naturally clear-minded periods leads to better strategic choices.

Build Sustainable Momentum: Rather than the boom-bust cycle, you create steady progress through strategic alternation between action and renewal.

Increase Revenue Potential: Aligned capacity planning allows for more predictable income generation that doesn’t deplete your resources.

The 4 Cycles to Track

Understanding and tracking your natural patterns is the foundation of effective capacity planning. While everyone experiences universal patterns, your unique combination creates your personal capacity fingerprint. By observing how you experience each of these cycles, you can determine your own unique balance of cycles.

Here are the four primary cycles to track:

1. Hormonal/Menstrual Cycle (if applicable)

If you are menstruating, the hormonal cycle creates distinct energy patterns that significantly impact work capacity and creative flow. Learning to track my menstrual cycle has helped me majorly optimize my business and overall lifestyle. It has been the biggest game changer for me! Here are the phases of the cycle, and what you can expect at each point.

Menstrual Phase (Days 1-5):

Energy Pattern: Typically lowest energy of the cycle
Cognitive Strengths: Intuition, evaluation, big-picture thinking
Business Activities Aligned: Review and assessment, visioning, minimal client work
Business Activities to Avoid: High-intensity sales calls, major launches

Follicular Phase (Days 6-13):

Energy Pattern: Gradually building from low to high
Cognitive Strengths: Increasing creativity, openness to new ideas
Business Activities Aligned: Strategic planning, brainstorming, learning

Ovulatory Phase (Days 14-17):

Energy Pattern: Usually peak energy and confidence
Cognitive Strengths: Communication, connection, persuasion
Business Activities Aligned: Presentations, networking, sales conversations

Luteal Phase (Days 18-28):

Energy Pattern: Gradually declining from high to low
Cognitive Strengths: Detail orientation, critical thinking, refinement
Business Activities Aligned: Editing, systems optimization, completion

Even those who don’t menstruate experience approximately monthly fluctuations influenced by hormones, lunar cycles, or other biological rhythms. If you’d like me to discuss these cycles in a future post, let me know!

2. Circadian Rhythm (Daily Cycle)

Your 24-hour energy pattern influences optimal timing for different types of work within each day. Here are some of the common chronotypes (different circadian rhythm profiles):

Common Chronotypes:

Early Bird/Lion:

Peak Energy: Morning (6am-12pm)
Secondary Peak: Early evening (4-6pm)
Best For: Schedule demanding cognitive work before noon

Middle of the Road/Bear:

Peak Energy: Mid-morning to early afternoon (9am-2pm)
Secondary Peak: Early evening (6-8pm)
Best For: Core work mid-morning, creative work evening

Night Owl/Wolf:

Peak Energy: Late afternoon and evening (4-10pm)
Secondary Peak: Late morning (10am-12pm)
Best For: Creative work evenings, meetings late morning

Dolphin (Irregular Sleeper):

Peak Energy: Inconsistent, often mid-morning and late evening
Best For: Leverage unpredictable energy bursts for focused work

As a lifelong night owl/wolf, I always do my best work in the evening, and it’s no accident that I don’t start work before 10 AM. I generally try to rest during the times when I’m not as naturally productive: that way, I don’t have to redo tasks that I completed when I wasn’t at my peak.

3. Weekly Patterns

Most people experience consistent weekly energy fluctuations influenced by social structures and psychological momentum. This is, of course, influenced by menstrual, hormonal, and circadian cycles as well, but, assuming that you can have a consistent intensity of tasks each day during the week, you may notice additional patterns. Here are some common weekly patterns that may resonate with you:

Common Weekly Patterns:

Strong Start/Fade:

Peak Days: Monday-Wednesday
Challenging Days: Thursday-Friday
Best For: Schedule important meetings early week, lighter tasks later week

Mid-Week Peak:

Peak Days: Tuesday-Thursday
Challenging Days: Monday and Friday
Best For: Use Monday for planning, mid-week for execution

Strong Finish:

Peak Days: Wednesday-Friday
Challenging Days: Monday-Tuesday
Best For: Easier tasks early week, building to complex work later week

In my case, mid-week peak most closely mirrors my natural rhythms. I prefer a very easy start and finish to the week, while my Tuesday – Thursday can be more intense.

4. Seasonal/Annual Cycles

Larger seasonal patterns influence energy, mood, and capacity on a quarterly basis. This is the reason why I recommend Seasonal Resets (you can still see my Summer Seasonal Reset over on my Facebook page). These allow you to regroup quarterly, so you can align your business and personal activities with the predominant energy of the season.

Seasonal Considerations:

Winter (or Low Season):

Energy Pattern: Often lowest sustained energy
Business Focus Aligned: Planning, foundation-setting, deeper projects
Business Activities to Avoid: Major launches, high-visibility campaigns

Spring (or Building Season):

Energy Pattern: Gradually increasing energy
Business Focus Aligned: Learning, developing new offerings, growth patterns
Business Activities to Avoid: Immediate results expectations, rigid schedules

Summer (or Peak Season):

Energy Pattern: Typically highest sustained energy
Business Focus Aligned: Launch, visibility, expansion, connection
Business Activities to Avoid: Deep introspective work, complete overhauls

Fall (or Harvest Season):

Energy Pattern: Gradually decreasing energy
Business Focus Aligned: Completion, refinement, systematization, evaluation
Business Activities to Avoid: Brand new initiatives, scattered focus

Your Monthly Energy Map

Creating a visual representation of your energy patterns provides powerful clarity for planning aligned business activities. Start by tracking daily:

Energy Level (1-10): Your overall capacity for the day
Energy Type: Creative, Focused, Social, Administrative, or Rest
Influencing Factors: Hormonal phase, sleep quality, events, etc.
Aligned Activities: What works best with today’s energy
Activities to Avoid: What would likely create strain today

After tracking for at least one complete cycle (1-3 months), look for patterns:

When do your highest energy days typically occur?
When do your lowest energy days typically occur?
Which energy types appear most and least frequently?
How quickly do you transition between different states?

This awareness becomes the foundation for strategic planning. If you’d like a template for tracking your energy, please click here.

Creating a Flexible Capacity Plan

Cyclical and capacity planning isn’t about forcing consistency—it’s about designing flexibility. The goal is to create a framework that accommodates your natural fluctuations while still providing enough structure to build sustainable momentum.

Understanding Your Capacity

Learn to view your different energy levels as capacity modes. If you can put a number on your energy level, then you can quickly identify the activities, communication style, and rest approach that will suit you best.

Energy level 8 – 10 can be considered full capacity mode. This is a great time to work on growth, expansion, innovation and connection. It’s perfect for any communication that is responsible, generative and expansive, and fantastic for launches, content creation and new client outreach. When it comes to rest in this mode, brief but regular renewals are usually sufficient for sustaining momentum.

Energy levels between 5 and 7 are standard capacity mode. This is an ideal period for maintenance, refinement, and working steadily on an ongoing project. This is when you can plan to release deliverables, optimize systems, and implement strategies that are smaller scale but still impactful. Your communication should be structured, focused and have clear boundaries, so that you can use your energy wisely. You’ll need more extensive rest than when in full capacity mode.

For the chronic pain crew, energy level 3 – 4 is probably familiar territory. This is the limited capacity mode, which is suitable for essential maintenance (the things that absolutely must be done), passive income activities (so long as they require little energy), and minimal operations. Anything automated, with templates, or delegated to others should be leveraged. You should also keep communication minimal and structured, and focus on clearly communicating expectations (you have less energy to go back and clarify). Finally, prioritize rest, and work in short, gentle session.

Finally, when the exhaustion is at it’s peak (energy level 1 – 2), you’ve entered restoration mode. This is the phase where you only do business through previously created, well-operating systems. Client care should be primarily through automated support, and communication should consist of activating out-of-office protocols. Take as much time as you need to rest: you can’t produce from this level of exhaustion.

The power of this framework lies in its flexibility and legitimization of all modes. None is “failing” or “less than”—each is a strategic response to your current capacity that keeps your business functioning while honoring your humanity.

The Cyclical Approach: A Better Way to Do Things

Ready to begin aligning with your natural cycles? Try one of these activities over the next 7 days:

Track Twice Daily: Record energy and mood AM + PM for 7 days
Cyclic Meal Prep: Sync your meals with energy levels (e.g., quick meals during dips)
Create Your Capacity Template: Map out a recurring weekly or monthly rhythm
Plan a Rest Ritual: Commit to one deep-rest activity 2x this week
Energy Audit: Review your current tasks—are they cycle-aligned?

After completing your chosen activity, reflect: What pattern emerged that you didn’t expect? How can this data change how you schedule work or offers? What support do you need to live and earn more cyclically?

Your Cyclical Advantage

When you align your business activities with your natural capacity patterns, you gain several powerful benefits, like enhanced creativity, improved decision quality, sustainable momentum, and more authentic marketing and connection. This approach might seem radical in a culture that glorifies consistency above all else. But what could be more practical than working with—rather than against—your body’s natural design?

Your fluctuations aren’t flaws to overcome—they’re natural rhythms to leverage. By making timing your superpower, you’re creating a lifestyle that works with your body’s wisdom rather than against it—a truly revolutionary approach to sustainable success.

Know Yourself, Grow Your Wealth: Personality as Your Secret Weapon

In the world of financial advice, we’re bombarded with one-size-fits-all strategies: wake up at 5 AM, use this productivity system, invest here, cut these things out. But what if the secret to sustainable success isn’t forcing yourself into someone else’s mold but deeply understanding and leveraging your unique psychological design?

This approach – using personality frameworks as the foundation for business strategy – can transform how you create, market, and deliver your offerings. Instead of fighting against your natural tendencies, you can build a business that works with your innate patterns.

Why Traditional Business Advice Fails So Many Women

Most business strategies assume we all process information, make decisions, and engage with the world in roughly the same way. This assumption creates a painful gap between expectations and reality, particularly for women juggling multiple roles or navigating health challenges.

When we try to force ourselves into business models that contradict our natural cognitive and emotional patterns, we experience:

Energy depletion from constantly overriding our instincts
Decision fatigue from operating against our natural thinking style
Motivation dips when we can’t connect with our core drives
Authenticity struggles that customers subtly sense and distrust
Self-doubt when we can’t maintain prescribed business approaches

But what if your personality isn’t an obstacle to overcome but your greatest business asset?

The Power of Personality-Aligned Business

By understanding your cognitive style (Myers-Briggs) and motivational core (Enneagram), you can design a business that naturally leverages your strengths while supporting your growth edges. These are two of the assessments that I recommend when working with clients to create an Archetype Analysis and Alignment. These are a great starting point for creating a personality-aligned business. The Myers-Briggs and Enneagram assessments create a foundation for sustainable success without the exhaustion of constant adaptation.

Let’s explore how these two complementary frameworks illuminate different aspects of your business temperament:

Myers-Briggs: Your Cognitive Blueprint

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) reveals how you naturally perceive information and make decisions – crucial processes in any business. Understanding your type illuminates which business activities will energize you, which will deplete you, and how to structure your workday for optimal energy management.

How MBTI Dimensions Impact Your Business Approach:

Extraversion (E) vs. Introversion (I): This dimension reflects where you primarily derive your energy—from the external world of people and activities (Extraversion) or from your internal world of ideas and reflections (Introversion).

Extraverted entrepreneurs may thrive with collaborative models, visible leadership, and interactive service delivery
Introverted entrepreneurs often excel with behind-the-scenes expertise, one-to-one client work, or systems that minimize constant social demands

Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N): This dimension describes how you naturally gather and process information—through concrete, tangible details (Sensing) or through patterns, possibilities, and conceptual connections (Intuition).

Sensing business owners typically prefer concrete, practical offerings with clear deliverables and tangible results
Intuitive business owners may gravitate toward innovation, conceptual frameworks, and transformational outcomes

Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F): This dimension reflects your decision-making approach—through objective analysis and logical principles (Thinking) or through consideration of personal and communal values (Feeling).

Thinking-oriented businesses often emphasize objective quality, logical systems, and clear principles
Feeling-oriented businesses frequently focus on client relationships, personalized experiences, and value-aligned impact

Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P): This dimension indicates your preference for structure and closure (Judging) versus flexibility and openness (Perceiving) in how you organize your external world.

Judging entrepreneurs tend to create structured business models with clear processes and predictable delivery
Perceiving entrepreneurs often develop adaptable, responsive business approaches that shift with emerging opportunities

Enneagram: Your Motivational Core

While MBTI illuminates how your mind works, the Enneagram reveals why you do what you do—the core motivations and fears that drive your behavior, especially during times of stress or security. This framework provides invaluable insight into what truly drives you in business and where you might sabotage your own success.

How Your Enneagram Type Influences Your Business:

Type 1: The Perfectionist/Reformer

Business Strengths: Strong ethical foundations, attention to quality, systematic improvement
Rest Challenges: Perfectionism, difficulty delegating, constant self-criticism
Aligned Business Model: Standards-based offerings with clear quality markers and improvement metrics

Type 2: The Helper/Giver

Business Strengths: Intuitive understanding of client needs, relationship cultivation, supportive approach
Rest Challenges: Overextending, difficulty charging appropriately, putting others’ needs first
Aligned Business Model: Relational offerings with clear boundaries and value-based pricing

Type 3: The Achiever/Performer

Business Strengths: Efficiency, results orientation, strong branding, adaptability to market
Rest Challenges: Workaholism, identity fusion with business success, image management
Aligned Business Model: Achievement-focused offerings with clear outcomes and recognition components

Type 4: The Individualist/Romantic

Business Strengths: Unique vision, emotional depth, authentic expression, creative approaches
Rest Challenges: Mood-dependent productivity, comparison, waiting for inspiration
Aligned Business Model: Distinctive, meaning-focused offerings with creative components and personal expression

Type 5: The Investigator/Observer

Business Strengths: Deep expertise, innovative solutions, well-researched approaches
Rest Challenges: Overpreparation, difficulty with visibility, energy protection to the point of isolation
Aligned Business Model: Knowledge-based offerings that leverage expertise while protecting energy

Type 6: The Loyalist/Questioner

Business Strengths: Thoroughness, contingency planning, community building, problem anticipation
Rest Challenges: Anxiety-driven overwork, overanalysis, worst-case scenario focus
Aligned Business Model: Security-enhancing offerings with transparent processes and community components

Type 7: The Enthusiast/Epicure

Business Strengths: Creative ideation, enthusiasm, multi-faceted offerings, marketing flair
Rest Challenges: Starting without finishing, scattered focus, difficulty with routine maintenance
Aligned Business Model: Variety-incorporating offerings with novelty elements and freedom-enhancing components

Type 8: The Challenger/Protector

Business Strengths: Bold vision, decisive leadership, barrier breaking, straight-forward approach
Rest Challenges: Pushing beyond capacity, resistance to vulnerability, difficulty asking for help
Aligned Business Model: Impact-focused offerings with clear authority positioning and protection elements

Type 9: The Peacemaker/Mediator

Business Strengths: Inclusive approach, conflict resolution, seeing all perspectives, creating harmony
Rest Challenges: Self-forgetting, indecision, merging with others’ priorities, numbing out
Aligned Business Model: Integration-focused offerings with consensus-building elements and gentle guidance

Your Unique Combination: The Key to Aligned Success

When you integrate insights from both MBTI and Enneagram, you develop a comprehensive understanding of your business temperament—how your mind works and what motivates your heart. This unique combination creates your personal “energy blueprint.”

For example:

INFJ + Type 4:

Natural Strengths: Deep insight into others’ emotions and needs; ability to create meaningful transformational experiences
Rest Needs: Regular alone time for processing; protection from emotional overwhelm; creative expression without pressure
Business Alignment: One-to-one transformational work; content creation with depth and meaning; behind-the-scenes expertise

ENTJ + Type 8:

Natural Strengths: Strategic vision; decisive leadership; ability to create efficient systems
Rest Needs: Physical activity to release intensity; safe spaces for vulnerability; protected time free from control
Business Alignment: High-level strategy; leadership programs; bold initiatives with measurable impact

INTP + Type 5:

This is my MBIT & Enneagram!
Natural Strengths: Leveraging deep expertise to create knowledge-based offerings, innovative solutions, well-researched approaches
Rest Needs: Regular alone time, manageable levels of visibility and low-pressure expression
Business Alignment: One-to-one transformational work; content creation with depth and meaning; innovate adaptive and responsive business approaches

Transforming Business Through Self-Knowledge

Understanding your personality-based patterns allows you to:

Design offerings that leverage your natural gifts rather than depleting your energy
Structure your schedule around your inherent energy flow rather than fighting against it
Market authentically by communicating in ways that reflect your natural style
Set appropriate prices that honor your unique value contribution
Create systems that support rather than override your patterns
Establish boundaries that protect your specific energy vulnerabilities
Identify ideal clients who appreciate your authentic approach

The Integration Challenge

Understanding these frameworks intellectually isn’t enough—integration requires intentional practice. Try one – or all! – of these approaches to begin aligning your business with your personality:

To start, one of these practices to implement for one week:

One Task, One Type: Align your most important daily task with your MBTI cognitive strength.
Type-Led Wind-Down: Create a nighttime routine based on your Enneagram rest need.
No-Type Bypassing: Avoid behaviors that bypass your true needs (e.g., a Type 2 people-pleasing out of guilt).
Energy Audit: Track when you felt most aligned vs. misaligned with your natural flow.
Design Your Ideal Workday: Based on MBTI + Enneagram, sketch your ideal rhythm.

After the week, reflect: How did honoring your type(s) shift your energy or outcomes? What felt most liberating about working with, rather than against, your natural patterns?

Liberation Through Self-Knowledge

Understanding your unique personality patterns isn’t about limiting yourself—it’s about liberating yourself from the exhaustion of constant adaptation. It’s about recognizing that your success path looks different from someone with a different type—and that’s not just okay, it’s essential for your sustainable success.

Your personality patterns aren’t flaws to overcome but natural expressions of your unique design. When you build a business that honors these patterns rather than fighting against them, you create from a place of authentic power rather than exhausting compensation.

If you need more assistance with integrating your MBTI and your Enneagram, I can help you with that. What would become possible in your business if you fully embraced your unique psychological design?

Why Your Business is a Temple: The Sacred Systems that Scale Elegantly

The deeper truth of what you’re building

Most people think of their business as a machine: something to be optimized, automated, squeezed for efficiency and profit margins. They don’t think of their business as anything outside of a mechanism to accomplish a financial goal.

In the Sanctum, we see it differently.

Your business is a temple. It’s where your deepest gifts meet the world. It’s also where your ancestors’ sacrifices find new form. Their tears, their strides, their efforts – all of these energetic investments culminate into something new and powerful in your temple.

Your business is where your future lineage will one day trace their security and opportunity back to: all of the choices you’re making right now are part of your dazzling origin story.

This is why your systems — the structures that hold your offers, your money, your client relationships — must be more than transactional.

They must be sacred.

The Power of Spiritual & Strategic Infrastructure

True wealth isn’t just about how much money flows through your accounts. Money is just an indicator – a mirror – of previous decisions. However, true wealth is about how your business holds that money, circulates it, protects it, and grows it — without fracturing your nervous system in the process.

Here’s how we approach it in the Aureum Sanctum:

Systems that free time

Your time is your most precious non-renewable resource.

A sacred business honors it by building systems that operate gracefully even when you step away.

Seamless onboarding flows? These ensure that each new client feels cherished and initiated, without you scrambling behind the scenes. Automated payment structures? These trigger beautiful confirmations, not clunky invoices. Evergreen offers or passive products? These allow you to make money while you rest, travel, or simply luxuriate in your life.

Your business doesn’t require micromanagement. Trust the systems that you put in place.

Systems that regulate wealth

The goal is wealth without structure leaks.

Just like water that seeps through cracked jars, or the harvest that rots in the field, a business without proper storage in place will have spoilage and spillage.

Sacred financial systems are like consecrated vessels: Trusts that hold assets beyond your lifetime. Thoughtful tax architectures that transform liabilities into legacies. Elegant dashboards that show you your numbers at a glance, so you steward them with calm clarity.

When your money knows exactly where to go, it multiplies with grace — not chaos.

Systems that honor your nervous system

What good is scaling if your body is in a perpetual state of contraction?

Systems that support your calm can look like:

Calendars that include Sabbath days and silk afternoons — not just back-to-back calls. Automated reminders that replace mental clutter. Ritualized CEO days where you review metrics over tea and candles, so your wealth is tracked in a way that soothes your soul, not spikes your cortisol.

The right systems don’t just make you efficient: they make you feel profoundly safe.

Your temple deserves more than duct tape

Too many entrepreneurs slap together duct-tape solutions and wonder why their empire feels shaky. Temporary solutions rarely generate permanent positive results.

Your business deserves the same reverence you’d give to constructing a cathedral:

Solid foundations, intricate artistry, and space for spirit to move through.

So yes, let’s build the automations and hire the right team.

Let’s set up smart tax entities and invest in beauty-infused client portals.

Let’s do it not just for profit, but as an act of profound devotion to your future — and everyone who will walk these halls after you.

Create Your Business Temple

If you’re ready to treat your business as a temple that blesses you as much as it blesses the world — consider having a conversation with me. My door is open, and I’m excited to serve you as you create the business of your wildest dreams.

Scaling should feel sacred. Your business should feel like a beautiful sanctuary. Your nervous system deserves to thrive right alongside your bank accounts. Let’s build your beautiful vision – together.

Luxury as Legacy: Reframing Wealth Beyond Status Symbols

Redefining what luxury truly means

Luxury has become one of those diluted words — tossed casually over images of handbags, yachts, and champagne flutes.

It’s mostly showing up as a marketing tactic, or a status chase.

And while there’s nothing wrong with savoring fine objects (the Aureum Sanctum itself revels in silk and satin, rich mahogany wood, delicate ceramics and bespoke fragrances), true luxury isn’t just about outward symbols.

True luxury is about spaciousness, sovereignty, and the security of knowing your lineage is protected long after you’re gone.

It’s the soft exhale that comes when your life is structured beautifully enough to allow you to slow down, because hustling isn’t luxurious.

It’s the profound calm in your nervous system when you know your family will be cared for — whether through trusts, investments, or an elegantly designed business that endures.

Luxury as Spaciousness

Imagine waking up on a Tuesday and deciding to wander around a sun-dappled museum instead of checking Slack.

Imagine writing poetry at 2 PM because your automated wealth systems hum in the background.

Luxury is the spaciousness to honor your natural rhythms.

To create, rest, and simply be.

In the Sanctum, we see time freedom as the ultimate opulence.

Because what’s the point of more money if your days still belong to someone else?

Luxury as Sovereignty

Most people conflate luxury with lavish consumption.

But for the feminine CEO, luxury is about self-directed power — the capacity to make decisions without fear or dependence.

It’s having the clarity to say yes or no to opportunities from a place of full agency.

It’s setting prices, scaling systems, and structuring taxes proactively — because you understand the intricate laws and patterns that uphold your wealth.

When your finances are architected with elegance, your business becomes an extension of your sovereignty.

It’s a modern throne, designed to honor your intuition, your body, and your genius.

Luxury as Legacy

Perhaps the most overlooked facet of luxury is this:

Luxury is ensuring your family’s security doesn’t end with your lifetime.

It’s not just the trust fund or the insurance policy (though those matter).

It’s the intentional shaping of your story so it becomes the fertile soil your descendants grow from.

It’s the legal structures that protect your heirs from avoidable tax erosion.

It’s the investments that yield fruit decades from now.

It’s the intellectual property — the books, the frameworks, the brand — that your children or protégés inherit.

Luxury is not ephemeral when approached this way.

It becomes a quiet empire that lives on in every opportunity your lineage experiences because of what you built.

The New Model of Luxury

So no, we don’t dismiss the aesthetic pleasures.

Silk robes, heirloom-quality jewelry, and private dinners in candlelit courtyards are delicious expressions of wealth.

But in the Sanctum, we frame them as byproducts — not the root.

The root is spaciousness, sovereignty, and legacy.

Because luxury isn’t ultimately about showing the world how much you have.

It’s about constructing a life (and a financial ecosystem) so artful and secure that your soul feels deeply nourished — and your lineage is quietly, powerfully blessed.

Are You Ready to Embrace Luxury?

If you’re ready to explore luxury not as hollow flex, but as a devotion to your own spaciousness and your family’s future, my door is open.

Because when wealth is approached as ritual, every decision becomes an act of love — for yourself, for those who came before, and for everyone who will come after

Earn Without Exhaustion: The Revolutionary Guide to Low-Energy Income Streams

In a world that constantly celebrates hustle culture and equates success with 80+ hour workweeks, there’s a quiet revolution happening – and I’m happy to be part of it. Women entrepreneurs—especially those navigating chronic illness, neurodivergence, or fluctuating energy levels—are discovering that wealth creation doesn’t have to come at the expense of their wellbeing.

This revolutionary approach? Low-energy income streams that allow you to earn while you rest, recharge, and receive.

The Dangerous Myth of “No Pain, No Gain”

We’ve all absorbed toxic beliefs about money and success:

“Money only comes through hard work.”
“I have to grind to get ahead.”
“Resting means I’m not earning.”

These aren’t random thoughts—they’re programmed narratives from our culture, family systems, and economic structures. They’ve been reinforced through countless stories of success that emphasize struggle, sacrifice, and pushing beyond limits. The programming for these beliefs is so persistent that I often have to catch myself when I find myself repeating these refrains.

For women especially, these narratives intersect with additional messaging about worthiness, visibility, and the expectation to care for others before ourselves. This creates a perfect storm of permission to exhaust and deplete ourselves in pursuit of financial stability.

But what if these beliefs are simply outdated operating systems that no longer serve us? What if sustainable wealth comes not from pushing harder but from designing smarter?

The Aureum Sanctum Mindset Shift

The path to earning without exhaustion begins with a fundamental mindset shift:

Wealth is a result of strategy, alignment, and leverage—not struggle.
You can receive while resting when you design systems that work without your constant effort.
Your energy constraints aren’t limitations—they’re invitations to create more elegant solutions.
Financial success is about working smarter, not harder or longer.
Resting is a strategic business decision, not an indulgence or luxury.

This isn’t just positive thinking—it’s a practical approach to designing income streams that respect your body’s needs while creating sustainable financial results. This is the work that I love: designing sacred systems that build wealth without destroying my clients’ nervous systems or energy levels.

The Four Types of Income

Understanding different income types helps clarify how we can shift from active to more leveraged earning:

Active Income: Requires your direct, real-time involvement and energy (e.g., 1:1 client work, hourly services, wage earning jobs for those that are not yet 100% self employed)

Leveraged Income: Uses systems or technology to multiply your efforts and serve multiple people simultaneously (e.g., group programs, courses, templates)

Passive Income: Continues to generate revenue after initial creation with minimal ongoing maintenance (e.g., digital products, properly structured affiliate partnerships, certain forms of content)

Portfolio Income: Earnings from assets or investments that appreciate or provide returns without direct involvement (e.g., dividend stocks, revenue-generating intellectual property, royalties)

Most traditional careers and businesses focus exclusively on active income. The Aureum Sanctum approach intentionally shifts toward leveraged, passive, and portfolio income streams—not to eliminate active work entirely, but to create a more sustainable balance.

The 4 Low-Energy Income Categories

Let’s explore four specific approaches to creating income that doesn’t depend on your constant energy expenditure:

1. Digital Assets & Products

Definition: Downloadable or accessible digital items created once and sold repeatedly without additional effort per sale.

Examples: Ebooks, templates, prerecorded courses, design assets, printables, spreadsheets, digital art

Energy Investment Pattern:

Higher initial creation energy (typically 10-40 hours depending on complexity)
Very low maintenance energy (0-2 hours monthly for customer support)
Occasional refresh energy (updating content every 6-12 months)

Ideal For: Those who prefer focused work sessions followed by extended rest; creators with specialized knowledge; people whose energy fluctuates unpredictably day to day. This is one of the sources that I have employed with my self published ebooks (available here)

2. Affiliate & Recommendation Income

Definition: Earnings from commissions when people purchase products or services you authentically recommend.

Examples: Product recommendations with affiliate links, software referrals, course partnerships, resource libraries with embedded links

Energy Investment Pattern:

Low initial setup energy (2-10 hours to join programs and create systems)
Very low ongoing energy (integrating into content you’re already creating)
Periodic review energy (evaluating partnerships quarterly)

Ideal For: Natural recommenders who already share resources; those with established trust in their community; people who genuinely use and love specific tools. I used this when I regularly uploaded to my hobby YouTube channel (and yes, I still generate income from some of my more popular videos, despite the fact that I haven’t uploaded regularly in months.)

3. Membership & Community Models

Definition: Recurring income from groups of people who pay for ongoing access to content, support, or community.

Examples: Private communities, content libraries, monthly Q&A sessions, skill-building groups, subscription newsletters

Energy Investment Pattern:

Moderate initial setup energy (15-40 hours for structure and foundation)
Scheduled interaction energy (predetermined times for engagement)
Distributed maintenance (can often be shared with team or community leaders)

Ideal For: Those who enjoy connection but need it to be boundaried; people with expertise that benefits from ongoing implementation support; community builders who can establish clear engagement expectations. I’m a member of a couple of communities like this, and I happily pay for access to the information in those spaces.

4. Automated or AI-Assisted Services

Definition: Service offerings where technology handles significant portions of delivery, reducing your direct time involvement.

Examples: AI-augmented consulting, tech-supported coaching programs, automated assessment tools, self-guided audit systems

Energy Investment Pattern:

Higher initial system creation (20-60 hours depending on complexity)
Strategic oversight energy (focused high-value interventions)
Technical maintenance or partnership management

Ideal For: Those with expertise that can be partially systematized; people who enjoy creating systems and processes; professionals transitioning from one-to-one to more scalable models. This is a brilliant option that I have not yet explored yet.

Designing Rest-Compatible Offers

Creating truly rest-compatible offers requires intentional design from the beginning. The L.E.S.S. Framework provides a structured approach to designing offers that generate income while honoring your capacity and need for rest:

L = Leverage: Can it serve multiple people at once or be reused?

Does this offer allow you to create value once and deliver it multiple times?
Are you leveraging technology or systems to multiply your impact?
Can components be repurposed across multiple offerings?

E = Ease: Does it feel simple to deliver or maintain?

Is delivery naturally aligned with your strengths and preferences?
Have you eliminated unnecessary complexity in the process?
Does maintaining this offer feel sustainable, not draining?

S = Sustainability: Can you still earn from it while resting?

Will income continue if you need to step back temporarily?
Have you built in provisions for health fluctuations or energy dips?
Is ongoing maintenance minimal or able to be batched?

S = Scalability: Can it grow without draining more of your time or too much of your energy?

As sales increase, does your time involvement remain relatively stable?
Have you separated time-dependent and time-independent components?
Is pricing structured to reflect value rather than time?

Finding Your Aligned Path

With four different approaches to low-energy income, how do you determine your most aligned starting point? Consider your:

Personality Type: Your MBTI and Enneagram insights from personality assessments

Existing Skills: Capabilities you’ve already developed

Current Capacity: Your energy availability for initial creation

Audience Needs: What your market most wants and needs

Tech Comfort: Your willingness to learn or partner for technical aspects

Connection Preference: How much human interaction energizes vs. drains you

The most sustainable approach is to begin with one category that feels most aligned, then gradually expand to create a balanced portfolio of income streams that work together during different energy phases.

There Is A Better Way

If you’re tired of exhausting yourself, take heart: there is a better way to have the life you desire AND deserve. You can restructure your life for more ease, less struggle, and more abundance. For more information about setting up low energy income streams, make sure to subscribe to this blog (sign up by entering your email in the Follow Blog box on the right side of your screen) and watch out for my upcoming blog post discussing how to implement a 4 week action plan for setting up your low-energy income streams. I’ll talk to you all soon!

Why I’m Diving Deeper into Tax Law Right Now

Sometimes legacy work calls you into new terrain.

Or, more accurately, into old terrain with fresh urgency.

I’ve described myself as a tax alchemist, someone who reads and interprets codes and designs wealth strategies that are sacred and sophisticated.

But in light of recent developments, I’ll be turning even more of my attention to the evolving world of tax law — and I want to bring you along for the journey.

The landscape is shifting

A newly passed comprehensive bill — the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — has introduced sweeping changes that will ripple through tax planning, compliance, and wealth structuring for years to come.

Simultaneously, a recent Supreme Court decision regarding the IRS, the tax court, and collections due process has redefined certain guardrails that taxpayers have long relied on.

Translation?

The frameworks that protect your wealth, your legacy plans, and even your day-to-day financial serenity are all being re-negotiated in real time.

What this means for you

Most people only discover these shifts when it’s too late — when they’re hit with unexpected liabilities, audits, or discover that their previously sound strategies no longer hold.

But in the Aureum Sanctum, we approach this differently.

We stay ahead by weaving regulatory changes into our rituals of wealth stewardship before they become crises.

This is why I’ll be dedicating more of my offline time to unpacking these new legal currents — what they mean, how they might impact your trusts or business entities, and how we can continue to shape them into elegant, protective structures for your family’s future. And, as I uncover crucial details, I’ll bring these insights back to the Sanctum.

The Aureum Sanctum approach: calm, clear, strategic

If the idea of diving into dense tax law makes you anxious, take a breath.

We approach this the same way we approach everything here: with calmness, clarity, discernment, foresight, and the steady reminder that wealth design is both art and architecture.

Together, we’ll navigate these changes without panic — only with precision and the quiet confidence of knowing your financial house rests on solid, beautifully crafted foundations.

What’s next

So expect to see more updates in the coming weeks and months:

Thoughtful explorations of the new bill’s most impactful provisions
Insights on the Supreme Court’s most recent collection due process decision and what it might mean for audits and collections
And practical, graceful guidance on how to pivot your tax and legacy planning strategies in light of it all.

Because at the end of the day, my mission remains unchanged:

To help you build wealth that is elegant, enduring, and exquisitely aligned with the life you’re here to live — no matter what the laws of the land decide to rearrange.

Can’t Be Disciplined? Try Being Devoted.

In exploring paths to prosperity, I’ve been diving deeper into the habits and practices that can contribute to sustainable riches and a delicious life. With the advent of AI and other automation tools and technology, there are more paths to wealth than ever before!

Of course, in the path to wealth, there are as many hinderances as there are opportunities. Knowledge gaps, lack of time, inadequate resources, and a number of other stumbling blocks present significant challenges to people attempting to reach their financial goals. But, even in the absence of barriers, some people still struggle with reaching their financial goals. What gives?

I suspect that the main issue that some people have is that they struggle with being “disciplined”. They aren’t able to commit to hard (or easy) actions on a regular, consistent basis. This is similar to the aversion some people have to the term “budget” (which I’ve discussed in a previous post). They find themselves easily discouraged when they are inconvenienced or misdirected from their path. Also, “discipline” as a concept may feel uncomfortable. It may trigger emotions like inferiority, shame, frustration, or inadequacy, especially in cases where the figures from their childhoods that embodied “discipline” were harsh, critical or not particularly nurturing (insert caregiver trauma here).

In the spirit of redefining personal finance, perhaps a new term is the best solution. Perhaps, instead of “discipline”, we can try framing this dedication as devotion. Much like religious adherents that love the sacrifice that comes with their service, we can view our consistent actions as an act of devotion to our future selves and the future reality that awaits us if we just stay the course.

When discussing wealth generation strategies, most of the conversations tend to glamorize quick wins over the long game. The myth of “Sudden Wealth” is a pervasive one, and, by focusing on fast money, anything that occurs in the inverse (such as quiet, incremental growth) is seen as boring, difficult and unsatisfying. Including the topic of “discipline” in these conversations just further highlights the disdain many people have towards consistent work. However, when reframed as devotion, the conversation takes on a very different energy. The quiet power that comes from incremental devotion isn’t boring, it’s mysterious; it isn’t difficult, it’s an exhilarating experiment. Incremental devotion isn’t unsatisfying: it’s a fire that grows from a flicker to an inferno. Like compound interest that grows over time, incremental steps rooted in devotion to our future selves are small at the beginning but become monumental over time. The route of incremental devotion eliminates the need for intensity, since consistency and time do most of the heavy lifting.

Speaking of the “boring” and unappealing nature of discipline . . . Discipline tends to be associated with rigidity, and most people are averse to anything too rigid. On the other hand, devotion can be fluid and even sensual: it’s easy to take a necessary task and add elements of beautiful rituals to it. One of my favorite ways to make my devotion feel more like a ritual is to set up my desk before working on anything related to business. I usually light a gorgeous scented candle, put on a piece of jewelry or an article of clothing that symbolizes what I’m working on (as I type this, I’m wearing a soft red top that always makes me feel divine and polished), and put on some music that matches the mood I want to invoke (rainforest sounds, gentle chimes, success subliminals, and classical music are great places to start). The most important part of connecting rituals to devotion is to treat the task as something sacred and nonnegotiable, which are terms that can also be used to describe (you guessed it) discipline.

At the heart of devotion is a positive feeling of self worth. Even the most perfect plans and the most disciplined person will abandon their work if their don’t believe they are truly worthy of the goal they desire. Staying devoted is easier to do when you feel worthy of the wealth, ease and abundance you’re creating. Daily affirmations, mirror work, journaling, and other self concept practices can help with identity shifting. From that newly shifted space, it is much easier to stay devoted and cultivate consistent practices that will create the life you desire.

When I began this conversation, I stated how there are more opportunities to build wealth than ever before. However, along with opportunity comes another issue. The same internet that provides wealth-building access also floods us with distractions, comparison traps, and “shiny object syndrome.” And, unfortunately, discipline “punishes” us for falling into distraction, instead of gently refocusing us and encouraging us. Devotion requires discernment — staying loyal to your path and not being seduced by every new tactic, course, or platform. While discernment may take some time and experience to develop, devotion doesn’t have the harshness of a stern disciplinarian: it warmly invites us to return to our goals sooner rather than later.

Following the path of devotion has been a sweeter experience than the road of discipline. I invite you all to try devotion instead of discipline, and let me know how it works for you. I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

A New Chapter Begins – The First Completed Archetype Analysis

There’s a quiet kind of magic that happens when vision meets devotion. I felt it recently—like a subtle shift in the atmosphere—when I completed the first Aureum Sanctum Archetype Analysis.

What began as an idea rooted in ritual, refinement, and restoration has now been fully birthed into form. This wasn’t just a client deliverable. It was a soul-mapping session. A mirror held up to the sacred. A moment where someone said, yes—I want to understand who I truly am beneath the noise.

And I had the honor of guiding them home to themselves.

This Is Not Just a Personality Quiz. It’s a Spiritual Unveiling.

In my approach, I don’t label—I illuminate. I also don’t project: I let the information you provide me serve as a guide to a deeper, more meaningful expression of YOU.

The Archetype Analysis is a sacred synthesis of personal essence, aesthetic intelligence, behavioral patterns, and energetic resonance. It’s designed for women who are ready to live, lead, and earn in alignment with who they truly are—not who they were trained to be.

This first report wasn’t simply about typing someone as “The Devoted Noble.” It was about listening for the whisper of her core values. Observing her elegance and restraint. Tracing her relationship to wealth, rest, power, and legacy. And naming it all, reverently.

What Was Included

The final report was a rich tapestry of insights, woven with care:

Her Archetype Essence: the emotional and energetic core she radiates
Her Personal Emblems: symbols and motifs that anchor her power
What Makes Her Magnetic: how her presence naturally attracts
Her Aligned Wardrobe & Aesthetic: style as spiritual expression
A Prosperity Color Palette: tones that amplify her abundance
Signature Scents: perfume oils that enhance her frequency
Archetype-informed Wealth Building Strategies
A personalized Daily Ritual Template to leave her grounded, restored, and radiant

What I Learned

This process taught me what I already suspected:

Women are longing to be seen, to be understood, and to be guided back to their truth. They are tired of contorting themselves into inauthentic expressions: they are ready to be in their full power and magic. They are no longer pretending that they’re okay with stuffing themselves into the expectations of others. Women are ready to be REAL.

Completing this analysis confirmed that this work matters—not only because it’s beautiful, but because it’s transformational. This process showed me and my client who she can be and the experiences that await her when she steps into this full, embodied version of herself.

Where We Go From Here

One Archetype Analysis has blossomed. And more are already being seeded.

I am so excited to continue offering this as part of the Aureum Sanctum experience. For those who are ready to unlock their unique frequency and craft a life of depth, grace, and sovereign wealth—this is your invitation.

We are not building empires the old way.

We are crafting legacies of resonance.

And it all begins with remembering who you are.

Want to be one of the next few clients to receive an Archetype Analysis report?

See the Archetype Analysis page to begin your journey.

Your essence is sacred. Let’s honor it, together.

From Chaos to Calm: Creating a Budget That Feels Like a Sanctuary

For this discussion about money, I figure we can just rip the bandage off and start with the most triggering term of them all.

BUDGET.

Whenever I mention the word “budget” to someone, I can usually see them tense up and look a bit uncomfortable. I can understand why they have that reaction: after all, a budget establishes boundaries and restrictions, and most people recoil at anything that looks like constriction. What I’ve found, upon further discussion, is that people aren’t actually afraid of budgeting, nor are they afraid of money: they’re afraid of what a budget (and money) means in their lives. This area of their lives is often where fears of failure and shame crop up, and THAT’s why they flinch when budgets are discussed. No one wants to fail at budgeting or feel embarrassed when discussing financial missteps.

But . . . what if we could view budgeting from a different perspective? How about if we viewed budgeting as something other than a harsh framework for spending and saving money? What if . . . we could build budgets centered around care instead of control? It’s not only possible to have a budget you are comfortable with, it is possible to have a budget you (believe it or not) enjoy.

Let’s think of some words that are often used to describe budgets. Structured, contained, and orderly come to mind. You know what else shares those same descriptors? The home. Interestingly, we can apply those descriptors to a happy home just as easily as we can apply them to an unhappy one. So let’s take those words, and apply them to a budget. Much like a good home offers us a structured and orderly space that has contains us, our loved ones and our belongings, a budget can offer our finances a structured and orderly space that contains our needs, wants, and great goals. Our budget shouldn’t be a prison for our money: it should be a sanctuary.

You can make your budget a sanctuary by blending practical approaches with soulful rituals. Working with a budget is much more delightful when it has been infused with self-honoring and peaceful practices that soothe the nervous system, create feelings of safety and shifts your mindset from judgment to respectful observance. So, before you sit down with your accounts and start crunching numbers, think of a couple of sensory pleasures that you can indulge before, during, and after reviewing your finances. Perhaps you can make a delicious smoothie that you can sip as you review, or you can light a scented candle that relaxes you or that brings up happy feelings, or you can even make it a practice to work on your budget after you’ve enjoyed some time in your favorite massage chair or after you’ve done a yoga session. Whatever makes you feel relaxed and stable is great for incorporating into your budget practice.

More importantly, speak kindly of yourself and your financial decisions as you review the figures. Remember that you are a respectful observer of your past financial choices: you aren’t judging yourself, you’re simply noting the pattern and perhaps digging a little deeper to figure out the motive behind the decisions. Don’t speak harshly about the past decisions you’ve made: thank those decisions for the lessons they’ve provided, then commit to make future decisions that are aligned with the person you’re becoming. Remember to bless the decisions you made (yes, even the ones that you aren’t happy with!) and, if you struggle with them, come up with at least three positive things about previous money decisions. You can do this for anything, I promise!

As an example, perhaps you enjoy eating takeout (I know I do!) but you don’t enjoy how much money you’ve spent in the past quarter. Bless those decisions and move on, and if you can’t, list those three positive reasons for buying lots of takeout. I’d probably write down how buying takeout made it easier for me to eat a more balanced meal than what I had prepared in my home, how amazing it was to purchase a meal that supports a local business that employees people in your neighborhood, and how much energy I saved by outsourcing meal preparation to someone else. There is ALWAYS a silver lining, and if you struggle with this, you can either comment below or email me at tia@tiadelano.com so I can help you with that.

Embrace self love as you start budgeting, and view every decision as a loving act toward your future self. Treat your budget time as a sacred occasion that allows you to adjust your patterns to reflect the person you’re becoming and the life you want to live. Finally, allow your budget to be an entity with its own personality, something that you can befriend as you step onto the path to the financial reality you desire. With these things in mind, you’ll be able to structure a budget that feels like a sanctuary: it will be a peaceful refuge that you’ll enjoy retreating to.

How do you feel about budgeting? Let me know your thoughts and experiences below!