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Find the work that makes you feel alive
I tracked every task for a week and it was transformative. I built a tool so that you can do the same.
Carrie Andrews
October 16, 2025
In This Edition:
Why having a baby forced me to finally audit which parts of my business were draining my energy and the specific changes I made to do more of the work that energizes me.
A free tool I built to help you do your own business activity audit so that you can focus on the things that will help you thrive (and help your business survive).
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I've been running the same business for 12 years. And until a couple of years ago, I never really took the time to think about the parts of my work that give me energy, and which parts drain me? I had a steady stream of clients and had a fair amount of flexibility, so I was on auto-pilot.
Then I had a baby.
Suddenly, I had dramatically less time to work. And the time I did have needed to count. I couldn't afford to spend three hours on a task that left me depleted, because when I walked away from my desk, I wanted to spend time outside with my son, not recovering from work that exhausted me.
So I started evaluating every single task I was doing. Not just whether it was profitable or necessary, but how that task made me feel while I was doing it and afterwards. The physical sensation of it. The energy level.
Energy Drainers & Energy Creators
Some activities left me more energized than when I started. The weren’t necessarily easier. Frequently they were more challenging. But I'd finish and feel buzzing with ideas, ready for what was next. Time moved differently during these tasks. I'd look up and realize three hours had passed.
And then there were the tasks that required a recovery period. The client work that made me want to take a nap afterward. The administrative projects I'd been avoiding for weeks (tax prep anyone?). The profitable services that had me fantasizing about doing something else entirely.
I started tracking all of this. I logged each activity and noted how my body felt during and after. Tracking what was actually happening in my nervous system.