Let’s clear something up right away:
This isn’t about perfection, green smoothies, or forcing yourself into routines that don’t fit your life.

It is about something I see constantly with women in business and something I’ve lived myself.

We try to build profitable, sustainable businesses while putting our health last… and then wonder why everything feels so hard.

I sat down with wellness expert and entrepreneur Jenn Trepek, and what unfolded was one of the most honest conversations I’ve had about health, burnout, and what it really takes to show up consistently in business and in life.

The Myth of “I’ll Deal With That Later”

Many women I work with believe this lie:

“Once the business is stable… then I’ll focus on my health.”

But here’s the problem: you are the business.

If you’re exhausted, under-fueled, stressed, and running on adrenaline, it shows up everywhere:

In your patience (or lack of it)
In your confidence
In your ability to make decisions
In how you show up for clients, family, and yourself

Jenn put it perfectly: when you’re down, the business is effectively closed or at least running at a fraction of its potential.

Why “All or Nothing” Keeps You Stuck

One of the biggest themes we talked about was consistency versus intensity.

Most entrepreneurs are “go big or go home” people. If we’re doing something, we want to do it at 100%. The problem?

100% is hard to maintain especially when life isn’t a textbook-perfect day.

So we will go hard for two weeks…
Then something happens…
And suddenly we’re doing nothing.

Sound familiar?

Health (just like business) is built on what you do most of the time, not what you do perfectly once in a while.

Small, realistic actions done consistently will always beat intense plans you can’t sustain.

Motivation Doesn’t Come First (And That’s Okay)

Another powerful reframe Jenn shared: Motivation is not the starting point.

We wait to feel motivated, but motivation usually shows up after we start doing the thing — not before.

What comes first is a decision.
Then discipline.

Then results.
And then motivation kicks in because you don’t want to lose how good it feels.

This is something entrepreneurs already understand in business, we just forget to apply it to our personal lives.

Health as a Business Strategy

Here’s the mindset shift that matters most:

Taking care of your health isn’t stealing time from your business.
It’s supporting it.

When you’re fueled, rested, and energized:

You think clearer
You’re more patient
You make better decisions
You recover faster from setbacks
You actually enjoy what you’re building

That’s not a luxury — that’s a strategy.

Start Where You Are (Not Where You “Should” Be)

The takeaway from this conversation is simple and freeing:

You don’t need a perfect routine
You don’t need to do what everyone else is doing
You don’t need to overhaul your entire life

You need one small thing that fits your life right now, something you can do even on your hardest days.

Because every time you keep a commitment to yourself, you build trust.
And confidence grows from trust.

If this resonated with you, I highly recommend listening to the full episode with Jenn. There are so many practical insights we couldn’t fit into one blog post — and it might just change how you think about health, energy, and success going forward.

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