Episode 35 The Realities of Business No One Posts On Instagram

In today’s episode, we’re talking about the realities of business no one posts on instagram. Because the truth is, the dream you were sold and the reality you’re living don’t always match.

We break down the fantasy many creatives buy into. Freedom, flexibility, passion led work and fast success. And then we talk about what actually shows up once you start. The emotional weight, the financial pressure and the identity shift that happens when your business is deeply personal.

This episode dives into the messy middle of entrepreneurship. The season where you’re doing the work, showing up consistently and still wondering if you made a mistake. Not because you’re failing, but because no one prepared you for how demanding building a business can be.

I share real experiences around burnout, reinvesting everything back into the business and the quiet pressure of holding it all together while the internet makes it look easy. We talk about why passion isn’t enough, why stabilizing can matter more than scaling and why comparing your beginning to someone else’s highlight reel will only slow you down.

Here’s what we covered:
✅ The gap between the business dream and business reality
✅ Why freedom and flexibility don’t look the way they’re marketed
✅ The emotional and financial weight creatives carry quietly
✅ Why passion fades and discipline sustains
✅ When stabilizing is smarter than scaling
✅ How resilience and self-leadership are built in the hard seasons

We also talk about why these parts of business are rarely shared, how polished success stories leave out critical context and why adjusting your expectations can change how you experience this season.

If you’re in the middle right now and questioning yourself, your pace or your decisions, this episode is a reminder that the dream isn’t dead. It’s incomplete. And the struggle isn’t proof you’re doing it wrong. It’s proof you’re doing the work.