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# What I’d say to a founder whose business feels like too much
- URL: https://filter.thelucydavies.com/business-feels-hard-to-run/
- Published: 2026-09-30T10:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-14T22:30:33.000Z
- Description: 7 texts from founders, 7 honest replies. Catch-up weekends, shiny new offers and a bank account you can’t face opening.
- Author: Lucy Davies
- Tags: Business, hold the guesswork

I put these together as a carousel of text messages, the kind of honest, slightly blunt replies I’d send a friend who runs her own business. 

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The one I think about most is the shiny new offer:

> The new idea will still be there in 6 weeks. The momentum you’re about to lose won’t be.

*(If that’s you, I wrote about a client who did the opposite:* [*she didn’t need a new offer, she needed fewer*](https://filter.thelucydavies.com/simplify-your-business-offers/)*.)*

If your business feels harder to run than it should, and you’d like to take an honest look at how your life and your business are working together, [come to one of my free workshops](https://pages.thelucydavies.com/busy?ref=filter.thelucydavies.com). You’ll leave knowing what needs to change first.