097: What If Your "Business Problems" Are Actually Your Greatest Teachers?
The hidden frequency patterns ready to become your biggest strengths
Let's be honest about something.
Building an online business feels harder than it did two years ago. The strategies that used to work are producing diminishing returns. What once felt expansive now feels like pushing uphill.
And if you're feeling this, you're not imagining it.
But here's what I want you to understand: the entrepreneurs who thrive in challenging markets aren't the ones with better strategies. They're the ones whose strategies actually match who they are.
When Everything Feels Like Swimming Upstream
I've been watching our Sacred Business Network community navigate these changes, and I'm seeing two distinct groups emerge:
Group One: Exhausting themselves trying harder at strategies that never quite fit
Group Two: Finding flow by aligning their approach with their natural patterns
The difference isn't talent, dedication, or even market timing.
It's alignment.
The Pattern Hidden in Plain Sight
Through our Harmony Map assessments, we've discovered something significant:
Your biggest business challenges directly correlate to specific frequency imbalances. But more importantly—when you design strategies that work WITH these patterns instead of against them, everything shifts.
Let me show you what I mean.
The CONNECTION Example
Say marketing feels inauthentic to you. You've tried content calendars, engagement strategies, and "authentic sharing" formulas. Nothing sticks.
Here's what's likely happening: Your CONNECTION frequency is seeking balance, which means broadcast-style marketing will always feel forced.
The Misaligned Approach: Post daily on social media because "that's what works"
The Aligned Approach: Build deep relationships through one-on-one conversations, then let those connections naturally expand your reach
Same business need (visibility), completely different strategy.
The Practical Frequency Alignment Process
Here's how to start building with your patterns instead of against them:
Step 1: Identify Your Pattern (Today)
Think about your most persistent business challenge. Now ask yourself:
Does this involve consistency issues? (DISCIPLINE)
Does this involve energy/burnout? (VITALITY)
Does this involve fear of investing or taking action? (FAITH)
Does this involve visibility or receiving? (LOVE)
Does this involve clarity on who you serve? (SERVICE)
Step 2: Stop Fighting, Start Designing (This Week)
Once you identify the pattern, stop trying to overcome it through force. Instead, ask: "How can I achieve this business goal in a way that honors this pattern?"
Practical Examples:
Low DISCIPLINE? Design your business around project sprints, not daily consistency
Low VITALITY? Create leveraged offerings that don't require constant energy output
Low FAITH? Build proof through small experiments before big investments
Step 3: Test Your Aligned Strategy (Next 30 Days)
Choose ONE area where you've been forcing a misaligned strategy. Redesign it using the pattern-honoring approach. Give it 30 days.
What you'll likely notice:
Less resistance to taking action
More sustainable energy
Better results with less effort
Why This Matters Now More Than Ever
In an expanding market, you can muscle through misalignment. When things get challenging, only sustainable approaches survive.
And sustainability doesn't come from finding the "right" strategy out there.
It comes from creating strategies aligned with who you are in here.
Your Alignment Action Plan
This week, I invite you to try something different:
Monday: Take the Harmony Map Assessment if you haven't already. Get clear on your actual patterns.
Tuesday: Choose your biggest business challenge. Map it to a frequency pattern.
Wednesday: Brainstorm three ways to achieve the same goal while honoring your pattern.
Thursday: Pick the approach that feels most sustainable. Design a simple test.
Friday: Take one small action with your aligned approach. Notice the difference in how it feels.
The Sacred Business Truth
You don't need a better strategy. You need YOUR strategy.
In times of market challenge, the businesses that survive aren't the ones pushing hardest. They're the ones flowing most naturally.
Your frequency patterns aren't obstacles to overcome. They're the blueprint for building something sustainable.
Everything is connected. Your inner patterns create your outer results. When you align strategy with frequency, you stop swimming upstream and start flowing with your natural current.
That's how you build something that lasts - regardless of market conditions.
Ready to discover which patterns are shaping your business? Take the free Harmony Map Assessment and get your personalized frequency report.
Remember: The market may be getting harder, but building doesn't have to be. Not when you're building in alignment with who you actually are.
With love and practical wisdom,
Phil
P.S. - If you've been feeling like growth on Substack and other platforms is getting harder, you're not wrong. But the solution isn't to push harder - it's to align better. That's the Sacred Business way. That's what creates sustainable success.
Happenings
Something Wild We're Considering...
Remember what I said about strategies needing to match your frequency patterns? Well, Carolina and I have been discussing something that takes this to the extreme.
We're considering opening ONE spot for a Sacred Business Implementation Sprint - 90 days where we become your personal Sacred Business architects, helping you bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it.
This isn't another strategy program. It's a complete alignment intensive: a deep-inquiry assessment across all 9 Frequencies, custom Strategic Brief creation, done-FOR-you marketing assets, daily WhatsApp support, and personalized energetic practices.
Basically, we'd help you build YOUR strategy - one that works WITH your patterns, not against them.
The wild part? We're thinking of doing it auction-style, starting at $1.
(Yes, you read that right. Though full transparency: this would typically be a $25K investment.)
Want to weigh in? We're genuinely curious if this resonates. Instead of replying to emails, we've opened up a discussion on Substack where you can share your thoughts and let us know if you are interested in being included in the auction
Join the conversation on Substack →
Because here's the thing: in a tightening market, the entrepreneurs who thrive won't be the ones with cookie-cutter strategies. They'll be the ones whose strategies are perfectly aligned with who they actually are.
Maybe it's time to get a little unconventional about how we create that alignment?
Upcoming Workshop: You Might Be More Ready to Write Your Book Than You Think
Thursday, September 25th at 9am Pacific / Noon Eastern with Dr. Cindy Childress
"Am I ready to write a book?"
If you've been asking yourself this question,
has a surprising answer: You're probably more ready than you think.Join us for an eye-opening workshop with The Expert's Ghostwriter herself. With 49 books published through her A-List Author Studio (including 16 bestsellers), Cindy knows exactly what separates authors who succeed from those who keep waiting for "someday."
In this exclusive Sacred Business Network workshop, Cindy will help you assess your readiness through three key questions:
Do you have offers beyond the book itself? (courses, coaching, consulting, retreats)
Are you ready to go from "well-kept secret" to recognized leader?
Do you have a message that will transform your readers' lives?
If you can answer yes to even one of these, you might be closer to your book than you realize.
This workshop is perfect if you've been:
Wondering if you've "accomplished enough" to write a book
Unsure whether to start with a course or a book
Waiting for the "right time" to share your expertise
Questioning if you have an audience for your ideas
Access this workshop by joining the Sacred Business Network →
For just $111/year, you'll get:
Full access to this transformative workshop with Dr. Cindy Childress
Challenges + Monthly Collaborative Mastermind Calls: Connect with the right partners, find visibility opportunities, and share what's working on Substack right now.
The Sacred Business Collective Publication: Share your writing with 12,000+ readers. When you contribute, your work reaches our audience plus other contributors followers
Complete Growth Ecosystem: Find allies in our directory, get promoted through our network, join growth challenges, and receive special content with practical tips.
Join Sacred Business Network for $111/year →
Stop waiting for permission to share your wisdom. Your book and your readers are waiting.
Who We Are Celebrating: Rebecca Weston
From Fear to Flow: How One Sacred Business Member Is Walking Her Talk (Literally)
This week we're celebrating
, founder of The Camino Calls and a shining example of what happens when you stop letting resistance dictate your timeline.
Rebecca just launched her transformative Camino Walk With Rebecca experience—a unique hybrid journey that combines guided support with solo empowerment for 45+ adventurers ready to walk Spain's ancient pilgrimage path.
But here's what makes Rebecca's story so powerful: Just weeks ago, she was in our Sacred Business community sharing her fears about sending daily emails to promote this offering. "Fighting the feeling of being 'annoying,'" she wrote, pushing through the resistance that keeps so many heart-centered entrepreneurs from fully sharing their gifts.
What Rebecca is creating is pure Sacred Business magic:
A 7-day Camino Inglés experience with the perfect balance of support and independence
4 live preparation classes covering everything from gear to mindset
Accommodations in historic monasteries and manor houses (with private bathrooms!)
Daily luggage transfers so pilgrims walk with just a daypack
All for $2,275 (or $1,900 shared)
And here's the special gift for our community: Rebecca has extended her Early Enrollment bonus exclusively for Sacred Business Flow readers through next week—a private one-on-one packing and training session ($125 value) to personalize your preparation.
Learn more about walking the Camino with Rebecca →
What inspires us most about Rebecca isn't just the beautiful experience she's created. It's how she's moved through her own resistance to share it boldly. From worrying about being "annoying" to creating her email launch. From fear of visibility to creating something that will transform lives.
"What scary thing have you done lately?" Rebecca asked our community after hitting send on that first promotional email.
Her courage reminds us: Your gifts are meant to be shared. Your resistance is just showing you where your biggest growth lives. And on the other side of that fear? People whose lives are waiting to be transformed by what you offer.
Thank you, Rebecca, for showing us what it looks like to take the Love-Led Leap in real time. May your Camino paths be filled with pilgrims ready for transformation.
Ready to explore your own Camino journey? Visit Rebecca's Camino Walk details and contact her directly on Substack via direct message to schedule your free Camino Clarity Call and receive the extended enrollment gift.
Originally published at https://sacredbusiness.com/097-what-if-your-business-problems-are-actually-your-greatest-teachers
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What’s next?
Carolina and I are ready to support you in creating a business that aligns with your heart's calling. Here's how we can help:
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