Make this the Summer You FIRE Yourself

Could your business survive 5 days without you?

The Summer Business Trap

Every summer, we make the same promises: more pool time, more family, less hustle.

And every summer, business stares back at us like: “That’s cute.”

Client emails don’t stop.
Sales calls don’t pause.
Admin tasks don’t magically vanish.

I know this story way too well.

Last fall, I was on a 16-day road trip with my family but instead of soaking up the experience, I was hunched over my glowing laptop at midnight while my family slept.

Technically, I was “on vacation.”

In reality? I was still the glue holding everything together.

(I share about the money mindset trap that led to that moment here.)

Fast forward to now: I’m prepping for a cross-country move from CA to TX. This time? I’m taking 5 full workdays completely OFF. 

Calendar blocked.
Zero panic. 

Because I finally fired myself from the day-to-day. I have a fantastic VA who actually has what she needs to own tasks. And AI-powered systems that do the rest while I’m gone.

That shift didn’t happen because I worked harder.

It happened because I finally got out of my own way.

What I’ve Learned

• Being the glue is not a badge of honor. It’s a bottleneck. If your business can’t run without you, you don’t have a business, you have a dependency issue.
• Delegation isn’t about dumping tasks. It’s about building clarity and trust with systems, tools, or people…and then actually letting go.
• Freedom doesn’t start with a vacation. It starts with systems that work when you don’t. Summer just exposes whether you’ve built those or not.
• AI won’t save your business, but it can absolutely save your time! And time is the one resource you can’t earn back.

So how do you actually build a business that runs without you?

One built on trust, systems, and space to breathe…

For me, it started with building my CEO Weekly Rhythm…powered by AI & caffeine, of course!

Here’s a sneak peek:

• Monday: Strategic planning – Generate weekly goals based on current activities, audit my calendar and choose CEO-level priorities using my personal Weekly Sacred Strategy Bot + Reclaim.ai (my AI-powered calendar management tool).
• Tuesday: Content creation + automation – Draft newsletter using my custom Newsletter Bot and write social captions + repurpose content using my LinkedIn Bot. Schedule and queue everything with automation.
• Wednesday: Growth & follow-up – Identify warm leads and overdue follow-ups in my CRM, analyze recent calls and write personalized outreach messages using the My Secret Sales Coach Bot.
• Thursday: Analyze metrics, KPIs & predictive trends – Run relevant reports through custom Data Analyzer & Market Research Bot to identify positive & negative activity and make adjustments accordingly.
• Friday: CEO Weekly Summary + Reflection – Summarize weekly wins and misses and think through big decisions with the My Think Like a CEO Bot.

Of course, these are the only things I do each day of the week, BUT implementing this rhythm for the past few months is how I’m taking 5 full days off during my move to Texas without breaking a sweat.

I’m prepared for this break because I’ve been planning for it for weeks!

You can absolutely build a rhythm that works for you, too. Maybe yours won’t be quite so AI-heavy, but even integrating it in one or two areas can create breathing room.

The only thing AI can’t do? Actually be your CEO. That’s still your job. 😉

(PS – By the time you read this, we will already have survived 30 hours driving over 3 days, and technically THAT is something AI can’t do either though I wish it could!)

Your Challenge This Week:

Pick ONE task you’re still gripping way too tightly. Use AI to take it off your plate. Test it. Tweak it. Free yourself from it.

(Yes, even if it feels weird. Especially if it feels weird.)

Not sure where you’re bottlenecking? Run your week through the Think Like a CEO Bot and find out where you are missing the mark. (Spoiler: it’ll probably sting.)

Ready to fire yourself?

Let’s talk. Book a free AI for Your Biz call with me (just not for THIS week 😉). I’ll walk you through how you can build an AI-Powered CEO Weekly Rhythm that works for your business.

What’s ONE thing you’re ready to fire yourself from?

Because you didn’t build your business to be chained to a laptop while everyone else is poolside. Let’s fix that.