BOOK YOUR FREE 1:1 BRAND CLARITY CALLYOUR NEW BRANDRepurpose Ai: Streamline your content creation and repurpose effortlessly with ⁠Repurpose Ai⁠.Later Content Scheduling: Simplify your social media strategy with ⁠Later⁠.Flodesk: Elevate your email marketing with Flodesk – get 50% off your first year using ⁠this link⁠.Other Resources:Submit a question to be featured on the podcast and receive live coaching! Send a voice note or fill out the⁠ question form⁠.Where To Find Us:Instagram:⁠ @sigma.wmn⁠TikTok:⁠ @sigma.wmn⁠Newsletter:⁠ Subscribe here⁠Threads:⁠ @sigma.wmn⁠What happens when you are ambitious, capable and building a successful business, but your body has limits you cannot simply mindset your way out of? In this episode, Clara shares the physical realities she is currently navigating, including POTS and chronic pain from an old spinal injury, and how those experiences have changed the way she works and runs her business.This conversation explores what it means to build a business around your actual capacity rather than constantly fighting against it. Instead of forcing herself into a business model that requires more energy than her body can sustainably give, Clara shares why she has intentionally created structures, systems and ways of working that allow the business to continue succeeding while respecting what her body needs.This is not a conversation about lowering your ambition or expecting less from yourself. It is about questioning the belief that success has to require self-sacrifice. For women business owners navigating limited capacity, changing energy levels or simply wanting a more sustainable relationship with work, this episode offers a different perspective on what a successful business can look like when it is designed to support the person running it.Tune in to hear:What running a successful business with chronic illness and limited capacity actually looks like.How POTS and chronic pain have changed the way Clara works.Why Clara built her business around her body instead of continually fighting against it.How to rethink business success without equating ambition with constant output.Find the Complete Show Notes Here → ⁠https://sigmawmn.com/podcast⁠In This Episode, You’ll Learn:Why limited capacity does not automatically mean limited ambition.How your business model can either support your wellbeing or continually work against it.How systems, structure and intentional business design can reduce the amount you personally have to carry.Why sustainable success can mean building around your reality rather than continually asking yourself to override it.Themes & Time Stamps:0:00 – Running a business with chronic illness & low capacity0:49 – Being autistic: "generator with projector energy"1:56 – Living with POTS, Irlen syndrome & a spinal injury3:18 – What POTS actually feels like day to day5:16 – Why flare-ups are unpredictable for business owners5:47 – Current POTS flare-up (triggered by a flight)7:20 – Step 1: Building more breaks into your business9:11 – Step 2: Clearing your plate of non-essential tasks10:32 – The podcast recording disaster story11:20 – Step 3: Working from the couch when you're unwell12:26 – Businesses don't run themselves — accepting reality13:21 – Step 4: Building 13 months of financial runway15:59 – Final thoughts for chronically ill entrepreneurs🔥 Join 100s of aligned women business owners and make Business for Aligned Women your weekly ritual. This is your space for empowering insights, mindset support, and practical business strategies designed for conscious, wellness-centred growth. Tune in every Tuesday at 7am Sydney time to reset, realign, and move forward with clarity. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a fellow business owner who’s building a values-led brand.Let’s grow sustainable, soul-aligned businesses that support our wellbeing – together.

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