Inside The Cart | The Day I Sat on My Office Floor and Cried — and What It Taught Me About Starting a Business

Published on April 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM

 

It wasn’t a dramatic scene...

There was no big failure, no business-ending crisis. Just me, sitting on the floor of my home office, surrounded by open tabs, a notebook full of half-formed ideas, and a creeping feeling of “I have no idea what I’m doing.”

And I cried.


Not because I was weak, but because I was tired.

Tired of trying to "Google" my way to success. Tired of spinning my wheels on Instagram, Canva, and website builders. And most importantly, I was tired of the pressure to figure it out right now without asking for help.

It wasn’t that I lacked passion. If anything, I had too much interest in helping people, building something meaningful, and finally doing work that lit me up inside. But I didn’t know where to start.

And that’s what broke me that day.

The Silent Struggle No One Talks About


People glamorize entrepreneurship.


The freedom, the flexibility, the “I work from anywhere with a coffee and a dream” narrative.

 

But here’s what they don’t show you:

  • The late nights wondering if you’re cut out for this.
  • The decision fatigue that comes from choosing a logo, a platform, a name, and a niche.

  • The shame that creeps in when everyone else looks like they’ve figured it out, and you feel stuck before you’ve even begun.

That’s where I was. A driven, creative, capable woman… on the verge of giving up, not because I couldn’t do it, but because I felt alone in trying.

What Changed Everything


That moment on the floor wasn’t the end. It was actually the beginning. I stopped pretending I could do this in isolation. I started leaning into what I did know — how to organize, plan, build relationships, and find clarity in chaos.

 

I took every small win and stacked it, slowly but surely, into something real. And eventually, Inside The Cart was born. A service, yes. But more than that, it's a space for people like you. People who have an idea, a product, a service but do not know how to launch it into the world without burning out. People want to look professional without hiring a massive agency.

People who need someone in their corner, not selling them fluff, but guiding them through the fog.

So, If You’re Sitting on the Floor Today…


First:
breathe.
Second: know that you're not the only one.
And third: you don’t have to figure this all out alone.

I offer real, practical support for entrepreneurs just starting from creating your first website and social media accounts, to developing content, brand visuals, and a marketing strategy that makes sense for where you’re at. But this isn’t about perfection.


So if you’re ready to take a step forward — even just a small one — I’m here. Let’s build something together, from the ground up. (Just maybe not from the office floor.)

Just a real conversation to help you get unstuck.