Open Book Consulting

10/19/2026

A practical question for this week.

When you look at your money right now, business or personal, are you using it as a tool, or has it quietly become something you are chasing, or something you are afraid of?

Not a trick question. Just an honest one.

What did you notice?

10/16/2026

Q4 is here, and 1099 season is starting to creep onto the calendar whether you are ready or not.

For a lot of business owners, that means one thing: dread.

Not because the paperwork is hard. Because it forces you to actually look at where the money went all year.

Here is a gentler way to think about it. Every dollar you spent is a story about what you valued enough to invest in.

Some of that story will encourage you. Some of it might not. Either way, it is worth reading honestly instead of avoiding it until January.

10/16/2026

Here is a practical question to sit with this week. What is one task in your business that you are doing yourself right now that someone else could do just as well or better?

Not everything. Just one thing.

Because delegation rarely starts with a big, dramatic overhaul. It starts with one decision to let go of one thing that is not the best use of your time, energy, or calling.

What would that one thing be for you?

10/14/2026

You thought this year was going to be different.

You were going to get more organized. Stop feeling so behind. Finally feel like you had a handle on things.

And here we are, and the weight is still there.

I want you to hear this gently but clearly. That is not a discipline problem. That is a support problem.

The right help changes everything. And you deserve to have it.

10/14/2026

Here is something I have noticed after years of sitting across from women of faith and their numbers.

The clients who are the most at peace are rarely the ones with the most revenue.

They are the ones who can look at their profit and loss report without flinching, because they know exactly what it says and exactly what they believe about it.

The ones who struggle most are not usually broke either. They are the ones avoiding the number altogether, because somewhere they decided the number would tell them something about their worth.

It will not. It will only tell you the truth about your business, which is a much kinder thing to know.

10/12/2026

Here is a simple way to tell the difference between having money and loving money.

Having money asks, "How can I use this well?" Loving money asks, "How do I get more, no matter what?"

Having money can hold it with an open hand. Loving money grips it, worries about it, and lets it drive every decision.

You can have a healthy six-figure business and still be gripping the wheel too tightly.

The goal was never to have less. The goal is to hold it looser.

10/09/2026

One of the most common things I hear from new clients is this.

"I wish I had done this sooner."

Not because my process is magic. But because having someone in their corner, someone who understood their numbers and could help them see clearly, gave them something they had been missing.

Peace of mind. Confidence. The ability to make decisions without second-guessing everything.

That is what the right support does. It does not just take things off your plate. It gives you back your clarity.

10/08/2026

I want to challenge a belief I hear constantly from women of faith in business: "Wanting to grow my income makes me less spiritual."

It does not.

Wanting to charge what you are worth, grow your business, and provide well is not greed. It is stewardship of what you have been given.

Shame around money is not humility. It is just shame wearing a Bible verse.

God did not give you a gift to build something meaningful and then ask you to feel guilty every time it actually works.

10/07/2026

If you are a woman of faith building a business and you are tired of doing it all yourself, this is your sign.

You do not have to keep carrying it alone.

My team and I help women of faith get clear on their numbers, make confident decisions, and build the support around them that their business actually needs to grow.

If that sounds like exactly what you need right now, I would love to connect.

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Get clarity, guidance, and support to run your business with our financial consulting services in northern Colorado.

10/06/2026

People misquote this verse all the time, even those who love Scripture.

"Money is the root of all evil" is not what it says. The love of money is the root.

That is not a small difference. Money itself is neutral. It is a tool, nothing more, nothing less.

What gets people into trouble is not having it. It is loving it, chasing it, or letting it quietly become the thing they trust instead of God.