This episode is a recording of the very first Purpose Circle: a small, live conversation I'm hosting (planning quarterly) for entrepreneurs who want to circle deeper into the patterns shaping how we run our businesses.

We jumped right in with introductions and a "yes I regret" round, then explored why saying yes is often how we build a business in the early days... and how those same yeses can quietly start costing us more than they give back over time.

Most entrepreneurs don't notice the shift. Or they feel it — the heaviness, the resentment, the exhaustion — but don't connect it back to the yeses themselves.

This is a real conversation between likeminded entrepreneurs. Pauses, kids in the background, real-time thinking. That's the point!

Timestamps:

• 0:00 — Intros + a "yes I regret" round
• 14:30 — The Frazzled → Focused continuum
• 20:30 — The two flavors of the cost: more (Frazzled) vs weight (Stretched)
• 46:40 — What's one yes sitting on your plate right now?

The closing prompt I want to leave you with: notice one yes you're about to say this week. Pause for 30 seconds and ask: is this a yes I'd be choosing if I weren't on autopilot?

📝 Curious where you land on the Frazzled → Focused Continuum? Take my short 8-question business assessment to get your answer & one clear step forward: https://createyourpurpose.co/frazzled-focused-quiz/

If your business has been feeling like a spaghetti mess — reactive, stretched thin, or just plain unsustainable — this special training / working session is for you.

In it, I walk you through the Frazzled → Focused Continuum to help you pinpoint where you are right now, normalize the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and show you how to move one notch forward through purposeful refinement.

You'll learn:

• Why overwhelm and scattered energy aren't personal flaws — they're signals it's time to shift

• The difference between working in your business and working on your business (and why it matters)

• The three ingredients every entrepreneur needs to create sustainable clarity: structure, space, and support

This training isn't about giving you another to-do list. It's about helping you reset, realign, and move forward with intention — without the overwhelm.

✨ Early applications are now open for the Create Your Purpose® Collective — the private community I founded to help women solopreneurs put these ideas into practice with support, strategy, and sustainable rhythms. Spots are open through February 19th. Learn more + apply here: https://quinntempest.com/join-the-collective/

If you've been feeling stretched thin or like you're carrying two full-time jobs at once — life and business — this conversation is for you.

In this roundtable, Quinn Tempest, Parijat Deshpande, and Karen Ozeri unpack the invisible load women hold behind the scenes: the mental load, identity shifts of motherhood, and the nervous-system strain of trying to "do it all" while running a business.

They break down why so many women feel depleted right now (hint: it's not your fault), how these pressures land in the body, and what small, meaningful shifts can help you reclaim energy and agency.

If you've been wondering, "Is it just me?"... it's not.

🎥 Watch the full video replay: https://quinntempest.com/mother-load-roundtable/