Embracing Authenticity and High Touch in Your Business: How to Make Extra Money from Home

When the world of online business feels like it’s spinning too fast - where hustle culture screams louder than your instincts and every headline says “Go bigger, faster, harder” - I want you to take a deep breath. Close your eyes, push away the keyboard, and remember this:

Your deepest power, your most aligned success, will come from embracing your natural tendencies, honoring your cycles, and choosing high-touch over high-stress.

Let’s get personal.

Because life gets crazy.

.. Think monkey's chasing the squirrels while finding our ducks to put in a row .. We ride emotional rollercoasters, juggle family, work, our hormones, full moons, and expectations. Whether you’re a mom balancing Zoom calls with soccer practice or a digital entrepreneur trying to show up with a smile when your energy is tanked .. this message is for you.

Not every day feels like a “crush it” day. And guess what? That’s okay.

Some days you won’t feel massive or momentous. Some days you’ll just feel... blah. Giving ourselves a high five if we remembered to brush our teeth. But that doesn’t mean you’ve lost your edge or your business is doomed. It means you’re human.

There are countless women (and men) building online businesses, navigating this very real push-pull energy. And in a digital landscape filled with automation, bots, and broadcasts, there’s something profoundly powerful about bringing back the human touch.

It starts with permission. Permission to:

• Not show up on camera every day.
• Take a pause without guilt.
• Recognize our patterns, our energy dips, and our natural rhythms.

In fact, let’s talk about energy. Your business energy isn’t linear—it’s seasonal. Winter, Spring, Fall, Summer .. The tide goes out, the tide comes in. It has cycles. Like the moon. Like your mood. Like your family schedule.

Here’s the truth: You don’t have to be high-vibe every second to build a successful digital business. You just have to be intentional.

Let’s make this actionable with seven high-touch, real-life ways to run your business like a human and still make extra money from home.

1. Track Your Life Patterns

Grab your calendar. Look at your week, month, or even your year. When are you most energized? What throws you off? Layer in your family’s rhythms, your hormones, your creative cycles. Identify the times when you’re most on fire and the times when you need rest. ** Are you a morning bird or night owl?

Then plan accordingly. Batch your content. Schedule lighter tasks during off weeks. Honor your natural workflow. This isn’t weird fluff - it’s strategic strategy for your sanity.

2. Embrace and Celebrate What You Did Do

Did you write that email, even if it wasn’t perfect? Celebrate. Did you show up, even in your pajamas? That counts. Your to-do list shouldn’t just be a source of pressure - it should be proof that you’re showing up with heart.

3. Prioritize Income-Producing Activities First

You’ve heard it before: Do the thing you resist the most—first. Before you check notifications or get lost in Canva tweaking fonts, "do the work that makes you the money hunny!"

For most digital business owners, that looks like:

• Publishing that blog.
• Promoting that opt-in.
• Sending that email.
• Uploading that affiliate pin.
• Post that short form video.

Get the biggest needle-movers done while your mind is clear, then let the rest of your day flow.

4. Schedule the Noise

Check your DMs, emails, and comments—but don’t live there. (While fun to look at those emoji's and vanity metric's don't pay put cash in your wallet!) These things can suck your time, energy; sometimes even creating drama and distraction if they aren’t managed. Try this: Schedule 2–3 check-in windows a day for “chime time” and keep a notepad handy for follow-up reminders.

5. Plan for the Unexpected

Things will go sideways. Expect it. Kids will need you. Tech will glitch. A Zoom will run long. Build buffer time between calls, schedule “white space” blocks on your calendar, and create room to breathe. This one tip alone will change how peaceful your business feels.

6. Set Fresh, Flexible Goals

Goals aren’t just metrics. They’re fuel to the fire of you motivation. Try this each week:

• One stretch goal (challenges you)
• One momentum goal (keeps you moving)
• One recovery goal (when you need grace)

Build your business to work with your energy .. not against it.

7. Tune Into Your Voice

That inner voice can be your cheerleader or your biggest critic. The key is awareness. Listen kindly. Notice the tone.

And when that inner critic says, “I don’t know how to market myself…” add one tiny, powerful word:

“YET.”

• “I don’t understand digital marketing… YET.”
• “I don’t know how to write a blog… YET.”
• “I’m not confident on camera… YET.”

That word is a door. A breath of possibility. It shifts your entire nervous system from pressure to permission.

We need to normalize grace and celebrate the beauty of being human in business.

Your softness isn’t weakness. Your quiet days don’t mean you’re not cut out for this. Your cycles, quirks, and energy shifts aren’t obstacles - they’re assets.

And when you lean into high touch, high authenticity business-building? That’s when you attract the right clients, readers, and customers who actually want YOU - not just a polished brand.

What Can You Do This Week to Make Extra Money from Home With Heart?

Here are 11 authentic, aligned business moves:

• Review and revamp your goals
• Find 5 new Facebook or Pinterest communities and start contributing
• Create a free opt-in offer or mini guide
• Draft 2 blogs that reflect your real-life experience
• Reorganize your work space (clutter is distraction)
• Host a virtual coffee chat or brainstorming session
• Refresh your Pinterest boards with fresh content
• Record a “real talk” audio or video (and repurpose it)
• Cut or minimize expenses and simplify systems
• Create a simple 3-day mini challenge
• Explore digital marketing opportunities that let you work around your life—not sacrifice it

Because you don’t need to sell your soul to sell your services. You just need a plan, a system, and a little breathing room.

Want help with that?

📲 Download my free eBook: How to Make Extra Money from Home: Digital Marketing for Beginners Inside, you’ll discover:

• The best tools, systems and templates that make it easy to start
• Why 100% profits, done-for-you content, automations gives you momentum
• How to build trust and connection even when you’re off-grid
• What’s worked for me.. and why it’ll work for you too

Because making money from home shouldn’t feel like burnout - it should feel like freedom. Less stress, more bless!

You were made for a business that fits your life - not the other way around.

🌻Cheers to that, chat soon, Roxanne

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