What is survival mode costing your business?
We started our businesses hoping for more freedom. It can feel out of reach when weâre working longer hours and still struggling to pay ourselves.
Some of the ways we learned to protect ourselves in difficult workplaces can follow us into business.
People-pleasing.
Perfectionism.
Overworking.
Difficulty setting boundaries.
Fear of visibility.
Second-guessing our decisions.
Where the costs can show up
Unpaid hours. We say yes to one more revision, and the extra work starts eating into every project.
Revenue. We discount before anyone asks or keep putting off a pricing conversation.
Clients. When sharing our work feels risky, people who could benefit from it may never hear about it.
Growth opportunities. We delay a launch or wait so long to follow up that the moment passes.
Capacity. We spend so much energy managing urgent requests that thereâs little left for business development, rest, or life outside work.
Cash flow, market conditions, and demands on our time matter too.
Join us for a live, three-hour, trauma-informed workshop. Weâll identify one priority pattern, estimate what it may be costing our business, and use the 5 R Framework to build one action plan.
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Thursday, November 19, 2026
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Who this workshop is for
Whether youâre thinking about starting a business or already running one, bring a challenge youâre facing in your work. Weâll use it to explore what you want to do differently as you start or run your business.
You might recognize yourself in some of these situations.
You say yes to clients or projects when youâre already stretched thin.
You struggle to charge what your work is worth or feel uncomfortable talking about money.
Promoting your work or being visible feels threatening.
You work long hours and feel guilty when you rest.
You second-guess decisions, avoid difficult conversations, or spend more time preparing than taking action.
You started your business looking for freedom and now feel boxed in by the expectations youâve created.
If you recognize that experiences of complex trauma may be influencing how you work, youâre welcome here. You can attend without a formal CPTSD diagnosis.
What weâll work on in three hours
Bring your biggest pain point. Weâll work through it together so you can take a step thatâs felt hard until now. That might mean:
More confidence in a sales conversation so you can name your price without immediately offering a discount.
Less second-guessing about putting yourself out there so you can share an offer or test an idea with potential customers.
Less guilt about setting a boundary so you can protect your time when a client asks for extra work.
More clarity about what you can take on so you can make a business decision that fits your time and energy.
Weâll leave with one response we can practice the next time the situation comes up.
What to expect during our three hours together
Weâll use guided exercises, a workbook, and optional breakout practice to work on one business situation. We can reflect privately or join the discussion and Q&A. The separate eight-week intensive offers more time to practice.
Your registration includes
The live, three-hour interactive workshop.
Guided reflection and practical exercises.
Time to develop a personalized next-step action plan.
A 30-day presenter-only replay.
Participant discussions and breakout rooms are excluded from the recording.
One workshop, or a year of learning?
$129 one-time workshop registration includes the live workshop and 30-day presenter-only replay.
$149 annual RCA membership includes this workshop and access to all RCA webinars and workshops during your membership year at no additional charge.
For $20 more than the workshop alone, you can keep learning and practicing throughout the year as you build a more sustainable business.
RCA members: donât pay again
If youâre an active paid RCA member, registration is already included in your membership.
Request your included registration here: resilientcareeracademy.myflodesk.com/entrepreneurship-workshop
Refund policy
Full workshop refunds are available through November 17 at 1 p.m. Eastern. No refunds after that time.
If we cancel the workshop, youâll receive a full refund.
To request a refund, email admin@cyndibennettconsulting.com.
RCA subscription billing remains under Substackâs terms.
Ready to build a business that makes room for you?
Join us on November 19. Bring one situation thatâs taking more time or energy than we want to keep giving it. Weâll look at what itâs costing and make a plan for what we can do next.
Questions before you register? Reply to this post or email admin@cyndibennettconsulting.com.