🤷🏼‍♀️ Me: optimizes business Also me: forgets to eat lunch There's a better way.


Aloha Bestie,

Can I be honest with you for a sec?

For a long time, I thought I just needed to fix one more thing.

Get more consistent with content. Build better systems in my business. Finally get my inbox under control. Organize my Notion. The list never ended.

And every time I poured my energy into one area… something else quietly fell apart.

Sound familiar?

The problem wasn’t that I wasn’t trying hard enough. It was that I kept treating every part of my life like a separate problem that needed a separate solution. Business stuff over here. Personal stuff over there. Wellness someday. Creativity… maybe later.

Everything started to shift when I stopped trying to “optimize” my way out of the overwhelm and started asking what I actually wanted my days to feel like. That’s when I stopped chasing balance and started building alignment. And honestly? The difference has been everything.

It’s also exactly why I’m so excited to be speaking at the Aligned Life Summit — a free, 5-day virtual event happening March 23–27, 2026.

My session is all about building simple systems that actually stick — not more complexity, not another app, just a practical framework for finally feeling organized without the pressure. And I’m sharing the Friction Finder Framework, which is one of my favorite tools for figuring out exactly where things are breaking down in your day.

Some of the other incredible voices inside:

📋 Jennifer Fast — Aligned Productivity After Burnout

🌱 Telana Simpson — Breaking Free from Imposter Syndrome

✨ Paulina Kabaczuk — From Burnout to Breakthrough

And here’s what I love most about how this summit is set up: all sessions drop on Day 1 — Monday, March 23rd — and you have the entire week (through Sunday, March 29th) to watch at your own pace. No scrambling. No rigid schedule. Just a full week to invest in yourself.

This isn’t about adding more to an already full life. It’s about finally getting everything to work together.

🎟 Grab your free spot here:

I truly hope you’ll join me — I’m pouring a lot of heart into this session and can’t wait to share it with you.

With aloha, Selena

P.S. pssst...hereʻs what Iʻm sharing in the summit and canʻt wait!

Not sure where to start once you're in? There's a personalized quiz inside that helps you figure out which of the five pillars needs your attention most right now — so the week feels supportive, not overwhelming.

P.P.S. Oh — and in case you missed it, my podcast Keep. Ditch. Try. with my biz bestie Anna just dropped its first episode of the new season! 🎉 If you love the idea of cutting through the noise and building a business that actually fits your life, you'll love it. Go give it a listen.


Selena Conmackie

Think of this email as having your work bestie sharing what they found on social media, in their emails, what tool they used to make the job easier, and community besties that may be of value for their (your) network. Techie Bestie Activate. (*sips coffee*)

Read more from Selena Conmackie

Hey hey Reader! 1️⃣ The Email List Growth Toolkit(free through Friday, March 27) I've been saying for a while that the problem isn't visibility — it's not having a clear bridge between the platforms you're already showing up on and your email list. So I created one. And it's now inside Allison Hardy's Email List Growth Toolkit — completely free this week. My resource inside is The Inbox Influence: The Platform → Email Bridge Builder™, and it sits alongside 40+ other expert tools to help you...

Can I ask you something honest? Is there an area of your life that keeps getting pushed to the back burner… because something else always seems more urgent? Maybe it's your wellbeing. Your creativity. Your sense of purpose. Or just the feeling that your days could flow a little more... intentionally. If any of that resonates, I have something I think you'll love. I'm so excited to share that I'll be speaking at the Aligned Life Summit — a free, 5-day virtual event happening March 23rd–27th,...

Want these to show up in your podcast app? You can subscribe to the private feed here. Tap below to listen to todayʻs newletter. Kung Hei Fat Choi. 🧧 It’s Lunar New Year, and this year is the Year of the Fire Horse. I was reflecting on being a Wood Rabbit — steady, observant, thoughtful. The Fire Horse energy is different. It’s bold. It moves fast. It charges forward. Check out my Instagram Post. But here’s something I’ve been thinking about: Even fire needs structure to burn well. And that’s...