I didn’t plan on competing with the biggest podcasts in the world.
I planned on creating something honest. Something useful. Something real. Something that said the quiet things out loud, especially for women building businesses, navigating motherhood and trying not to lose themselves in the process.
And then… I’M FINE (but…) hit #17 in the Apple Podcast Business charts.
Five behind Diary of a CEO.
Ahead of Denzel Washington’s podcast.
Which still feels illegal to type.
But here’s the truth... this didn’t happen overnight.
It happened through showing up when no one was watching. Recording when it would’ve been easier to cancel. Writing when I was tired. Speaking when my voice shook. Launching when I wasn’t “ready.” Posting when the algorithm didn’t care. Keeping going when no one clapped yet.
Hard work doesn’t look glamorous most of the time.
It looks quiet.
Unnoticed.
Messy.
Repetitive.
And honestly? That’s where most people stop.
Because we’re taught to chase the dopamine of instant results, not the discipline of delayed ones. We want proof before we commit. Confidence before we begin. Certainty before we try.
But success doesn’t work like that.
You don’t get momentum before you move.
You get momentum because you move.
This podcast didn’t grow because it was perfect. It grew because it was consistent. It grew because I didn’t wait to feel ready... I chose to feel brave instead.
If you’re quietly building something right now, a business, a life, a version of yourself and no one’s noticing yet… keep going.
Not because it guarantees charts, applause or external validation but because your future self is watching. And she’s counting on you not quitting.
Hard work pays off not always loudly, not always quickly but always honestly.
And sometimes… it looks like accidentally joining the big leagues.