Welcome to The Hidden Dashboard

For this first issue, I thought I’d turn the lens inward. Here’s the story behind The Hidden Dashboard — why I started it, what I’ve learned about overwhelm, and how systems and energetics aren’t opposites but mirrors.

“For years I thought my overwhelm came from having too much to do or not being enough for what’s on my plate. But the truth was stranger: it wasn’t the tasks themselves, it was forgetting them, missing cues, and the constant guilt of catch-up. I realized the problem wasn’t being undisciplined - it was not knowing the KPI’s on my dashboards. The visible ones like CRMs, yes, but also the invisible ones: my energy cycles, my charts, my nervous system.”

One challenge is skepticism - people think ClickUp and trusting your spiritual guides don’t belong in the same room. But both are just languages for pattern recognition. Both help you see what’s usually hidden. The other challenge is my own pace: craving stability but constantly needing to change things means I’ve had to invent ways of working that honor cycles while still delivering.

What was supposed to be a simple workday — uploading fresh photos to my website - turned into a full-blown idea cascade. As I dragged the files from my branding shoot into Wix, I suddenly saw a whole new offer idea for my photographer friend who’s still half in her 9–5.

Why stop at just taking the photos? What if she offered a full package - plan the shoot poses based on the client’s website design, then actually build the site using those photos? One step further: engagement shoots that flow straight into wedding websites.

This is how my workspace often looks: not cliffs and oceans, but a laptop, a fresh upload, and a dashboard full of downloads.

I don’t chase perfect conditions anymore. I build rhythms instead. I know my mornings are best for data work, so that’s when I lean in. I batch tasks so I’m not context-switching all day - some days are for client builds, others for writing, others for rest. And I shape my business around me to support it: sometimes that’s extending a deadline, other times it’s just ignoring everything else and diving deeply into a project to finally push it out.

“Avoid the all-or-nothing trap. You don’t have to burn it all down overnight - start by testing small shifts. Work one day in a new rhythm, follow one intuitive nudge, see what patterns emerge. Pay attention to what feels alive and what drains you.

Which thoughts are emerging when you feel like you’re letting others down while working on yourself?

Invest in tools that hold your structure, but leave space for downloads, devotion, and detours.

If you’re constantly fighting yourself, the system won’t last. But when your structure serves your soul - when your freaky genius is steering the dashboard - freedom stops being a dream and becomes the way you live.”

▶ Favorite energy tool: Human Design bodygraph readings

▶ Current read: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

▶ Song on repeat: Desire (Single Edit) - Bob Moses & ZHU

▶ Systems hack: ClickUp dashboards that show just today, nothing more

I had a whole day blocked off for client work — dashboards to clean, systems to map.

But instead, a spiritual download slammed into me, and I found myself sketching out The Hidden Dashboard newsletter instead, and creating a whole new offer idea for a wedding photographer.

Hours later, I realized I’d built the very thing you’re reading now. Sorry, client tasks… sometimes spirit overrides the schedule.