When Business Feels Hard: How to Tell the Difference Between a Rough Patch and The Wrong Path

In this episode, Laura reflects on a powerful question that came up during a conversation with the Moms in Tech community: How do you know if you’re just going through something hard in your business—or if you’re actually on the wrong path? For many entrepreneurial moms, building a business can feel deeply aligned with family life, but it also comes with moments of doubt, exhaustion, and pressure. Laura shares a framework to help you distinguish between a temporary rough patch and a deeper misalignment in your work. Through practical reflection questions and honest insights from her own 11 years in entrepreneurship, she offers guidance for navigating these crossroads with clarity rather than reacting from emotional overwhelm.

In this episode you will hear:

00:08 — The question that sparked this episode

02:30 — Why hard seasons in business can feel confusing

03:22 — Signs you might just be in a rough patch

04:54 — External challenges vs. deeper misalignment

05:45 — Signs you may be on the wrong path

07:14 — Why being on the wrong path doesn’t mean failure

07:54 — The 90-day look-back test

08:20 — The “fantasy test” for business clarity

08:42 — The stripped-down question: would you still do this work if money didn’t matter?

09:01 — Why clarity matters more than staying stuck in uncertainty

10:03 — The question to ask yourself this week

11:02 — Final thoughts on navigating the nonlinear journey of entrepreneurship

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