The Quiet Work, the Real Work, and a Public Declaration

Today I’m writing this from my coworking office, sitting at a shared table with someone who started as a coworker and is slowly becoming a trusted coworker :)

If you’ve ever worked in a coworking or body-doubling space, you’ll know the rhythm. You start slow. You sit down. Laptops open. Keyboards click. Maybe the occasional phone call. A nod. A few words here and there.

I think we’ve sat beside each other quietly like this for about three months.

And then today, we talked.

More than usual.

At some point she looked at me and said, “Wait… you’re an accountant? I thought you were doing this social networking / YouTube / blog kind of thing?”

I laughed.

“Yes,” I said. “That’s some of what I do.”
And then, calmly and professionally, I repeated the sentence that sits at the heart of my work:

Accounting, with an education-first approach.

Webinars. Content. Conversations. And yes… YouTube included.
(Not exactly standard on an accountant’s CV šŸ˜„)

From there, the conversation unfolded naturally — the kind of professional tangent that feels both validating and deeply familiar. She shared her accounting horror stories. The ones I’ve heard versions of for over 22 years now. The confusion. The overwhelm. The feeling of being talked at instead of brought along.

Each story quietly reinforced the content I’m building — not just in her honour, but in honour of every person who has ever sat across from me feeling behind, unsure, or quietly frustrated.

And with her sitting right beside me, in the middle of a regular workday, I filmed a short video.

Not polished. Not scripted. Just present.

A small, public declaration of content.
Of teaching.
Of choosing to show up differently.

Sometimes the biggest clarity doesn’t arrive in a boardroom or a launch — it arrives at a shared table, between keystrokes, laughter, and simple things that open the door to everything being built ✨:)



Edit:) I filmed, wrote, did some of the actual accounting work I have to complete (welcome stage between where not only am I networking, posting content, but I actually have the real WORK to complete, lolz) Then, as I worked away I heard beside me the phrase "you could just do the bookkeeping for me you know" Oh! Okay, I introduced her to my membership packages, and we will stay tuned :) 

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