Ep. 29: Living Counter-Culturally in Business: Flow, Creativity & Sustainable Success with Sara Francis

What if your business gave you energy instead of draining it?

In this episode, I sit down with Sara Francis, a Flow State Trainer and Peak Performance Coach, who has guided over 300 intuitive entrepreneurs and creatives toward building life-first businesses grounded in energy management, deep focus, and sustainable productivity.

Sara’s approach is radically different — no nonstop online presence, no hustle, and no chasing algorithms. Instead, she offers an invitation into a slower, more relational, and deeply fulfilling way of working.

We talk about:

• Sara’s journey to becoming a Flow State & Peak Performance Coach
  
  
• How she’s built a thriving business while minimizing screen time
  
  
• Why social media detoxes aren’t enough — and what actually helps
  
  
• Loving the process in business (not just the outcome)
  
  
• What it means to build a business relationally — with a “small audience”
  
  
• How PLAY, creativity, and structure all intertwine with flow
  
  
• A fresh perspective on working hard without burnout
  
  
• Action as self-care, and balancing flow with structure
  

 

If you’re craving a more nourishing way to grow your work in the world — this one is for you.

 

Sara is a Peak Performance Coach and Flow State Trainer. Over the last 5 years, she’s guided over 300 intuitive entrepreneurs and creatives to create their life-first business by building skills for energy management, deep focus, leadership confidence and sustainable productivity.

 

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