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Running Solo Without Running Ragged

Maya Ellison · April 18, 2026

Running Solo Without Running Ragged

Solo should mean focused, not frantic. The weekly systems behind a calm, profitable one-person practice.

Solo does not have to mean chaotic. The consultants who look effortless from the outside run on boring systems: a weekly pipeline review, a content flywheel that turns one idea into five assets, and a delivery toolkit of templates that keeps quality high when three clients all need you on Thursday.

This is my operating stack after nine years independent: the 90-minute Monday system that runs my business development, the proposal template with a 70 percent close rate, and the boundaries that keep a solo practice profitable instead of just busy.

Steal the whole stack — every template and checklist is described in full.

Maya Ellison

Independent strategy & growth consultant

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