When business and friendship mix, clarity, contracts, and intuition matter more than ever. If you’ve ever taken on a friend as a client and regretted it — you’re not alone. As entrepreneurs, especially the heart-led kind, we genuinely want to help people we care about. Here are five questions to consider if you’re thinking about bringing on a friend-client.

Not all advice is meant for you. And that’s okay. You don’t need to model your business after someone whose life looks nothing like yours. You’re allowed to honor your own timing, rhythm, and capacity. In this post, I’m sharing some reflections on choosing your mentors carefully and trusting your own path.