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From Chaos to Calm: The Notion System That Helped Me Build (Without Burning Out)
How one Notion template helped me align an async team and scale without burnout
Hi
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Happy New Year — I’m writing this from Taiwan, and the clock just passed midnight.
It’s officially 2026 here.
2025 was not an easy year for me.
So many things shifted, people, environments, priorities, businesses.
And yet, looking back, I feel deeply grateful.
Because every hard moment taught me something about how I want to work, build, and collaborate moving forward.
Enjoy sunny days in Taiwan
What I’ve Been Thinking About Lately
Over the past few months, I’ve been asking myself one core question:
How can we work better together — without burning out or drowning in chaos?
One of the businesses I’m most proud of building is Feminutes, a femtech MVP for cycle syncing.
When we launched, my team looked like this:
2 co-founders
2 developers
2 designers
2 content managers
All working part-time.
All working asynchronously.
If you’ve ever tried this, you know how fast things can fall apart.
Tasks slipped through the cracks.
Slack threads multiplied.
I spent more time firefighting than actually building.
The Turning Point
Everything changed when I introduced:
Structured workflows
Clear OKRs
One centralized Notion board
Inside that system we tracked:
product vision
story mapping
design iterations
hiring & application tracking
marketing and operations
Suddenly, the team moved like clockwork.
The result?
We went from chaos to calm — and reached 300 users in our first 3 months.
That experience stayed with me.
Why This Matters Now
This year, I’ve been rebuilding my coaching work and other businesses while stepping into what I now call a portfolio career, multiple brands, products, and collaborations instead of scaling just one company.
I won’t lie — managing two businesses, multiple products, and a personal brand is hard.
What’s been surprisingly helpful?
👉 Re-applying the same Notion system I built for Feminutes.
That’s when it clicked:
Every founder deserves a system that supports them — not one that overwhelms them.
Introducing: The Founder Collaboration Notion Template
This is the exact framework I used in real startups, refined for founders who want clarity without complexity.
It helps you:
Collaborate effortlessly, even with async or remote teams
Track OKRs, milestones, and team progress
Organize product, marketing, and operations in one place
Eliminate scattered docs, lost tasks, and endless Slack threads
Everything you need to move from idea → action → results lives in one calm, clear system.
Ready to Turn Chaos Into Clarity?
With the Founder Collaboration Notion Template, you can:
Align your team instantly
Track metrics without stress
Launch and grow your MVP with focused execution
🎁 Special Invitation
I’m offering this template for free to 3 people.
If you’d like one of these spots:
👉 Simply reply to this email and I’ll send it over.
Not sure if it’s right for you?
Reply anyway, we can schedule a short, no-pressure call to see if it fits your current stage.
Micro-Action for This Week
Before you do anything else:
Identify one area where your team feels misaligned (tasks, OKRs, marketing).
Open Notion (or a blank doc).
Centralize one workflow or milestone.
One small step is enough to shift from chaos to calm.