If knowledge is power, then self knowledge is the power over your destiny.
Hi! I’m Carolyn Elges
Business Growth Coach, Boundary Alchemist, and an unshakable advocate for sensitive, soulful entrepreneurs who are ready to stop burning out in the name of success.
I’ve never fit the traditional employee mold, so I created my own path as a business owner. Along the way, I realized that most business advice is outdated—it focuses on hustle, “just do it,” and aggressive strategies, without considering the personal journey, strengths, and struggles that make it hard to take the right actions for your business to truly thrive.
As an introverted entrepreneur myself, I struggled with self-promotion, sales, and charging what I was worth. I gave far more value than I received, and it left me exhausted, stressed, and constantly second-guessing myself.
For years, I built businesses the way I thought I should — hustling hard, overdelivering, undercharging, and pouring from a cup that was constantly empty. I wore the mask of the “capable one,” even as resentment, depletion, and doubt quietly took up residence behind the scenes.
As a sensitive, introverted entrepreneur, traditional business advice felt like wearing shoes two sizes too small — tight, painful, and not made for me. The “just do it” mantras didn’t account for my nervous system, my people-pleasing patterns, or the inner voice that whispered, There has to be another way.
And there was.
When I began listening to my body instead of business gurus, I discovered my Inner Compass — a deep well of clarity, truth, and self-trust that changed everything.
I stopped building my business around others’ expectations and started honoring my own capacity.
I stopped leaking energy through misaligned clients and “quick favors” and started setting boundaries that respected my worth.
And I stopped feeling like I had to choose between being kind and being powerful — because I realized: boundaries are love.
Through decades of entrepreneurial experience and deep personal healing, I’ve developed a transformative framework that blends emotional intelligence, nervous system wisdom, and practical business boundaries.
I became a Certified Wayfinder Life Coach with Martha Beck not because I needed a credential — but because I needed language and tools to support the people I saw stuck in the same painful patterns I had lived through.
Today, I guide heart-centered entrepreneurs through my signature program, Transformational Business Boundaries, where we do more than “learn to say no.” We reclaim your time, raise your rates, and rewire the stories that have kept you overgiving and undervaluing your brilliance.
My work is for you if you:
- Feel like you’re constantly giving more than you’re getting
- Struggle to enforce scope, pricing, or time boundaries
- Crave a gentler, emotionally intelligent way of doing business
- Want to trust yourself more and hustle less
Through my coaching and workshops, you’ll learn to:
- Set boundaries that feel good in your body
- Communicate your value with clarity and confidence
- Attract clients who respect your time and energy
- Run your business without abandoning yourself
You don’t have to choose between success and sustainability. You can build a thriving business and protect your peace.