One that guarantees You'll be talking
someone's ear off the next time they ask...

"So what do you do?"

Build a Small Business
You Love to Own

Build a Small Business
You Love to Own






Googling how-to's and following influencers on instagram isn’t the best way to learn how to turn your side hustle into
a thriving small business...

and we know it's intimidating to
jump into the deep end of
business without a helping hand.

Get this: The average person
spends 90,000 hours at work
over a lifetime working at
 someone else's dream business.

Now imagine if you started
putting your time to work
building out the business
you love to own
.


You're not alone in this process.





We're to help you become an in-demand, confident small business owner
by providing you with everything you
need to grow your business with a
friendly, non-intimidating approach
to learning more about all the details
(invoices, wholesale, business foundations, and more)...

while still keeping everything else
in life cooking along.









Googling how-to's and following influencers on instagram
isn’t the best way to learn how to turn your side hustle
 into a thriving small business...

and we know it's intimidating to jump into the deep end
of business without a helping hand.

Get this: The average person spends 90,000 hours at work
over a lifetime working at someone else's dream business.

Now imagine if you started putting your time to work
building out the business you love to own.


You're not alone in this process.





We're to help you become an in-demand, confident small business owner
by providing you with everything you need to grow your business with a
friendly, non-intimidating approach to learning more about all the details
(invoices, wholesale, business foundations, and more)...

while still keeping everything else in life cooking along.






We see you daydreaming about what your business could be
if you really leaned in...

It’s time to level up that business you’ve been dreaming about.

You'll love your business when you see yourself making incremental progress towards your goals.

Building a business is a lot less stressful when you have a guide to turn to when you're ready to work on the next thing.

Learn easy-to-implement strategies which guide you through topic-specific aspects of growing your small business.

Systems that work

Less Stress

More Joy

WITH THE CLARITY HABIT

You'll find the business planning strategy and planning techniques you've been needing to finally start growing your side hustle into a thriving business including:

Research from the Field

Everything from Brick and Mortar
to Wholesale Only

Brick & Mortar Indie Bookstore

Soy Candle Business
Wholesale & Direct to Retail

Vacation Rental

Wholesale Only Products

Custom Manufacturing
Amazon Sales

Businesses Founded & Operated By Melissa Haffeman

Coaching & Strategy

Real-world tested strategy ...
from both brick and mortar and wholesale businesses

Whether your starting at the very beginning
or looking to level up your side hustle, you'll find targeted resources for where you're at in your business journey.

Business Strategy


Opt in for Business Strategy if you're ready to
level up your business idea.

Or choose Time Management & Planning Strategies
if you want to learn how to carve more time
out of your day for your dreams.

INTRODUCING

We've got you covered, from
visioning strategies which help you figure out what business you want to start...
to learning how to finding time each day to make incremental progress on your goals.

Time Management
& Planning Strategies

Choose your own adventure


Opt in for Business Strategy if you're ready to
level up your business idea.

Or choose Time Management
& Planning Strategies

if you want to learn how
to carve more time out of
your day for your dreams.

You're a little lost on how to get
started or to level up your business.

You see influencers selling their marketing classes, online business schools, and universities offering MBAs...

But those are all too intimidating.

It feels like they think you should already be able to pitch to Shark Tank just to join them.

When you're getting started words like invoice much less LLC, DBA, EIN, tax, insurance, SKU are all new and unknown.

It’s all so daunting.

Sometimes you just want to close the laptop and go back to daydreaming at your job instead of taking action.



We help you feel like you've got an all-access 🎫 pass to the inside scoop of growing  your own small business. 

You know you're in the right place if you've ever felt like...

You've been thinking about this email for weeks...

You wrote it. Rewrote it. Stared at it. 
But it’s stayed in the draft folder.

Now imagine that today you hit send. It’s the first big step you've taken for yourself in years.

And it feels fantastic. Better than a spa day. Better than a trip to the coast.

You're finally fulfilling a promise to yourself. 

To be your own boss
To run your own show
To grow your own money.  
It’s yours.

We help you learn exactly what to say and how to approach retailers with your business idea and product. You don't have to start from scratch. 


This is the moment you've been waiting for...that big sale 💲

There's that undeniable thrill of your first big payment coming through for your small business venture. 

It will feel like the first $334 you've ever truly earned for yourself.


Sure, it may just be a couple of hundred dollars to others, but to you it feels like millions in your heart.

Because it's stone-cold proof your business is growing.

We help you celebrate these moments with a community of small business entrepreneurs just like you. 🍾

That notification is proof that your idea works and can grow 🎉

My story starts with an indie bookshop in a small coastal town in Alaska. I started a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore which later expanded to a 3,000 sq. ft. shop in the heart of our small hometown in Alaska.

Two years later, I co-founded a soy candle business with my best friend from childhood, Laura. We quickly expanded to wholesale and now sell our candles throughout Alaska and the lower 48.

Along the way, I've had manufacturing plants create products of my own design, and sold everywhere from farmers' markets to Amazon.

People kept asking me if I would coach them through starting their own small business or leveling up an existing one. And that turned out to be my favorite thing to do: helping others grow their business idea. And that's when The Clarity Habit came alive!

So I've been in your shoes. Building a new business while navigating an already packed life.

Along the way people helped me as I was getting started, and it's my goal to pass along all of those kindnesses and insights to you. Because the world gets just a little bit better every single time someone believes in themselves and starts a business sharing what they love.

BUSINESS & PLANNING STRATEGIST 

Hi, I'm Melissa Haffeman

BUSINESS &
PLANNING STRATEGIST 

My family and I live on an island off the Alaska mainland.
The land of cannery hoodies and waterproof boots.

So where to next?

Let's get you on your way to what you really need - 

Are you feeling a little overwhelmed trying to find straight-forward information on how to level up a specific part of your business?

Look no further. I provide  entrepreneurs just like you guides and workbooks on topic-specific aspects of small business. 

Learn everything from how to get into wholesale to managing your time so you can balance your business & your life.

New workbooks are available
each week.

Shop Workbooks & More

Explore All of
The Free Resources

Wishing you had someone who you could talk to with your questions about:

  • your business backbone
  • your branding
  • your marketing
  • your wholesale
  • your website

 Book a one hour strategy call with Melissa. 

It's easy, our team will reach out to you to get all of your information prior to the call to make the most of your time and set you up for success!

Book a Strategy Session

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Thank you so so much for meeting with ME! Your expertise and the time you have committed and devoted to helping grow not only your businesses but supporting others is so valuable and I appreciate your support! 

Amanda M. -
Owner of Wild Ones Design Co.


Just over here looking at my new website
(imagine Cheshire cat grin emoji)

Natasha Z. - Stationery Designer
*Pilot project member


Working with Melissa made me feel as comfortable as being under a warm, cozy blanket.

Janel S.- Farm & Nursery Owner


Melissa helped me get started when I walked in even too scared to ask her to sell my bags! Her coaching and help has turned my dream into a real side hustle that would have been difficult to pick up on my own. I just can’t thank her enough!

I feel like after Covid, and especially in this economy, a side hustle or income supplement of some kind is almost inevitable...being able to get that help of someone else’s knowledge is just incredible!

Erin F. -
Owner of Wild Moon Quilts

Melissa played a pivotal role in aiding me through vision exercises, which proved instrumental in clarifying the goals that truly resonated with me. 

Introspective questions and thought-provoking exercises, she helped me uncover the aspirations that aligned most closely with my values and passions.

I gained invaluable insight into my deepest desires, enabling me to set meaningful and achievable goals for myself. Melissa's expertise proved to be transformative, empowering me to pursue the goals that truly mattered to me.

Laura M. Co-Owner, Alaskalux
*Pilot project member

You're in Great Company

Stories from Our Customers
& Pilot Project Members

Stories from Our Customers & Pilot Project Members

Ready to discover how to grow your small business and fit it gracefully all into the same 24 hours?




Simply click the download button below, and I'll provide you with a complimentary copy of
"The Clarity Habit Blueprint."


This valuable resource will guide you in identifying the ideal starting point for your business's growth journey.


Ready to discover how to grow your small business and fit it gracefully all into the same 24 hours?




Simply click the download button below, and I'll
provide you with a complimentary copy of
"The Clarity Habit Blueprint."

This valuable resource will guide you in identifying the ideal starting point for your business's growth journey.


Without a doubt - let's get started!

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