The Journey 2 Success Blog

Our blog contains insights, advice, and motivation to help you along on your journey 2 success. 

Capacity-First Social Media Strategy

Capacity-First Social Media: A Sustainable Posting System That Respects Your Energy

January 12, 2026

If most social media advice feels like it was written by someone with unlimited energy, a spare content team, and a suspiciously quiet life… you’re not imagining it. A lot of “growth” strategies assume you can show up every day, be endlessly interesting, and turn your life into a content buffet. For many disabled entrepreneurs […]

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Capacity-First SEO: A Beginner-Friendly Search Strategy That Respects Your Energy

Capacity-First SEO: A Beginner-Friendly Search Strategy That Respects Your Energy

December 29, 2025

Table of contents SEO in plain English SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. In normal-person terms, SEO means: Helping your website show up when people search for answers on Google. That’s it. You do this by writing helpful pages that match what someone is searching for, and by making it easy for Google to understand […]

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Our First Fundraiser Was a Success — Over $3,500 Raised at Drag Queen Bingo

December 8, 2025

On October 16, 2025, Urban Lodge Brewing was filled with energy, laughter, and purpose as Journey 2 Success hosted its very first fundraiser: Drag Show Bingo with the Darling Divas. It was a night that blended entertainment and impact–and we are proud to announce that we raised over $3,500 to support disabled entrepreneurs. This wasn’t […]

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Build a new career for disabled professionals

“I’m Not Good at Anything Else”: How I Turned My Teaching Skills Into a New Career—and How You Can Too

December 1, 2025

I remember the day I said it out loud. Sitting on the couch, staring at a letter deeming me medically retired and unable to teach anymore, I turned to my husband and said with tears in my eyes:“I’m not good at anything else. All I know how to do is teach.” That sentence felt like […]

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The Power of the Pivot - A Celebration of Disability, Identity, and Entrepreneurship by Maria Chapman of Journey 2 Success

Cover Reveal: The Power of the Pivot — A Celebration of Disability, Identity, and Entrepreneurship

November 24, 2025

I’m thrilled to finally share something that has been in the works for a long time: the official cover for my upcoming book, The Power of the Pivot. This book is the result of years of navigating life as a disabled entrepreneur, learning to adapt, and refusing to be boxed in by a world that […]

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Why Flexibility is More Powerful Than Hustle: A Guide to Sustainable Business Habits for Disabled Entrepreneurs

November 17, 2025

There’s a moment I’ll never forget. I was sitting on my couch with the walker next to me, and a laptop balanced on a tray, surrounded by medical equipment, feeling the pressure to work harder. I kept thinking, “I should be doing more. I should be pushing through. I should be hustling if I want […]

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Productivity vs. Capacity: A New Lens for Disabled Entrepreneurs

Productivity vs. Capacity: A New Lens for Disabled Entrepreneurs

November 10, 2025

When I was first navigating my way out of the classroom and into entrepreneurship, I was still learning how to walk again—literally. I had spent months in rehabilitation, fighting to reclaim small freedoms most people take for granted. And at the same time, I was also learning to redefine what it meant to be productive. […]

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People with disabilities can turn their skills into income and independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment.

Still Capable: Creating Income and Independence After Disability

November 3, 2025

“I’m not good at anything else.” That’s what I told my husband one night, after the Teacher’s Retirement Board classified me as a disabled worker and revoked my license. I was a veteran educator with three master’s degrees—and a new, debilitating medical condition that left me paralyzed. The world I had built my identity around […]

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