Becoming a Community Cornerstone
A Starter’s Guide to Entrepreneurship by Janiece Jenkins
You’ve spent years building for everyone else. Now it’s your turn.
The Community Cornerstone Workbook is a 54-page guided journey to help you finally start the business you’re meant to lead—one that reflects your values, your rhythm, and your purpose.
You won’t find branding templates or “quick launch” tricks here.
What you will find is structure for the things that actually matter: your habits, your patterns, your vision, your community.
Inside, you’ll walk through:
✔ A 60+ word values discovery exercise
✔ A 9-month life and energy audit
✔ Reflection prompts that turn experience into clarity
✔ Tools to identify what to keep, shift, or release
✔ Planning guidance built around your capacity, not pressure
✔ Thoughtful support for designing a business that’s rooted in legacy and service
Whether you’re starting over, starting again, or starting differently, this workbook will help you create from a place of alignment, not burnout.
Because the most sustainable business you can build… is one that reflects you.
What’s included?
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Discover what actually matters to you in this season, so you can build a business that reflects who you are now and in every season. Includes a 60+ word values list, sorting exercise, and space to name what alignment really looks like.
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Use my 9-month life audit to track where your energy, time, and joy have been going, and what that reveals about your next chapter. Includes decision-mapping, reflection prompts, and a color-coded system to see what’s working and what’s not.
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Take what you’ve learned about your patterns and use it to uncover what you’re uniquely positioned to build. Includes a clarity-based decision tool to help you connect lived experience with future goals.
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Who are you here to serve, and how do you want to show up for them? This section guides you through a community inventory, support mapping, and reflections on how you naturally lead and connect.
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You don’t need to burn out to build something meaningful. Explore your capacity, boundaries, energy leaks, and the systems that help you stay nourished while you create. Includes burnout check-ins and rhythm mapping.
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You’re not building just to build, you’re building to leave something behind. Use this final section to clarify what you're leaving behind for generations to come as you move toward a business that reflects your full self.
Who is this for?
This workbook is for you if:
You know you want to start a business, but don’t know where to begin
You’re in a season of transition and need clarity before making a big move
You’re not quite ready to invest in coaching—but you want to start doing the inner work now
You’ve spent years supporting others, and are finally asking: What do I want to build for myself?
You’re ready to slow down, reflect, and make aligned decisions—not reactionary ones
Becoming a Community Cornerstone is Step 1.
It’s the starting place if you’re not ready for a full business strategy but are ready to get honest about your habits, your time, your energy, and your vision.
Before the launch plan comes the life audit.
Before you scale, you plant your roots.