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Unlock the Flow: Questions Every Creator Should Ask
it’s not the idea that’s broken, and it’s not that we lack the skill or luck to achieve it
Trust Doesn't Always Start with a Plan
I had doubts. I had questions. I had no idea if any of it would “work.”
You do not need to white-knuckle your growth
Growth only happens just at the edge of your comfort zone
When you're married to your ideas you are at odds with your reality
The purpose of the plan is to give you the momentum to move forward.
breaking up with keeping up
It’s not that you can’t keep up. It’s that you think you have to.
Feel like you are paddling upstream? It's because you are.
When we can't find a solution by looking, the invitation is to start listening.
3 tips to turn it around
Go from feeling overwhelmed by your stress to empowered with habits that actually work for your life
What if you don't have to find your purpose?
What if happiness didn't have to be something that was hard to find?
Is Your Consistency Helping or Hurting You?
If you believe your habits must look a certain way, you might end up confusing self-worth with perfect habits.
Here’s the real honest truth about how to not be in your own way anymore:
Have you ever just gotten so bored of your own bs that you started believing in yourself just to shake things up?
So much of growth happens in the dark.
This one thing stays true even when the darkness seems everlasting:
don’t stay stuck:
Should this be a business or should just let it be my creative art without putting pressure on it?
Growth and sustainable, wellness require a foundation of needs
Growth and sustainable, balanced wellness require a foundation of needs to be met. Feels obvious. But are you actually?
harnessing seasonal energy shifts for impact without burnout
Using the seasonal energies of spring, summer, autumn, and winter will provide a holistic and balanced approach to life and work. Here's a guide for what to do during the Spring phase in preparation for Summer:
Stop energy leaks in your work & rebalance your life
Overwhelm, burnout, discouragement, and fatigue can happen in business and life even when you LOVE what you do. Lots of entrepreneurs I’ve worked with start to feel like “what’s the point?” and feel lost about where to start in order to get closer to their goals and move the needle in their business.
The culprit? It’s usually a combination of:
bring your vision to life: move from doubt to confidence
I see too many new and growing entrepreneurs working against this rhythm - either staying in preparation and idea mode forever only to give up on themselves - or - in a sprint trying to do everything at once with their brilliance spread too thin that nothing catches. It's exhausting trying to do everything at once. It's exhausting waiting and waiting for the perfect readiness to begin.
Creativity without action can manifest as anxiety, restlessness, and self-doubt.