2025 Feels Intimidating - Anyone got a blank piece of paper?
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Sparklers!
How’s things? Over on notes we’ve been sharing our ‘words of the year’. A practise I started when I first found
’s work.I am so full of chi after my festive break I almost have to stop myself from doing all the things. I really did need the down time I had and I just feel different now; on my walks, in the quiet hours when the puppy or my daughter wake me up. I feel rested and recharged. I hope you do too?
I’ve come to know that we all have a completely unique creative practise and understanding it helps us to do our most brilliant work in the world. Wellbeing is part of mine which is why this year my word is RADIANT.
Parameters and where they fall down…
You might tell yourself you’re not working on your sunny holiday. As your easing in your pal passes you a delightful iced coffee, the caffeine and ice hit different and in the next moment you’re flooded with new sparkly ideas for that book you were stuck with.1 You might tell yourself you’re on digital detox and be compelled to write the internet a song.
All the rules are made up - as a creative business owner and or someone who is here to be fully expressed, you can break them.
Creative practise is (to me) like a set of outfits you can try on.2
It can take years to understand the best and right fit for you to come to the work you are called to do in a way that suits and nourishes you.
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On Goal Setting
I have not set any 2024 goals. I will do that with you on Monday because I love the energy of being with you in the zoom room. Truth is, I’ve not been ready because the goals I’d kept setting for years, the ambitions that tugged on my heart strings well they all appeared at once like a tidal wave last year.
2025 feels intimidating! The difficult second album.
I’ve finished reflecting on 2024… I understand the lessons. I made you a podcast episode about them. I think this will be particularly relevant to those who have grown or want to grow their work online.
See you at class on Monday? Replay will be out straight after. If you have your (free) Substack Planner bring it with you?
Claire
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PS - this post is free so feel free to quote and or share it on Notes. I really appreciate you sharing my work, it helps me stand out in the sea of education noise.
PPS - Your link to join us on Monday for goal setting class and 10 days later for our five year visioning class. These are luma links so please register so I know who is coming.
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