Goals for March - as you can probably tell by me closing off Diamond Membership and Monthly options, I'm ready to steady the ship in service to my paid subscribers/ members and I am SO excited to go deeper with them in March on Strategy.
I'm also taking Beth Kempton's writing course - Ink+Flame to flex my writing muscles for my more personal Substack and my book. 12 Chapters club is in full swing and I want to write in flow. I've turned on the auto-paywall here too so I'm not pinged with notifications from old posts.
So my goal - work more deeply with the people who are here, service the writer in me with the long term vision. I'll miss the dopamine of new people coming in on a monthly (ha) but this feels so good to me right now. ✨
Oh enjoy doing your talk at the storyfest, I'm sure you'll be amazing!
My goal for March is to get back into engaging with other substacks and notes. I've been a bit quiet while I was on a holiday, but now I'm back with more energy than before 😁
I am also taking Beth Kempton’s Ink + Flame class which I’m loving so far. My goals for March are to continue showing up for the time I’m allocating to Ink + Flame (which I’m hoping will turn into a long term routine) and really figure out what I want from my Substack publications. My poetry one is easy but my other one is stagnant mainly because I can’t decide where I want to go with it - plus I’ve completely abandoned my old newsletter which I was thinking of moving across to Substack. So I guess I’m in direction planning mode this month 😊
Ooo sounds like you are in a beautiful phase of consolidating Emma! I moved my newsletter over to my first publication after 6 months - I talked about it in my last live - saved for you. I love Beth’s prompts. I cant do them all but she holds me so so well. ✨💕
I could have written this too, Emma, other than the part about having another newsletter. I’ve so enjoyed week one of Ink and Flame, and the direction planning is very much what I’m struggling with at the moment. Solidarity, lovely. I love that we’re all here walking this path together, it makes each step that bit easier xx
To gain more clarity on how to show up for my different ideal readers under the umbrella of Theraprenuer Diaries
To continue to work 1:1 with clients on navigating self-doubt, building confidence in action and decision making, living in alignment with values and feeling fulfilled
To keep my cup topped up with sunshine (hopefully!), spending time with family and friends, and going to the theatre
Great so within those three archetypes - we just need to get more specific. I like to draw a gingerbread person and inside write how they feel and outside write what they are drawn to and like. ❤️
My goals for March are to show up online, to have the courage to own what I have built so far and to actively pursue growth. I have been quietly easing myself back in over the last few months on the pattern writing side which I feel more confident on but there has been a voice saying that I don’t have enough followers or sales to really claim I am a designer etc yet and really show up on line (which is obviously a foolish thought as if I don’t show up no one will ever know what I am doing and I will never get the sales etc that make me feel like I can).
Kelly - thank you for being so honest here. I totally hear you and I feel like repeating that beautiful, spiritual prompt that is we only need to care what our 8 year old and 80 year old self things... it really brings me back to the present. Tell me more about your design work - I love this stuff. xx
Thank you. I love that approach, and 80 year old me will not be amused if I don’t at least put myself out there and try to make it work! I design crochet patterns, my main focus is on amigurumi and home pieces. I love to make things that bring joy and that can be customised to make fantastic gifts that will be treasured for years to come. For example I have a mix and match hot air balloon series with different hot air balloons/animals that can also be turned into a mobile, and an otter couple that has a choice of top hats, bow ties and roses that makes a perfect wedding gift. In my pre crochet days I did a lot of literature design for work so for me the writing and formatting of the pattern is as important as the design in order to make it clear, easy to follow and joyful to work with.
My goal for March is try and get my freelance writing business off the ground and find at least 1 client! I was told by my boss a couple of days ago that my role is no longer needed and I’ll be out of a job in a month’s time. So I need to get things moving.
Oh that sounds a little pressured and there is space to be visible in this and ask around too? I have someone work through seeing their story on IG the other day. Good luck Jenna. One door and all that. ✨✨
Thank you so much Claire ✨ Yes, once my leaving date is finalised this week I’m planning on posting on my channels and seeing if anything comes up. It’s something I’d wanted to do this year anyway, it’s just all happening a lot sooner than I’d thought.
Congrats on your best month 👏🏽and beautiful discernment with closing off what’s distracting from what feels good right now.
My March goal is to reach 1000 subs. It feels doable as I’m at around 930.
Also to organise my Substack posts a little with tags and create a page on my homepage for the monthly meditations (not sure how to do this but I’m sure it’s straight forward)
Then also, to deepen connections here, especially with the upcoming Siren Songs which already feels so potent ✨
Trusting, trusting and re pointing yes. One of the remembers who took it live changed his entire trajectory from the first week. I didn’t hear from him again I think the right lesson finds you at the right time.
Happy March! My goals are send out my monthly newsletter (it went out this morning and I also tweaked a hero post and pinned—-it’s good enough for now). I’d like to bring in 20 more subscribers (February ended up with 28 new). And the biggest thing is turn on paid options. Monthly and yearly support and a founding membership tier. I’m super nervous but it’s why I came here sooo. 😆 Lastly, I want to start sharing simple photos and haiku poems I’ve been writing all during peri/menopause.
Beautiful and the scrap book style of bringing our WHOLE creative self here is REFRESHING... you have time before you turn on paid... keep pouring your love in - the right time is coming. xx
I think my goal for March is to be able to write goals as clearly defined as yours, Claire! (I particularly love the recognition of the power of a dopamine hit!) I even wrote an essay on how I don’t know what my goals are and about how I need to just be open to possibility, but I don’t know how long I can/should keep ‘going with the flow’ for. So some mini goals -
1. throw my heart into ink & flame. It has started well, I practised bravery yesterday by reading the quite intense poem I’d written from the week one prompts to video 🫣 (I’m most scared of my mother seeing it!)
2. Same for Art of Alchemy, nothing like having two big courses to fill my thoughts. Week one has been so powerful. Much as I love the energy of the live calls I probably need to watch replays though as the live calls are 12-2am and doing that every week would be like going back to my life of being on call in terms of sleep deprivation.
3. Keep engaging in notes and with the incredible community here and steadily growing my readership
4. Beginning to define what I could offer in the long term as a means of generating income, at the moment I have no idea which direction to go. I have lots of seeds of ideas but it’s quite overwhelming to know where to start, especially when I feel like the experience I have from my ‘old’ life is so niche that it’s not relevant to anyone else. 🤯 I’m trying not to rush this, and I hope the courses will help. I just know at some point I have to build a plan.
All your stories are relevant in their own space and time.
I don’t think I knew you were in art of alchemy too - my goodness this will just blow everything wide open! Find a buddy and hold them close? I can introduce you to my friend in there? ✨❤️ 🔥 🙌🏻
It was a very last minute decision to sign up, Kat is just such a powerful force, and she’s said it’s the last time she’s running it so I decided to just go for it. Thanks, that would be great. My plan for this weekend is to get into the message boards in there, I haven’t been able to keep on top of notifications for the last couple of days, it’s so busy!
Goals for March - as you can probably tell by me closing off Diamond Membership and Monthly options, I'm ready to steady the ship in service to my paid subscribers/ members and I am SO excited to go deeper with them in March on Strategy.
I'm also taking Beth Kempton's writing course - Ink+Flame to flex my writing muscles for my more personal Substack and my book. 12 Chapters club is in full swing and I want to write in flow. I've turned on the auto-paywall here too so I'm not pinged with notifications from old posts.
So my goal - work more deeply with the people who are here, service the writer in me with the long term vision. I'll miss the dopamine of new people coming in on a monthly (ha) but this feels so good to me right now. ✨
Oh enjoy doing your talk at the storyfest, I'm sure you'll be amazing!
My goal for March is to get back into engaging with other substacks and notes. I've been a bit quiet while I was on a holiday, but now I'm back with more energy than before 😁
Oh that’s lovely. They’ll be lucky to have your energy Sophie! ✨✨🥰✨✨
I am also taking Beth Kempton’s Ink + Flame class which I’m loving so far. My goals for March are to continue showing up for the time I’m allocating to Ink + Flame (which I’m hoping will turn into a long term routine) and really figure out what I want from my Substack publications. My poetry one is easy but my other one is stagnant mainly because I can’t decide where I want to go with it - plus I’ve completely abandoned my old newsletter which I was thinking of moving across to Substack. So I guess I’m in direction planning mode this month 😊
Ooo sounds like you are in a beautiful phase of consolidating Emma! I moved my newsletter over to my first publication after 6 months - I talked about it in my last live - saved for you. I love Beth’s prompts. I cant do them all but she holds me so so well. ✨💕
Thanks Claire, yes Beth’s prompts are so helpful and somehow soothing at the same time.
I could have written this too, Emma, other than the part about having another newsletter. I’ve so enjoyed week one of Ink and Flame, and the direction planning is very much what I’m struggling with at the moment. Solidarity, lovely. I love that we’re all here walking this path together, it makes each step that bit easier xx
My goals for March:
To gain more clarity on how to show up for my different ideal readers under the umbrella of Theraprenuer Diaries
To continue to work 1:1 with clients on navigating self-doubt, building confidence in action and decision making, living in alignment with values and feeling fulfilled
To keep my cup topped up with sunshine (hopefully!), spending time with family and friends, and going to the theatre
✨✨✨
Tell me about your readers Natasha?
Fellow therapists, female solopreneurs, women wanting to have less self-doubt and more self-trust (women I can help with therapy)
Great so within those three archetypes - we just need to get more specific. I like to draw a gingerbread person and inside write how they feel and outside write what they are drawn to and like. ❤️
Do you think it is possible to serve all these people under the umbrella of Theraprenuer Diaries? It's not confusing or contradictory?
I do!
Can you explain how you see it? Speaking to one at a time or doing a kind of venn diagram where the overlap is? It's hurting my brain 😅
My goals for March are to show up online, to have the courage to own what I have built so far and to actively pursue growth. I have been quietly easing myself back in over the last few months on the pattern writing side which I feel more confident on but there has been a voice saying that I don’t have enough followers or sales to really claim I am a designer etc yet and really show up on line (which is obviously a foolish thought as if I don’t show up no one will ever know what I am doing and I will never get the sales etc that make me feel like I can).
Kelly - thank you for being so honest here. I totally hear you and I feel like repeating that beautiful, spiritual prompt that is we only need to care what our 8 year old and 80 year old self things... it really brings me back to the present. Tell me more about your design work - I love this stuff. xx
Thank you. I love that approach, and 80 year old me will not be amused if I don’t at least put myself out there and try to make it work! I design crochet patterns, my main focus is on amigurumi and home pieces. I love to make things that bring joy and that can be customised to make fantastic gifts that will be treasured for years to come. For example I have a mix and match hot air balloon series with different hot air balloons/animals that can also be turned into a mobile, and an otter couple that has a choice of top hats, bow ties and roses that makes a perfect wedding gift. In my pre crochet days I did a lot of literature design for work so for me the writing and formatting of the pattern is as important as the design in order to make it clear, easy to follow and joyful to work with.
LOVE the idea of monthly roundups. As always, thank you for the endless Substack inspo!
You’re so welcome. Yes people miss things. ✨
My goal for March is try and get my freelance writing business off the ground and find at least 1 client! I was told by my boss a couple of days ago that my role is no longer needed and I’ll be out of a job in a month’s time. So I need to get things moving.
Oh that sounds a little pressured and there is space to be visible in this and ask around too? I have someone work through seeing their story on IG the other day. Good luck Jenna. One door and all that. ✨✨
Thank you so much Claire ✨ Yes, once my leaving date is finalised this week I’m planning on posting on my channels and seeing if anything comes up. It’s something I’d wanted to do this year anyway, it’s just all happening a lot sooner than I’d thought.
The universe and its nudges hey? ✨✨✨✨✨
Definitely! I’m trusting that she has a plan!
Congrats on your best month 👏🏽and beautiful discernment with closing off what’s distracting from what feels good right now.
My March goal is to reach 1000 subs. It feels doable as I’m at around 930.
Also to organise my Substack posts a little with tags and create a page on my homepage for the monthly meditations (not sure how to do this but I’m sure it’s straight forward)
Then also, to deepen connections here, especially with the upcoming Siren Songs which already feels so potent ✨
BEAUTIFUL - let's get you there...
Ooo re organisation - that's in the beautiful magazine course - did you access it? A diamond member perk and super simple 10 minute tutorials to help.
I am so looking forward to siren songs and also slightly panicked as nothing has dropped yet with me being wrapped into live events this weekend...
It will all be well.
I haven’t done that course, thanks for the reminder! Also once I’ve done it will be a good time for audit!
Nothing has dropped for me yet as well, trusting trusting 🤍
Trusting, trusting and re pointing yes. One of the remembers who took it live changed his entire trajectory from the first week. I didn’t hear from him again I think the right lesson finds you at the right time.
Happy March! My goals are send out my monthly newsletter (it went out this morning and I also tweaked a hero post and pinned—-it’s good enough for now). I’d like to bring in 20 more subscribers (February ended up with 28 new). And the biggest thing is turn on paid options. Monthly and yearly support and a founding membership tier. I’m super nervous but it’s why I came here sooo. 😆 Lastly, I want to start sharing simple photos and haiku poems I’ve been writing all during peri/menopause.
Thanks so much for your community and support!
Beautiful and the scrap book style of bringing our WHOLE creative self here is REFRESHING... you have time before you turn on paid... keep pouring your love in - the right time is coming. xx
I think my goal for March is to be able to write goals as clearly defined as yours, Claire! (I particularly love the recognition of the power of a dopamine hit!) I even wrote an essay on how I don’t know what my goals are and about how I need to just be open to possibility, but I don’t know how long I can/should keep ‘going with the flow’ for. So some mini goals -
1. throw my heart into ink & flame. It has started well, I practised bravery yesterday by reading the quite intense poem I’d written from the week one prompts to video 🫣 (I’m most scared of my mother seeing it!)
2. Same for Art of Alchemy, nothing like having two big courses to fill my thoughts. Week one has been so powerful. Much as I love the energy of the live calls I probably need to watch replays though as the live calls are 12-2am and doing that every week would be like going back to my life of being on call in terms of sleep deprivation.
3. Keep engaging in notes and with the incredible community here and steadily growing my readership
4. Beginning to define what I could offer in the long term as a means of generating income, at the moment I have no idea which direction to go. I have lots of seeds of ideas but it’s quite overwhelming to know where to start, especially when I feel like the experience I have from my ‘old’ life is so niche that it’s not relevant to anyone else. 🤯 I’m trying not to rush this, and I hope the courses will help. I just know at some point I have to build a plan.
All your stories are relevant in their own space and time.
I don’t think I knew you were in art of alchemy too - my goodness this will just blow everything wide open! Find a buddy and hold them close? I can introduce you to my friend in there? ✨❤️ 🔥 🙌🏻
It was a very last minute decision to sign up, Kat is just such a powerful force, and she’s said it’s the last time she’s running it so I decided to just go for it. Thanks, that would be great. My plan for this weekend is to get into the message boards in there, I haven’t been able to keep on top of notifications for the last couple of days, it’s so busy!
It calms down about week 4 😂
🙏😂