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They (whoever “they” are) say that you should “lean into your weirdness” – show up as yourself on social media and online, so that you can connect with the type of people you would enjoy working with. And I believe in that, I do. So why then is my website fairly ordinary? It’s nice. It … Continue reading Some thoughts about leaning into your weirdness
It’s so easy to get overexcited when you’re a freelancer or business owner who has lots of ideas and does lots of things. You can see that vision, all the parts fitting together nicely, all those things you really want to do. But that’s where it can sometimes get frustrating. Things not moving quickly enough. … Continue reading The role of patience in freelance life
So what am I actually doing on LinkedIn?! I’m sure I’m not alone in asking myself that question sometimes! Here are my thoughts. Well firstly, I like being there – I’ve curated my news feed so it only shows me the people I want to see, and those people are usually talking about being creative, … Continue reading What is the point of being on LinkedIn?
So you’ll see that I talk about helping people rediscover the creativity and joy in their business. But why do I care if you enjoy your work and get to use your creative mind? Because I know how hard it is when you don’t enjoy your work activities and you don’t get to use your … Continue reading Why do I care about helping you rediscover the creativity and joy in your business?
I don’t do a lot with video, so the other day I made a video to explore a few reasons why and what I’m planning to do about that. Very few people saw the video because of social media algorithms and people being busy having a life outside social media, so I thought I’d reshare … Continue reading Why I don’t do much with video and how I plan to change that (slowly!)
I do a lot of different things. And I’m currently wondering whether I’m just distracting myself with some of them, distracting myself from the main thing I need to be working on. There’s my freelance work, which I do less of these days. It doesn’t take much effort to promote. Just the time to deliver … Continue reading Am I distracting myself?
This morning the idea came to me to write about freedom. I’d say that freedom is one of my values. (Also – if you’ve read Danielle La Porte’s 2014 book The Desire Map (affiliate link) – one of my Core Desired Feelings is ‘free’.) But what does that actually mean for me? I have definitely … Continue reading Some thoughts on freedom
I know what things bring me joy and what I think about the topic, but I was curious what other people think. So I did a survey which I shared in a few places on social media. And a small number of people replied anonymously to let me know their thoughts. As I think most … Continue reading What I found out when I asked others about everyday joy
I went for a walk yesterday morning. The weather wasn’t brilliant, but I hadn’t been for a while and I needed it. I block out Friday mornings to go for a walk and write blog posts, but last week I’d met up with a freelance friend instead. And thinking about it, I haven’t done many … Continue reading Walking and noticing details
I’ve been writing about ‘everyday joy’ for a while now. But I do feel like a bit of a fraud sometimes. I don’t live my life in a constantly joyful state, nor do I always notice bits of joy. I have grumpy days when I hide away and don’t think about the nice things in … Continue reading Who am I to write about joy?