hey, sesame seed. listen, there will always be some sorta valid bullshit reason to sideline your joy — especially in your business there will always be voices urging you to deprioritize your joy — insisting that it’s impractical, unreasonable + irresponsible to seek joy as a metric of success it’s one thing to SAY you want to claim joy like it’s your job, or to know that you’d like a more joyful experience in this one sweet life of yours that’s the easy part (even though i know you might...
5 days ago • 2 min read
hey, cheese tray. what do you do when there’s a shitton you COULD be doing + you aren’t feeling focused, but you ARE feeling motivated + ready to get down to biz? i regularly use a combination of: whiteboards (3) NUMEROUS google cal reminders (color coded by mood at the moment rather than in pursuit of organizational purposes) — for weekly AND daily goals/tasks sticky notes torn scraps of paper voice memos a journal for strategizing out at cafes or parks dedicated google docs hastily made...
7 days ago • 3 min read
hey, blueberry bush. make recordbreaking bank — when i set this intention for the year ahead back in december, i suppose maybe i should have been more specific 🤦♀️ because i sure did break a record recently, but not in the way i had in mind filing my taxes this year revealed to me that last year i made the least amount of money i’ve ever made, since i was like twelve (only the slightest of exaggerations, i’m afraid) on the up side, it does give a little validation to how tough it’s been to...
13 days ago • 3 min read
hey, orange blossom. so yeah… wanna know my secret for sustainable, strategic partner support? are you ready to finally STOP putting off STARTING a partner program because you're not sure how to SUPPORT your partners? do you KNOW someone who would love to get their hands on this? i’ve got a gem-packed guide for you that includes: ✴️ TWO CORE BELIEFS that’ll set the tone for your interactions with partners + make all the difference in how it FEELS to be an affiliate or referral partner for you...
18 days ago • 2 min read
hey, pine nut. on a call the other day, a client was talking through several different possible risks from which to choose, through the lens of what LEVEL of risk she wanted to take what immediately came up for me was the idea of risk as a counterbalance to trust or rather, the way in which well-placed TRUST can serve as a counterbalance to uncomfortable RISK the key here is to be very discerning around WHERE you place your trust (psssst… the deepening of SELF-trust that happens when we work...
25 days ago • 4 min read
hey, shredded wheat. i was on a monthly20 call with a member of the UPRISING inner sanctum yesterday, and she was looking for support around getting grounded into her WHY — seeking what she referred to as a consistent + constant reminder of the ultimate “point” of the work she’s doing, and new perspectives around what enticing thing can keep drawing her forward right now because she knew that THAT was what would keep her acting on her big plans without getting detoured by distraction or...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
hey, turkey taco. how would you rate your self-talk? if you’re not familiar with the concept, i’m talking about all the ways you think about yourself in your head — whether it shows up in clearly identifiable words, pieces of phrases, or full-blown inner monologues or it’s more of an overall feeling or energy you have toward yourself sometimes it comes through in a voice that sounds like yours, other the voice belongs to someone else in your life who, somewhere along the way, made you feel...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
hey, spring roll. as we round our way to the end of Q1, you might find your energy largely focused on your biz progress + plans which is amazing. AND… in the words of TLC, now is ALSO a great time to ask: what about your friends? let’s be honest + take a quick inventory… have you been phoning in any friendships lately? so overwhelmed with work + life that maybe you’ve taken some cherished friendships for granted? or maybe you keep making plans with folks who energetically tear you down more...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
hey, cilantro stem. it may be march, but have i got a ghost story for you 👻 i recently started dating someone, and it escalated quickly not in a red-flag kinda way — though you might try to fight me on that it was fun + flirty AND we talked about real things too — if you’re not in the (largely online) dating scene, you’re prolly wondering how this could be notable. all i can say is, count your blessings lol our time together was marked by a degree of thoughtfulness (until it wasn’t) that i...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read