hey, cookie crumble.

so — sometimes your biz is more than a biz

it’s a calling, a yearning, a gift you can’t not give

and damn, does that feel amazing. like, WOW — what a way to live a life

AND… wow — can it be TOUGH.

there’s so much to manage ON TOP of doing the actual work you’ve been powered to do

marketing, messaging, planning, finding new clients, nurturing the ones you have, deciding how to package what you do + what to offer when…

it’s a lot. and unless you came to this calling of yours with a biz degree or other experience in any of this, you’ve probably had a moment or 82 bajillion where you ignored an idea for strategy of your own in favor of what some expert or other insisted was the only way to get where you want to be

hell, even if you DID come with that biz background, you’ve still probably outsourced your power to others with more time in the field, louder voices or slicker presence on socials more times than you may like to admit

i have too. and it felt horrible

but i didn’t want to be foolish or hardheaded or some new brat on the block (this was before charli xcx made brat cool, mind you)

i didn’t want to be wrong

i didn’t want to get it wrong

but everytime we ignore the wisdom of what we know in our souls + spirits as well as in the body of our experience, that’s what we’re doing

we’re getting it wrong

and while i can absolutely live with not being right about who sings the song we just heard on the radio or even about how right the strategy i choose turns out

i cannot abide not being right within

i cannot live with selling my wisdom out for the promise of a sure thing that is actually anything but

so i invite my intuition to the planning party

i make moves that align with my vision of success as well as my values

i let my gameplan reflect all that i am + all that i bring to the work i do

and i help you do the same

you can book a quarterforward SPRINGBOARD sesh now to plan Q3 + beyond in a way that bolsters your belief in yourself, your work, and your own beautiful wisdom

if you’re still reading, i know you won’t regret it

and as long as this link leads to a google doc (instead of a jazzed up web page) you’ll save $50 — at least through this evening, possibly longer

get your QFWD sesh here

i started writing this email because i was listening to “unsteady” by the x ambassadors, and damn did it move me

always does. but this time i was struck by how relevant it felt to biz these days. the emotional release it gives me whenever my heart is hurting came through as i listened + sang:

hold, hold on, hold onto me

'cause I'm a little unsteady

a little unsteady

and i’m in love with the way that these quarter forward sessions can hold YOU how you need them to

whether you too are feeling a little unsteady or not —

these experiences hold you

i hold you

and you develop the ability to keep holding yourself every time you honor the fullness of who you are in this work

i can’t wait to witness you in it

xxoo, cc

ps: 4 other songs popped into my mind as i was writing this email. can you guess em? did any come to mind for you? hit reply + let's dish!

(i'll send you a playlist with all mine + add yours, too!)

pps: here are a few more testimonials from past YEAR AHEAD spreads (same format as the QFWDs)

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