How are you feeling now that we’re well into the second month of the year? Have those new year’s resolutions faded, or are you thriving? Whatever your current situation, I'd like you to remember three things:

- you're not "ill-disciplined" if today/ this week you need to slowly, gently ease back into your work

Selling is giving our amazing customers and clients a chance to consider what they might want to buy from us, and allow them to choose the ideal offer when it lands at the perfect time.

Social media is a complicated beast. So many of us use social media for our businesses which means we are always switched on to it. Always thinking about ways to increase our reach, engage with our audience, sell more products, be authentic, stay visible. The list goes on. And on.

So, how can we navigate social media without succumbing to comparisonitis and feeling overwhelmed?

Creating, making, making connections with others, showing up, it all requires effort.

Of course there are times when we can do some things more easily than others (see my obsession with seasonal and cyclical living). But we can’t organise all of our work entirely around cyclical living - sometimes we have deadlines or pressures that have to be met.

Today, let's explore the significance of creating ideal conditions for our work and what it takes to achieve them.

You know that anything meaningful worth building takes time and nurturing, but impatience sets in and you can't help but feel "why can't I GET RESULTS?!"

So, how can you reignite your motivation and enthusiasm for your business and create results for the current phase and beyond? Here are some top ideas to consider, and to almost certainly generate results:

As someone deeply committed to the art of education and guidance, I often find inspiration in Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction. These ten principles distill the essence of how we, as learners, absorb knowledge. You may recognise traces of this language in my own work, as it forms the foundation of my approach to coaching, mentoring, and teaching.

In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, it's easy to fall into the trap of overextending ourselves, believing that the more we do, the more successful we'll be. However, sometimes it takes a moment of clarity, often with the help of an insightful coach, to realise that doing less can actually make us more productive and content.

Being a multi-passionate means I also have multiple email addresses, with lots of admin to juggle. I’ve now realised that this is how I keep myself organised. I’ve come to realise that my unique approach to staying organised could be a valuable insight for those of you, who, like me, struggle to keep on top of everything in your small creative business and vibrant, full life.

Because our brains and souls need it. They’re crying for us to engage in the sticky challenge of making something new, to stretch our creative muscles. It’s not just about acquiring a new possession; it’s about experiencing the profound, deeper chemical response of being more than mere consumers. It’s the satisfaction of doing something for the sake of the journey, rather than the outcome.

You’ve promised your readers a neatly packaged blog post each week, but now you’ve run out of ideas. Well, before you throw in the towel and give up blogging completely, I have 8 handy writing prompts to get you writing again.