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(If you missed my email about how I'm in a season of wintering as I enter maternity leave... Read it here.) 12 Weeks of Wintering kicks off this Thursday!This is my 12-week series of seasonal reflection and self-coaching practices starting December 18th, when I start my parental leave. As long as you stay subscribed to my newsletter, you'll get a weekly email right here between now and March. But if you want to take it to the next level and add some community... You're invited to the free Wintering Club. ❄️ This is my way of offering community connection and accountability (even while I'm OOO) for creatives, freelancers, and anyone who needs a bit more being amidst all their doing. The Wintering Club is free and flexible, so you can take what resonates and leave what doesn't. ➡️ (Click here to join it right now!) Here's what the Wintering Club will do:
A peek at some of the 12 Weeks of Wintering themes:
Just A Wild Thought Winter Opportunities:I start my maternity leave this week and won't have any live coaching opportunities until I'm back in the office in the spring. I'll keep my 1:1 coaching waitlist here, and you can explore all past blog posts and podcast episodes on my website. The first 12 Weeks of Wintering practice drops this Thursday, December 18th. If you don't want to opt into the Wintering Club, you don't need to do anything -- just wait for emails like this each Thursday until spring. If you want to join the optional Wintering Club for extra accountability and community (the Slack and meet-ups), click here to join the Slack group! See you after the wintering... |
Just A Wild Thought
Justine Mulliez | justawildthought.com
I am in a season of wintering. In mid-December, I'll be stepping away for maternity leave, and I'm not quite sure what my work will look like come spring. But I don't want to just go quiet. Instead, I want to invite you into your own wintering. Because if there's one thing I've learned over the years of coaching freelancers and creatives, it's that we're really good at staying busy. We're great at optimizing our calendars, checking off to-do lists, and filling every gap with what we call...
“Oh sure, yeah, I guess I could do that for you.” Newer business owners often find themselves saying this without realizing the cost of agreeing to what is usually poor-fit work. I’ve seen it often in clients, and I get why: You feel like you need to take whatever money you can get. You believe that making your client happy means letting them take the lead. You’re not sure what kind of work you most like doing, or what kind of clients you enjoy working with, so hesitate to call yourself a...
Last week, at a virtual event led by Founded Outdoors for outdoor industry businesses, we heard from leaders at Black Diamond, Mountain Hardwear, and Cotopaxi. And all three spoke about the same pattern I witness in many of my clients with small businesses: Businesses – even these big outdoor brands – tank when they stop honoring their values. One of the companies in particular shared that years ago, they tried to make their gear for too many different types of users, which led them to lose...