I’m not immune to the stuff that makes life feel deflated. I fall prey to the things my clients do: forgetting our milestone wins, getting overwhelmed, and letting doubt and insecurity into the writing room.
Luckily I believe in walking my talk. I don’t ask my clients to do anything I don’t do myself. So as I prepare to lead Annual Review for Creatives, I pulled the productivity bus over to get a view of the bigger picture. And boy, am I glad I did.
Somehow stuff that happened in the early part of the year got into the way back. I had to use some of the methods I teach in Annual Review for Creatives to recall that I had:
- Drafted my book, Design Your Creative Life
- Was a reader for the Courage to Write grant
- Took two writing classes
- Designed a coaching workshop around my book, The Busy Woman’s Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book
- FINALLY got my coaching work around values and themes into a workshop – Your Creative DNA.
- Drafted a novel! Complete surprise.
These are just a few of the things I designed, wrote, or manifested this year. If I had not taken the time to write it all down, I would have thought this year was ‘meh’ creatively. But instead, I realize it’s been one of the best years of my life. I feel empowered to keep going on the books I drafted this year and do other projects.
Make your year feel even better with a reflection process. This will help you feel a sense of wonder, appreciation and gratitude for what you’ve done, however small.
Reserve your spot in the Annual Review for Creatives workshop here.
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