Hi! Welcome to the first ever newsletter 😊
I actually started writing this on Tuesday and wanted to publish it straight away but a) the week wasn’t over yet and b) I want this to hit your inboxes at the weekend instead. Plus, more time to collect some wins and learn lessons, right?!
So here we are on Sunday and I’m super nervous about sending this to you! I know that you’re lovely, but I want to make sure that this newsletter is actually useful in some way and isn’t just a record of my own personal journey… so I thought we could start first with an overall theme or focus to take into the week ahead. 💛
This week’s focus: start small
Start small. Take a few little steps closer to your “ideal” life, if you know what that is. And if you don’t, just vote with your feet and head in any one direction. A bit of progress is so much better than none, and even if it doesn’t go as planned you’ll have learned something valuable.
Here are some small first steps and what they could lead to:
Sending a LinkedIn connection request → Finding a new friend
Replying to a creator whose work you love → Being confident in showing up online
Watching a video about a potential career → Retraining and finding a job you love
Saying thank you to your partner → Building a stronger relationship
Visiting one new place this month → Becoming confident to travel and explore
And here’s one I did last month:
Visited a shop that displays work from local makers → Building up the courage to ask if they would stock my work.
A small step can be so reassuring and give you the motivation to keep going — whether it’s along the same path or a new one.