Going Offline

I’ve been soaking in a busy summer and so glad I decided to take the summer off for my tiny biz, ecomonster. It meant that I wouldn’t offer any public workshops for 3 months which felt uncomfortable, yet necessary.

Initially, I wasn’t entirely sure what taking this break would look like. I just knew that there were important things I needed to address behind the scenes. File some critical paperwork, and I needed strategize an outline for the year. As we approach the end of summer, the theme of these past months has become clear: invest, learn, and unlearn.

These were all essential steps and it was uncomfortable because am I really going to invest in my business when I’m not making a profit yet? Do I even have the time? But now, I can confidently say that investing in myself and my business was the right move.

The takeaway so far that I know I’ve made the right investment is listening to the need to break away from social media marketing. I’ve known it for so long but how do I actually run a tiny business without it?

For my birthday, I gifted myself an investment in me and started the course The Shapes of Our Offerings by Cody Cook-Parrott. So far, it is so good! Sometimes I don’t have time until late in the night to be able to dive into the recorded course but when I do, it makes me so happy. I am excited to share what I learn from it and how it’ll shape my biz. So far, it’s giving me reassurance that I need to not give up. That these intense questioning, uncertainty will only lead me to the true offerings I want to share.

During the day when I only have little pockets of time, I’ve been listening to Off the Grid Podcast and hearing stories from creatives who have successfully been able to go offline.

Having a creative business is such a vulnerable practice and so often you feel alone. I think it’s hard to celebrate the pivots, the leaps of faith, but I know I’m determine to get through this current awkward growth after 16 years of evolving the business.

Thanks for following along as I figure out ways to continue to keep on.