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Hi friend, Last year I ran a creative journaling workshop for 600 people. And I took a big risk by trying something new. Rather than conventionally starting with pen to paper and a prompt, I asked people to change up their environment. To get playful and try something new. Amidst confused faces and a few stifled groans, I gleefully went, "that's right! Everybody up!" One by one people got up and started moving. Some changed the direction they were facing, choosing the blue wall over the grey...
Last Thursday, 55 minutes into a session, a client dropped this fear on me, "I’m afraid if I slow down, I’ll never speed back up again." She’d just finished leading a huge project. Everyone called it a win. Her manager praised her in a team meeting. And her Slack pinged with emojis and congratulatory "amazing work!" messages. But she wasn’t proud. She was exhausted. And underneath the exhaustion was guilt. Because in her mind, resting meant losing momentum. And losing momentum meant falling...
HI friend, You know what I’ve realized? Since I started using AI, it has actually cost me thousands of dollars. Not because it broke anything. Not because it gave me bad ideas. But because it slowly stripped the joy out of how I work. And that joy? It turns out it was the fuel. For my creativity. For my momentum. And, for my revenue. For context - I run a coaching and consulting business for women and non-binary folks in tech. A big part of how I connect with future clients is by sharing...