It's nearly half way through the year -- a good time to reflect on how far you've come, and how far you'd like to go by the time you lift a glass of bubbly to welcome in the new year.
This time of year is always a time of reflection for me because it's my birthday half way through June.
I step away from the normal routines and ask myself some questions: - What's working?
- What would I like more of?
- What am I frustrated about?
Frustration is a huge clue for me about what I want more of and what I want changed.
So, here's my assessment.
What's working: Yes, to writing. Yes, to teaching and coaching. Yes, to movement: my walk/jog routine.
What I'd like more of: I want to do a lot more writing of stories, and screenplays. I want to exercise more and more often.
How will I do these two things: I'll block off time in my schedule and say No more often to anything that is not those things during that time.
A sacred pact with myself.
Story telling is how I serve the world.
Exercise is how I serve myself.
I need both to be a dynamic force on the planet.
What I'm frustrated about: I want more people to know about my home study/self-paced courses and live workshops. So... I'm developing some marketing and promotion programs for that. :) I got plans!
But I couldn't have been able to be ready to execute on these plans if I hadn't felt so supported recently.
It wasn't always this way.
For a long, long, long time, I've felt alone as a creative entrepreneur.
What I do is so unique -- I both write fiction actively and teach it and coach writers working on their fiction.
For a long time, I felt like there was no one else on the planet who was trying to do what I'm attempting: make honoring my creativity at the center of my life, and that includes how I run my business.
Recently, there's been a shift though and I feel like I found my pack...
I really felt it at the beginning of June when I ran in a mostly all-woman 5K race.
I have also really felt the togetherness I seek from being a part of the Heart of Business community.
Since tuning in to my need for more support at the beginning of the year, I've reached out, made requests, and am now a part of four different master mind groups, each of two or three people.
Wholistic, creative, heart-centered peers, who support all of me and I all of them, including all the not so pretty, squirrelly, itchy and scratchy parts.
And another big shout out to Lynn Johnston, a fellow writing coach cohort, and friend. She's got a new class up on creating character arcs that I can't wait to explore. I've seen a sneak peek and I really love how in-depth she gets.
Hit reply and share with me your mid-year assessment. I'd love to hear it.
♥
Replay Extended...
I meant to tell you sooner, but I was traveling to and fro for a writers conference...
Alaura let us speakers know that she's had such a great response from everyone, she's decided to extend the replay through Friday, June 30th at Noon Pacific.
ALL 24 video interviews will be available for viewing and ALL 24 interviews will be available as downloadable mp3s.
This way, you’ll be able to access and listen to them anytime and anywhere.
Happy Writing!
All my best, Beth
PS. Special sale coming for Barany School of Fiction in July. Now that I have over a dozen self-paced/homestudy courses, I'll be trying something new for my annual Summer Sale! Stay tuned!
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