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Motivation Monday: Success Comes From Hard Work

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary - VIdal Sassoon "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." - Vidal Sassoon

It takes a lot of work to be successful, as we're sure many of you know. Here's to a successful week! #motivationmonday

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When you receive notes from clients and customers or small items after working or creating them, what do you do with them? Are you the sentimental type that holds on to things, or do you enjoy them in the moment and let them go soon after?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One thing that I (Kristin) started doing in the last few years is keeping all of the notes received from people over the years, in addition to tucking a few momentos to make it into a memory/moments box, with a collection of items that sit quietly tucked away in plain sight, in a lidded display box on the back counter in my office. (if you've joined us for a class, chances are you've seen this behind me on the screen!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I do this for a few reasons. First of all, I love to read back and remember moments that happened with individuals. Second, we all know that the life of an entrepreneur is filled with ups and downs, highs and lows. On the days that make you wonder why you're doing this, why you need to keep going, you can open that box and read reason after reason after reason as to why. The power of positive words can make a tremendous impact - holding on to those words in a tangible way makes it quite an experience to look back, and revisiting those notes may just put a little more pep in your step after reading them once more too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you don't have a "moments box", perhaps consider in creating one for yourself over the weekend. What would yours include?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #creativefounders {photo by @xoashleyvictoria}
When's the last time that you stepped back and looked at everything you have accomplished so far in your journey as an entrepreneur? So many times we're focused in on what we want to have in the future ... but how many times have you looked back and see how far you've come?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Share with us below ... what is something you've accomplished that makes you absolutely proud??⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #creativefounders #creativefoundersconference {photo by @xoashleyvictoria}
A few weeks ago. we happened upon this post by @letteredgrace and knew that we wanted to share it here too:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “In just over six months, this beautiful kitchen will be full of creatives - most of them strangers - and the walls of this room will be the only thing containing the excitement in the air. 🎉 The women will come through the door one by one and will be greeted with a hug and a smile and before you know it, laughter and conversation drown out any doubt that each one is here for a reason.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For the next 3 days, this house on Pensacola Beach will become home to the women who attend the Creative Founders Conference. We will sit around the tables, stand in the kitchen, dine on the porch, and learn foundational tools with a view of the turquoise waves and sugar sands just outside. 🐬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love to share about @creativefounders because of the clarity and community it has given me. I love to share about the Conference because I’ve seen women walk away from that experience with confidence, lifelong friendships, and the life-giving realization that pursuing your creative dreams doesn’t have to include the never-ending “hustle” we so often are encouraged to pursue to succeed. 🙋🏻‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Friend, if you’re a creative entrepreneur, I can’t encourage you enough to join me for this experience! There are only a few seats remaining and I would love to spend a few days learning alongside you!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Double tap if you believe a supportive, engaged community is one of the best investments you make to thrive in your adventures! 🙌🏼 “⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ....⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our Conference currently has only a few seats remaining, and this is our only in-person event this year. We would love to have you join us!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #creativefounders #creativefoundersconference
When's the last time that you wrote out your Customer Journey for your clients, from the first time that they land on your website to all the way through the entire experience of working with you?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This morning, we had a private live class for our Community Members, and among many other things, we talked about the importance of being able to answer the question, "how can I take care of them next?" as you develop your client experience.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ By creating a customer journey and walking through step by step, that helps you to create a more consistent experience and see where it is that you can improve upon for your clients and customers.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, if you haven't done this before, what's stopping you? 🤗 Get out a pen and a piece of paper, writing things out step by step, developing your own customer journeys for your clients and customers, and seeing where you can enhance their experience for them from the beginning!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #creativefounders
When it comes to designing items for your business, what program do you use? I'll admit it ... when I first wanted to learn how to design, with absolutely *no* formal training, I used Microsoft Word (we're talking 15+ years ago, friends!) which is totally NOT what that is for. And then I "grew", and started working with clip-art like programs. (oy. 🤦‍♀️) But now, all these years later, my design program of choice is hands down Adobe inDesign. I am more comfortable in this program than any other, and now, want to have the consistency + flexibility that comes with inDesign to design every. single. thing. I use inDesign every single day for: ✨worksheet templates ✨conference + class slide templates ✨design for our graphics ✨printed materials all year long ✨our Conference room layouts ✨personal Cricut projects where I want to have a handle on kerning and the stroke width ✨our branded gifs even first start in inDesign! But - if you don't know how to use it, it can be *incredibly* intimidating. And, the fear of the unknown and seeing all the things it looks like it can do can make you close it out as fast as possible and never want to open it again. This is where Kelsey of @paperandoats and her amazing course, The InDesign Field Guide come in. (and all the wanting-to-learn-inDesign-ers said HOORAY!!) I know so many people who have gone through this course of hers and the items they're able to create after are amazing. I sincerely wish it had been around when I had first started! As Kelsey says right on her website, “When it comes to design for your business, would you rather ugly-cry your way through vague tutorials and never-ending search results OR ... crank out everything on your design list with Beyoncé-level confidence?” 💃 . I’ll take Beyoncé-level, please. 🙌 For everyone else who is with me on that, hop on over go @paperandoats because Kelsey's course is only open for people to sign up for through the end of the day tomorrow (5/8). So, if you want to finally step into the world of inDesign with an expert who knows how to use it backwards and forwards, hop on over to @paperandoats to learn all about it!
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