March Intuition + Visionboard
2021 was about Intuition. A single word designated as a compass to help me manifest my goals and direction.
intuition: noun the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. "we shall allow our intuition to guide us"
An important one. Not only is it birthday month (hint hint - I like chocolate and cars). Birthdays are a natural time of reflection, but March also marks over 6 months since going alone. It’s interesting to see how my perception of my work and my business has already changed when reviewing with my creative coach. Some of the goals and dreams I had envisioned for much further down the line are absolutely in my reach and attainable. Yet I’ve not been giving myself permission to chase them. That’s about to change. How exciting is that?
As a result I’ve decided to dedicate some serious time to this over April and May. Giving myself priority and permission to do this is a big step for me - as it’s not only battling my fears and inner voice but also allowing myself to consider this ‘self-work’ that I have previously considered ‘indulgent or idealistic’ to be as important as client work. After all, thats why I went independant. To seek the work and creativity that brings me joy.
As the pressures of a heavy work-winter abate I am feeling lighter, brighter and vivid. Raring to go and totally reflected in this month’s moodboard. It’s time to stop putting my dreams on the back-burner and do the bloody thing. We only have one life.
This month my areas of focus are:
Closing + completion - finalising + finishing those tasks to make space to take the next step
Peace to plan - marking out uninterrupted time to create simple, practical steps
Conscious compartmentalising - separating life and work for the benefit of both
Inviting inspiration - allowing myself to soak up everything that awakes my creativity
Personal permission - to dream, to create, to follow what I want & allow myself this time to do so
Singleminded self - to seek out and pursue what brings me closer to my goals
March in reflection
I’ve only bloody gone and done it! I’ve worked patiently and methodically through my plan (FYI patience is a miracle in itself) and completed what needed to be done in order to start my next phase! Yey me!
After being seriously work-laden through the winter I wanted to take the opportunity in Spring to take time back. Reflect, re-align and plan. As the month has passed I’ve felt progressively lighter as tasks on my to do list have been struck through, leaving some of the personal projects I’ve been waiting to start for months, years even.
Moments of self doubt have crept in and I realise the amount of emotional weight I carry around with me as to what I think others ‘think’ I ‘should’ be doing. I’ve begun to align myself - focusing on my own path and that has meant regulating the amount of social media I consume - namely Instagram. Which is my platform of choice for inspiration and the community of amazing people I now consider pals. Yet when indulged in at the wrong time can send me down a spiral of self guilt and ‘not-doing-enoughness’. In fact I would go as far to say that ‘not-doing-enoughness’ has driven me most of my life and career. And it’s bloody well exhausting.
I don't think it's any coincidence that this next phase falls at the start of the new lunar year - something I've become increasingly interested in. (If you are I highly recommend taking a look at Kirsty Gallagher) It’s the start of a new beginning and after taking the last week off work I now want to channel my new mindset into focusing on building the lifestyle I’ve wanted for so long. After all thats why I left my full-time job in the first place. I've got some really exciting ideas to manifest and feel really optimistic for the months ahead. Whoop!
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Moodboard image credits: bando.com | @ChimaineMary | East Urban Home | Sandra Poliakov | Tyler Spangler| other illustrations are my own