I live in Pennsylvania, USA, with my husband, Joe, a retired 8th grade science teacher, and our 6 indoor and 1 outdoor cats. I still work a full-time "day job" as a Tax Technician in the Unemployment dept for the state. I'm planning on retiring on my 60th birthday in May 2024.
I have three side businesses: Sleeping Cat Creations (SCC), in which I design and sell quilt patterns, teach quilting, and quilt for myself and others, and the International Quilters' Guild (IQG), which is a free Facebook group and paid membership group. I recently bought (with my husband, my best quilty friend, Cass, and her husband) a 150-year-old former general store with an apartment above. We are working on turning that into a craft retreat center, where we will offer overnight retreats, classes, open craft times, and a small retail space. This is our "retirement" plan. www.MakerCraftStudio.com
I live in Pennsylvania, USA, with my husband, Joe, a retired 8th grade science teacher, and our 6 indoor and 1 outdoor cats. I still work a full-time "day job" as a Tax Technician in the Unemployment dept for the state. I'm planning on retiring on my 60th birthday in May 2024.
I have three side bu…
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Overcoming perfectionism in your content...
Click here for a short pep talk: What helped George overcome content perfectionism Especially video... how to get comfortable making videos & reels? George's pep talk: instantly impressive vs. consistently authentic For a deep dive course into becoming pro (from a beginner) in making video: Authentic YouTube Mastery What about you... what helps you overcome the perfectionism issue when creating content?
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Mutual Support 🫂
The comment section below is a space to connect with others for mutual support... Are you a tech angel... tech savvy and willing to meet with another member, to handhold them a bit to understand how to do the things we teach in this course? Do you need an Instagram tech angel... and how can you support them back in return? 😊 Would you like to create mutual support for accountability to go through this course? If any of the above resonates with you, add a comment below and tell us what support you're offering and/or seeking 🙏🏼 If you see no comments below, and no ability to comment, first log into this course.
I'm happy to be a tech angel for PC/Android products! I've been on IG for a long time.
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Let's begin imagining your 20...
Imagine 20 people you love to work with – they enjoy your style and skills just as you are now, without you needing to change or improve anything – and you enjoy them as well. Part of this work – as all work of "authentic business" – is to practice believing in the value of your skills and presence, and stepping more into your authentic service-oriented power. Those 20 people probably already in your life/network right now. Draw them forth by writing a heartfelt description of them... You're welcome to comment below as you tell us about them – anything you can tell us is great, their inner characteristics, outer (visible) demographics, their interests, and most importantly – why they like and trust you. And what they believe that you can support them with. No perfection needed here... just write what comes to you. You can always update it later – and likely will :) After writing your comment, turn around and comment on 2 others' descriptions, especially if you resonate or know someone who is exactly like that! :) Just because you reply to someone's comment doesn't mean that you'll get a spot as part of their 20 ;-) but later in this course, if there's still space, and it seems aligned for the time being, they might reach out to you with a gentle invitation to play :-)
My ideal 20: smart, educated, accomplished corporate executives (mostly women), from backgrounds of wealth & privilege who are expected to be successful, make big money, and “keep up appearances“.
While successful—they've worked hard, risen up, and gotten great jobs—they also struggle with covert bullying, toxic bosses, and abuse/manipulation at work. They are kind, generous, and becoming increasingly spiritual as they get older. They want to break out of the conventional expectations and roles to do more meaningful work but don’t know how.
They are vulnerable to abuse and stay stuck in their roles because of deeply hidden childhood/family/ancestral secrets or traumas.
Energetically and psychically, they are drawn to work with me because I have healed my own childhood and ancestral patterns using a mix of psychology, shamanic, and other techniques. Also, like many of them, I was raised with wealth, privilege, and expectations of success. However, very early, I left the approved path and followed my own spiritual growth and evolution for 45+ years.
It’s that experience—with the tools, resources, and insights that set me free to follow my path and soul’s purpose—that I want to share with them in my group.
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I signed up for this course because I have the beginnings of an idea.
I have a doctorate and master's degrees in business with a focus on using technology. I'm very technically savvy, and I've run a number of successful businesses over the past 30 years. But, my passion is quilting and creative arts.
My 20 people would be creatives who find the "business" side of running a business overwhelming. They need step-by-step guidance on how to set up a business and effectively - and efficiently - manage the "back end" so that they are compliant with laws and regulations and also make a profit.
They would benefit from one-on-one coaching, but they are not willing to spend the money on that, so a group program would be a cost-effective way for them to learn what they need -- and build a community of support and for networking!
They should have the basics of technology (e.g., be able to post and participate in a Facebook group or online course platform). They should have time to invest in the course and a willingness to learn and support one another.
This is SO hard for me. It's why I rarely show my face. I create content that does not show myself, but interestingly, the person I admire most goes live every morning in her PJs with her coffee! LOL
PJs is brave! And authentic 😹