Put Your Mission into Words & Simplify Your Message: Clarity for Creatives

If you ever feel like you have something inside of you that you want to share with the world but you can’t quite find the right words to say it, or make it make sense, this episode is for you. Join me for a dose of inspiration to simplify and refine your mission and how to put your message into words. You will leave feeling fired up and energized to work on your projects whether you are an entrepreneur, artist, writer, podcaster, yoga teacher or all of the above. I give you two tangible steps you can take today to gain clarity around your message.

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Time stamps:

00:00 intro

02:45 simplifying your art

04:50 why am i here?

06:00 tell the real story

09:00 taking an inspiration bath and soak it in

12:48 the words that set us free

13:50 being a ghost in your own life

15:55 how messages actually get into your mind

17:50 lunchroom table analogy

20:40 tension of not putting it in words

25:30 journal prompt one: when mission has made magic appear

31:50 white lotus irl 

35:30 how to put power behind your mission

37:30 journal prompt 2: tool for simplifying your mission