Adobe Express Speaker Series
From freelance hustle to freelance flow
How I’m learning to not burn myself out
Writer, artist, marketer, former Adobe-r, Tarot reader, yoga teacher, experience-maker, steward of a historic home & budding community space
This talk brought to you by…
Adobe Express, Squarespace, a sketchbook & charcoal, my artwork, lineages such as Tarot, Kundalini Yoga, astrology, ancient Irish and Peruvian earth ritual and symbolism, blessings and luck, utter failure and a few wins…
Though it can be jarring to recognize what’s not working, letting it fall away is equally cathartic. - CHANI
What I do to support myself is connected to my life’s purpose. But is not the whole picture.
The structure and stability I need to cultivate flow
4 of Pentacles
Stability
Outsourced where I don’t feel confident
Financial planning & investments
Taxes
Am prepared to supplement my income for 2-3 years
Cultivate “bread and butter” projects first
Ability to work in sprints, with periods of deep rest
Being self-employed means being solely responsible for where you pour your energy
My 3 of Cups Rule
(aka how I design my ideal workload)
4 of cups
Discernment
Does this project support me financially?
Does it make good use of the talents I most want to cultivate?
Is it going to be fun, playful, or beautiful?
It needs to pour into at least two, and ideally all three, cups.
What I’m doing now that feels like a paradigm shift
Hanged Man
New perspectives, waiting
I let myself procrastinate.
In fact, I pay close attention to it.
The Emperor Reversed
Internalized patriarchy
I acknowledge when I’m being a bad boss to myself.
Temperance
Alchemy, balance, favorable combinations
I track moments of freelance flow and add them to business reviews.
The High Priestess
Faith, intuition
I root deeper into ritual.
Tuning in before beginning work
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Getting into a zone, removing blocks, prosperity, creativity
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Lighting a candle, cleaning everything, moving before and after, plant medicine
Synchronizing with Earthly/Universal cycles
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New moon - new ideas, new projects, intention
Full moon - culmination, celebration
@thecyclewitch -
Astrological new year is March 21
Cardinal seasons - for activating for beginning and launching
Mutable signs - for honing and/or changing course
Fixed signs - for rooting, going deep
Grounding with intuitive practices
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One-card pull for the day
Two cards for confusion -
Morning pages
Bullet journaling in a planner
Recording a daily practice
