As I mentioned in last week’s email I recently realized that my consistent need for a reset is actually me just needing to have my own change of seasons.

For as long as I’ve had my business, I’ve consistently had the theme of resetting show up in some shape or form semi-regularly in my “update” newsletters.
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And while I’ve always found the thought of a reset as motivating and exciting – I’ve also paired that with an underlying thought of “ugh, why do I need a reset, what’s wrong with me, why can’t I just find my set routine or strategy and stick with it”.

I never fully realized or embraced the need for a reset with intention – which made resetting feel more like an adaptation or survival technique than something to look forward to and fully-embrace as part of my natural rhythm.

Now that I’ve acknowledged this pattern, I can allow myself to fully embrace and plan for these changes of seasons.

To really use the motivation that naturally occurs to make changes to my priorities, schedule, focus, and mindset without the guilt.

What does this look like?

Well right now, it’s allowing myself to craft my “back-to-school” schedule.

As a child, I loved preparing to go back to school, getting all my school supplies organized, notebooks color coded, and writing out my class schedule. Plus the energy of Virgo season is the perfect time to examine routines and schedule, and how things in our lives are organized and structured.

So, why not tap into that energy? And have a little fun with it!

I’ve chosen my core subjects: Visibility | YOU(niverse) content | Core marketing messaging plus two electives: Writing | Sewing.

I’ve made myself a curriculum of sorts for each of my Fall “courses”. Basically a list of tasks and expectations for each of my “courses” that I will use to guide my work from September through November.

And I’ve set up a weekly form to submit for myself that documents what I’ve accomplished that week.
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I’ve mostly been running my days on a task-based structure – which worked for trying to get all the pieces to launch the membership but now it’s harder to decide what tasks to focus on so this provides me a fun little way to provide myself more direction and focus.
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And while the “back-to-school” motivation and energy is definitely one of my natural transition points (aka personal seasons) , leaning into the theme with this structure is a new experiment – so we will see how it plays out.

​Read about my other “seasons” in this blog post. ​
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​For YOU(niverse) members – get started building your own “seasons” with this post and find a peek into my Fall curriculum in the Field Reports.

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