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How to stop comparing yourself to others' success

Do you ever look at someone in your field who you think is successful and think, “I need to change my work to look more like theirs so I can be successful too”? You know that horrible feeling when ...

So you want to learn the fundamentals of Brush Pen Lettering - Customer gallery

I am so grateful to all of you who have grabbed a copy of my first workbook, 'So you want to learn the fundamentals of Brush Pen Lettering' so far. I am also thankful to those of you who left words...

Heart feels

I amexhaustedfrom trying to outdoMyself. Stop and smell the roses,They say,but I can't becausemy Feet won't stop. dancingthe quickstep of the beat of myHeartthat wantswhat it doesn't have.

Something that you need to hear

Dear Reader, I just want to say that you are exactly where you need to be. Whatever you’re striving towards, I know that you are putting in effort every single day. I don’t know what your goals are...

Top 10 ways to stay motivated with your lettering

There are many reasons why you might be feeling unmotivated when it comes to lettering. It’s natural to have peaks and lulls in your enthusiasm, but if you feel like you’re stuck in a bit of an ext...

What to do when you hate everything you produce

You know that feeling when you’ve just poured time and effort into writing/ lettering/ painting something, but then you look down and think ‘This looks like crap. I hate it’. You’re disappointed be...

FOMO - 'Fear Of Missing Out'

Do you ever feel like, if you take a break from something or do things differently from others, you’ll fall behind, whilst everyone else keeps marching along towards their Success? I can think of m...

What the first day of being an entrepreneur feels like

One thing that I'm grateful to my past self for, is journalling my thoughts and feelings at the time. The lessons we learn from the past are so valuable, and looking back on them in retrospect make...

What does it take to be successful?

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Do you want your lettering (or similar creative venture) to take you places that you never imagined? If so, let’s be friends, because I am in the same boat as you....

How I asked my boss for a career break to start my business

Flashback Friday (oops it's Tuesday.. Take me back Tuesday) to the day that I mustered up the courage to tell my boss that I wanted to pursue calligraphy & lettering full-time. These were my th...