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Episode 28: When You’re Not Ready for the Holidays (and Everything Feels Messy)
🌟 Episode Length: 7 minutes, 55 seconds
💬 In This Episode:
If your brain feels like a glitter explosion right now — ideas everywhere, plans half-started, and zero clear direction — you are so not alone.
In today’s episode, I’m getting really honest about what it feels like to hit mid-November without a holiday plan, without the momentum you hoped for, and with a to-do list that could wrap around the North Pole. We’re talking about the pressure, the comparison, the “shoulds,” and how to rebuild clarity when everything feels chaotic.
This isn’t a pep talk — it’s real talk with gentle guidance to help you breathe, reset, and find one small step forward during a messy season.
🔍 What You’ll Hear:
💭 Why the holiday pressure hits so hard for small business owners
📌 The spiral of “shoulds” that make us feel behind
🧠 How planning can become a comfort zone (and why follow-through feels impossible)
✨ A simple four-step “mini-reset” to regain clarity
🧘♀️ How to shift from overwhelm into tiny, doable momentum
📝 Journal prompts to ground your mind & reset your expectations
💛 Why messy seasons don’t mean you’re failing — they mean you’re human
💬 Quote to Remember:
“You don’t have to do everything perfectly. You just need to decide what matters most this week and take one small step toward it.”
🎯 This Week’s Listener Challenge:
Pick one focus area for the week — sales, content, or organization — and create a three-step micro-plan you can actually follow through on.
Write it down, say it out loud, or share it with a biz bestie.
Then tag @sparkleandshinepodcast and tell me what you’re focusing on.
Let’s hold each other accountable to imperfect but powerful action. ✨
💛 Let’s Connect:
✨ Join my Substack community — the coziest corner of Sparkle & Shine where I share deeper stories, weekly challenges, printables, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and the real, unfiltered journey of building a creative business.
You can subscribe (free or paid!) and hang out with me there: sparkleandshine.substack.com
📸 Instagram: @sparkleandshinepodcast
📧 Email: [email protected]
If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please leave a review, share with a fellow creative business owner, or repost on social.
Every share truly helps this small but mighty podcast grow — and I’m so grateful for you. 💛
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By Cassandra King🌟 Episode Length: 7 minutes, 55 seconds
💬 In This Episode:
If your brain feels like a glitter explosion right now — ideas everywhere, plans half-started, and zero clear direction — you are so not alone.
In today’s episode, I’m getting really honest about what it feels like to hit mid-November without a holiday plan, without the momentum you hoped for, and with a to-do list that could wrap around the North Pole. We’re talking about the pressure, the comparison, the “shoulds,” and how to rebuild clarity when everything feels chaotic.
This isn’t a pep talk — it’s real talk with gentle guidance to help you breathe, reset, and find one small step forward during a messy season.
🔍 What You’ll Hear:
💭 Why the holiday pressure hits so hard for small business owners
📌 The spiral of “shoulds” that make us feel behind
🧠 How planning can become a comfort zone (and why follow-through feels impossible)
✨ A simple four-step “mini-reset” to regain clarity
🧘♀️ How to shift from overwhelm into tiny, doable momentum
📝 Journal prompts to ground your mind & reset your expectations
💛 Why messy seasons don’t mean you’re failing — they mean you’re human
💬 Quote to Remember:
“You don’t have to do everything perfectly. You just need to decide what matters most this week and take one small step toward it.”
🎯 This Week’s Listener Challenge:
Pick one focus area for the week — sales, content, or organization — and create a three-step micro-plan you can actually follow through on.
Write it down, say it out loud, or share it with a biz bestie.
Then tag @sparkleandshinepodcast and tell me what you’re focusing on.
Let’s hold each other accountable to imperfect but powerful action. ✨
💛 Let’s Connect:
✨ Join my Substack community — the coziest corner of Sparkle & Shine where I share deeper stories, weekly challenges, printables, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and the real, unfiltered journey of building a creative business.
You can subscribe (free or paid!) and hang out with me there: sparkleandshine.substack.com
📸 Instagram: @sparkleandshinepodcast
📧 Email: [email protected]
If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please leave a review, share with a fellow creative business owner, or repost on social.
Every share truly helps this small but mighty podcast grow — and I’m so grateful for you. 💛