This is the first of my monthly Work Out Loud journal episodes: Stream of consciousness updates on what's center stage in my life, work, and vision. It's basically a public version of my morning pages, and you get to listen in!

So let's start here: I did NOT hit my Q1 revenue goal!

Today I'm working through what that brings up as marathon training shifts my focus and changes how I think about success.

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Becca Batt to talk about what it actually looks like to start building your acting vision while also running a successful--and growing!--business.

We get into the moment you realize you don't have to choose between what's working and what you actually want, how to create space for a second identity without burning everything down, and why waiting until you feel "ready" is the biggest delay tactic there is.

If your vision involves performing, acting, or leading in any way, Becca has some honest perspectives for you!

What if you already know what your vision is...you just haven't admitted it yet? In this episode, I'm unpacking the connection between your desires and your vision, and why honesty is where building anything meaningful actually begins.

What happens when you stop waiting and actually test your vision in the real world? In this episode, I sit down with my client and friend Laura Coglianese, and talk about building and launching Mind by LJ: Her EFT (emotional freedom technique) practice for athletes.

Our conversation was recorded during my visit to her new home base in Philadelphia! We unpack the real work behind building her vision, including...

• Niching her offers down to only athletes
• Cold pitching her intro workshop to the University of Pittsburgh
• Hosting her first workshops with over 50 student athletes before relocating to a new city!

Even knowing a move was on the horizon, Laura kept moving the needle, and proving that you don't have to wait for perfect timing to start building your vision.

In this episode, I'm unpacking the idea of the creative U-turn, a concept from The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, and what happens when you walk away from your vision...only to realize you're not actually finished.

Inspired by Alysa Liu and her return to skating on her own terms, I'm sharing the creative U-turns I've experienced over the past year, and some prompts to uncover your own unfinished creative business!

Sports in America interivew: Olympian Alysa Liu Doesn't Care About the Medals

There's a lot you can outsource when you're building and launching a vision, but there are a few things you abosultey must do yourself.

Today I'm talking about what you need to DIY, because if you're expecting anyone else to do them for you--whether you're paying money for it or not--it's not going to work.

Winter has been kicking my ass, and I feel like my creativity has ghosted me. Anyone else???

Today I'm working out loud about it, and sharing a few free(!!!) ways I've been guiding myself out of this creative rut while the world burns <3333

After nine years in the wedding industry, I'm closing Day of Pittsburgh: The business that shaped who I am today.

This episode is a moment of closure, and my work out loud reflections on growth, honoring what's complete, and on choosing to end a chapter with care instead of quietly fading into the bushes.

Annual planning doesn't have to be scary or overly complicated. In this episode, I walk you through exactly how I plan my year financially, using my $100K revenue goal as a real, transparent example.

We talk numbers, capacity, pricing, and why not choosing a revenue goal keeps so many creatives stuck reacting instead of building.

If you're ready to stop reacting and start planning, I'm currently booking VIP Vision Building Days. We'll build your year together: Numbers, offers, and pacing included.

You can learn more at heatherdavisinc.com.

Women are only allowed to celebrate themselves publicly for a birthday, a wedding, a baby, or their own funeral. Gathering your community to mark a career shift, launch a business, or debut a rebrand, feels wrong, indulgent, or wildly premature. We've been trained to do less, stay grateful, and move on quietly, even when something big just happened!

This episode is your green light to have whatever type of IRL launch gathering, event, banger, celebration, or bash that you desire without feeling like you're doing too much or that you're not enough.