Process of Progress

Amidst the Covid-19 crisis and the paramount Black Lives Matter movement, we take a break from our usual format for a multi-part real-talk about the world around us. In Part I, we look to the stars. As budding/hobbyist astrologers, we find the cosmos have a great deal to say about the radical cultural shifts we’re going through—and where we’re headed next. Buckle up, Star Babes.

We frequently allow our past mistakes to define our present capabilities, mistrusting ourselves and how far we’ve come. Defining this behavior is new for both of us, even though we’ve experienced it many times over. To amend these self-biases and move forward with confidence, we try to be kind, forgiving, and attentive to ourselves.

Productivity doesn’t just happen. We have checklists to build momentum. We have systems and tools to make work as seamless as possible. We have countermeasures for the inevitable times when “we just don’t wanna.” A lot goes into just getting it done.

We’ve hit double digits, and we’re loving this podcast more than ever! Accepting and loving a creative work goes hand in hand with feelings about the self and authenticity. Easier said than done: we’re just now figuring out how to stand up for ourselves and our creations just the way they are. <3

When burnout drains the creative wells dry, replenishing them is essential. This often takes a lot of time, some patience, and being okay with chilling the eff out. Slowly but surely, amazing signs emerge to show us that the creative wells have been refilled.

Hollis transferred an entire business online, and Cecylia moved her entire life to a new city in an unreasonably short amount of time. We had to be creative and keep going despite exhaustion, despite Covid-19, and despite burnout, tapping into the special reserves at the bottom of the well.

We discuss how each of us defines failure—and how that failure has defined us. Our individual experiences are very different, but the lessons are essentially the same. We instinctively want to control what we’re afraid of, and the antidote is impossibly simple: simple, but difficult to do.

Covid-19 is upon us. The world’s gone nuts. We’re gonna pause the podcast for a moment until things settle, but we’d like to leave you with a bit of positivity before we go.

After an incredible New Year’s together, two weeks have passed for our next recording...and reality has struck. We’re both scratching our heads over why the start has been so contrastingly rough. Turns out that after partying like kids, we’re being asked to grow up.

Joy. Peacefulness. Clarity. This is how we want to bring in the new decade! We somehow wrangle a trip to Fayetteville, AR alongside our very first special guest, and after all the partying, it’s time to reflect. Join our hungover selves on the first day of 2020 as we share which words we want to consciously cultivate throughout this upcoming year.