Sparkle on Substack

Thank you Jo Hutton, Sarah Sadie, Seth Werkheiser, Laura Zug, Mika ,David Venus, Katie Kastner, Megan Auman, and many others for tuning into my live video inspired by this note.

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Hi Sparklers,

Something a little different for you today. An invitation in two halves to spend some time exploring the themes of self worth, creativity and scarcity and how they show up in our work.

I invited mindset coach Sarah Raad to join me to host and the previously advertised live Sparkle call has moved to July. You can find the list of our live calls inside of the live calls tab and sign up for reminders and the links for the ones that take your fancy.

Here are the accompanying PDF for part one/ two of journalling prompts inside of class. Would love for you to take the class and feed back any ‘aha’ moments or sparkles that come your way.

Sending sparkles to you for your wonderful work in the world,

Claire

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P.S - if you don’t have time for a class this week, bookmark for later or when you’re feeling imposter syndrome and/ or a bit stuck. Need something lighter? Come chat in our Notes engagement chat thread instead?

Hi folks,

WOW - that was a big ole melting pot of ai infused chaos, shame, vulnerability and beauty.

‼️ NB - there is no sound for the first 16 minutes - so skip that.

Or watch the YouTube version which cuts straight to it…

I repeat myself… so don’t worry! Husband’s headphones have seen better days.

Let’s get out of the shame cave

The topic of ai is nuanced and layered.

Here are the articles I’ve found helpful recently in better understanding my own feelings with ai and our artistic integrity.

* Scamming Substack by Will Storr

* The invisible co-parent by Danusia Malina-Derben

* Andy Masley has written this piece and a follow up

As mentioned;

* Find your own integrity and discernment meter with your use of ai.

* Have fun with what you want to do with your new assistant.

* Don’t steal, be honest, keep communications open with each other.

* Don’t use it to write your Substack posts - we can tell!

Here’s the waitlist link for my mini mind if you want to join us and better understand how to master Substack within your business and content creation systems.

https://www.creativelyconscious.co.uk/june-mastermind-bundle

See you on the next live?

They are all saved here if you ever want to revisit any,

Claire

PS - ai wrote this…

Thank you Louise Edington, Natalie Lue, Scott Moon, Lizzie Gray, Vicki Lesley, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Hi Sparklers,

I’d love to hear from you in the comments if this week’s spark resonates…

While I’m here, three quick sparkly things

* I have a Free Class happening tomorrow…

Launch/ re-launch class is tomorrow at 3pm (UK time). Come join us?

Replay available to members… https://lu.ma/u3nnair6

* Other female business owners mentioned in this episode who hold us in the energetics of our work and business - Lauren Barber, Kat River 💫

Lauren’s HD class…

…working with this incredible woman has been a total breakthrough for my wellbeing, business and sense of stability and self.

* My intimate group mini-mind including my Substack for Business course is open for waitlist sign ups.

NB - If it’s over subscribed, there will be a short application form. You guys will get the early bird options first - there’ll be standard and VIP options - I’m SO excited to hold you in this work and help you transform the positioning of your Substack publication. You can join the waitlist here. This is the only time I’m running it this year.

“Everything difficult and everything beautiful all at once.” Amie McNee

It was an absolute highlight to speak with Amie McNee fresh from her book tour for We Need Your Art. This chat will stay with me forever, it was a real honour to connect with Amie and bring this conversation to you.

We touch on…

* resistence

* the creative process

* shifting platforms

* the perfect essay and the ‘messy’ creative process

* impact

* moving readers with our words

* feeling good in your creative projects

* Sharing your ‘world changing’ ideas

* The journey of self expression through writing and speaking

* failure…

* Amie and James’ move to the UK and the impact on their creative practise.

* Freedom in our living environment

* Being paid and being transparent in that…

* Pledges, the patron model and paid subscriptions…

* Feeling supported…

* Being a magpie

“Substack has been delicious to me.”

"I feel like I have relationships with these people (readers), and I feel like I'm surrounded by family."

Timestamped overview

00:00 Reluctant App Adoption Journey

05:59 "Substack: Embrace Casual Writing Culture"

07:58 Embrace Writing Without Fear

10:25 Exploring Different Art Forms

15:09 "Stop Over-Policing Creative Processes"

16:21 "Creativity Unleashed by UK Relocation"

22:15 "Book with Diverse Reader Experiences"

24:04 Transparent Creative Journey Insights

27:24 "Community Art Income Strategies"

29:34 Exploring Substack for Writer Support

33:22 Evolving Creative Viability Models

36:03 "Feeling Supported Is Overwhelmingly Beautiful"

39:22 Aurora Obsession: "Through the Eyes"

Amie online

* https://www.amiemcnee.com

* https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/amie-mcnee/

* Amie on Instagram

* James on Substack

Amie’s faves

* 🎶 Aurora - Through the eyes of a Child.

* Martha Beck’s book Beyond Anxiety.

Where momentum meets magic.

The Embodied Spark is a weekly pep talk with me Claire Venus ✨ to explore a single idea than impacts our creative practise positively. These pep talks help us to make sense of where we might be holding ourselves back and need a further invitation to feel held and kindle our creative voice.

This is the last weekly pep-talk in front of the paywall - I’m going DEEP for my members - you are welcome to join us, unlock the archive, twice monthly live mentoring calls and a daily chat to super-charge your clarity and creativity on Substack.

It’s a joy to do this work.

Claire

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In the talk I reference this live chat with my friend and mindset coach Sarah Raad

Thank you Jude Lally, Amy Brown, Alexander Verbeek, Mel Parks, Mary Beth Kaplan✨, and many others for tuning into my live video with Sarah Raad!

You can connect with Sarah Raad’s work right here on Substack. I’m lucky enough to call her a friend.

We met because she was my coach back in 2020/21. I recommend her mindset programmes to everyone especially woman who feel the call of something bigger and are struggling with the how and the why in their mindset.

I could never not be friends with Sarah, she knows too much about me 😉

Listen to our podcast on the earlier days of our Substack journey together here;

Thank you Clover Stroud, Laura Fenton, Alyssa Polizzi, Kristin Tweedale, Kristi Keller 🇨🇦, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Members - If you’re already got my new mini course hosted over here - Joyful Growth to Bestseller Mini-Course - 1st - 5th May 2025 please feel free to come on over and introduce yourself in our welcome post?

If you’d like to join us - here’s the scoop on what’s included in the mini-course and challenge - I can’t WAIT to get started!

The price doubles the day we start.

You get lifetime access to the challenge via my website.

Sending sparkles for your journey here and thanks for all your beautiful questions!!

It’s a joy to learn and grow together,

Claire

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Hi Folks

Welcome back to another Embodied Spark pep talk and invitation for your creative practise.

Get these direct to your inbox each week… ✨

This week I’m inviting you into to consider what putting one foot in-front of the other means to you when you ‘have to’ show up for your creative practise and work.

I also wanted to link to 3 things I’m excited about…

* Next week’s retreat (Fri 9 May) with Tanya Lynch at Ease Retreats - last couple of spots - come! I’d love to meet you and hold space for your big beautiful dreams in Oxfordshire. Here’s the link. Contact Tan to book.

* The podcast I just recorded with Amie McNee

* My Joyful Growth to Bestseller Mini-Course - 1st - 5th May 2025 - come join us?