Let’s talk about something almost every creative woman has done at least once.

We buy the course.We feel hopeful.We feel excited.We feel like “THIS is the one.”

And then…

We don’t start.Or we start and disappear.Or we finish… and still don’t implement.

And we quietly wonder what’s wrong with us.

Why we buy courses in the first place

Most of the time we’re not buying information.

We’re buying relief.

We’re buying a feeling.

We’re buying the moment our nervous system whispers,“Okay… maybe I’m not stuck forever.”

We buy courses because we want:

A fresh startA new version of ourselvesA promise that this time will be differentA shortcut out of confusionA path that feels safe

Sometimes we buy the course because we miss who we were when we used to create.And buying the course feels like buying our way back.

Why we don’t start (or don’t finish)

Starting is vulnerable.

Starting means we have to meet ourselves again.Not the fantasy version of us who is motivated and organized and calm.

And when we open the course, all kinds of stuff shows up:

PerfectionismOverwhelmFear of doing it wrongComparisonDecision fatigueThe pressure to “do it right” since we paid for itThat familiar voice that says, “If I can’t do it well, I shouldn’t do it at all.”

Plus, real life is loud.

Kids.Work.Health.Family.Appointments.Dinners.Laundry.Text messages.News.A body that wants a nap.

Why finishing still doesn’t mean implementing

This one is sneaky.

Because finishing feels like it should equal change.

But finishing a course and implementing a course are two different muscles.

Sometimes we finish because we’re responsible women.We finish because we’re good students.We finish because we don’t quit.

But implementing requires something else.

It requires repetition.Messy reps.Practice in real life.Awkward early attempts.Discomfort.

Courses are not the problem.

Pressure is the problem.

You don’t need more self discipline.

You need a way back to yourself that feels safe.

A way to practice without performing.A way to return without punishment.A way to do it in small, real life steps.

If this is you

Come spend 90 days with me as you become the woman who makes art through the challenging times in life.

Your mind will become quiet through confusion of when and how to make art and you will feel that joy again of being in the moment.

You will have pride in yourself as you show up for yourself and your art.

The relationship you and your art have will become like visiting an old friend.

After 90 days, your art practice has changed for good, because you finally have the right roadmap.

You will become someone who has the tools to work through any resistance.

You cannot wait to get into the studio or sit at the table and make art.

A steady practice becomes natural.

When you look down at what you made, it feels like coming home.

Your art practice is as daily as brushing your teeth.

If you want to start this year differently, and you want to come back to your art, this is for you.

The practice is now open at the early registration price.

This price is only available for one more week and there are limited spaces.

If this is not you and yet it reminds you of someone else please share this information with them.

With love,

Lynn

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