“The future is completely open and we are writing it moment to moment.” ✍🏾 ~Pema Chodron
The best party in (internet) town 🥳 (#352)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…🎄
That is the holiday season, but it is ALSO time for Lizzy’s Christmas Party. This is a bundle that I’ve been able to participate in for the last 4(!!) years, and it’s always such a fun, exciting time.
Lizzy has brought together over 285 of her clients (including me!!), each contributing one of their products/training/courses/resources.
🎁 The Regular Goody Bag is *free* and contains 280+ products that normally cost over $11,800+.
🎁 The Premium Goody Bag has 145+ courses & products that normally cost $101-500 *each* but a one-off price of $100!
From a recent poll, I know that growing your audience/revenue and time/energy management is important to you, so here are a few resources in the party that’ll help:
🎉. Start a Curated Newsletter (normally $17). I have to include my own product, right? 😉 If you haven’t gotten my course all about starting #jesspicks yet, it’s included in the Regular Goody Bag. ALSO, if you already have it, definitely give it another look, as I recently updated a few of the text sections and added links to more resources for newsletters.
💪🏾. Small But Mighty $9 Offers (normally $9). This is one of Lizzy’s courses and helps you add a bite-sized $9 offer to your business.
📈. Audience Accelerator (normally $9). A training that helps you grow your email list consistently without using paid ads.
⏳. Rapid Replacement System (normally $97). Get more done in less time and put systems and tools in place to replace yourself. (This one is on my list too!)
If you are starting to build your task or goal list for 2024, there might be a resource in the party that might help you. Even reviewing them may spark some ideas.
I haven’t made any concrete plans for the new year yet, but I know I am looking for anything to help me simplify things and prioritize my care/joy. These are a few of the products I’m signing up for:
📝. AI-Infused Blog Post Templates (normally $27). This product includes six templates that will save you time writing blog posts. (Yes, please).
🧘🏾♀️. Totally Doable Self-Care for Busy Parents (normally $100). I’m not a parent, but as a caregiver, I’m hoping I can find more practices I can add to my self-care toolkit.
💸. Affiliate Marketing 101 (normally $67). I love the fun surprise money that can come from recommending products I use and love. Definitely want to check this out to see if there are other strategies I can use to increase this income stream. (fun fact: I am using my affiliate link for the Christmas party in this issue)
💃🏽. Dance Alone, Together: A movement and writing challenge (normally $13). Um, let’s be honest; they had me at dance. 🤩
All the products I mentioned are in the free, regular goody bag. If any of these spark interest for you, definitely sign up. The party is only open until Thursday, December 14th, but you’ll have another month to sign up for all the goodies.
If you need help figuring out if you should grab either goody bag or have any questions about the contributions, reply and let me know. Happy to help! 💖
On to the picks!
Note: This email may contain affiliate links. If you click through my link and make a purchase, I may receive “thank you money” at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products that I use and love.
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🎧. Listening: Side Hustla! I curated this playlist of upbeat and inspirational songs for us side hustlers and creators. I just checked, and 65 folks have liked it. 🎉 Any other songs I should add?
📺. Watching: Dead to Me. I recently re-binged the first two seasons to finish things up with Season 3. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini. So topsy-turvy, kinda dark but funny and good!
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This is a fave post of mine that keeps showing up in my life - probably for a reason. Khe prioritizes his life first by building his business around his love of surfing.
Also, he schedules thinking time, which isn’t a complex concept, but how often do we plan time to think? (yes, I want to do this).
Two questions that are helpful:
If I could only work 2 hours today, what would I work on?
What’s one decision that removes 100 decisions?
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How to Write When … You Keep Getting Interrupted
Ali highlighted some tips during a pandemic and working from home to help you avoid interruptions, like writing early in the morning or late at night (#2) and setting times for your writing (#4).
She also covers how to keep writing even when you are interrupted. I like her suggestion of setting super short timers for your writing, like 5 or 10 minutes, and getting used to working in those little bursts.
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😍. Last issue’s top pick: Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 Journal
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