S2 Bonus 04: It’s Time To Choose Yourself
We are taking some time off here at the Genius Womxn podcast and we will be returning with new Season 3 episodes for you in June. Until then, I'm sharing with you a few conversations that we regularly have in The Circle, our membership for womxn on the creative path.
In this final bonus episode of the season, our Circle member, entrepreneur, and writer Ashley Brooks and I talk about choosing ourselves and the challenges that come with comparison. We discuss how the only comparison that truly matters is with ourselves; before you start comparing someone’s accomplishments to where you are, remember how far you have come.
We also talk about what makes our Circle platform truly work. If you've been looking for community and support in the travel media publishing space, now would be a really good time to join us in the Circle because on Saturday, June 5th, we're holding our first-ever virtual creative retreat for our Circle members.
In this one-day virtual retreat, we’ll focus on strategies to help us craft our dream creative life (like reimagining our impostor syndrome and creating focus and intention in our work). We’ll have an amazing guest speaker, a New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure travel journalist Michaela Trimble join us who’ll run a session on tapping into our divine femininity. We’ll also work in small groups in breakout sessions and brainstorm ideas to support each other’s work. The retreat is happening on Saturday, Jun 5 and it’s open to our Circle members only. Get more info about the retreat here.
So if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now would be a really good time to do that so you can participate in the retreat! Get more information about our membership and how to join here.
“We may look accomplished and successful on the outside but we never know what’s going on inside.”
What you’ll learn in this episode:
[01:39] This type of comparison can actually bring you joy
[03:21] The importance of making time to acknowledge your achievements
[04:44] Coming full circle, how the Circle is adding to our members’ lives
[06:49] Why it’s sometimes easier to be accountable to others than it is ourselves
[08:52] Why we deprioritize our own dreams and aspirations
[11:52] The challenge with comparing yourself to someone else's external accomplishments
Featured on the show:
Check out our membership community, The Circle, the place where brilliant womxn creators in travel media go to claim their dreams, get support, take action, and build their dream creative lives. Join us now to be part of our Jun 5 creative retreat!
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Interested in travel writing or photography? Join the waitlist for our travel journalism masterclass, Storytellers In Action, in which we help womxn creators get a footing in the travel media space, dream big, work through our fears, and take action
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