Leaning Into Change for Creative Fulfillment with Geneviève Retzlaff

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Transformational Coach Geneviève Retzlaff joins the show this week as part of our short January series on staying optimistic and energized in a month that can be dull, cold and dreary. 

In this episode, Gen is here to help us lean into change in order to have fulfilling creative careers and lives. Whether you're thinking of leaving a traditional career to start a creative business or, you want to ramp up a side business or, you've already got a creative business but it's just not lighting your fire anymore, Gen helps us through the roadblocks we tend to put in place for ourselves!

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This Episode Is For…

This episode is for creatives who...

  • are feeling change is in the works but are feeling fear and resistance

  • need strategies and tools to help them embrace change

  • struggle with self-awareness (which is needed to embrace change)

  • need help instigating change even though they may not be in a position to make the leap right now

  • are the bottleneck that stands in their way

  • would like to learn how strategic planning, goal setting and hiring help can all help you set change in motion

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learn to sit

with discomfort

In this episode we discuss:

  • Gen’s background and what lead to her becoming a coach

  • transitioning to a creative career or scaling up a creative side business to a full time endeavour

  • transitioning within your already thriving creative business (or maybe it’s not thriving)

  • tools to help us embrace change rather than resisting it

  • the importance of strategy and self-awareness when it comes to making change happen - it doesn’t have to happen overnight and it may take year (and that’s ok)

  • learning to sit with discomfort rather than pushing it away

  • navigating self-doubt and societal pressures

  • leaning into your strengths and learning to accept or seek out help with your weaknesses

  • how hiring the right person or people to help you can be transformational and initiate big growth

  • actionable advice for initiating change

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