Hey friends :)
It’s been a minute. When I started Bits + Pieces a year ago the intention was to create a space to foster community. I wanted to create a space to share things I was into like podcasts I was listening to, products I liked and used, conversations that I was having that made me feel rich and full, and my spiritual journey. I didn’t have an audience in mind because it really was for me.
When I reflected I noticed I wasn’t sharing anything about my work or my journey from full time employment to self employment. Working for myself is a huge part of me and something I really care about but it hasn’t felt right to share until now. Since embarking on my self-employment journey, a huge learning has been finding my voice, and what that looks and feels like. What I’ve learned is that this is a journey. I’ve leaned into things that feel sticky. I’ve tried and tested and given things a shot even when it felt pretty shitty and I thought “what’s the point”. Bur as I reflect on those really dark, scary, fear absorbing times, I wouldn’t change them as I’m so proud of where I am today and I’m excited about the future.
Doing your own thing requires so much strength and courage. I remind myself every day to be brave and stand up for what I believe in. To listen to what my body is telling me, and to learn what Tish’s recipe is. A mix of compassion, cash flow and forecasts, creativity, heart opening conversations, authenticity, great supportive humans, courage, a laser focused vision, movement, meditation, journaling, fresh air etc et ( I have a list!).
At the beginning of my journey I glorified doing this alone as a single female business owner. The biggest lesson to date is that no one does this alone. Whether it is your housemate, partner, family, friends, local business owner or peers, no one does this alone.
I’ve always been the first person to help others and go out of my way to be of service but the real lesson has been learning how to give that help, compassion and support to myself.
This shift has made my work richer, my connections deeper, and my clients results stronger and more meaningful. I am so proud of the work that I do and what it looks like today. It won’t and shouldn’t look the same in 12 months from now as like humans, our business grows and changes.
The intention of this newsletter is to let you know where this space is heading. As I work for myself, I want to help others feel supported, and understood. I want to share my experience of going from full time to self employment. I want to bring you on my journey. I want to show you a peek into how I’m growing, what I’m learning, the conversations I’m having and how I’m doing this my way, which means there’s no playbook, just a whole lot of showing up, listening to myself, rooting myself in reality, and carving out space for dreaming and creativity.
I hope that by sharing my story I show you that you can do it your way too. I hope that I can help you find your recipe and write your own playbook.
Before I go I have a favour to ask. If you know someone who may resonate with this space please can you share it with them? I’m so grateful that you’ve picked me to be a part of your inbox twice a month. I just want to help people. It sounds so boring and basic but it's the truth. So if I can do that, even through words and a substak (and who knows what it may look like in the future) then I commit to showing up here, giving you useful information, and hopefully helping you in some way, like all the wonderful humans and teachers help me in this life.
We’re better together <3
Lots of love,
Tish
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