You’re gonna love this one!

In this episode, I chat with Meg Blatt about overcoming anxiety as a business owner, and wow, does she knows her sh*t!

Meg has been around the block with anxiety. She was diagnosed with panic disorder at age 5 and even became unable to leave her house.

I’m so excited for you to hear this solo Dawn episode because I’m talking about something we anxious creatives REALLY struggle with: decisions.

Decisions create massive anxiety for a lot of us because we get stuck in thoughts like “What if I make the wrong decision?” and “What if I miss out on something?” You know, a lot of thoughts that start with “what if”.

It’s so easy to feel paralyzed and end up not making a decision at all. (Spoiler alert: NOT deciding is actually a decision!)

Today on the podcast, we’re talking money.

Don’t run away on me! I know we Anxious Creative tend to freak out when it comes to money, but it’ll be fun, I promise! And you’re going to feel SO much better afterwards.

My special guest and friend, Kristine Miguel, is an amazing accountant and educator and the first accountant I talked to that explained this stuff in a way that actually made sense to my creative brain! (Cue angels singing.)

If anxious creatives struggle with one thing, it’s saying no! 

This used to be a MASSIVE problem for me in life and business, but I had to either learn to say “no” or lose my mind. 

Saying no takes practice, but it’s so beneficial for your business and your mental health. So in this episode, I’m going to show you all my favourite tips for learning to say NO without sending your clients running away screaming! 

Are you lazy AF? Do you feel like you have an endless to-do list and, though you feel like you’re working on tasks all day long, you look up and you realize you haven’t been productive at all?

I’ve been there too and I’m going to challenge you and say that you’re not actually lazy, you just don’t have systems in place to help you be more productive. 

Now listen up, this doesn’t give you an out to say “oh so I’m not actually lazy? Cool!” and keep doing your thing. Nope, sorry… it’s not that easy.

Starting a business can be one of the most exciting things you can do in your life, but there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that we absolutely HAVE to talk about. 

Behind every business is blood (hopefully not too much though because if there’s a lot of blood you’re probably doing something wrong), sweat (so much sweat) and tears but so often we see businesses thriving and don’t see what happens behind the scenes.