Dream small.

January 4th, 2021. I want to be more intentional about my life, my relationships and my business. They say “start where you are,” so I pull a planner for 2020-2021 out of the recycling bin that my mom gave me in case I didn’t like the other one she gave me. It is covered in flamingos and will only cover half of the year ahead and it is what I have in front of me. I write down five goals for my business—improve product quality, improve business systems, educate myself, build wholesale relationships, and start advertising and growing business. My desk is covered in designs for Valentine’s Day cards that I may or may not use, along with paints, paintbrushes, a ruler, and a list of people to thank. This is where I am, and where I want to be feels huge and imperceptibly far away.

They say dream big, but I wonder if it should really be to dream small. Every day. In bite-sized-chunks that you can digest. Do what is in front of you. Write one page. Reach out to one person. I am glad that I have these goals in front of me—to make my life better—but I also know myself. I know I won’t be able to make them happen if I don’t even know where to start. And if I can’t show up to them in small, tangible ways every day.

And so I break them down. Into questions. How can I improve my marketing today, by setting up my social media posts for the week, reaching out to a friend, and watching an instructional video on Youtube? How can I trick myself into feeling like I am growing things, by propagating plant cuttings that have been sitting in water all winter, or putting on an outfit that makes me feel artsy and interesting? How can I use my day off to put my head down and work, and also open up my heart and play?

These are questions I am here to ask myself, in front of you, on this blog that I am re-beginning in 2021. This is a place for creatives, dreamers, and people who feel like there is something more out there for them. Because I’ve been there. I’ve been the scavenger, leaving everything behind to find my purpose. I’ve gone to three different colleges, I’ve worked for many different people in many different places, and the best part—I still haven’t gotten where I am going. I am not here to sit on an ivory tower and tell you how to be successful, because honestly, I don’t know. I am just here to share the ride. `

One letter at a time,

Sage