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I think one of the biggest misconceptions about getting booked up is that it inevitably means getting busier. More clients, more projects, more work, more responsibility, more things to squeeze into your already pretty full week. And if you want to earn more money or feel more secure in your business, surely you've just got to accept that things are going to get a little more stressful?

Well, I don't think that's true at all. Because over the last decade, I've built a creative business that's regularly booked up months ahead, with lovely dream-client projects, consistent income and a working week that's actually designed around my life.

It's happened because I've been really intentional about how all the different parts of my business work together. And that's exactly what I shared in my Booked Without Burnout workshop this week!

So for today's episode, I'm doing something a little different and sharing an edited version of the workshop with you.

Now, I've edited out the live Q&A for this podcast episode, but if you'd like to watch the full workshop, including all the questions I answered afterwards, you can still register and get access to the complete replay!

✨ Watch the full Booked Without Burnout workshop + Q&A here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/workshop

And if you're listening to this thinking that you're ready to stop trying to make all the different pieces of your business work independently and actually build a strategy that brings them together, I'd love to welcome you into Booked Not Busy 💖

Booked Not Busy is my group mentoring program for established creative service providers who want to get booked up peacefully for 2–3 months with dream clients, consistent income and a business that supports their actual capacity, goals and life.

Inside, we'll work on everything from your booking schedule, pricing and offers to your positioning, processes and marketing, so you can create more security and steadiness without needing to work more and more to make it happen.

✨ Find out more about Booked Not Busy here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bookednotbusy

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I think we often see our booking schedules as the place we put our clients once they've said yes to working with us. Someone enquires, we have a lovely chat, they want to book and we open up our calendar to see when we can squeeze them in.

But what if your booking schedule could do SO much more than tell you when your next project starts?

What if it could help you feel more secure about your income, more confident in your pricing, less stressed about your marketing, more excited about your client projects and give you the actual SPACE to enjoy running your business?

Because that's what mine does. And I don't think I realised quite how many parts of my business it affects until I sat down and started writing them all out 😂

So for today's episode, I've made a list of 12 things that are pretty important to running my business, and I'm taking you through how my booking schedule affects every single one of them.

We're talking about everything from pricing, cash flow and marketing to my offers, client experience, boundaries, creativity, time off and even the decisions I make about where I want my business to go next.

Because the way I see it, having a booking strategy isn't about having a prettier calendar or being able to tell people you're booked until next March. It's about deciding how you want your business to work FIRST, and then creating a schedule that helps you make that happen. And when you know what work is coming, what it's worth, how much space you have and where your next projects are going to fit, it becomes so much easier to make decisions from a place of security rather than stress.

That's the difference between simply being booked and being booked up peacefully.

And it's exactly what we're exploring in my upcoming free workshop, Booked Without Burnout!

✨ Join me here: mentor.gattoweb.com/workshop

And if you already know you'd love my support building this into your own business, Booked Not Busy is opening soon too 💖

Booked Not Busy is my group mentoring program for established creative service providers who want 2–3 months of steady dream-client projects, consistent income and a business that makes space for their actual life.

✨ Join the waitlist for early access here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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When we think about becoming better at what we do, I think our brains naturally go to MORE. More experience. More clients. More training. More skills. Another course. Another qualification. Maybe another 47 hours spent learning something everybody else on Instagram apparently already knows 😂

But when I think about the things that have actually made me a better creative expert over the last decade, some of them are a little more unexpected.

Today I'm sharing 5 slightly unexpected things that I think have made me better at my work, more confident in my expertise and much clearer about the kind of expert I actually want to be.

We're talking about doing fewer things for longer, knowing what I don't know, pushing back with clients, protecting space for creativity and choosing to celebrate other people's success rather than using it as evidence that I should be doing something differently.

Last week we talked about the practical foundations that make a business more burnout-proof. This week we're looking at the other side: becoming the confident, clearly positioned expert your perfect people actually want to book into that lovely spacious schedule.

And that's exactly what I'm bringing together inside my free workshop, Booked Without Burnout.

✨ Join me here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/workshop

I'll show you how to bring the positioning AND capacity sides of your business together, so you can create more consistent dream-client projects without filling every available inch of your calendar.

And if you already know you want my support building this into your business, Booked Not Busy is opening soon too 💖

✨ Join the Booked Not Busy waitlist here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/waitlist

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I don't think avoiding burnout should be another job we're expected to become really good at alongside running a business 😅

Get better at managing your time. Take more breaks. Set better boundaries. Stop checking your emails in the evening. Learn to say no. And sure - all of those things can help.

But if the actual structure of your business means you need to say yes to every enquiry because you don't know when the next one is coming, squeeze projects into an already-full calendar because you need the income, work with clients who drain you and spend all of your time delivering work with absolutely none left to think about where the business is going...

There's only so much a Friday afternoon off can fix.

So today I want to talk about what I think makes a business genuinely more burnout-proof.

I'm sharing the 7 things I'd want built into any business that needs to give its owner good money, exciting work and plenty of bookings WITHOUT asking them to sacrifice all of their time and energy to get there.

We're talking steady bookings, genuinely perfect-fit clients, joyful work, proper space for real life, secure pricing, room for the business to evolve and the kind of confidence that comes when you truly believe you're the expert your perfect people need.

But more importantly, we're talking about how all of those things connect.

They're not seven separate problems you need to fix. They're a system. And what if we could take the facts of how you want to work, what you want to work on, who you want to work with and what you want to earn... and turn them into an actual strategy for a business that supports all of it?

That's exactly what I'm teaching in my free workshop, Booked Without Burnout.

✨ You can sign up here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/workshop

We'll look at how to create more consistent bookings without filling every available inch of your calendar, so your business can feel steadier AND less stressful at the same time.

And if you already know you want my support putting all of this into practice, Booked Not Busy is opening soon!

Booked Not Busy is my group program for established creative service providers who want to get booked up peacefully for 2–3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draws in the dreamiest, calmest projects.

✨ Join the waitlist here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/waitlist

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Today I want to talk about why your higher prices don't automatically need to mean stuffed offers - whether you're moving from £1k to £2.5k, £2.5k to £5k, £5k to £10k or anywhere beyond.

It's about the client you're solving the problem for, the transformation they're investing in, your positioning and, importantly, your confidence in your own expertise.

I'm sharing how my own core creative offer has gone from £1,800 in 2017 to £10–15k today without me handing over eight times as much work 😂, why I've absolutely fallen into the trap of overstuffing my offers in the past, and what I think we should be looking at instead when we want to move our pricing up.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2–3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draws in the dreamiest, calmest projects, is opening soon!

You can join the waitlist to get early access here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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Why is it that I can come back from a break, open up a client project and pretty quickly remember what I'm doing... but sending one little email to my own audience suddenly feels like an enormously vulnerable public event? 😂

I'm back at work after taking some time away and, if I'm honest, I've felt a bit nervous about being properly visible again. There's something about stepping away from marketing for a while that makes something you've done hundreds of times suddenly feel MUCH bigger than it did before.

And I know I'm not the only one.

So today we're talking about how to restart your marketing after a break without convincing yourself that you need a brand new strategy, seven weeks of content planned in advance and one absolutely spectacular COMEBACK POST before you're allowed to show your face on Instagram again.

I'm sharing why I think marketing can feel particularly difficult to return to, why you absolutely do not need to “catch up” on the content you didn't create while you were away, how I'm making my own return easier, and some of the things I'd focus on if your marketing is currently feeling a little bit rusty too.

Because you probably haven't forgotten how to market your business.

You just haven't done it for a little while.

And sometimes the quickest way back isn't to think your way into feeling confident enough to start again — it's to do one small, normal thing and let it become normal again.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2–3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draws in the dreamiest, calmest projects, is opening soon!

You can join the waitlist to get early access here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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Today I’m sharing a little Q1 check-in - what’s been working in my business, what hasn’t felt quite right, and what I’m changing as I move into Q2.

Because even when your business is “working”, there are always things to refine. Things that feel heavier than they need to. Things that look good on paper, but don’t quite hold up in real life.

If your business is already established, but you’re craving more steadiness, more space, and more control as you grow - this will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how I think about those shifts.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind-the-scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

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I truly can't believe I've sat down in front of a microphone 100 times to record this little podcast of mine! And sure, we've gone through a few names, a few brands and few shifts in what I talk about... but I'm still here! And hopefully, so are you (& thank you!)

So today I'm sharing 10 lessons that have taught me the most about building a peaceful, booked up business - the whole reason I am here talking about more peace in business.

If you’d like to hear more about the behind the scenes of my business, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2-3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draw in the dreamiest, calmest projects - is opening soon! You can join the waitlist to get early access and a 1:1 bonus, here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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If your enquiries feel inconsistent, it’s easy to assume something is wrong. You post consistently, you try to be as visible as possible, you do everything by the book.

And yet enquiries come in waves. And the pattern of enquiries leads the pattern of your projects.

But inconsistency in demand doesn't have to mean inconsistency in bookings. In this episode I want to share how ups and downs in clients getting in touch is actually completely normal... and how you can make sure that even in the seasons that feel quieter - you can still be booked up.

We’re talking about:

• Why enquiries naturally move in seasons
• How to leverage busier enquiry periods to book up
• Why it's so important to understand your ideal clients
• Why peaceful booking systems matter more than constant marketing
• How to spread demand across the year instead of scrambling for it

It's not about consistency, it's about demand! And I bet you're closer than you think to get to the steady schedule you're looking for.

If you’d like to dive deeper into this, I’ve recorded a mini private podcast series called Six Months of Peaceful Bookings, where I take you behind the scenes of the period where I booked £60k of projects that filled 6 months of my calendar, in just 6 weeks.

✨ You can access it here: http://mentor.gattoweb.com/privatepodcast

And my group program, Booked Not Busy, where you can get booked up peacefully for 2-3 months using a strategic booking system and confident expert positioning that draw in the dreamiest, calmest projects - is opening soon! You can join the waitlist to get early access and a 1:1 bonus, here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

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If your business already works - you’re booked, clients love your work, and money is coming in - but you can't seem to keep your projects on track and feel plagued by project scope, extended timelines and overlapping projects - I'm here for you!

“I’ve got all the pieces in place… but projects keep overlapping, timelines stretch, and being booked up feels stressful instead of steady.”

In this episode of The Peaceful Creatives Podcast, I’m talking about the systems that actually keep client work contained - so your calendar means something, projects finish when they’re supposed to, and being booked up starts to feel peaceful again.

These systems aren't creating rigid steps and formulas - it's creating BTS plans in the business so you can deal with whatever is thrown your way AND stay calm, collected and on track.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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If you’ve raised your prices, or you’re ready to, but you’re noticing that enquiries are leaning towards your lower packages, it’s very easy to assume something is wrong - the market feels harder, people don’t want to invest or it can even feel like… they don’t want you.

But in most cases, that isn’t what’s happening.

In this episode of The Peaceful Creatives Podcast, I’m unpacking the real marketing mistakes that stop established creative service providers from booking high-ticket clients - even when their work is strong, their experience is solid, and their business technically “works”.

This isn’t about posting more, selling harder, or chasing visibility. It’s about whether the clients who are ready to invest £8k, £10k, £15k can actually see you as the person to get them where they want to go.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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Big business goals are often positioned as the answer - more money, more momentum, more success. But what happens when your business is technically working… and still feels stressful, loud, or insecure?

In this episode of The Peaceful Creatives Podcast, I’m sharing why I stopped chasing big milestones and started prioritising steadiness instead and how that shift completely changed the way my business feels to run.

This is a big-picture conversation for established creative service providers who want to feel calmer, more confident, and more in control without losing ambition or success.

✨ Inside this episode:

• Why big goals can quietly create pressure and reactivity
• How a business can “work” and still feel exhausting
• What I actually mean by steadiness (and what it isn’t)
• The shift from chasing growth to leading with confidence
• Why steadiness creates more sustainable success, not less

This is a sneak peek of part of the strategy I teach inside Booked Not Busy - helping creative service providers get booked in advance, attract dreamy clients, and build a business that runs peacefully and focuses on steadiness and consistency.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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If you find yourself stuck in a cycle of booking all of your projects at once, then falling into a quiet period... and then scrambling for more clients - this episode is the exact reframe you need!

In this episode, I’m sharing the exact strategy I use to leverage my busiest periods - the seasons when I get the most enquiries - to get fully booked for the next 3–6 months.

This is a switch to build sustainability and steadiness, rather than panic booking over and over again. It's a strategy that has kept me fully booked for eight years and finally got me out of feast and famine.

✨ Inside this episode:

• Why busy seasons are your best opportunity for steadiness instead of burnout
• How I leverage busy enquiry periods to book half of the year up
• The simple mindset shifts that helped me escape the feast & famine cycle
• What you can start doing right now to plan for future peace (without working more)

This is a sneak peek of part of the strategy I teach inside Booked Not Busy - helping creative service providers get booked in advance, attract dreamy clients, and build a business that runs peacefully, even in the busiest seasons.

You can join the waitlist for Booked Not Busy over here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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You don’t need to be everywhere, say everything, or do all the things to attract your dream clients!

In this episode, I’m talking about why doing more can actually make it harder for the right clients to find and connect with you - and how clarity, intention, and simplicity can completely shift the way you show up and get booked.

This is a gentle mindset reframe and a practical reminder: if you’ve been spreading yourself too thin, that might be the reason you’re feeling burnt out and attracting the wrong clients (ones who don’t want to pay your prices, aren’t aligned with your process, or just don’t light you up).

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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You don’t have to launch your creative services to be fully booked.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing the real reason I don’t launch my design studio services - and what I do instead to keep my calendar consistently booked with dreamy clients (without the panic or pressure).

Because while launches can work, they’re not the only way - and they’re definitely not the most peaceful way for everyone. I’ve found a strategy that supports my energy, gives me flexibility, and doesn’t rely on short bursts of visibility or sales.

This episode is a gentle reminder that you’re allowed to build your business differently - even if it goes against the usual advice.

Hope this one gives you permission to make your business your own 🧡 I’ll be back next week with more!

Want to find more? You can find me in different places below!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gattocreativementor/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@gattocreativementor

Website: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/

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If your business leaves you constantly overwhelmed, overbooked or feeling uneasy, like things aren't working in the way you want them to - this episode is for you.

I’m walking you through the difference between a burnout-prone business and one that’s been intentionally built to support you long-term - without the daily stress and overwhelm. Because it’s not about working harder or adding more to your plate… it’s about building a business that gives you space, steadiness and sustainability.

This episode isn’t a quick fix or checklist - it’s a deeper look at the kind of changes that shift everything. The same changes I made myself and now guide my clients through inside Booked Not Busy!

✨ If this resonated and you’re craving a more peaceful, predictable business, doors to Booked Not Busy are open this week until the 30th September! Find out more or join us here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bookednotbusy

Hope this one helps and gives you a little clarity on where you are and what’s possible 💛

I’ll be back next week with more! In the meantime, find me over here:

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Today I'm sharing something a little different - the replay of my recent panel with fellow creative service providers - The Creatives Who Got Booked Up Peacefully!

In this live panel, I sat down with three amazing BNB members to have a real, honest chat about what it actually takes to build a booked-up creative business that feels calm and sustainable.

We covered it all - from what their businesses looked like before, to the turning points that helped them move away from burnout and feast & famine cycles, to what life looks like now with more peace and consistency.

Here are just some of the things we talked about:

• The struggles of balancing client work with everything else in business
• Why peace isn’t just “nice to have” but the foundation for growth and consistency
• The rebrands that helped them call in dreamier clients and clearer positioning
• How raising prices (and shifting offers) became a natural part of building a more sustainable business
• What “peaceful” means for each of them - and how different that can look from person to person

This was an open, supportive conversation about the highs and lows of running a creative business and the real shifts that helped these creatives get booked up peacefully.

Booked Not Busy is open for early birds this week! Join the waitlist to get in with a 1:1 bonus ✨

Want to find the pals who joined me? Drop them an Instagram follow here:

https://www.instagram.com/coppermothdesign/ 

https://www.instagram.com/aliceperrydesigns/

https://www.instagram.com/studiozosia/

And sadly, Sarah couldn't join us, but she is fabulous too! https://www.instagram.com/heygirl_studio/ 

And as always, you can find me over on Instagram @gattocreativementor - I'd love to hear from you if you enjoyed this one!

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Waiting until you're burnt out before you take a proper break is only going to encourage quicker and deeper burnout... I want you to take control of your time off and feel confident that you can be rested and at your most creative with regular, restorative time off.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing how I’m designing my business right now to take the full summer off next year - and how you can start planning for the time off you really want, too. Whether it’s a week, a fortnight, or a whole month, taking time off isn’t about luck or last-minute juggling - it’s about building a business that supports space.

I’ll be walking you through my plans for next summer, the steps I'm taking to make sure that time off is my priority, and how you can follow the same steps.

✨ If the idea of taking a full month off and generally creating more time off is what you need, my group program Booked, Not Busy opens next week - and the waitlist is the best place to be. I’d love to support you in building a peaceful, booked-up business that gives you the time off you’ve been craving.

Join the waitlist here: https://www.mentor.gattoweb.com/bnb-waitlist-25

Hope this one plants a seed for you 🌱 I’ll be back next week with more 🧡

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You don’t need to overhaul your whole business or find extra hours in your week to start making a change!

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a gentle, realistic guide to help you make space for change even when you already feel overwhelmed and at capacity. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or like something in your business isn’t working anymore - this is your permission slip to slow down and start small.

These are the kinds of shifts I walk clients through every day - because real, sustainable change doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from creating a little space to do things differently.

✨ If you’d like some extra support this Summer, you may want to join the Booked, Not Busy waitlist as something exciting is happening this week! Join the waitlist here

Hope this one supports you wherever you are. I’ll be back next week with more 🧡

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You don’t need to overhaul your whole business to feel more at ease! It starts with building a peaceful work week…

This is one of the first things I support my clients with inside Booked Not Busy! And the steps I’m sharing in this episode are so similar to the ones we follow to start creating that calm, consistent schedule.

In this episode, I’m walking you through how to plan a workweek that supports the business and the life you want - one that feels manageable, realistic and peaceful from the inside out.

If you’re constantly overworking or overwhelmed and struggling to find the time or headspace to get things done, this episode will help you understand why - and how to shift things gently.

✨ If you want some extra support, you can download my free resource The Peaceful Workweek Snapshot - it’s a quick, practical tool that helps you get clarity around what’s really going on in your week and why it’s feeling so heavy. 👉 You can grab it here

Hope you love this one - I’ll be back next week with more 🥰

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You don’t have to earn your peace by being productive first. And it's actually a strong belief of mine that prioritising peace is what leads to sustainable, feel-good productivity in the first place.

In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle but powerful reminder that putting yourself and feeling good ahead of pushing for getting more done is not just better for your wellbeing, but also for your business.

If you’ve been caught in a cycle of “shoulds,” endless to-do lists, and pressure to do more, this is your permission slip to put you first - even inside your business.

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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You can take a proper break this summer without feeling guilty, falling behind, or panicking about what’s waiting in your inbox when you get back.

In this episode, I’m walking you through the six practical steps that make it totally possible to step away for two full work-free weeks (or maybe even more!) Now is a great time to get your summer break booked in if you don't already and I'd love to help you make it COMPLETELY work-free.

If you’re craving time off but don’t know how to make it work with client timelines, bookings or income - you’ll love this one.

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back this time next week with another 🥰

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Marketing your business doesn’t have to feel overwhelming, confusing, or like a full-time job.

In this episode, I’m sharing five ways my group program, Booked Not Busy, takes the pressure off your marketing and actually makes it feel easy?! I know, I know 😌

From having more time and energy to market, to knowing exactly what to say and who you’re speaking to - I'm covering the shifts that make marketing feel less like a chore, and more like a natural part of running your business.

Hope you enjoy this one!

✨ Booked Not Busy is now open!

If this episode resonated, and you're craving more consistency, more peace, and more dreamy clients booked in advance - you’ll love this. Join the program now! Doors close on the 28th May at 1pm ☺️

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You know that feeling when everything goes quiet in your business?

No enquiries, no new bookings, and suddenly you’re second-guessing everything — your pricing, your content, your ability to even do this. In this episode, I’m sharing why those quiet periods happen (even when you’re doing all the right things) and why they don’t have to be your normal anymore.

We’re talking about the deeper reasons behind the feast-and-famine cycle so many creative business owners get stuck in, and what it really looks like to build a business that’s booked in advance — peacefully, calmly, and in a way that actually supports you.

Want to watch the replay of How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025? Register here!

✨ Booked Not Busy is now open for presale!

If this episode resonated, and you're craving more consistency, more peace, and more dreamy clients booked in advance - you’ll love this. Register for the workshop to get access to presale and an exclusive 1:1 bonus!

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Getting fully booked doesn’t have to mean feeling constantly busy, overwhelmed, or on the edge of burnout.

In this episode, I’m sharing 10 ways your business becomes so much easier when you get booked up peacefully - with the right clients, on the right schedule, and with a strategy that supports consistency in your income and energy.

If you’ve been stuck in the feast & famine or burnout cycle, or just feel like running your business always feels harder than it should… this one’s for you.

Plus, I’m sharing how you can take this even further inside my free workshop: How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025.

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So many creative business owners are stuck in project chaos - reinventing the wheel every time a new enquiry comes in, adjusting timelines to fit around client demands, and burning out trying to make everything work. And it could be your offer that's creating the problem!

In this episode, I’m sharing why building a steady, spacious, and evergreen signature service could bring more steadiness, flexibility and consistency into your business!

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You might not feel burnt out.

You’re showing up. You’re getting through your to-do list. You’re not lying on the floor crying (at least not today). But… things feel heavier than they should. The simplest tasks feel overwhelming. Your creativity feels off. You’re either too busy or completely disconnected.

In this episode, I’m talking about the quiet, sneaky signs of burnout that so many creative business owners have just gotten used to - the ones we often dismiss as “just being tired” or “having a lot on.”

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You’re doing everything you can to keep your business moving forward and you're pushing to get booked and busy...

But what if the very thing that feels like “progress” is actually the thing keeping you stuck?

In this episode, I’m talking about the hidden ways constant busy-ness keeps creative business owners spinning their wheels, stuck in patterns that look productive… but leave you exhausted and unsure what’s really working.

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A lot of creative service providers I work with come to me at this exact point in their business - in the midst of a feast & famine cycle.

If you’re stuck in a cycle of overworking one month and wondering where all your clients went the next, this episode is for you.

I’m sharing three practical shifts that helped me break out of the endless feast & famine loop and build a more peaceful, predictable business.

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There are certain projects I always say no to - not because of "red flags", not because they're TERRIBLE clients and not even because they're not potentially good projects... But because they're not my perfect people and they're not the most aligned clients I could work with. And it's important to me to say no to the "not-quite-there" projects, so I can say yes to the "oh-my-god-this-is-the-most-amazing-project" clients!

I’m sharing the kinds of enquiries that could seem fine on the surface, but that I’ve learned aren't the best for me. These are the projects that I have found aren't best to keep my processes, my schedule and my creativity as peaceful as possible.

Whether you’re in a season of trying to say yes to everything or learning to hold your own boundaries with clients, I hope this episode reminds you that saying no is a powerful part of building a sustainable, spacious creative business.

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Feeling like everyone is in a similar creative industry to you? Wondering how to stand out when things feel crowded and you can't stop comparing?

In this episode, I’m sharing a quieter, more strategic approach to standing out in your own space so you can get booked up with perfect clients - even in saturated spaces. Because the truth is: your uniqueness is your superpower... but you have to know how to define it, share it, and shout it as loud as you can! (In your own way, of course!)

If you’ve ever thought “there are too many people doing this - how can I stand out?” this one’s for you.

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If marketing feels like a never-ending chore, you’re not alone. But what if you could add more joy into your marketing tasks so they feel lighter and easier - and eventually more consistent? In this episode, I’m sharing how to shift the way you approach marketing so it doesn’t feel like a task you dread - because when it feels good, it’s way easier to stay consistent.

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In this episode, I’m sharing the business boundaries that keep my work peaceful and joyful. After a decade in business, I've found that boundaries are one of the key ways I can make - and keep - my business peaceful and spacious!

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In this episode, I’m diving into a conversation about pricing, but not in the way you might expect. This isn’t just about making more money. It’s about how undercharging impacts your energy, creativity, and day to day experience in your business.

You’ll hear why pricing too low doesn’t just affect your income - it affects your confidence, your client relationships, and even your love for your work. I’m sharing how undercharging leads to overthinking, burnout, and resentment, and why raising your prices is about so much more than profit - it’s about creating a peaceful, sustainable business that actually feels good to run.

If you’ve ever struggled with pricing or felt drained by your projects, this one’s for you!

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In this episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of how I pressed pause on Instagram - without the pressure, guilt, or fear of disappearing - and stayed booked up with dreamy clients in a peaceful schedule.

You’ll hear why I made the decision, the unexpected benefits that came from it, and the strategies that kept my client work flowing without constantly showing up online. If you’ve ever felt trapped in the content hamster wheel or wondered if social media is truly essential for booking clients, this one’s for you!

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In this episode, I’m sharing what helped me step out of the constant state of stress and start running my business with more ease, clarity, and control. If you’re feeling stretched too thin, always playing catch-up, or wondering if it ever gets easier… this one’s for you.

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I've been booked up with dream clients in my business since 2017. But what would I do if I was starting right now? What would I focus on to go from stressed out, inconsistent and overworking to booked up peacefully?

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Your offer is your bread and butter. Being in client delivery means that how you feel in your projects is usually how you'll feel in your business - so how do you make your offer more peaceful? What are the elements you can refine to make it work so much better for you? Let me share my best offer tweaks with you!

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I'm sharing more about my experience with going from extremely burnt out to booked up with a peaceful, stress-free work week! In the decade I've been running my business, I've gone through so many cycles of burnout from overworking to feast & famine to undercharging. Not only do I talk about what my journey looked like, I'm sharing the tips to get out of that place intentionally.

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Let me share exactly how I plan my booking schedule for creative clients in my design studio. Every year, I plan my entire booking schedule for the whole year and this process helps me reach my income goals, create more space in my schedule and keep my creative business peaceful.

Is it just about the organisation? Nope! In this episode, I share how this booking schedule is a full strategy and the pieces of the strategy that most creatives miss out which is why they stay busy and unpeaceful.

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It's been a little while since you've seen me around here... but I'm back and the podcast has a brand new name! Wondering where The Daring Designers Podcast went? Well it's now The Peaceful Creatives Podcast and I can not wait to share more episodes.

Why the name change? My own brand went through a big transformation at the end of 2024 in what I like to call my "unbrand"! Taking the two branches of my business and bringing them together to share all of the work I love to do. Get all of the behind the scenes of my thought process and then steps I went through to bring my unbrand to life!

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Have you ever thought about how we as humans bring so much uniqueness to our businesses - our experiences, our successes, our failures, our skills and struggles, our goals and versions of success... Yet we're often given the same steps to follow to get to where we want to be.

As a mentor (and as a designer!), I love to bring more human-ness into the businesses of the designers I work with and I'd love to share some of my favourite lessons that I have learnt as I've tried to build my business with myself as a key focus. All of the messiness included!

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When it comes to consistency, we're told that this is a MUST DO in business. From consistent marketing (you have to post on Instagram five times a week, you have to create more video content, you have to engage with your audience every day), to showing up consistently (you should be working on your business every week, you should join more programs, you need to work on more passion projects) - we know consistency is a must.

But what we're not told as much, is that you get to choose what consistency looks like for you. If your business is unique and your goals are unique, we will all also have a version of consistency that helps us reach those goals that are perfect for us and fit with our time, energy and creativity!

Yes, consistency is so important. Because the consistency we can control (like marketing, visibility, engagement, development) helps us build consistency in the areas we have a little less control over (like monthly income, lead generation, project bookings and sales).

So in this episode, I'm sharing some tips to help you find and develop what consistency can look like in your own business, so you can ignore the advice that isn't relevant to you!

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The Clubhouse is Open! My signature group mentoring program for designers is opening for this week only! If you'd like to learn more and work with me in 2024, you can sign up here ✨

Today I'm chatting with the lovely Sarah from Design Gals! Sarah launched her business just over 12 months ago and has spent the entire time building her business with strategy, intention and her personal version of success in mind. After joining me in The Clubhouse, she work on not just trial and error and any old strategy, but considering the work she wanted to be doing, how she wanted to work, what she wanted from the future and how to make that happen. Less than a year on, Sarah was working with dream clients and booking up to three months in advance!

In this episode, Sarah and I chat about how you can build intention and strategy into your design business right from the beginning so your business can be built on solid, sustainable foundations! We also share some amazing tips for those of you who are in the early stages of your business or want a fresh start to focus on your version of success.

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The Clubhouse waitlist is Open! My signature group mentoring program for designers is opening on the 15th January for waitlist members to sign up with an exclusive 1:1 bonus! If you'd like to learn more and work with me in 2024, you can sign up to the waitlist here ✨

I could have gone on for a really long time with this episode talking about the benefits of booking in advance! But I stopped at the twelve that I find are the most important and can have the biggest impact on your business, your wellbeing, your mindset, and your freedom.

Booking my design clients in advance has been the main strategy that has helped me build my dream design business and I'd love to help you do the same ☺️

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When you have your eyes on big goals and know you have what it takes to get there, it can be easy to focus on whatever feels like it’ll get you to where you want to be quicker. But sometimes the things that get us to reach those goals quicker are actually getting us further away from where we want to be in the long-term and further away from building a sustainable business.

So how do we focus on sustainable elements in our business instead of quick results - even when we want the quicker results? Let's talk about it!

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Ok here's a biggy - I want your marketing in your design business to be SO much easier and I know it can be too!! We have such a set idea of what marketing has to be and what we have to achieve that we sometimes lose focus of the goal - connecting with dreamy clients in a way that works for you. Not building a huge audience, not getting the most views, not posting as much as possible.

Let's chat through a few of my favourite tips to help make your marketing so much easier, take off the pressure and maybe you can even start to love marketing!

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I'm back with an episode all about confidence! One of the areas I see as the biggest drain in a designers confidence is IN your projects - getting feedback, waiting on clients, missing deadlines, and desperately wanting your work to be approved.

I know this was one of my biggest areas of the old confidence wobbles - until I started working through the tips I'm sharing in this episode!

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I'm jumping into money chat this week and pairing it with my other favourite topic - confidence! Confidence and money are so wrapped up in each other and it can be so hard to set your pricing, quote your pricing, and raise your pricing, confidently.

It sometimes feels like you're just plucking numbers out of thin air, seeing what other people charge and following the lead or even just agreeing to whatever your clients say their budget is. But being more confident with your pricing allows you to reach higher, dreamier income goals which can support so many other goals.

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This week, I'm talking about a few things you don't have to do in your design business (if you don't want to!) There are so many strategies, tasks, platforms etc that we're told we need to use in our business and I'd love for you to just do the things that work perfectly for you as a creative and a business owner. Just because they work for one person doesn't mean they work for everyone!

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