When the body says no go-go-go, no more. In 2020, I experienced a radical, debilitating burnout. It changed my understanding of what was physically and mentally possible for me to achieve. The 'how to' of my doing and being. Though the work I've engaged in over the years since, I've come to understand my deep-rooted conditioning. A mix of perfectionism, productivity addition and high achiever programming.

It’s been boring being a South African on Twitter the last few years. Everyone I actually knew or used to engage with left the platform long ago. But when I started connecting w/ #ship30for30 cohort & alumni writers, my feed came alive again! Unless you’re into social voyeurism, cancel culture or celebrity scandal, there’s been little on offer here. Going to post there was like ‘hellooo?’ — only to get ‘echo-echo-echo…’ in return.

Forget downtime - make room for creative uptime! As creative solopreneurs we need to prioritise creative uptime. It’s how we recharge our batteries and invest in our creative growth journey. It's quality time to spark ours imaginations and feel creative connection that is both progressive and meaningful. If you’ve been feeling empty and uninspired and you’re not sure why - ask yourself if you’re getting enough creative uptime?

Working with your archetypes is like tapping into a superpower. Archetypes are universal symbols used in myths and storytelling through the ages and across cultures. The were conceptualised by Carl Jung, who identified these patterns of behaviour in our collective unconscious.