2023 Review: The "Rock Bottom" Year

Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is a blog post omnibus, where I share the blog posts that I’ve published the previous month. In this episode, I cover three blog posts written in January and February, talking about some behind-the-scenes from my rebrand, embodying more than what is portrayed online, and the relief of not having to be a leader in my online space.In this episode I talk about:All the figuring out that I’ve done and am still doing about the new Kayte Ferris brandThe disjoint between this actual me, and the me I am onlineRemembering my word of the yearRealising that I don’t want to leadFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m beginning to share what it’s like to work within  my  Finish With Confidence programme, and in these episodes I’ll take a deeper dive into some of the things asked by the last cohort, and, of course, my responses. Today we’re covering those unhelpful patterns and cycles you begin to notice within yourself  that hold you up, or hold you back.Interrogating the pattern and cycleObserving parts of the cycle neutrallyActively anticipating patterns and cyclesFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m going to be talking about something that has stirred a lot of thinking in me: secret sauce. What I mean by this is the ‘thing’ that makes us successful online, and particularly on that app we can’t help but love-hate: Instagram.The ways in which Instagram has changed, and what it’s meant for ‘growth’The beauty in the absence of strategyEmbracing creation, and showing up, and infectious joyFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today is a topic prompts very much a ‘been there, know that’ feeling for me, because if there’s one thing I’ve always done, it start big, new, overwhelming things. Whilst that is part of the fun of it, there are a few ways in which you can approach it to make your redirection easier, and more easily attainable. That’s what I’m talking about in today’s episode.Not underestimating the limiting power of the ‘box’ you’ve put yourself inMourning your old visionBeing organised and deliberate - without rushing itDetaching from the outcomeHow to break a redirection down as a projectFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Hello and welcome back to Fireside. This is an episode about creativity and also about shame. In it we explore the root of shame around the ways in which we feel creative, and how to perhaps look at it differently.What I talk about in this episode: How you view your creativityEmbracing new ways to tap into your creativityInterrogating your shameCarrying on in spite of your shameFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Hello, and welcome to Season 2 of Fireside. I’m back a little earlier than expected due to a very interesting January-themed question that I received, and it’s all to do with goal setting - or the lack thereof! In this episode I talk why I personally enjoy goal setting, why you may NOT feel the need to set goals (or not in the New Year sense, anyway) and about getting curious about what you actually need and feel.How the goals I’ve set have changed over the yearsWhy I enjoy goal settingInterrogating our emotions - namely, guiltAlternatives to aims and goals depending on how you feelEmbracing the magic of the questionsMy One True Want workbook, available for free to downloadFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

If 2023 was concluding the last chapter of my life, then 2024 is the turning over into the next one. Almost every aspect of my life is completely different now than it was a year ago, and at this point I have no idea what’s going to happen with all these new plot points and locations nor where the story is going to go. But then, as I was writing that sentence, I remembered: I’m the author. I decide what happens in this next chapter.What I talk about in this episode:What I hope to embody in 2024The goals I hope to achieve in the coming yearWhat my Word of the Year is for 2024, and how I came to decide on itFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

What I talk about in this episode: What hitting a perceived ‘rock bottom’ actually felt likeHow this year has felt in relation to the futureHow 2023 has helped me become a person in the worldFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is a blog post omnibus, where I share the blog posts that I’ve published in November. It’s also the last episode of Fireside for this season, and for this year, so now seems as good a time as any to share with you something exciting that you can see in 2024.What I talk about in this episode:How I recognised that I was on the brink of burnoutThe self reflection processes that helped me recognise that burnout was at the doorHow to bring yourself back from the brink of burnoutHow the Simple and Season name started - and why it’s changingFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!

Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is about time management but it’s also about the work we want to keep sacred - this means ring fencing your time, and doing what’s necessary to carve out that space in which deep work to happen.What I talk about in this episode:Creating stronger boundaries around deep workWhat dropping everything teaches people about what they can expect from usWorking through discomfort to ring fence your timeIntroducing themed days to your working processChanging up your environment to improve productivityFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.Kayte on InstagramSubscribe to my newsletter!