What are our leading questions?

& join me for an interactive workshop on business resilience

Hi there,

how are you doing? How is your heart? (I really do want to know, feel free to comment below!)

I was by the river yesterday and thought about what I might be able to offer this moment. With the pace of things right now it feels hard sometimes to be still and listen long enough to come up with good ideas. At university I am taking a class on consumption and circular economies and I so appreciate being in those open ended, exploratory conversations about what’s next. One of our tasks was to come up with a guiding question for our work, which I found helpful. Here is mine:

How can we keep sharing joy, stay in solidarity with each other and do as as much repair as possible even if we may not see the full embodiment of wider structural changes we are hoping for in our lifetimes?

How do we make the transition to a more circular, regenerative economy fun and help each other navigate those changes?

Adrienee Maree Brown shared something really simple that still echoes in my ears recently: Stay till the end, do what you can.

Stay till the end, do what you can.

Wondering what that means day by day also feels like a doable, tangible and helpful thing to orient towards. Full disclosure though, some days I am as tired, overwhelmed and anxious as you are, as we all are, and then nothing makes sense and not much feels doable.

Anyway, long waffle short, I am offering another fundraiser workshop on business resilience on March 25th, 6pm UK time. I will cover:

Some strategies to feel safer and less alone in your work

Tools to help us spin anxiety into strategic foresight

Practical ways to diversify income streams and community connection points

We’ll raise money for the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance in Gaza and you can sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/F-qnXvYLSM-gfIq2lzjzbQ

Our next Spark session is on March 2nd - come for some gentle company and little guided rituals, we’d love to have you. All info, including ways to work with me, as always below!

Sending love and wishing you many moments of peace,

Yarrow

This year I am offering business mentoring for folks in periods of transition & expansion. I can support you around strategic and technical questions, help you refine your business model, come up with a sustainable and aligned marketing strategy and streamline your systems. Or, if you are feeling a bit lost, I can simply be a supportive soundboard. Ongoing support is available at 220 GBP/month with a two month minimum commitment. My next availability is late March/early April - learn more and book a free call here.

If you are mainly looking for support with your website, need technical help or are looking for someone to integrate your software systems in a way that better supports you, then you can book a full or half tech day with me (250/450 GBP). My next availability is early April and you can learn more here.

Business Resilience in troubled times: Tuesday, March 25th 6-7:30 pm UK time

A practical, interactive workshop for freelancers and small business owners. Come as you are, share what you feel like. We will cover: Some strategies to feel safer and less alone in your work Tools to help us spin anxiety into strategic foresight Practical ways to diversify income streams and community connection points It will be recorded, but coming live is much more fun!

Our next free Spark sessions is on Sunday the 2nd of March from 8-9pm UK time (that’s 12-1pm PT or 15-16pm ET & here is a timezone converter).

The format will always be the same:

• A warm welcome & a moment of grounding

• A chat check in with everyone

• Quiet time to work with the Spark session workbook, which includes journaling prompts, reflections & useful tools to help you set yourself up for the month ahead - choose your own adventure (you’ll get it on the call)

• Intention setting & goodbyes

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Hi! I'm Yarrow,

a web designer, artist & writer living on the East coast of Scotland. 

I offer creative classes, host podcasts, create eco-friendly websites and help people build sustainable livelihoods. 

Thank you so much for following along and dreaming with me. 

Love,

Yarrow