Hi, I'm Lydia! I help solopreneurs build tiny but mighty businesses they can run in 25 hours a week or less. Every month, I share real advice on simplifying your business, reclaiming your time, and creating more freedom without sacrificing income.
March Recap: Launching a Podcast, Making Things, & Redesigning My Space
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My monthly newsletter sent at the end of every month, to stay connected and inspire reflection for creating meaningful work and a purpose-driven business. March felt like a month of making things. 🎙️ 🎨 A podcast finally out in the world. A cyanotype class that reminded me I actually am creative, just not in the ways school tried to tell me I should be. A beach weekend with friends. And a little cozy corner of my office that now has some custom pieces I designed personally! It was so fun to redesign a corner of my office into a dedicated space for recording the podcast. I wanted it to feel completely different from where I usually work, so no laptop, no desk. Just a different kind of energy for a different kind of conversation with my co-host Maira. We're in two different parts of the world (her in Maryland, US, in the evenings, and me in Bali at 6:30am). So I'm usually in my PJs with a cuppa tea, recording on wired headphones instead of any fancy equipment. The least polished setup imaginable and that feels exactly right. 💜 Check out some photos of the new space. I love the 3D printed lamp I ordered that I've affectionately named "The Blob". And of course Scruffy needed to 'supervise' while I got some help setting up a cleaner workspace 😄 🐶. I also spent a weekend at the beach with friends and I've been reading a book on Hygge, the Danish concept of coziness and intentional living. It's been inspiring how I think about the spaces I'm in and what I want to feel inside them. On the creative side...I tried cyanotype for the second time and I loved it! I grew up thinking I wasn't artistic because I couldn't draw. But it turns out I just needed the right format! Cyanotype feels a lot like scrapbooking, which is the kind of making I've always loved. It was so nice to find that creative muscle again. I hope March brought you something good too. -Lydia Small on Purpose - Episode 1: What This Even Is 🎙️ Maira and I finally made the podcast we'd been talking about. The first episode is us sharing what Small on Purpose actually is, how we met, and why we both said no to the bigger, louder version of success. Join us on our first intro episode! Listen to Ep 1 on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Small on Purpose - Episode 2: Two People Who Chose Small 🎙️ We share the real stories behind why we each chose to stay intentionally small, not from scarcity, but on purpose. We also get into what "enough" actually looks like when you stop using revenue as the only scoreboard. Listen Ep 2 on Spotify or Apple Podcasts How Alex Stopped Doing Everything and Started Getting Paid For What He's Actually Worth 💗 Alex is a digital marketing consultant who who's genuinely good at what he does, and chronically undervalued for it. When we worked together, he doubled his rates, stepped back from implementation, and started getting hired to shape strategy instead of execute it. A few different ways we can work together, depending on where you are right now: 1 - Tiny Business Method - You have a real business but it's outgrown you, or you've outgrown it. You're capable and accomplished and a little tired of doing it the hard way. This is my six-month 1:1 partnership for solopreneurs ready to simplify what they've built and create something that actually fits their life. 2 - Sweet Spot Intensive - You've been in business long enough to know something has shifted. The work you built around doesn't quite fit who you are anymore. I'll help you excavate what's already there, name it clearly, and build around it with intention. 3 - Walk and Talk - You're at a crossroads and need focused time with someone who asks the right questions. One hour, audio only, we both walk wherever we are in the world. You'll leave clearer than when you started. 💡 Ideas Sparker
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Hi, I'm Lydia! I help solopreneurs build tiny but mighty businesses they can run in 25 hours a week or less. Every month, I share real advice on simplifying your business, reclaiming your time, and creating more freedom without sacrificing income.
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