Creatives Crushing Anxiety

This episode is an open love letter to the song Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold. This song is one of the first songs that summed up an intense time in my mental health journey. This episode is also an invitation to share which examples in pop-culture made you feel seen and less alone. 

After a long unschedule hiatus. Creatives Crushing Anxiety is back! Our host Dia Darling, dives into where she's been, where she's going and her 2023 word of the year. In this episode you'll also learn about the powerful shifts and changes Dia made in 2022 to live her best life.

In this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I wrap up the 3-part series The Balanced Business Experience in Action where I take you through my seven-step methodology and how I used it to buy my first house. In this episode, we dive into the final steps which are support systems and taking action.    Learn more about the Balanced Business Experience here: https://diadarling.lpages.co/coaching/

In part 2 of The Balanced Business Experience in Action, I share how I used steps 3-5 of my methodology to buy my first house this year.   In this episode:  How to identify the challenges to accomplishing your goal.  Setting micro-goals to get you to macro wins  Creating a plan of action and new habits to keep your goals on track.   

In part 1 of this series, I share the first step in The Balanced Business Methodology Values and Priorities and how I used it to buy a house this year.

In the season 4 premiere of Creatives Crushing Anxiety,  I share the reasons you need to have a plan for your business.  Inspired by an old post, Yes, You Need A Business Plan I shift gears and talk about why you need a plan for your business even if it's not a traditional business plan.    In this episode:  How a plan for your business can help you make consistent income.  How you can create realistic expectations with your business plan.  How clarity around what you offer and who you help can improve your marketing and attract the right clients. How having a well-thought-out plan can keep you in check with your progress and alert you when it's time to shift your plan.

This week on Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I wanted to catch you up on all the things. This is a general update on me and all the things. 

In episode 109 of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I interview Anna Beyer. We dive deep into the things making you hate your business and how to nip them in the bud so you can start loving your business again.

Who do you talk to about your blog and online biz? I know if you're like me you probably have a group of blog online besties that you talk to about everything. I mean everything about how you're feeling unmotivated because you had a fight with your mom. About the jerk who dumped you the day before Valentine's Day. Friends that you email when you're lacking motivation or need feedback. You might even talk to your friends about it who don't totally understand it and have no interest in owning a business or running a blog but they support you. I'm a big believer in having that circle of friends but do you have anyone that you talk to that owns a brick and mortar store? Someone who might operate a product-based business while you have a service-based one? In this episode, I dive into the benefits of talking to people outside of your industry to help your business grow.

Do you have trouble setting boundaries in your life? Then buckle up because on this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety I have coach Melody Dowlearn to talk about the importance of boundaries in our life and their value.    In this episode:  How the lack of boundaries keeps us from reaching our full potential.  A new perspective on why boundaries are important and already a part of our life. They way we enable chaos when we don’t set boundaries.  Understanding that there will be push back when you set boundaries and why it’s worth it in the long run.  How to walk away from personal and professional relationships when boundaries aren’t accepted.  Questions you can ask yourself when it’s time to examine your relationships. The way our boundaries and the boundaries of those in our lives are so powerful. How to be unapologetically you with grace and kindness. The right way and time to set boundaries. Why you shouldn’t say “I’m sorry” when starting a conversation about boundaries.  What to do when someone else’s boundary triggers you.   Setting boundaries with yourself.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you probably heard about the winter storm Texas has last week. We had ongoing power outages and below-freezing temperatures. That week taught me a lot. It reminded me of all my blessings and also how to ask for help.  In this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I share the business lessons I learned during the freak snowstorm in Texas and how they can help you in your business.

This week I talk to my dear friend and fellow Tabwoo Institute Graduate, Ann Bellow. Ann Bellow is a Human Design Pro and has created a system to support her clients to be totally aligned business owners. Episode Show Notes

In this episode, I review my 20 for 2020 and how the pandemic and national affairs shifted these. I also share my 2021 word of the year and what it means to me.

I want to share 10 things that you can do and incorporate into your days to make 2021 amazing and then also just to get you on the right foot and to keep you focused on what you're going to be doing now the first thing is to.

In this episode:  Examples of where confidence can be the difference between a yes and a no.  How your lack of confidence is cockblocking your business.  How removing attachment got my a new client.  Why affirmations aren’t enough.  How to start building more confidence: Keep track of love notes  Replay your highlight reel Remember your struggles - tread carefully  Keep working on yourself - Self growth is a lifelong journey  Give yourself a break

I want to talk about how I deal with triggers, because we're all triggered by things especially this year it's an election year, there's been so much going on between COVID, the BLM movement like this year is crazy. 2020 has been freakin a lot. I know that there are so many triggers that can come up for all of us and I want to talk about how I actually deal with those.

In this minisode, I check-in on my word of the year, Visibility. I thought it meant one thing but now that I am living it, it has taken on a whole new meaning. Listen to learn more. 

It’s the 100th episode, of Creatives Crushing Anxiety!!!! I cannot believe I have been doing this for 100 episodes. It has been such a fun journey. In this episode, I didn’t want to go on and on about all the feels. So instead I decided to share my podcast process with you in case you’re wondering how I publish episodes or if you’re thinking of starting your own.  Thank you to the listeners, the people who have emailed in, the people who have been a guest. I am so grateful to you all. 

I am officially back from summer hiatus and I am giving up! No not the podcast, not ditching the business to work at Pizza Hut. But I’m giving up on things that no longer serve me. During my Summer podcasting break I had a lot of time to reflect. 2020 has been a bit of a beast so far in a number of ways. Personally with making the shift into coaching, working with some new amazing partnerships and really focusing on what I want in my life. Globally, we have been balancing a new life during the covid area, continuous systematic racism and uncertain times.    It’s been a lot, for all of us. That's why right now I want to focus on living in my truth and doing the things that feel good and aligned with the person I am becoming. I’m giving up doing things because I should. Don’t should all over yourself. I’m giving up the obligations so I can embrace my desires and own my responsibilities. 

In this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, we dive into attachment styles and how they affect your business.  Based on the book Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller. Attachment theory is all about how we interact with others.

In this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I expose 4 signs it might be time to take a vacation. Burn out is real and sometimes it isn't as obvious as you think.

In this episode, we dive into what to do when you aren’t seeing progress on your goals. It’s all about checking in on the details and making adjustments where necessary.

This week, I wanted to speak my mind on the current state of the world and the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement.

This week, I share with you five questions to ask yourself before you jump into a new idea. As entrepreneurs, we are constantly bombarded with new things. These questions help you check yourself and avoid shiny object syndrome.

This week, I share with you my meditation story. I talk about some of the amazing benefits I’ve experienced from incorporating meditation into my life. We talk about how I got started as an adult and the meditations I did as a child. 

Today we are talking all about boundaries. This has been something that has been an ongoing battle for me in my life, creating boundaries, both in part my personal relationships and my professional relationships. The reason being it's really hard for somebody with my personality type to feel like they're letting people down. This sometimes results in me agreeing to things that I don't really want to do or have the time to do, or putting other people's needs above my own. It's something that I've been continuously working on and I've definitely gotten a lot better at it. But I think that a lot of people have this issue, so I wanted to share why boundaries are necessary to have a productive business and also a happy life.  

In this episode, we are talking about silence. I want to tell you a little bit about where this idea came from and why silence is in fact golden. A couple of weeks ago, I was about to take a shower and I noticed that my phone was about to die.  Usually, I'm listening to music in the shower from my phone but I had to put it on the charger and I had a real silence for the first time in forever. I realized that I'm always listening to something. When I'm working I’m listening to music or YouTube. When I go on walks, I'm listening to podcasts or audiobooks. When I fall asleep, I'm falling asleep to American Dad. I wanted to get back into the habit of having these silent moments and having them consciously and intentionally. So I decided to just kind of look at some of the benefits of silence.

I am super pumped about this episode, because I am bringing back a series that I haven't done since April 2018. When I started the blog five years ago, it was much more of a lifestyle brand. And I kind of fell into this whole, “Well, no one wants to hear about you. You need to keep it to evergreen content and business and things that people will find helpful for the business.” And I think because of all the shifts that have happened, I realized that I missed doing this kind of content. Plus, with the times that we're in right now, with the whole Coronavirus and all the stress in the world and social isolation, I thought maybe sharing some of these would be some fun things you could get into while you’re self-quarantining. All of them you can enjoy from the comfort of your home, or in a way that you're still practicing social distancing. 

This week I interview Laura from Kick Ass In Life. Laura helps people differentiate themselves in a sea of sameness and get hired fast!   Following her mantra “kick ass” she went from unemployed to doubling her salary in two years, has helped dozens of recent grads find connections, opportunities, and jobs and created a routine using the best tips and hacks to be happier and healthier and save money.

In this episode, I share 6 things you may not even realize are stressing you out. We all have things that stress us out. Life is stressful but there are some things adding to yourself that you don’t have to suffer from.  Not only do I share my hot list of 6 things adding to your stress, but I share solutions for ditching these bad habits and adding more ease to your life.  Read the shownotes. Become a VIP Work With Me  

In this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I share 6 tips to help you fight the loneliness of working from home. These tips are easy to implement and can cure the stir-crazy feeling many entrepreneurs face. 

This week I spoke with Shayna Norwood. Shayna was first introduced to letterpress printing through a year – long book arts class she took while earning her BFA at San Francisco Art Institute. Since graduating she has perfected her craft while working in book arts centers from San Francisco to New York. Finally settling in Chicago, she started Steel Petal Press as a way to use her letterpress skills and unique perspective to share beauty and humor with the world through handmade stationery. We dive deep into anxiety in the workplace and creating a safe space for employees and bosses to take care of their mental health. Shayna has done a beautiful job of creating a workplace that allows people to be people. She has also taken her mission further with her mood and activity trackers. After you listen to the episode enter for a chance to win Steel Petal Press' Anxiety's a bitch tracker.

In this minisode, I talk about the Netflix original movie Dolemite Is My Name and the lessons entrepreneur can take from it’s hero.

In this episode:  How she became a professional organizer. Her shift from a leaning to learning business model.  How she approaches the topic of  boundaries with her clients and the problem with constantly saying yes. Why you have to retrain yourself and others about your boundaries.  How we overthink boundaries and stop ourselves from enforcing them.  How to lower client expectations so you can exceed them while giving yourself grace. The real reason you might be accomplishing things or why you feel unsatisfied when you do.  The importance of clarity and intention. Why you need to give yourself grace and check in.  Why vulnerability is so useful and how to use it as a leader.  

In the season 3 premiere of Creatives Crushing Anxiety,  I share my 2020 word of the year. I even take my plans deeper with 20 things I want to embody and practice in 2020. This was such an exciting episode to record as I know big things are coming in 2020.

Join me as I share some of my favorite clips from season 2 and say goodbye to 2019. 

Today we're going to talk about what to do when you don't feel like doing anything. And this happens, it is completely normal. I feel like that from time to time I feel like that. I feel like that right now and so I thought it was a great opportunity to actually make a video about what I do when I don't feel like doing anything. I think there is a lot of talk has happened lately where people are realizing that maybe motivation isn't all it's cracked up to be because a lot of times you don't feel motivated and you still have to get shit done. So I am sharing some things that I do when I feel like doing absolutely nothing.

5 Tips to stop shoulding all over yourself and start living your life and running your business in alignment.

Today I'm going to talk to you about stepping from behind the scenes. A little bit of a behind the scenes of a behind the scener. I am on a journey right now to really just show up and be visible which is so new to me. And I was talking to one of my coaches about this, like how because I'm a coach now it's been hard to get myself out there visibly because I'm not used to being the one who's like on the page and the one who is really out there and saying the message. Yes, I have a podcast. Yes, I do blog posts, I have a website, but really to be like “I am the expert hear me roar,” that is so completely new for me. So I'm really, really excited about this chapter of my life. 

In this episode:  How she started her business. How she builds trust with new clients.  Why you need to do the work that feels good. Why you have to trust your gut. Knowing when to walk away.  True crime ranting.  How she deals with client red flags. Dealing with comparison in business.  The power of having a friend who does the same thing as you.  Why you need to set your limits and get comfortable stating them.  It’s okay if you like to offer custom packages.

In the first-ever minisode, I talk about the word luck in online business and why we need to let it go. 

This podcast is all about sharing ideas, theories, and just tips and tricks to help you live a more enjoyable life as a business owner, to help you prevent anxiety and things that can really improve the way that you're living and working so that you can have the best business and the best life. So today, I wanted to share some things that I do that helped me work in my zone of genius, helped me not be so stressed out and overly busy, that don't necessarily have to do with my business, but have this great domino effect. 

In this episode:  Why she left a great, secure job to start her own business. How she fell in love with design.  Her round the world travels.  The truth about our business fears.  We talk about showing up in your business. Why you have to push past your fears of being seen to make real connections in business.  How she empowers her students and clients.  What you need to know to make the shift from services to products.  Why we need to get down to the root of the emotion.  Why we make things harder than they have to be. The truth about course creation.  How you can stop aiming for perfection.  

In this episode: In this episode of Creatives Cushing Anxiety, I share 5 questions you should ask yourself when you feel out of alignment and how they work to get you back in the zone. Who are my ideal clients? What do I do for fun? Do my prices match the level of value I provide clients? Is my business enabling the things I want or is it hindering them? What am I doing?

Meg Sutton is the boss lady and doodler behind Belle & Union, a company that sells letterpress printed cards, art prints, southern-inspired wrappings, and hand-crafted artisan goods brimming with vintage wit and wisdom that tote a bit of a foodie twist - all 100% made in the USA. Meg started the business in 2012 after falling in love with letterpress while working in a boutique shop. In this episode:  The difference from going from wholesale to brick and mortar.  The differences in her business since she made the change.  How she went from hustling to business owner.  How she handled giving over some power and hiring her team.  How she realized it was time for things to shift.  Why you have to listen to your intuition.  How she leans on her community.

You are unique! So that means the way one person finds success may not work for you. You aren’t broke. You aren’t bad at business. You aren’t doomed to fail. You’re YOU. In this episode, I share some tips for figuring out what works for you and how to stop trying all the different things to make your business work.

 I’m back from my summer hiatus with big news. 

Today is a special day it is my 30th birthday.   So today I want to share some of the birthday feels and some of my experiences and what I'm hoping for 30. And you know what I've learned in the last three decades, which is so crazy to say. I was thinking back yesterday about being at this older job of mine, I think I was maybe 25 at the time. And I remember, two of my co workers saying, they love being in their 30s, the 30s are so much better than their 20s. And that they wouldn't go back. And I remember 25 year old Dia being like these people are in denial. But the funny thing is, I'm literally a few hours in and I am loving it already. I'm so excited. For this phase of my life, I'm so excited to see what 30 brings, and to feel a little bit more  stable, like I always felt like a stable person. But to actually be at this new chapter and have all the things going for me that I'm blessed to have. It's crazy, and it's exciting. And I just know that this decade is going to be amazing.

You always hear entrepreneurs talking about the importance of a routine. While I am a serious creature of habit I have to admit I found it hard to find my routine. I mean I had normal stuff I just organically did like brush my teeth in the morning, drink my lemon water, etc. The things I do at night, shower, watch an episode of American Dad then turn on a guided sleep meditation. But a real routine that was structured and zen and stuff, I didn’t have. So I started thinking about what I really like and what helps me unwind and just snap out of the never-ending loop in my mind.  So I think I finally found my routine and I’m excited to share. It was vital for me to find ways to make getting up in the morning less tedious so I wanted to share my tips for how to fake your way into being a morning person. I have never been a morning person but lately, I've needed to be. Here are my tips for conquering your mornings when you hate mornings.

Entrepreneur lessons from Freeform's The Bold Type. This week I share lessons from one of my favorite shows. Buckle up it's going to be a fun one.  

In this episode of Creatives Crushing Anxiety, I talk with motivational speaker and creator of the Creative Conference Hub, Carrie Grace. Carrie is a force of greatness and I am so inspired by the work she does. In this episode, we get real about communicating and working with other people. I loved this episode.