Day 1 :: Foundation

PodcastGrowthForTheHolidays

I always start with that.

So let’s look into it really quick:

Foundation

::: An underlying basis or principle for something.

::: The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

LOVE those.

OK.

As quirky as it might sound, the first thing that I want you to do, is to dive into your foundation.

What’s the underlying basis or principle for YOU.

And I want you to get BIG. I don’t want you to get into the why of your podcast. I want you to get super spacious in your thinking and the things that rock your world and spark you into BEING.

Let’s take a little ride into memory lane, as this * season * generally has a faster path into that spark.

Ok, so in an utopian world, these last days of the year hold within them the potential for exploration, magic, re-connection and the ability to stay open and do unexpected things.

I want you to let a story of November/December past lead you to your FOUNDATION.

Prepping For Play

What’s the thing that you ADORE to do, or have loved to do during the end of the year. I want you to go to the happy, to the exhale, to the possible fleeting moment when you felt magic at any time of your life.
NOTE: if you are totally stuck - straight up, make it up. I cannot even tell you how that little trick has helped me get out some doozies! You’ve never felt so under pressure as when a 3 and 6 year old say “Mama tell me a story!!!” Crazy magical things have come out of my mouth!

Make a list of the things that you stand for and value. Try to keep the list to one word items, not sentences or phrases. Have at least 10 on this list.

Who do you want to be in the world? I know doozie right? Don’t let the question be bigger than it is. Brainstorm. Let yourself come up with at least 5 answers.

Make a list of all the ways that you label yourself or the world labels you (good or bad). Remove the labels that no longer serve you or you don’t want. Add labels that you want to be or that are missing.

Your favorite holiday song past or present (if you CANNOT STAND holiday music, choose a song that that always makes you happy when it unexpectedly comes up on the radio)

I want you to think of each of the exercises above as individual note cards. Their importance can change.

Workflow

We all work differently.

Words come easily on a page for me, but I know that for some, words come much easier out of the mouth, so you can do a free form recording to come up with any part of the above.

The Play!!!

You’ve got the content.

Record yourself reading or riffing/improvising each of the exercises above into separate files, except for number 5. If you have a copy of your favorite holiday song keep it handy.

THE RECORDINGS DON’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT!

● If you don’t have time- record on the go - grab that smartphone that you have and record wherever you are. It doesn’t matter if you’re interrupted, the phone rings, the delivery man makes an appearance. Who cares. ● It’s gonna feel WEIRD sometimes. So what. Do it anyway. ● If you don’t have a recording device use this: https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder

My goal here is to make you think a little bit, have you engage muscles that perhaps you haven’t before, and engage in your world as PART of making the art of you.

Let your everyday life be a part of your process. Let your daily life inform how you engage with this play.

I’m here for any part of this experience….

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Now go have some digital magical fun!

♥

Elsie

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