Creatives Crushing Anxiety

Creatives Crushing Anxiety

Creatives Crushing Anxiety is the podcast for creative and online business owners looking to minimize their anxiety and maximize their productivity through systems, organization and time management. Your anxiety shouldn't keep you from crushing your goals as a solopreneur. Build systems, find your focus and achieve your goals.

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July 31, 2023 30 mins

I love my 30s. I feel like for the first time since college I’ve hit a new burst of energy for life that I’d lost for a while and I’m learning again. I feel like so much of the first 3 decades of my life were based on learning skills and tasks. Things you have to learn but for the first time in my life I’m learning simply from a place of desire, not requirement and it’s so freeing and inspiring. 

So as my ...

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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. 

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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.

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November 10, 2021 12 mins

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. 

 

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October 26, 2021 19 mins

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 acti...

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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.

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October 5, 2021 16 mins

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. 

 

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May 11, 2021 17 mins

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. 

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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.

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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 wh...

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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....
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February 23, 2021 18 mins

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 snow...

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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.

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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.

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December 22, 2020 26 mins

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.

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December 8, 2020 18 mins

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 jour...
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October 20, 2020 15 mins

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.

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September 22, 2020 5 mins

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. 

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September 8, 2020 17 mins

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. 

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August 25, 2020 22 mins

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 re...

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