YOU GUYS. IT'S OFFICIAL. 🥹🎨 After all of the behind-the-scenes updates, paintings, scanning experiments, Etsy figuring-out-ing, photo taking, listing building, and everything else I've been sharing with you over the last few weeks... ✨ OLIVE & GREY ART STUDIOS IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! ✨ And I am so ridiculously proud of my kiddo. This has really been his baby, and one of my favorite parts of building it has been watching him choose what he wants to make, name his artwork, help decide what goes in the shop, learn about selling and shipping, and start to understand that something he creates with his own two hands can go out into the world and make someone else happy. 🥹 Each piece in the shop is something we've created together, and honestly, the whole experience of building this little business with him has already been worth it regardless of how many sales we make. Although... we actually got our VERY FIRST SALE within minutes of opening! So after you've watched us figure this thing out week by week, you can FINALLY go see the finished shop! 🎨 https://www.etsy.com/shop/OliveAndGreyStudios If you want to support Greyson, we'd love for you to take a peek, favorite the shop or a piece you love, share it with someone, or grab a tiny piece of Olive & Grey art for yourself. 🥰 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲. 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀, 𝗲𝘁𝗰.

You know That Thing you KNOW you should be doing in your business? (Emailing your list. Posting in your community. Launching that offer. Raising your prices. Finishing the thing you've been working on for the past three quarters… 😅) And yet… you're not doing it. Before you decide you just need to try harder, it's worth figuring out WHY you're resisting it! Because in my experience, we resist things for one of three reasons: 𝟭. 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 You genuinely don't have the time, energy, attention, money, or other resources for it right now. That's legit. Sometimes the plan simply needs to change to fit your actual season of life. 𝟮. 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 You could do it… but something doesn't fit. Maybe you're following a business rule you don't agree with. Maybe it doesn't match your strengths or zone of genius. Maybe the goal itself isn't even something you want anymore! Resistance is information. 𝟯. 𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 So, this one's different. You desperately want the result. You actually have reasonable capacity for it. It fits where you're trying to go. And yet… you avoid it. (And often we even SAY we have Capacity or Misalignment issues, when reeeaaally it's Avoidance… 👀) 👉 This is where I start looking for Mind Monsters. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻…) 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀.We all have them, and we often don't know they're running the show behind the scenes, holding us back. So, if there's something you've been resisting lately, don't immediately assume you need more discipline. Ask yourself: Is this Capacity? Misalignment? Or Avoidance? And if it's Avoidance… you might want to meet your Mind Monsters. 👀 I made a free Field Guide showing you the four Mind Monsters, how they show up in your business, and one small move you can make to tame each one: 👉https://mindmonsters.thebluebellgroup.com/ Then come back and tell me which one(s) you recognize!

My 6-year-old and I are starting a new business! (Don't worry, my Squirrel Wrangler said it was ok! 😜) It’s called Olive & Grey, and we’re going to make and sell our art (starting on Etsy, then who knows). This started because Greyson and I have been making more art together, and he’s fascinated by the idea of selling it, and I realized… why not let him experience what it actually looks like to build something from an idea? Homeschool project! Because I’m building this one from absolute zero, I thought it would be fun to bring you behind the scenes and show you the actual business decisions as I make them: what I prioritize, what I skip, what works, what doesn’t, and why (lessons that are helpful for any kind of business). Basically, Olive & Grey is becoming our tiny real-life business case study. Tentative launch date is October 1st, and there's a lot to do, so for the next 3 weeks, I'll share an update and lessons learned each Monday. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳! 𝗧𝗶𝗽: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vbS8pbMLYYRZLL9fNdAqkctCMPHADaCD9lrHInV9QDY/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Friday, all! Let's have some fun and get to know each other a bit more (and maybe learn something new about ourselves in the process...🤔) 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🍁🎃 - Pumpkin spice or apple cider - Pumpkin patch or haunted house - Apple picking or fall festival - Gilmore Girls marathon or spooky movie marathon - Bonfire or curled up by the fireplace - Apple pie or pumpkin pie

Forget the yacht. Forget the private island. We’re talking about the little things that make you feel luxurious. This or That: Tiny Luxuries Edition - Fresh sheets OR a freshly cleaned house? - Coffee made for you OR dinner made for you? - Massage OR pedicure? - An extra hour of sleep OR an hour completely alone? - An uninterrupted shower OR an uninterrupted meal? - Wandering around a bookstore OR wandering around Target with nowhere else to be? - Takeout OR having someone else cook AND clean up? - Fresh flowers OR your favorite candle? Drop your picks below! 👇