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Mar 19, 2024

Hello 👋🏻 Jen here to share with you that our inbox is now open for any letters you’d love us to dive into in an upcoming LFAHC episode.

We’re also hoping to do some written responses to letters too this year so if you’re currently feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disheartened, or in need of some encouragement and support in your business we would love to hear from you and see how best we can encourage you in your journey.

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We’re also recording our next episode today so look out for that in your podcast feed very soon and until then here are some episodes from the archives that you can catch up with:

How can I make space for my needs in my business?

Jen Carrington and Sara Tasker - Me & Orla

October 9, 2023

How can I make space for my needs in my business?

In today’s episode we dive into this letter from a listener: Despite having a chronic illness, I show up fully to my clients - so how can I explain that I am 100% there for my clients at the times I make for them - but also be real about the reality of days where I can't even muster to have a shower? How can I share, in my communications - that I can be both of these things, all at once?

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I’m running out of stamina in my business - what should I do?

Jen Carrington and Sara Tasker - Me & Orla

September 18, 2023

I’m running out of stamina in my business - what should I do?

In today’s episode we dive into this letter from a listener: This year has been hard for me. I feel a bit lost in my business and so so tired. I have been making pottery for over a decade, selling for about 6 years and working full time as an artist for 2. And the struggle just never ends. I feel like I am pushing a rock up a hill and I keep waiting for the incline to level out so I can coast a little.

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How can I expand my income potential as a service based business?

Jen Carrington and Sara Tasker - Me & Orla

July 10, 2023

How can I expand my income potential as a service based business?

In today’s episode we dive into this letter from a listener: I'm an artist and graphic designer and I run a one-woman creative studio. Like Jen, I'm very intentional about not hiring staff. If/when I get to a certain stage I would like to hire a VA or studio manager, but for now it's just me. I've raised my rates over the last year, and I have a steady stream of work coming in, which is great and I'm very grateful for it. However being a service-based business, especially a one-woman show, there is a very clear cap on how much I'm able to earn providing services. I plan to keep raising my rates gradually, and I'm slowly starting to gain slightly higher-paying clients and am, getting better at saying no to low-paying jobs. But this feels like quite a slow strategy, at least just now when it's still just me. I also plan to set some time aside this year to make stock (vectors, illustrations and textures) to hopefully set up some passive income streams, although I know this can be tricky t…

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What do I do when it feels like my audience have lost interest?

Jen Carrington and Sara Tasker - Me & Orla

May 1, 2023

What do I do when it feels like my audience have lost interest?

In today’s episode we dive into this letter from a listener: I am 6 years into running my business and I feel like I’m running out of steam. The beginning was hard, but then came the “Instagram high” with dozens of thousands of engaged followers. Everything felt so exciting and spacious, I felt like people wanted to see what I’m up to, follow my work and buy from me. Then the pandemic happened and it left me burnt out. For the past two years I was running on the momentum I generated at the beginning of my journey. But the momentum seems to have stopped.

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We’re rooting for you every step of the way!

With love,

Jen

Do you have a letter you'd love us to dive into?

Our inbox is open ✉️

How can I make space for my needs in my business?

I’m running out of stamina in my business - what should I do?

How can I expand my income potential as a service based business?

What do I do when it feels like my audience have lost interest?

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