1550: You Don't Need Inspiration. You Need a Tiny Ritual

Around here we're all too good at carving out time for others when they need it the most, but when it comes to ourselves it's a whole other matter. So today's episode is part permission slip, part bossy homework to claim some time for yourself.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. So you probably just heard that this episode is sponsored by The Willoughby Book Club, and I thought it'd be really fun today to share with you 3 really tiny reading rituals shared by Marianne, the founder of Willoughby Book Club. It first appeared as a blog post on their website, especially for the Daily Pep collaboration, and I've popped the link in the show notes. So, Marianne sees reading as a creative act. She writes, "Reading is sometimes framed as passive, but it is anything but. When reading becomes a small daily ritual, your mind starts gathering ideas without you really trying, a phrase that stays with you, an interesting word, a concept or new perspective that begins to nudge your thinking in new directions. Those tiny sparks are often where creative work begins. And the good news is that creative rituals do not need to be grand.

5 pages of whatever book you fancy is enough, or 10 minutes before bed, or a chapter with your morning coffee. And tiny habits are powerful precisely because they are manageable. They They slip quietly into your routine, and over time, they add up to something surprisingly meaningful. Now, books in particular are wonderfully generous companions for this kind of ritual because they invite curiosity, they introduce new ideas, and they remind us that imagination is a place we can visit wherever we like. So here are her 3 tiny creative rituals you could try this week, and she says the simpler it is, the more likely it is to stick. So number 1, the 5-page ritual. Keep a book somewhere visible, beside your bed, next to the kettle, or tucked into your bag, and read just 5 pages a day. That's all.

No pressure to finish quickly and no reading targets, just 5 quiet pages that belong entirely to you. Number 2, the beautiful sentence. When a line in a book stops you in your tracks, write it down. Use it as a prompt for journaling or the spark of inspiration to paint or draw. And number 3, the 10-minute pause. Set a timer for 10 minutes and read without distraction. No notifications and no multitasking, just a small pocket of time for your imagination to wander. So try these on for size this week, especially if you've been struggling to get into a book or you've had a book on your bedside table for so long that it has collected so much dust.

And I want to finish off with Marianne's small permission. She says, perhaps the most important thing about tiny rituals is that they give us permission. Permission to pause for a few minutes in the middle of busy days, permission to follow curiosity rather than productivity, and permission to enjoy something simply because it feeds the imagination. A few pages of a book, an unplugged walk, or a moment spent writing down an interesting thought might not look like much, but these small pauses create space for ideas to surface, for perspectives to shift, and for creativity to breathe. And sometimes that small space is all we need. So thank you, Marianne, for our fabulous pep talk to kick off this week. Here's to finding a really good book And here's to those teeny tiny rituals and the fact that they are often more than enough. I'll see you tomorrow.

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Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1549: You don't have to optimise every minute of the day

If you struggle with feeling lazy, I’ve got a bit of a challenge for you this weekend!

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So one of the things many of us have in common around here is this belief that we are lazy, and honestly, it could not be further from the truth. But because so many of us have this belief that we are lazy, what we can end up doing is trying to maximize every second of every day and trying to fill and optimize any bonus moments we get. Let's face it, if we look around us, there is always shit to do, and there is generally never anybody telling you that it's okay, you can pause for a minute,, and you can actually enjoy a bonus couple of minutes if something gets cancelled, if plans unexpectedly change, or if you find a spare half hour here or there. So my task for you this weekend is to look for the bonus moments, not as time to get more shit done or to tick more things off the list, but as time to do something you might not have done for yourself otherwise, or just intentionally decide to waste them. Often we feel like we are being haunted and chased by a grandfather clock, and sometimes that is the case. And sometimes what we can do to change our relationship with time and reclaim it and get a bit rebellious is to actually spend any bonus time that we have doing something that we actually want to do. Now, I'm not presuming for one second that any of us have heaps and heaps of bonus time or that we have simple lives.

I know that we have responsibilities and we have shit to do, but I also know that the efficiency of the shit we get done massively reduces when we are always on the go and trying to fill every single minute. So here's to going on a bit of a search for some bonus time. Here's to maybe being a bit uncomfortable by not spending it by getting even more shit done, and here's to remembering that you can do something to save yourself time and actually enjoy the time that you have saved. So that's a wrap for this week here on the Daily Pep. I can't wait to be back with you on Sunday in your inbox if you are part of my Letters of Rebellion community, and you can join that by going to the link in the show notes. Or back here bright and early on Monday morning as usual. Have a good one, and remember that everything changes when you believe you matter.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!

New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1548: The courage to try something new

I’m kicking off a new experiment, so today’s episode is a reminder that while doing new things is scary, we do have the courage.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So next week there is something very exciting happening here on the Daily Pep, as I will be sharing and announcing the Daily Pep's first ever sponsor. Without spoiling too much. It is a business that is so aligned to the values of The Daily Pep. It's just such a cool thing that I love, and I know so many of you will love. And it's also a little bit scary. I have always really strayed away from doing sponsors and having ads because I am so protective of my work. And of you, my lovely listeners.

And I knew that if I ever wanted to do it, it would have to be companies that I firmly believe in, that I genuinely think you'll be interested in, and that there is an absolute values alignment. And the reason I'm sharing this today is just to give you a heads up and also to share that it is just really fucking scary doing things for the first time. And to remind you and me that if we're doing things for the first time, it all gets to be an experiment. We get to see it as a bit of an adventure and get curious and just see how it goes. Putting ourselves out there is just challenging. That doesn't mean we're doing anything wrong, it just means that it's a bit hard, and it also means that we care. So that is my news for you today. It's also my invitation For you to do the hard thing and put yourself out there too, knowing that we are both squirming about it.

And here's to holding on to our values like they're one of the most precious things we own, because they really are. Have a good one, and I will see you tomorrow.

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A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1547: Something to remember during a confidence wobble

Today I’m sharing what I’m learning through my recent confidence wobble and today’s Daily Pep is a reminder to both of us that we’re not alone, and we’ve got this.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you. Today I thought it would be helpful to share something that I've been going through in my own life because I think it is something we all struggle with, and I keep getting reminded of the same thing over and over again. And I figured that you might need to hear it too. So lately I have been having a right confidence wobble. The perfectionism has been out to play, the people pleasing has been there, the self-doubt has been off the charts, and my inner dream chitter has fucking loved every single second of it. And one of the interesting things about this particular confidence wobble, because there have been many, is that I've really noticed that I've been looking outside of myself for answers. I have been assuming that somebody will know exactly what I need to do, whether that is about life stuff or business stuff, and it has been so, so hard not just to get sucked into other people's confidence and other people's assertiveness, especially when they are claiming that they know all the answers. Now, most other days of the year, I would spot that a mile off because I am so not a fan of that.

I hate this guru shit. I know that nobody has their shit figured out, no matter how much effort they put into trying to make it look otherwise. But I have just been so suckered in because sometimes it is the easy route, and sometimes it is easier to try and borrow somebody else's confidence than it is to try and find your own.. But the thing that I keep circling and spiraling back to is that if I sit with myself, I know I've got the answers. If I get a bit quiet, I also know that I have my own back, and I know that nobody knows me better than me, which can sometimes feel a bit like a double-edged sword because I also know very well what my most successful avoidance strategies are too. So if, like me, you've been having a bit of a confidence wobble lately, I wanted to pop in and say you're absolutely not alone, and get even more selective than usual about whose voices you let in, because chances are your inner dreamshitter is really, really loud. And I think we also have some of our defenses down,, and bullshit that we wouldn't really give two shits about normally starts to feel slightly alluring. And I'm saying this to both of us.

We know what we're doing. We know deep down that we can do it, and if we're not sure what we're doing, we can rely on ourselves and trust ourselves to figure it out, even if it is really fucking frustrating that we always have to. See if you can find a way to get quiet and listen to that quiet voice. For me, that looks like journaling, and it looks like writing letters from my future self to my present self, or to my past self. And know that this is temporary, and it will pass. And if you are not currently going through a confidence wobble, I see you, I cheer you on, and you fucking got it. So that's what I've been thinking about lately. I hope you're having an unexpectedly nice week, and I hope a stranger gives you a compliment.

Happy Hump Day, and I'll see you tomorrow.

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If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1545: You do have time (yes really)

Around here we're all too good at carving out time for others when they need it the most, but when it comes to ourselves it's a whole other matter. So today's episode is part permission slip, part bossy homework to claim some time for yourself.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. It is a bright, fresh new week, and whether you're feeling it or you're feeling shit, the aim of this podcast is to start your day with a compassionate, if not bossy, bang. Now, for many of us, we do not have the time that we would like, need, or deserve to dedicate to our creative projects, to the things that make us feel alive, or to simply feel like a human for a little bit. But here's the truth, and while it might not apply to 100% of people, it will apply to 99.9% of people, and that is you can carve out 1 hour a week for yourself. Now, it might be across multiple sittings, but it can be done. And I know this because you so regularly do this for other people. How many times during a week do you find the space for unplanned but important conversations with loved ones? And also, I know I'm guilty of this, how often do you end up on your phone just scrolling through more shit? I think one of the reasons we feel like, and it is accurate for a lot of us, we don't have enough time is that the time we wish we had almost becomes like this fantasy idealized thing. But you don't necessarily need an hour continually uninterrupted surrounded by your favorite materials with just the right lighting and the perfect notebook. You do not have to go to a particular place.

You can just stay on the sofa with a TV show on in the background and scribble something in your journal. You can put a notebook or something you're working on on the kitchen counter and reflect on things while you're waiting for the rice to cook. And while you might have a special place you'd prefer to do the creative work, you can also just go with what is the easiest and most likely to happen. Now obviously this is partially a logistics issue and a practical issue, But also, I think it's a permission issue too, because if we're socialized as women, we are not brought up to believe that we can claim time for ourselves, and often it just becomes second nature to put everybody else before yourself. So in case you need to hear it, you are allowed to carve out time for yourself. And like when a friend or colleague rings up with some kind of emergency,. You are allowed to have your own emergency. You are allowed to put everything on hold and go tend to yourself.

So that is my encouragement for you as we start this week. I know many of us have wildly complicated and nuanced lives, and I'm not trying to prescribe a one-size-fits-all solution here. And it is true that sometimes one of the ways in which we have to use our creativity is getting creative about how we can even find the time for it. But know that you deserve that time. You do not have to earn it. And even if you have to find it in the margins, there will be some for you to take. Have a fabulous start to your week. I hope you find some unexpected joy, and I can't wait to see you bright and early back here tomorrow.

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The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1544: Sassy Meg returns!

We’re wrapping up this week on the Daily Pep with a good old fashioned sassy one.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So this week we are ending with a sassy one, and I think it's been a while since we did one of these, so let's go there. Now, in the work I do, I get the joy and the privilege of of knowing so many women like us who maybe struggle with getting shit done, struggle with perfectionism, people pleasing, have so much great shit to give the world, and a really loud inner dreamshitter, alongside maybe a quietly rebellious streak where we just want to be fully ourselves, and maybe we've come to a bit of a fuck it moment in our lives. And today we're harnessing that kind of fuck it energy when it comes to people pleasing and the idea of disappointing others. So, for many of us, we would much rather say yes to somebody else to keep the peace, to avoid disappointment, or because we think we should. And what we forget is that sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes, when we are saying yes to other people, we're also saying no to ourselves. And the problem is it can feel easier in the moment to break our own promises to ourselves and to somebody else, but in the long term that leads to a lot of resentment, a lot of frustration, and it can make life feel just slightly unfulfilling and unsatisfying. And because we do it from a place of wanting to be helpful, being conscientious, being a good friend, family member, coworker.

Sometimes we can end up feeling grumpy or bitter and not really knowing why until we realize the full extent of maybe how often we've said no to ourselves. So I'm popping in with a firm but friendly reminder that every yes has a cost. Now, this isn't about becoming some total bitch and never saying yes again, ever.. But it's just a bit of a reminder to consider the fact that when you say yes to something, you are saying no to something else. And if we usually tend to end up on the bottom of our priority list in the first place, we might be saying no to ourselves more than we think. So if you want to put this into practice, I have a challenge for you this weekend, and it is to intentionally say yes to yourself. It doesn't have to be some massive thing. We're building a muscle.

I recommend maybe starting small if it feels a bit intimidating, but if you're like, fuck it, I'm all in, then please go all in. And I ultimately want you to remember that you do matter, your needs are important, you may have a fuck ton of things going on in your life, and so may your loved ones, and I'm not trying to diminish or invalidate that, but you also get to be part of the equation too. That is not selfish, it is very necessary. So that is your bossy homework for me for the weekend. Find a way to say yes to yourself. Know that in doing so, you are reminding yourself that you matter. And as always, everything changes when you believe you matter. So let's go get that. Let's claim our rebellion. And let's have a good one.

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New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1543: If you're scared of starting, check this first

We've all got things we've wanted to start for years, and before we know it they take on a life of their own. Today we're looking at a part of the picture we often forget.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So for many of us, we've got something, at least one thing, that we really want to start, and maybe that's been really haunting us for a long time. It might be a new habit, it might be a project, and chances are if it has been a while since you've wanted to do it, then your inner dream-shitter is feeding you some right old shit about it. And often then, this thing that you once wanted to start takes on a life of its own, and it becomes so much more than just about what it was you wanted to start, but it becomes almost this huge representation of your self-worth, your discipline, your ability to follow through, and fuck knows your dream shitter is there to tell you all about it.

So today, I just want to interrupt that inner dream shitter, and interrupt that pathway that may be very well trodden by now, and instead of kind of rationalizing, or intellectualizing it, or arguing with your inner dream shitter, or trying to defend yourself, I want to remind you that we all have those things. There's nothing wrong with you. There's nothing to be ashamed about. And what is the very, very first minuscule, tiny, tiny, tiny thing you could do? That might not even involve actually taking the first step.

It might be almost the equivalent of getting a long-forgotten box down from the attic and seeing if you even want to keep it anymore. We've all had those things that we lug around with us and we keep for years and we don't look at them, and then we get them out and we think, what the hell is this shit? Or we're absolutely delighted to see them. So maybe that is the place to start rather than actually doing the thing. It may feel like taking a step backwards, but it is much better to decide whether it even aligns with what you want right now than ripping off the Band-Aid psyching yourself up to do something massive, to realize that you don't even want it anymore. And just to reassure you, if you're worried about not wanting it anymore, that can be scary, but also it creates space in your life for other adventures. And my goodness, I think we could all do with a bit more space. So think that one over today. Have a good one.

Remember that everything changes when you believe you matter. And that you, my dear, are one brave motherfucker.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1542: Two questions for when you’re overcomplicating things

If you're also a queen of overcomplicating and over thinkings things, then today I have two questions for you.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you. It is hump day, and if you have been overcomplicating things, then today's pep talk is for you. Before we properly dive in though, I want to give you a quick heads up and a friendly reminder that my free co-working taster session is happening this Friday. It's at 10 AM UK time. You're going to be in fabulous company, and we're going to get some shit done together and knock out some of the tasks either we've been really wanting to get around to or we've been plain old hiding from. If you would love to join us, whether you are familiar with the magic of coworking or you're intrigued and want to try it on, head over to therebelrousers.com/springdailypep. It is completely free, it's going to be fun, and I would love to see you there. So back to today's episode.

So I can be queen of complicating things, I can also be the queen of overthinking things, and I completely forget that Occam's razor exists, which is that idea that the simplest explanation is usually the best option, and then I completely beat myself up and I repeat the cycle. And I think we can all get caught up in this, and it is so easy because we are so close to our own lives. We know all the intricacies, we know all the nuances. Chances are we've looked at something from every angle because we are pretty conscientious around here. And then when we overcomplicate things, we then use that as a stick to beat ourselves with. So I have two questions for you today. Number one, are you overcomplicating it? And number two, is there a solution right under your nose that you haven't seen because you are too close to it? There are of course times where it just really is bloody complicated and there is no easy answer,, but there are many, many other times where we might benefit from stripping the question back to its core by taking out some elements that we might have added along the way and by intentionally breaking it down into its smallest part and starting with the first one instead. We tend to give ourselves such a hard time for overcomplicating things and overthinking things, but I think we forget that it can be the double-edged sword of having a really creative brain of having great analytical and critical thinking skills, which are much, much needed in the world at this time.

And we're compassionate, and we're empaths, and we see things from other people's perspectives, and we try to put ourselves in their shoes. So here's to remembering they are really, really good things to have. Not everybody has them. And here's to making things a bit simpler and a bit easier for ourselves. Treat yourself with more kindness than you think you could ever possibly deserve, and I'll see you tomorrow.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1540: Create what you need

This week on The Daily Pep, I’ve got a fun invitation for you and a reminder that maybe we just need to create what we need.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. So something exciting is happening around here this week. I've decided to host a spring pop-up co-working club, and because so much of the magic of coworking and body doubling can be found in experiencing it for yourself, I would love to invite you to a free coworking community session happening this Friday, the 6th of March. It's happening 10 AM UK time to 11:30 AM, and for those in Eastern Time US, it's going to be 5 AM till 6:30 AM. So if you'd like to come start our day together, get shit done, and knock some little fuckers out of the park, I would love to see you there. You can join the free session by heading to the show notes and clicking the handy link, or simply by going to therebelrousers.com/springdailypep, which is all one word.

And I want to actually dive a bit more into this today, the inspiration behind it, because there is so much we can learn and do from putting what we most need out there into the world. I'm doing this pop-up co-working club because I know it is what gets me to sit my ass on the chair and do things, and because I am having trouble getting shit done at the moment, even though I have so many creative projects I want to work on and think about all the time.

Actually getting me there with me and my ADHD neurospicy brain has simply felt like an absolute mammoth task lately. And I know this is what works for me. I know that I want to start my days differently, that body doubling, co-working, and community accountability really helps, and I know it helps other people too, so it's a win-win. So my question for you as we enter this new week is, how can you mix what you put out there in the world with what you know you need to? Because not only do you get to be part of the equation, but chances are other people are feeling it too, and it might just be helpful for them as well.

So here's to trying shit, here's to experimenting, Here's to creating the flexible structures that we need, and here's to knowing that they might just be win-wins as well. I would love to see you if you're around on Friday. You'll need to register in order to get the Zoom link, and it will just be a really lovely, cozy, low-stakes way to start the day. Have a fabulous Monday.

And I can't wait to see you back here tomorrow, and maybe in one of those little Zoom squares on Friday.

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New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1539: It's f*ck it Friday!

Whether it's been a good week, sh*t week, or brave week, join me today in celebrating f*ck it Friday!

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So this Friday I thought we'd do something that we haven't done in a long while, and we will have a happy fuck it Friday. So the rules are pretty much anything goes. So you didn't get everything done you wanted to this week? Fuck it. You feel brave and feel like sending that message you've been putting off? Fuck it, go send it. There's something that you've got planned this weekend that you really don't want to go to, and it doesn't really matter if you don't go? Fuck it. Or there's something you really do fancy doing, but it feels a bit Nerve-wracking? Fuck it, try it. I think we all know where I'm going here.

Fuck it can be such a good way of giving the middle finger to our inner dream-shitter, giving the middle finger to our fear, and also just letting us off the hook when we are the only person that's put us on the hook to begin with. The truth is, we are so damn hard on ourselves, and the conversations we replay in our heads, the scenarios that we beat ourselves up about, chances are the other people involved probably barely remember them. And sometimes you just have to have a really good fuck it Friday. Fuck it and down your tools and admit that what you got done was what you got done, end of story. Fuck it, you really need some time for yourself this weekend, so maybe you push the boat out with the time you feel like you're allowed for yourself or allowed to ask for yourself. And fuck it to your fucking dream-shitter! I know I say it a lot here, but I really mean it, and I don't think any of us can hear it enough. You are doing better than you think you are. You are discounting so many things you have already done.

You're discounting all the ways in which you have already been courageous. So fuck it, go after what you really want. Dare to see if you can give yourself what you really crave and what you really desire. And happy Fuck It Friday, whatever way you choose to play it. And if you fancy saying fuck it and skiving off work a bit and doing a really fun quiz, my Rebel Archetype Assessment is a very nostalgic throwback to those really fun kind of personality tests, but with the twist that it's actually genuinely really helpful and practical. And there's also a lot of Dolly GIFs. So if you haven't already found your rebel archetype, you can do that by going to therebelrousers.com/quiz, and that is a very pleasant and confidence-boosting rabbit hole to go down. And I can't wait to be back with you on Monday for a brand new episode of the Daily Pep, or Sunday in your inbox if you're part of my Letters of Rebellion community.

And you can find out more about that by going to the show notes. Have a good one, And happy Fuck It Friday!

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A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1538: Don't fall for your dreamsh*tter's booby traps

Today we’re diving into all things courage, dream-chasing and the signs along the way.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So today I want to talk to you about creativity, dream chasing, and how we interpret signs. And that is inspired by the fact that today I bumped into my microphone, it fell on the floor, the stand snapped off, and it broke. Now, as you know, I've been doing the Daily Pack for a while. I've had this microphone for quite a while, and it has been all around Europe with me, unpacked and packed many, many times. So the fact that it broke, I'm just quite grateful that it took this long and it was just a stand that broke.. But I know that if I was at the beginning of this journey, it would be so easy to interpret it as, well, I guess that means that I shouldn't do the podcast, or maybe that's a sign. And it is so easy to buy into that.

And if we're being really honest, sometimes there's a bit of relief that comes with that, especially if the thing that we want to do is really scary. Sometimes it can be nice to have what we perceive as a bit of an out.. But as you might know if you've been around here a little while, I am not into interpreting signs in that way. I am not into manifesting, and some things break just because they break. You might be about to send a really, really important email and your phone dies, and that could literally just be because you didn't charge your phone. Our brains like to make sense of everything. Our brains like to find reason and logic And sometimes we completely bypass the literal logic and read more into it, and our dream-shitter gets its way. So here's to a broken microphone stand just being a broken microphone stand.

Here's to your phone dying during that important email because you didn't charge it. And here's to doing the scary things anyway. I know when I look into the future, And when it comes to chasing my dreams, the scary thing isn't falling flat on my face. The scariest thing is not having tried in the first place. So keep chasing after your dreams, expect breakages on the way, and try and avoid your dream-shitter's booby traps. I'll see you tomorrow.

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A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1537: A pep talk to get you into action!

If you're feeling stuck, intimidated, or overwhelmed and just can't get yourself moving, this one's for you!

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you. It is hump day, we are over halfway through the week, and if you are finding yourself procrastinating on something, if you can't seem to get moving, or if you're feeling a bit overwhelmed, this one is for for you. So today I want to remind you that a lot of the time you don't have to do everything all at once, and you don't have to complete a project in one go. Oftentimes when I'm really struggling to get myself to do something, it's because I'm going balls to the wall and I'm just trying to get the whole fucker done rather than just start the next tiny step. Sometimes for my brain, it doesn't count if I don't do it all at once, and what that often means, as I'm sure you can relate to, is that it doesn't happen in general, or it happens a lot later. So what are you overwhelmed by, or what are you putting off because the monumental effort of getting it all done feels too much and you're seeing that as the only way to do it. I know breaking it down into steps is the oldest thing in the book, and we rollerize it, but I think there's some truth to it. And it can also just be really helpful taking things apart and figuring out what are the mini projects within the project, and which of those could you do right now.

I'm a huge fan of starting anywhere leading by where you feel most energized, or maybe the bit you hate the least. And while this might not work for everything, because some things do have to follow a pretty particular order, it can be a good way in if it's applicable. So this week, where are you buying into the myth that it all has to be done in one sitting, and how can you make it a bit fucking easier for yourself? And to go back to another one of the oldest tricks in the book, what would you say to a friend? How would you recommend they do it? What advice would you give them? So as we head into the second part of the week, here's to leaning into imperfect action. Be mindful of rules that you're setting yourself that don't actually exist, and know that action begets action. So starting on something completely different is probably also going to help you get started or get stuck into that thing you're avoiding or feels intimidating because you're already in motion. Have a good one. I will see you tomorrow or in your inbox later today if you're part of my email community, where I've been trialing something called Wildcard Wednesdays where I share some really fun and eclectic shit I've found, things I'm enjoying and also just pop into your inbox with a midweek dose of delight. You can join by going to therebelrousers.com/letters, and I hope you do because I'm sharing some really fun projects today and also a really helpful framework that is really helping me get motivated and focused.

See you later in your inbox, tomorrow in your ears, and remember, as always, that everything changes when you believe you matter.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1535: Stop searching for the perfect banana

This one is for all of us perfectionists and overachievers (myself included!)

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you, and also a very happy National Banana Bread Day. And that's kind of what I want to talk to you about today. So when it comes to banana bread we know that it is a great use for those bananas that might be past their prime, that might be starting to look a bit minging, that might be slightly too sweet, slightly too bruised. But in this one scenario, they are what makes the whole thing shine. Now, when it comes to our lives and our creative projects, it's fair to say that for a lot of us who might be perfectionists and maybe even overachievers, when we are searching out the ingredients for things, we are looking for the equivalent of a perfect banana. And the perfect banana can also be something that is used within our lives or within our projects, or it can be the thing itself. But the problem with hunting for the perfect banana is that sometimes it takes precedence and completely overshadows what we were trying to do in the first place. It can easily turn the side quest into the main quest, and often we forget that it is absolutely not about the perfect banana.

That is not the point. That is not the thing that makes things shine. Or sometimes an imperfect banana, in the case of banana bread, makes all the difference. And elevates it to a new level, whether intentionally so or not. So often we wait for the right moment, even though logically we know that doesn't exist. We wait for the right thing, and we tell ourselves that everything has to line up before we start. But that is just our dreamshitter getting in the way, feeding you lies, trying to stop you from doing the scary thing. So my food for thought, quite literally today, is to think about things that maybe you thought were overripe or passed the date that could be used for a different purpose, and just have a bit of a gander at something that you maybe have previously discarded because it's not purpose that could absolutely be reclaimed.

I don't know about you, but I love makers markets and When I'm picking out something like a handmade mug, I always go for the one that is a bit more imperfect than the others because it's a bit quirky, it's got the human touch, and maybe we need to get more intentional about embracing that in ourselves. So happy Monday, have a good one, and if you're curious about working with your quirky brain rather than against it and you haven't taken my rebel archetype assessment— it is pretty fucking epic, and it's really helpful, uh, starting to learn what environments you do thrive in and maybe struggle in, what motivates you, what lights you up, and your own unique brand of imperfection. And you can go find your rebel archetype by going to therebelrousers.com/quiz, and I think you'll really enjoy it. See you tomorrow!

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!

New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1534: Give yourself a boost and remember your brave moments

We’re wrapping up this week on ebbs & flows on the Daily Pep with a reminder that you are resilient, strong and brave, (yes you!)

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So it has been ebbs and flows week on the Daily Pep, and I want to finish with a really practical one and with a question that I know you have answers to, even if it involves a bit of scratching your head and taking a couple of minutes. So we've been talking about the ups and downs of life and how things are rarely linear, how hard seasons and slow seasons are part of life, and you're not doing anything wrong. And today I really want us to look for the evidence that you can get through this. Now, when we go through a bit of a wobble when we're in one of those down parts, it can feel like all of the things we have done, our skills, our gifts, well, naming them and finding them and just thinking of the fact that we've done brave things before, well, those memories and those times can feel like they're completely inaccessible to us, but they are still there. The truth is, you have survived many things. You have survived many, many different cycles and seasons and iterations of times that definitely weren't linear, and you are more resourceful and resilient than you think you are. Now, don't get me wrong, I really wish we didn't all have to be so damn resourceful and resilient all the fucking time, but I do think it is helpful to go searching for those instances and remind ourselves.

So as you're listening to this, whether you are waking up, you're making your bed, you're walking the dog, you're in your car, or you're listening to a bunch of these in a row because you're in a bit of a slump, I want you to have a think about times when you've got through it when you didn't think you would. I want you to think of times that you look back on and think, fuck, that was brave. That did not feel brave at the time. I want you to briefly visit— we're not setting up camp and living there— times that maybe you're in a situation that gave you sleepless nights and you wondered how on earth it would work out, that you got through. And I want you to remember that you do have strength. For all of us around here, justice and equality really matter to us. They're core values of ours. And I've got this thing where I believe that, okay, if we're going to think about all the things that could go wrong, and if we're going to completely listen to our inner dreamshitter, it's only fair that we listen to the counter-evidence as well.

So have a think about that as you go about your day and your weekend. See if you can come to 3 or 5 things. If that feels impossible, that's okay. And definitely ask a friend because they will definitely remember your strength. And to wrap up this week's episode on ebbs and flows and holding ourselves during a dip, I want to bring up a quote that I've shared many a time here on The Daily Pep, which is, "Nothing in nature blooms all year long, so don't expect yourself to either." So here's to going into the weekend with more grace for yourself than you feel like you're allowed to give yourself. Here's to finding the evidence of the courageous things you have done. And here's to remembering that you are one brave motherfucker. I can't wait to be back with you on Sunday if you're in my email community, on Monday for a brand new episode of the Daily Pep.

And if you fancy really nerding out on what motivates you, the situations you thrive in, the situations that you might not thrive in, and how you can use your gifts and your superpowers and your values, then my Rebel Archetype Assessment is going to be so up your street, and it's also really helpful. I very much go big or go home, and the results page is really practical, really encouraging, and really helpful, and it might be the boost you need this weekend. You can go take that by going to therebelrousers.com/quiz, and I would love to know what rebel archetype you are. Have a good one, see you soon, and you've got this!

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!

New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1533: You don't know what's right around the corner (in a good way!)

We're so used to seeing uncertainty as the big scary monster, but what if it's something delightfully unexpected?

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So on The Daily Pep this week, we've been diving into ebbs and flows, and if you are in a bit of an ebb or a bit of a dip right now, this is especially for you. So today I want to pop in and remind you that in a really positive way, you don't know what is right around the corner. Many a time when we think all hope is lost, or we figure that we will just never find a solution, and we don't know how the fuck something is going to work out, something does work out just as we are losing hope. I am always frankly fucking amazed at how things can change for the better in a heartbeat. I know like many of us, I spend a lot of time in my head, and I often convince myself if I haven't thought of that solution, well then it must just not exist. And my goodness, I have been proved wrong so many times. Some of the stickiest, hardest, and messiest situations and problems I've come across Well, how it's worked out, I never ever could have imagined.

I don't mean that in some kind of Hollywood kind of way, but in a kind of, oh shit, I didn't see that coming, or oh yeah, I forgot that might even be an option. And I think that is something that we need to try to hold on to as much as we can during these seasons. Our brain is so good, especially with our built-in negativity bias, at finding all the ways something could go wrong, and we're so used to seeing uncertainty as this big monster, but sometimes uncertainty can work in our favour as well. I know we talked last week on the Daily Pep about how infuriating patience can be, and I still stand by that, but sometimes it is about that patience and also being curious about other outcomes that you might not have even thought of, and being open to things changing in a really good way. So keep holding on. I hope there are fucking fabulous things right around the corner for you. And remember, as always, that everything changes when you believe you matter. I'll see you tomorrow.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1532: Tend to your nervous system

Today I'm sharing some practical ways to tend to our nervous systems during hard times.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday and a very happy hump day to you. So this week on the Daily Pep, we are diving into the ebbs and flows and what to do when you find yourself in a dip. And today we're focusing on our nervous systems. And the reason why we're doing that is because when things are feeling shit and uncertain, our nervous systems become activated. It is hard to keep ourselves feeling calm. We go into fight, flight, freeze, fawn. And while tending to our nervous system can feel like the least urgent work to do in that moment because we wanna sort that fucker out and fix the situation itself. But tending to how we feel in the moment can actually be one of the most helpful things we can do because we make much, much better decisions from a place of hope rather than a place of panic.

And I know from a lot of experience that it is really challenging, but there are things you can do. One thing that can be really helpful is really grounding yourself in the ways that you are safe, and that may be literally listing out loud 5 ways that you are safe right now, and they can be as literal or intangible as you like. It also looks like taking extra effort to really do the basics, keep hydrated, look after your body, and try and get some rest. And it also looks like trying your best to remember that this is your dream-shitter's ultimate fantasy. More than likely, you might be in a bit of a vulnerable place, and that already loud voice can get a hell of a lot louder. It knows you are paying even more attention to it than normal. And the lies are insidious, and they are also bullshit. The things that might feel like a luxury in this moment really are not a luxury.

They're actually really fucking important. And remember, it can also be really uncomfortable and disconcerting tending to yourself in moments of panic. I know for me, my body is really familiar with going into panic stations and going off in a million directions, and that is very rarely actually helpful. But it is really unfamiliar to take a deep breath, look after myself, try and get my bearings, and try and bring some calmness to the situation. That feels really fucking uncomfortable, but often it is exactly what I need, and that gets me to clarity so much faster. What I'm trying to say is you are not on your own here. It is hard work being in the dip. It is hard work trying to figure out what to do.

It's hard work trying to tend to ourselves during that time, or even giving ourselves permission to. And if it feels hard, it may be that you're not doing anything wrong, and this is just a hard season. I know that doesn't necessarily make it any better, but one of the ways that we can help ourselves is by trying to stop piling on the shame of how we're dealing with the situation while we're going through it. So here's to tending to our nervous systems, here's to prioritizing things that might feel like a bit of a luxury, and here's to knowing that if doing something in a different way feels uncomfortable, that might just be because it's not familiar. Obviously, don't do anything that actively feels awful, Just know that sometimes choosing yourself and doing the best thing you can do for yourself in the moment sometimes doesn't feel like it, and it can just feel weird and odd. Happy hump day, my love. We are over halfway through the week. We've got this. We've got ourselves, and I'll see you tomorrow.

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A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1530: Ebbs and flows of normal

If you’re in the dip of life where everything can feel uncertain, know that you’re not alone, you’re not doing anything wrong, and that today’s episode is for you.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. So this week on the Daily Pep, we are diving into the theme of ebbs and flows and how to trust ourselves when we're in the down months. This week's theme is inspired and suggested by the fabulous Cody Cook Parrot. If you haven't come across their work, I think you're going to love them, and discovering their online world and everything they do was such a fabulous rabbit hole and great addition to my life. So I've put the link to their website in the show notes, and enjoy finding such a wonderful part of the internet. So when it comes to the ebbs and flows in life, whether that is going through just a season that feels relentless, or if you're self-employed going through the very nerve-wracking reality of fluctuating income, or whether you're finding that you have very fluctuating energy levels in this season of your life. Intellectually, we know that it is natural, it is part of life, and things are rarely, rarely linear. We know that in our heads, but sometimes it's hard to know that in our hearts.

And also sometimes that head knowledge just disappears when we most need it in the moment. It can be so fucking hard not to turn it into some kind of moral judgment against yourself, and it can be all too fucking easy to really create massive, massive melodramatic soap-style narratives about yourself. Before long, you are questioning your self-worth. Your inner dream-shitter is absolutely running the show, and you're taking any current signs of things feeling hard or things being out of sync as the prediction of your future downfall. We're going to dive more into the practical ways we can really hold ourselves during this time later this week, But for today's daily pep, just want to tell you and remind you that if you are in one of those seasons of the ebbs and flows of life where you are in that dip and everything is feeling uncertain, know that you're not doing anything wrong. Know that you haven't completely fucked up your life. That's something my dreamshitter loves to tell me. And know that this is temporary.

Often in my own life, when I find myself in one of the dips, it usually comes after doing something that I've really needed to do for myself that has risked uncertainty and has ultimately, if we're looking at kind of the trajectory of my life, been something that turned out really positive. But that initial aftermath, fuck, it did not feel or look positive at the time. I'm going to give you a bit of a spoiler as to what we're going to dive into this week because I want to leave you with something helpful that you can do today. So when you are in one of those down dips, remember that tending to your nervous system can be one of the most important things you can do. Try and look back at all the things that you have survived in your life and all of your brave moments, because there are many. And see how you can break things down a little bit and plan something to look forward to that you're gonna do regardless. You've got this. Do what you can to tune into that part of you that knows it will be okay, and let's send your dream chitter on holiday because they really don't need to be here for this.

So have a fabulous start to your week. Here's to giving yourself more grace than you think you're allowed to. And if you're curious about working with yourself rather than against yourself, my Rebel Archetype Assessment is a really, really good way of doing that with your own flavor. It's also really fun, and you can go check that out at therebelrousers.com/quiz. I'll see you tomorrow.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!

New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1529: Patience f*cking sucks

If you struggle with patience, this one's for you!

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. So I'm popping in at the end of the week to remind you that some things just take time, and it might be that you are doing absolutely nothing wrong It is just a patience game. Now let me start by saying patience fucking sucks. For many of us around here, we really hate waiting, and in that gap between doing something and waiting to see the results, your inner dreamshitter can have an absolute fucking field day. It can set up camp and live there. But what we have to remember, and it is really hard, is that things might be taking longer for a million and 25 reasons that might not actually have anything to do with you. Now, I'm not saying that makes it any better. Planting seeds and not seeing them grow is really disheartening, especially as for many of us, enthusiasm and excitement is what really fuels us., and if we're not met with that, we can just feel really out of sorts and out of place.

So today I just want to interrupt your inner dreamshitter and remind you that it might be a timing thing, it may have nothing to do with you, and also you don't know what's coming around the corner. Sometimes things pan out better than you could have even imagined in your wildest dreams, And some things work out, but just in a really, really strange way that you couldn't have predicted anyway, no matter how many times you try to think up all of the scenarios. So keep going. You are doing so much better than you think you are. I know I say that a lot, but seriously, every single one of us tends to discredit what we actually do. And if you were to talk out loud with somebody everything you have done I think you'd be quite surprised. And here's to having the courage to continue planting seeds. See you on Sunday if you're part of my email community, and you can join by going to therebelrousers.com/letters.

If you're curious about working with yourself rather than against yourself and you haven't already found out what your rebel archetype is, the weekend is a great time to go down that rabbit hole, and you can do the assessment by going to therebelrousers.com/quiz, and it is a really fun one. And I can't wait to be back with you as always on Monday morning for a new episode of the Daily Pep. I'll see you then.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP!

New episodes air every Monday - Friday 6AM GMT

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women. If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1528: Just set a timer

This one's for you if you find tiny decisions impossible, and you just need to get the thing done.

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Thursday to you. So one of the things that I really hate is shoe shopping. I have size 9 feet, they are not easy to get boots for, and my feet are also wide, so So let's just say getting any boots that I like the look of is a task. So yesterday I put on a timer and I just said, right, by the end of the timer when it goes off, I will have bought some fucking boots. And I literally got down to the last couple of minutes and I returned to one of the very first pairs that I'd already bookmarked before I'd even put the timer on. After really going around the houses and finding some lovely boots, trying to find them in stock in my size, only to find out they didn't even do my size. Now, why am I ranting to you about shoes this morning? I'm sharing because I encourage you to just put a timer on and get that fucker that you don't want to do done. Or if you are deliberating on something or going around the houses like I was and you think you might end up with the first option anyway, maybe it's time to call it quits and just go for it.

We already have so many things that we have to do, but also so many things that we really want to do, that as much as possible, let's save our brain space for the stuff that lights us up, and let's spend as little time on the boring fuckers as possible. I don't know about you, but I am so good at spending so long on pretty insignificant decisions, and I barely ever think in hindsight it's a very good use of my time. So let's put a timer on, let's get the fuckers done, and reclaim some of that time and energy, the most precious things we have, for ourselves and things that we actually want to do. Here's to making decisions, here's to timers, And I'll see you tomorrow.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

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1527: Let's turn the paper upside down

Today we're getting our metaphorical scissors out and looking at things from different perspectives, inspired by my love of collage!

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Wednesday to you and a very happy hump day to you. We are over halfway through the week. So one of my own creative outlets is collage. There is something about cutting up bright colors and shapes and rearranging them on a page, that just makes me really happy. The bit that isn't necessarily my favorite is the gluing down stage, because suddenly it feels like ridiculously the stakes are high and I've got to make the right decision. And one of the things I often find can be really helpful is literally turning the page around and seeing where there are gaps, seeing what looks better where, and just seeing things from a different angle. And that is my invitation and encouragement for you today with whatever is kind of going around in your head, whatever problem you're trying to solve, or anything you've been noodling on where it feels like you're going around in circles or hitting a brick wall. Get curious about how you could do the kind of metaphorical turning the page around.

How could you come at it from a completely different angle? Now, that might look like asking somebody that you would never usually ask their opinion on, not necessarily because you're going to take their advice, but because it may solidify your way of thinking, or it might push you forward a little bit. It might look like reverse engineering the problem. It might look like taking some things away and adding them back in. Basically, what can you do to look at things a bit differently? If the situation was a collage, what are the main components, and how can you reorganize them? Now, this isn't about coming up with the perfect solution—that is very rarely a thing—but rather it's about inviting different interpretations to the table, even if all they do is validate what you were already thinking and show you that you were going in the right direction. So get your metaphorical scissors out, turn the page, and look for what you haven't been seeing, or try and hunt for a new perspective. This is where your curiosity and your creativity and problem-solving skills can really come in handy, so let's put them to good use. And if you haven't already found out your rebel archetype, That may also be a big part of the puzzle that could really help, and you can go find out yours by going to therebelrousers.com/quiz. It's a really quick, fun one, and it's also a great way of understanding yourself from a different lens.

Have a fabulous Wednesday. I'll see you tomorrow, and remember, as always, that everything changes when you believe you matter.

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ABOUT THE DAILY PEP! PODCAST

A short, snappy and sassy daily podcast to keep your internal - and external - dreamshitters at bay!

The Daily Pep! is the rebel-rousing, daily podcast for couragemakers, creative, multi-passionate and unconventional women.

If you’re surrounded by people who don’t get who you are or what you do, if you want reminders you’re on the right path (no matter how scary it feels), or you’re sick of being your very own worst enemy, this is the podcast for you.

Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

MORE REBEL-ROUSING THIS WAY!