Obituaries, oracles, and kale
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I'm not sure what's going on with the astrology right now, but I'm being bombarded with ideas and am enjoying a surge of creative energy. (Not complaining.) Or maybe it's the kale. 🥬 I've had a giant kale salad for lunch every single day this week. Today I added bacon. 🥓 It was a 10/10 salad. Kale'd it. (If you want the recipe, hit reply!) Anyway. Moving on. I have things to share with you today: News Item #1: Brand Vibe Check 🔥I just finished creating a new quiz. Like *just* finished. It hasn't even made it to my website yet. Maybe you're reading this because you took the quiz and subscribed to my email list. #winning If you haven't taken the quiz, it will tell you which of the five brand vibes you're giving. You can find the quiz here. News Item #2: Living Obituary Service 💞A client has hired me to write obituaries for her and her husband and parents in an effort to declutter her death. She doesn't want her family to have to deal with the task when she dies, and she knows she won't be in a state to write obituaries for her parents when she's grieving them. I loved that idea so much, and I want to let more people know that this is something I do. It's a great honour to be asked to write an obituary. Death is one of the few things in life that I take very seriously. I shared this idea on Facebook yesterday and got lots of positive feedback. This morning, before I sat down to work, I felt the urge to pull an oracle card. When I shuffled the deck, two cards fell out: Whether you're woo or woo woo or no thank woo, you can see why I took this as a clear sign that I'm on to something here. If you're interested in learning more, hit reply, and let's start a conversation. Or grab a spot on my booking calendar. News Item #3: Book Club Meets On Tuesday 🤓That's a pretty self-explanatory heading, but ICYMI, my friend slash colleague ShannaRae and I have started a book club for brand nerds. This month, we're reading The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding by Al Ries and Laura Ries. We'll be meeting on Tuesday from 6:30 - 7:00 pm (Eastern) via Zoom to chat about it. Click here to learn more and/or join us. That's all I've got for today, Reader. Take good care, xo JL |
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