The Key to it All

05/08/2021

💪🏋️‍♀️📤 and this is why we do a happy dance whenever any one our wonderful community buy a pack of The Key Cards 💪🏋️‍♀️📤

This really has been borne out of me sitting in my kitchen, doodling, playing on Canva and then more complicated tech, working out a way to create something that could make the business lives of so many people more intuitive, more straightforward and frankly easier. I wanted to help people feel inspired and motivated, to beat that “ARGH WHERE DO I START” feeling and to encourage creativity. Reviews like this make it all so worthwhile…

How are you finding your pack of The Key Cards? Make our day and drop us 3 words to describe? I’m taking the liberty of tagging some of you who I know have bought some :-)

P.S. Did someone say journals and notebooks are being designed?! …

25/07/2021

🌺🍃 “Sure I’m on holiday, but I’m also ovulating and have all the ideas” 🍃🌺

Whether you put it down to:

🌚 Full moon 🌕 of 23 July
⭕️Where you are in your cycle (particularly days 14-21 approximately)
😌Whether rest generates ideas
⛰ from landscape and people

(Incidentally I put it all down to all four)

Over at Key 🗝 HQ it’s holiday time (I’m away with my chief packer - my ma). Signal is ridiculously intermittent and laptops are hidden - so inevitably I’ve got more ideas than ever!

Holidays are sooo often a source of huge inspiration for me - and I wonder if they are for you. If you’re feeling wonderfully creative and inspired by your work on holiday, Don’t put limits on your creative dreams.

Have a notebook to jot down ideas. Add them to voice notes. Tell someone you love about them. Write yourself a postcard or letter with them on. Don’t deny your own energy, even if it isn’t around at the “right” time…

19/07/2021

🌼🗝〰Sometimes it’s cool to want to be consistent〰🌼🗝

Don’t get me wrong - it’s been a totally unsettling time, and for those of you with school-aged children the next six weeks bring a whole lot more to consider.

You might find yourself thinking “how can I stick to anything when I might ___________” (you might fill the blank with get “PINGED” by the NHS app, have kids to entertain, the weather is so changeable, people keep cancelling on me, I’m so tired)… all of these feelings are of course totally valid, and sometimes it does feel like all you can do is ride the wave.

But I find when I commit to a few small things that make me feel better, guess what? EVERYTHING else feels better too. That looks like waking earlier than the rest of the house a few mornings a week to have some glorious alone time to work (my brain works so well then) or to do some stretching (Yoga or Pilates); water water water; forcing myself to deadhead the flowers; brushing the cat; checking my money (nearly) every day and updating my spreadsheets.

Living seasonally (as I very much do) doesn’t mean no consistency either - it’s acknowledging the changes in rhythm and routine and adapting your practices and habits to sit in line with them.

What are the consistent things YOU need to keep you feel like the waters are calm ⛴⚓️?

18/07/2021

Don't forget our FREE workshop, tomorrow at 12.00pm!

Join us to plan your September in your business and life!

5 Steps to a Calm, Confident September in your Business and Life The Key to it All small business owners, creatives, product designers, content creators

16/07/2021

🍂 GO AT YOUR PACE 🍂

Just because you can't necessarily say "sorry, can't do X/ meet Y/ organise Z because, you know, Covid" from Monday (though it's not like Covid has got the message that Monday it's all over...) doesn't mean you have to say YES to everything.

If you're feeling like your diary is spiralling out of control ask yourself:
a. (if work) Am I the only person who can do this?
b. (if social) Does this experience/person enrich or drain me?
c. (general) Is this part of living a "good" life? That can mean lots of things, from "I don't enjoy this much but it helps others and I love doing that" or "this exercise is always worth it for endorphins" or "this cake is beautiful and delicious" or "waking up an hour before the kids in the holidays means I can build on the amazing work I'm already doing in my business."

Finally work WITH your energy, not against it. If you're a morning person, maybe meet with a pal for a work. If everyone is having drinks in evening but you need quiet and space, that's fine. If there's a must-do networking event - who says it's must-do?

We're taking time off for a wedding for a week at the end of July, but before that there's a free workshop on Monday 19 July at 12.00pm. Join us to plan your September in your business and life!

https://thekeytoitall.hubspotpagebuilder.com/5-steps-to-a-calm-confident-september-in-your-business-and-life

13/07/2021

There's some tech that makes life so much easier! Here's our top 7 pieces of technology that we use every single day. Do you use any of these? Have we missed any out? Let us know!

https://thekeytoitall.co.uk/blogs/blog/7-must-have-apps-for-productivity-and-organisation-for-small-business-owners-creatives-and-those-with-a-side-hustle

12/07/2021

I don’t know who need for here if today but… Actually I do!

It’s us! We’ve got three new products on sale in September and it’s so easy to just get excited about those, so we are purposefully using our amber (harvest) cards, 20 cards to tie up those loose ends, culminate projects and actually finish stuff.

What’s something you need to actually finish? Or perhaps you have finished it but you haven’t shared it (shout out to all the Etsy shops that need updating, testimonials that need uploading or blogs that need publishing…) share with us today and make it accountable (we also have a weekly Monday intentions thread in our Facebook group - come join us!)

11/07/2021

Take 15% off ANYTHING at The Key to it All this weekend with the code ITSCOMINGHOME

29/06/2021

🙏👯‍♀️THIS IS WHO WE ARE👯‍♀️🙏

Our mission is to make your working life (and by extension whole life) as joyful as possible. We do this in five key ways:

1. with products that help you get organised, focused and productive, taking into account your individual and bespoke energy, and mood from day to day

2. through beautiful things for the home that enhance your working day (our range of candles and prints are coming soon - make sure you're on our mail list to get subscriber pre-launch discounts!)

3. through e-courses and kits that help you develop your business in a more strategic way using Laura's experience as a coach and mentor for people who are looking for greater confidence and clarity over their working life

4. through educational and inspirational workshops or events, both in person and online

5. through our community in our Facebook group, the value filled blogs, the podcast, and so much more.

The Key to it All is your home. Start with The Key Cards. Unlock and come on in.