A few months ago, I was scrolling a friend’s Instagram stories when I came across an (unfortunately unattributed) quote that captured my attention:
"A lot of people feel they're burnt out because they're doing too much. I think you're doing too little of the things that make you feel alive."
What had been a few minutes of mindless scrolling quickly became a revolutionary moment in time for me.
I was 19 years old when I started my online business at Well-Storied.com (then She’s Novel), and not once in the last seven years have I felt totally at peace and at ease in my creative work. Every day, I feel like I’m scrambling to keep up, to stay consistent, to grow my reach and revenue while producing a wealth of content that connects…
As grateful as I am to work as a full-time creative, to say I’ve been exhausted over the past seven years would be an understatement.
Fortunately, I’m beginning to learn that burnout and overwork don’t have to be fixtures in my creative business (and that they ne…
