Happy Tuesday!

It’s another gorgeous day here in Central Ontario. The temperatures are cooler, and it really feels like summer is starting to wind down already! I don’t know about  you, but I’m having a hard time believing that this weekend is Labour Day already!

Today is Day 8 in my 30 day challenge to myself to get outside and walk. I did give myself a rest day yesterday, but even then I got about 20 minutes in walking up to the doctor’s office and back.

I had a lovely walk this morning, with a “rest stop” for my doctor’s appointment along the way. I love my foot doctor, and we were figuring out today that the first time I saw him was in 2007! How’s that for customer retention? I think he might be getting ready to retire soon, and I’m really going to miss him when he’s gone.  After my appointment, I finished my walk through the little park I was at on Saturday, and ended up chatting with a lovely lady who said good morning first. That makes my day because very few people even look at the people around them anymore, let alone actually say something.

One of the things that I’ve been doing on these daily walks is practicing my “talking head” video style. And no, these aren’t for publication… just quick videos to get me used to talking directly to the camera. It’s getting much easier which is good, because for what I have planned, there’s going to be a lot of video content in the Creative Repurposing Society. And it’s not all just screenshot demos either.

The doors open on Tuesday, September 5 and you can get on the waiting list here.

In yesterday’s post I mentioned that it’s important to take breaks when you’re using the interval method for getting things done. Today I want to expand on that a bit and talk about intentionally giving yourself time off. I think it’s so important to allow yourself to rest, unplug and recharge and do the non-business stuff you love to do.

Today’s Read: 4 Tips for Intentionally Taking Time Off

As a creative solopreneur, I’ve learned that one of the best things you can do for yourself and for your business is to take a break from it every once in awhile. And one of the best forms of self care you can give yourself is intentionally taking time off.

I know it’s scary, but once you do it the first time, you’ll be amazed at how much better you feel and how many new ideas you come back to work with after your break.

It’s so easy to buy into the idea that constant hustle and being busy is the same as being productive and creative. But, deep down, you know that’s not really true. What is true is that intentionally taking time away from your business is not only important for your self-care, it’s important for the success of your business as well.

From a personal point of view, taking time off – and it’s so easy to say ‘no, I have to keep working’ – gives you the chance to take both a physical and a mental break. My doctor and my business coach are both always reminding me of the importance of giving the body and mind both time to rest, refresh, and recharge.

And I know that what they say makes sense. If you’re sitting at your computer for long hours every day, believe me your body will thank you for a day to get out and do something physical. For me that would be either go for a long walk, or play golf, but you probably knew that already. 🙂

And a mental break away from the daily grind gives your mind time to come up with new possibilities and flesh out ideas that may have been floating around waiting for you to notice them!

You know how easy it is to start feeling stuck when you’re in it day after day with no end in sight. Those moments you just know you’ve hit on something seem few and far between when your mind is filled with all the little niggly details of daily business tasks.

That “aha” moment or breakthrough idea often comes when you’re least expecting it. At least, that’s how it usually happens for me. When you intentionally taking time off, it gives your creativity a chance to bubble up to the surface and remind you that it’s there waiting for you to notice it.

So, what can you do to get in the habit of giving yourself a break?

Here are 4 tips for intentionally taking time off

Only 2 Days Left…

It’s been a pretty quiet week here, work wise. I still have the Fall Coloring Pages on sale until August 31. And you can still pick up the Stock Your Shop workshops for $10 each until then as well.

Here are the details on both of those sales:

Fall Coloring Page Kits On Sale!

Add a touch of Fall to your projects with these themed coloring pages. There are three different packs to choose from, and all have been marked down to just $9 each for the remainder of August.

15 Zen-Style Halloween Coloring Pages – use coupon code SPOOKY9 to make them $9 through the end of August.

15 Zen-Style Fall Coloring Pages – use coupon code FALL9 to make them $9 through the end of August.

20 Fall Fairy House Coloring Pages – use coupon code FAIRYHOUSE9 to save 50% through the end of August

$10 Stock Your Shop Replays Still Available

And, if coloring pages aren’t your thing, or you’d like to learn how to use them to create products for your printables shop, the three Stock Your Shop Workshop Replays are still available for $10 each or $27 for all three. Choose from:

Stock Your Shop Workshop – Mandala Edition

Stock Your Shop Workshop – Positive Prints Edition

Stock Your Shop Workshop – Digital Papers Edition

Check those out here: Stock Your Shop Workshop Replays

And here’s the rest of what I have for you today…

Quick Links

Ending Today

ENDS TONIGHT! FEATURED! List Building & Email Marketing MasterClass: A.I. Edition from Kevin Fahey is on sale this weekend through Tuesday, August 29

ENDS TONIGHT! SALE! The huge End of Summer Rollback Sale at Tools for Motivation ends tonight. You can pick up your choice of 5 products for their original launch price.

ENDS TONIGHT! Become a Journalpreneur: Create, Print and Sell Your Journals from Alice at PLR Finders is going up in price soon. But for now you can get it at a 58% discount.

ENDING SOON! Release Your Inner Magic PLR from Jennifer at Health & Wellness PLR is on sale for only $7 but I’m not sure for how much longer. It includes 3 new lead magnets, 100 journal prompts, 100 affirmations, a journal, workbook, and 2 card decks.

NEW PLR! The Resilient Body from Aurelius is on sale this weekend through August 29 for under $10.

One New Partner Deal Today

NEW SPREADSHEET PLR! Jan has a new Reading Planner and Tracker Spreadsheet available and on sale this week. You can pick it up for only $17 (reg. $37) through Tuesday, September 5.

A Few Ongoing Deals You Might Like

PRICE ROLLBACK! Tarot Journal from Jenn at Planning Addicts is on sale through August 31 at the original launch price. Use coupon code TAROTEA to save 50% at checkout.

Beyond the Shuffle – Your Path to Card Deck Success is new from Melissa at PLR Cookie Jar. And it’s only $9. I bought these and they are gorgeous!

NEW! Personal Growth Canva Templates from MaryJo at Cool Bean Design. She’s put together a set of 7 new personal growth templates that can either be purchased individually, or you can buy the whole bundle for just $17.

NEW! Creativity Journal Templates from Fran at Happy Journals. Use coupon code CREATIVITY23 to save $10 at checkout. This is a remake of an earlier pack so check your account before purchase to make sure you don’t already have it.

NEW! Minimalist Budgeting PLR Pack is also from Fran, and new in her store.

NEW PLR! Be Unstoppable – The Power of Your Beliefs is the latest big package from JR Lang.

Tools & Training

ENDS FRIDAY! Angela Wills’ End of Summer Bundle is on sale now through Friday, September 1. You get 10 of her Email Marketing classes for the ridiculously low price of only $20. That’s a $450 value for less than the price of one class! Bonus – 3 Live Implementation Sessions with me!

NEW! CashGPT Empire is the latest A.I. training from Alessandro. In it, he is going to share 40 different ways you can earn with ChatGPT.

GRAPHICS SALE! End of Summer Sale on now at The Hungry Jpeg. Save 25% through August 31 with coupon code AUG25

ENDS TOMORROW! Creative Mix: Elevating Midjourney Coloring with Free Tools from Ana is available and on sale for only $17 through August 30. Use coupon code MJTOOLSMIX10 to save $10 at checkout.

Looking for the freebies? They’re at the end of today’s newsletter.

Deals Ending Soon

ENDS TUESDAY! List Building & Email Marketing MasterClass: A.I. Edition from Kevin Fahey is on sale this weekend through Tuesday, August 29. I’ve been listening to this while I write the newsletter, and just watching what he does to use Chat GPT to automate this whole process is pretty freakin’ amazing. There are 28 videos in the entire course – I’ve only watched the A.I. one so far – that cover the whole process for creating an opt-in, creating an email followup, social media posts, and so much more.

ENDS TUESDAY! Become a Journalpreneur: Create, Print and Sell Your Journals from Alice at PLR Finders is going up in price soon. But for now you can get it at a 58% discount. Here’s what you get in the package:

• An instructional guide for creating, selling and marketing your journals
• 100 theme ideas for your journals
• 250 done-for-you journal titles
• 1,000 copy-paste journal prompts
• 50 done-for-you journal pages in PNG and PDF format
• 20 done-for-you journal covers in PNG and PDF format
• Canva templates for all journal page and cover templates

SALE! They’re also having a huge End of Summer Rollback Sale at Tools for Motivation this weekend. You can pick up any of these 5 products for their original launch price:

Each of these products is a full package that includes:

• Premium Content for Selling – ebook, enhanced ebook, workbook, audiobook, and ecovers
• Lead Generation Content for List Building – lead gen report, autoresponder series, and trainers slide deck
• Branding Content – 10 articles, 2 mini reports, 10 slide decks, 1 checklist
• Social Content – tip posters, infographic, pinterest and Instagram images, tweets and FB posts
• Marketing Content – pre-made sales letter, product graphics, curated royalty free graphics

Release Your Inner Magic PLR from Jennifer at Health & Wellness PLR is on sale for only $7 but I’m not sure for how much longer. It includes 3 new lead magnets, 100 journal prompts, 100 affirmations, a journal, workbook, and 2 card decks.

NEW PLR! The Resilient Body from Aurelius is on sale this weekend through August 29 for under $10. This is a full “biz in a box” style package that covers:

• A basic understanding of what resilience is and how it connects to both mind and body.
• The ability to build resilience from the ground up.
• Strengthen your body to ensure better levels of strength, endurance, and flexibility.
• How to fortify your mind so you are mentally resilient in the face of challenges.
• Bounce back from setbacks as if they were nothing.
• And so much more!

One New Partner Deal Today

NEW SPREADSHEET PLR! Jan has a new Reading Planner and Tracker Spreadsheet available and on sale this week. You can pick it up for only $17 (reg. $37) through Tuesday, September 5. The spreadsheet tracks books and progress for hardbacks, paperbacks, ebooks, and audiobooks and offers 7 customizable rating criteria that customers can use to rank the books they’ve read, along with space to take notes and add their favourites. There’s also an extra spreadsheet with over 50 reading challenges.

My Favorite Content Deals This Week

NEW PLR! Be Unstoppable – The Power of Your Beliefs is the latest big package from JR Lang. This one includes an ebook, report, 28 new articles, 40 tweets, audios, 3 infographics (editable), 2 videos (editable), graphics, sales materials, bonus content, and more…

NEW! Personal Growth Canva Templates from MaryJo at Cool Bean Design. I’m excited to pick this one up for myself! She’s put together a set of 7 new personal growth templates that can either be purchased individually, or you can buy the whole bundle for just $17. The templates included are:

• Personal Growth Affirmation Cards ($7)
• Healthy Habits Tracker ($7)
• Goals and Productivity Planner ($7)
• Increasing Positivity Journal ($7)
• Self-Awareness Journal ($7)
• Improve Relationships Workbook ($12)
• Overcome Limiting Beliefs Workbook ($12)

NEW! Creativity Journal Templates from Fran at Happy Journals. Use coupon code CREATIVITY23 to save $10 at checkout. This is a remake of an earlier pack, and I love the new facelift that she’s given it. It includes:

• 31 Creativity Journal Pages (2 sizes + decorated & non-decorated)
• 30 Creativity Journal Prompts
• 30 Art Journal Prompts
• 20 Creativity Affirmations
• Daily Creativity Checklist

NEW! Minimalist Budgeting PLR Pack is also from Fran, and new in her store. For only $7 you get:

• 5 Planner Pages
• 20 Money Mindset Journal Prompts
• 20 Money Mindset Affirmations
• A Snowball Tracker Checklist

PRICE ROLLBACK! Tarot Journal from Jenn at Planning Addicts is on sale through August 31 at the original launch price. Use coupon code TAROTEA to save 50% at checkout. This journal includes 30 pages plus covers, with pages for things like:

• Monthly Card Draw
• Cheat Sheet
• Card Study
• Elemental Correspondences
• Topic Mind Map
• Numerology
• Suit Correspondence
• The Fool’s Journey
• Celtic Cross Reading

Beyond the Shuffle – Your Path to Card Deck Success is new from Melissa at PLR Cookie Jar. And it’s only $9. I’ll definitely be picking this one up, because card decks is something I’ve been pondering for my new project, and I’m definitely no stranger to oracle cards… I use them almost every day in my journaling practice!

You get both the Beyond the Shuffle Guide, and also the Lunar Abundance Oracle Cards with PLR Resell rights. There are 50 cards in the set, and they come as Canva templates for easy editing. I’ll have more details in tomorrow’s newsletter, after I’ve had a chance to get my hands on them and decide what I’m doing with them.

NEW! Being Your Own Best Advocate from Piggy Makes Bank is on sale this weekend through August 29. Use coupon code ADVOCATE to save $10 at checkout. The pack includes the usual 30 Articles, 30 Emails, eBook Compilation, 30 Social Media Posts, the “How to Run an Email Challenge” Guide, and an eBook and Workbook. They’ve also included some bonus material for you as well:

• Self-Advocacy Assessment Quiz
• Six Steps to Self-Advocacy Graphics
• What You Need to Be Your Own Best Advocate Graphics

PLR ON SALE! Mindset Reset from Coach Glue is one of my favorite products of theirs. It’s on sale this weekend through Thursday, August 31 for only $77 (reg. $297) with promo code 77.

The reason I love this so much is that it’s not a generic mindset workshop. It’s geared toward entrepreneurs and designing your business to work for you to keep you from feeling trapped and miserable. And I know I’ve been there before… and I’m sure you probably have too at some point. This is a great course to “learn and turn” by using it for yourself, as well as sharing it with your audience.

Here’s what your customers will learn from the content:

• Get past self-defeating habits like procrastination–even if they’ve never been able to get past them before.
• Make a commitment to changing what isn’t working for them–and this time, finding what really does.
• Determine what’s toxic in their business, their relationships and their own mindset–and what they need to ditch, delegate or simply look at differently.
• Gain more emotional energy to deal with everything in business and life (and physical energy if they want it, too!).
• Do more with their business–while simultaneously taking more time for themselves.
• Experience a massive uptick in gratitude, joy and fulfillment from their business–even if right now they can’t think of a single reason to stay self-employed.

Tools & Training

ENDS FRIDAY! Angela Wills’ End of Summer Bundle is on sale now through Friday, September 1. You get 10 of her Email Marketing classes for the ridiculously low price of only $20. That’s a $450 value for less than the price of one class! The bundle includes:

• The Welcome Setup
• Build Your List with Bundle Events
• Build Your List with an Affiliate Program
• Build Your List with Challenges
• List Building for Anyone/Everyone
• ChatGPT for Authentic Email Marketing (prompts, ideas)
• Endless Email ideas
• Genuine Email Marketing
• Know Your Numbers
• Writing Emails Faster

So, if email marketing is your thing and you want to get better at it, join me in grabbing this course bundle for only $20.

Note: I think a lot of these were included in the Email Practice Club (Angela’s monthly membership) so if you’re in there, make sure you don’t already have these before you buy.

A Rare Live Bonus

As you know, I don’t do a lot of live stuff anymore. But, I’ve been wanting to take the time to do these courses myself, so when you purchase the bundle through my link, we’ll do three live sessions to go through the courses and implement them. They’ll start after the sale ends, so sometime the week of September 4. Email me your receipt after purchase and I’ll make sure you get on the announcement list.

NEW! CashGPT Empire is the latest A.I. training from Alessandro. In it, he is going to share 40 different ways you can earn with ChatGPT. The content covers:

• 40 game-changing ways to monetize ChatGPT, offering a range of opportunities from passive income streams to high-engagement businesses.
• The secrets of scalability, allowing you to grow your business, reach wider audiences, and maximize your profits like never before.
• How to tap into the expansive market reach of ChatGPT, catering to a variety of sectors and demographics hungry for AI solutions, and others which don’t know AI is available to work for them.
• ​Tips, tricks, and strategies that position you as a leader in using AI.

NEW! Creative Mix: Elevating Midjourney Coloring with Free Tools from Ana is available and on sale for only $17 through August 30. Use coupon code MJTOOLSMIX10 to save $10 at checkout. In this guide you will:

• Discover the benefits of combining Midjourney’s AI prowess with other resources.
• Learn to conceptualize captivating themes and audience-centric designs.
• Dive into a Midjourney’s free Prompt Generator, your endless wellspring of inspiration.
• Customize Midjourney’s settings and parameters to align with your artistic vision.
• Master design tips for adding flair and diversity to your coloring pages.
• Explore the advanced features of Midjourney’s Niji 5 version for next-level creativity.
• Easily achieve clean, black-and-white coloring images (without unwanted greys or shadows) using two free online tools.

A Few Freebies

FREE Staying Organized Content from Ekit Hub includes a short report, editable cover, and worksheet.

FREE “How to Add More Fun to Your Homeschooling Lessons” Content from Ekit Hub includes a short report, editable cover, checklist and worksheet

Free 7-Day Etsy Shop Quick Start Challenge from Michelle at PLR Niche

Free Home Plant and Succulent Coloring Pages from Carmen

Collaboration is Easy Guide from Bundle Bash

50 Free Content Inspiring Prompts from Melissa at Time freedom Business

5 Free Creativity Articles from Publish for Prosperity

Free Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur PLR from Piggy Makes Bank

Free Monetize Your Freebies Worksheet from Thrive Anywhere

Daily Font & Graphic Freebies from Creative Fabrica

Free Design of the Week from Design Bundles

Free Graphics of the Week from The Hungry Jpeg

Free Vintage Musical Instruments from The Hungry Jpeg

Get 8 Free Canva Templates from Melanie

​Free 18-month Dated Planner Canva Template from MaryJo

That’s it for me today. I’m off to find something for dinner. Shaun and the GF stopped by and brought me Krispy Kreme donuts, so at least I know what dessert is going to be!

Have an amazing day! Create what makes your heart happy!

PS: Here’s what I have on sale for 2 more days:

• 15 Zen-Style Halloween Coloring Pages – use coupon code SPOOKY9 to make them $9 through the end of August.
• 15 Zen-Style Fall Coloring Pages – use coupon code FALL9 to make them $9 through the end of August.
• 20 Fall Fairy House Coloring Pages – use coupon code FAIRYHOUSE9 to save 50% through the end of August
• Stock Your Shop Workshop Replays are still available for $10 each or $27 for all three.