Episodes
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is a blog post omnibus, where I share the blog posts that I’ve published the previous month. In this episode, I cover three blog posts written in January and February, talking about some behind-the-scenes from my rebrand, embodying more than what is portrayed online, and the relief of not having to be a leader in my online space.
In this episode I talk about:
All the figuring out that I’ve done and am still doing about the new Kayte Ferris brandThe disjoint between this actual me, and the me I am onlineRemembering my word of the yearRealising that I don’t want to leadFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m beginning to share what it’s like to work within my Finish With Confidence programme, and in these episodes I’ll take a deeper dive into some of the things asked by the last cohort, and, of course, my responses. Today we’re covering those unhelpful patterns and cycles you begin to notice within yourself that hold you up, or hold you back.
Interrogating the pattern and cycleObserving parts of the cycle neutrallyActively anticipating patterns and cyclesFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m going to be talking about something that has stirred a lot of thinking in me: secret sauce. What I mean by this is the ‘thing’ that makes us successful online, and particularly on that app we can’t help but love-hate: Instagram.
The ways in which Instagram has changed, and what it’s meant for ‘growth’The beauty in the absence of strategyEmbracing creation, and showing up, and infectious joyFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today is a topic prompts very much a ‘been there, know that’ feeling for me, because if there’s one thing I’ve always done, it start big, new, overwhelming things. Whilst that is part of the fun of it, there are a few ways in which you can approach it to make your redirection easier, and more easily attainable. That’s what I’m talking about in today’s episode.
Not underestimating the limiting power of the ‘box’ you’ve put yourself inMourning your old visionBeing organised and deliberate - without rushing itDetaching from the outcomeHow to break a redirection down as a projectFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Hello and welcome back to Fireside. This is an episode about creativity and also about shame. In it we explore the root of shame around the ways in which we feel creative, and how to perhaps look at it differently.
How you view your creativityEmbracing new ways to tap into your creativityInterrogating your shameCarrying on in spite of your shame
What I talk about in this episode:For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Hello, and welcome to Season 2 of Fireside. I’m back a little earlier than expected due to a very interesting January-themed question that I received, and it’s all to do with goal setting - or the lack thereof! In this episode I talk why I personally enjoy goal setting, why you may NOT feel the need to set goals (or not in the New Year sense, anyway) and about getting curious about what you actually need and feel.
How the goals I’ve set have changed over the yearsWhy I enjoy goal settingInterrogating our emotions - namely, guiltAlternatives to aims and goals depending on how you feelEmbracing the magic of the questionsMy One True Want workbook, available for free to downloadFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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If 2023 was concluding the last chapter of my life, then 2024 is the turning over into the next one. Almost every aspect of my life is completely different now than it was a year ago, and at this point I have no idea what’s going to happen with all these new plot points and locations nor where the story is going to go. But then, as I was writing that sentence, I remembered: I’m the author. I decide what happens in this next chapter.
What I talk about in this episode:
What I hope to embody in 2024The goals I hope to achieve in the coming yearWhat my Word of the Year is for 2024, and how I came to decide on itFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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What I talk about in this episode:
What hitting a perceived ‘rock bottom’ actually felt likeHow this year has felt in relation to the futureHow 2023 has helped me become a person in the worldFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is a blog post omnibus, where I share the blog posts that I’ve published in November. It’s also the last episode of Fireside for this season, and for this year, so now seems as good a time as any to share with you something exciting that you can see in 2024.
What I talk about in this episode:
How I recognised that I was on the brink of burnoutThe self reflection processes that helped me recognise that burnout was at the doorHow to bring yourself back from the brink of burnoutHow the Simple and Season name started - and why it’s changingFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is about time management but it’s also about the work we want to keep sacred - this means ring fencing your time, and doing what’s necessary to carve out that space in which deep work to happen.
What I talk about in this episode:
Creating stronger boundaries around deep workWhat dropping everything teaches people about what they can expect from usWorking through discomfort to ring fence your timeIntroducing themed days to your working processChanging up your environment to improve productivityFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. In today’s episode I’m talking about trust, faith and keeping going, often when you feel like you don’t believe in what you’re doing. I mention my own ongoing experience with keeping the faith, and what you can do when you’re just not feeling it.
What I talk about in this episode:
My own experience with keeping the faithApproaching things with curiosity in the face of disbeliefCelebrating the small winsBelieving that the end point is worth itFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. In today’s episode, I’m talking about resistance to doing the work: acknowledging the resistance, working out what it’s protecting us from, and what a robust approach to working with it might look like.
What I talk about in this episode:
Developing a working relationship with your resistanceHow to recognise your resistance ‘levelling up’ Seeing what our fear is protecting us from Using an experimental approach to do the workFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today is a blog omnibus episode, in which I share the blogs I published in October, bringing them freshly to you, or giving you a new perspective on them. In this episode I cover my realisations about self management, the reactions within me that not winning a writing prize provoked, and the marketing basics that I managed to forget for a while.
What I talk about in this episode:
Learning the hard way about how to manage myself when there was no one to tell me to stop (or tell me off) The misconceptions about being ‘booked out’ Learning what I need to do to manage myself betterOvercorrects and coping mechanisms that disappointment stirred in me The marketing basics I’ve realised I was actually right aboutFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today is another episode about pivoting, and this time we’re covering the messy middle of a pivot. In this episode, I’ll be using experience gained from my own pivots, as well as insights from coaching I’ve received, to advocate for pivoting from a place of security, safety, and abundance, not from a place of panic and desperation. Pivoting can be fun - I promise!
What I talk about in this episode: The discomfort of pivoting away from work that no longer aligns Buying yourself the space to pivot Knowing your ‘energetic zero’ (and your numbers!)Resisting the rush to find The ThingFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m talking about…talking! Specifically in the online sense, as inspired by a question I received recently about tackling the ‘imposter syndrome of talking about life, mental health, growth, passions and joys’. In this episode I cover profundity, storytelling, and communicating your truth.
What I talk about in this episode:
Speaking when you want to be heard online, but don’t know how to say what you want to sayEnoughnessThe pressure to be profoundSetting out to tell a story, as opposed to making a pointThe difference between the truth, and your truthThe shifting boundaries about what you are and are not willing to talk about onlineFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m talking about the never-ending-ness of to-do lists. This includes how I manage my time now, and how to structure what you need to do in a way that means it doesn’t get forgotten (and actually gets done!)
What I talk about in this episode:
Your expectations of yourself, and whether you’re holding yourself to impossible standardsWhy your ‘master list’ might be a problemHow to manage my own to-do listCreating your own structure around the way in which you like to workBeing honest with yourself about how long things takeThe Effectiveness, Impact and Joy methodFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today is a blog post omnibus episode, which means I get to read you the blog posts I published last month. This time, I’m talking about the natural way I’ve pivoted back to where I started, and what I’ve learned from 2 months of my day job. There’s also a reminder about Finish With Confidence, my new accountability container.
What I talk about in this episode:
How my pivots have ended up coming full circleHow working one-to-one has been a natural format to pivot back toThe reasons behind my part-time return to employmentThe lessons in confidence and organisation that a job has offeredFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today is an episode in which I explore commitment, starting, finishing and basically getting stuff done! This was prompted by a question I received on procrastinating, and I’m delving into the two answers that should support you in finishing with confidence…
What I talk about in this episode:
The fear of finishing stopping you from getting startedIdentifying and rationalising your fearReframing your procrastination as part of the processThe structure spectrumIntroducing accountability - and working out what kind you needReplenishing your excitementJoin Finish With Confidence!
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Welcome back to Fireside. In this episode, I’ll be offering my thoughts on pivoting your business, and what I wish I’d done to make shifts within my work easier to navigate. We talk about the feelings you might be having about changing what you do, and when (and how) to start making the change.
What I talk about in this episode:
What I wish I’d done when I pivotedThe timing of a pivotInvestigating your doubt around pivotingThe purpose of your pivotFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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Welcome back to Fireside. Today’s episode is for those who find themselves inspired by, and doing, so many things, they can’t (and don’t want to) pin it down. I talk about why I’m no longer so sold on the idea of niching down, and how to approach your different interests and offerings in a way that makes sense to the way you work, and to your audience.
What I talk about in this episode
What we mean by renaissance womenWhen to refine things down, and when to embrace the various elements of your workHow I work as a renaissance womanHow to make sense of the different things you do, and how to make it make sense to othersCreating energy around your workFor links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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