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Hi 

It's Sunday evening on a sunny bank holiday weekend, and I hope you have glass of something cold nearby. 

Let's get a little vulnerable.

A friend and subscriber wrote something on LinkedIn this week that really got me thinking (hi Jeremy!). 

He shared how an event he ran didn't quite turn out how he'd hoped - and then he wondered out loud whether he was being too honest and authentic... Whether he should just smile and keep the difficult stuff to himself.

And I thought: I really hope not.

Because the reality is it's genuinely tough out there for lots of us at the moment, and, well... misery loves company I guess? 

Or rather, it feels less rubbish if instead of spiralling, we read something something that makes us realise maybe it's not that we're just crap at everything and need to burn it all down... 

For me personally, Jeremy's post resonated in particular this week because as you know, doors to the Do Crew were open until Friday, and, well.... things didn't go quite to plan. 

While the new members are of course absolutely ACE...

A gif of a person in front of a white board saying 'there aren't so many of them'

Yeah, there's only a handful of them. 

In fact, in terms of new member numbers, it was my worst launch in nearly three years. By far.

This is not to take anything away from the wonderful people who did join, because I am truly grateful for each one of them. 

But I'll be honest, with big ambitions to grow the Do Crew: six was nowhere near what I’d hoped for. 

And yeah, it knocked me a bit.

So of course I've been questioning everything. 

The offer. The timing. Whether I’d explained it badly. Whether people even want this anymore. 

The usual delightful 2am carousel of nonsense 🙃.

But I think there’s something important about saying that out loud, here, to you.


Not because every disappointing thing needs turning into content (there's more than enough performative vulnerability out there already).

But because I don’t think pretending that everything is always thriving and sold out and “so exciting!!!” actually helps anyone.

The honest emails/posts are always the ones people reply to, not the overly polished or super strategic ones. 

The ones where you can feel there’s an actual real human sitting behind the screen and you can hear their real voice underneath the marketing.

I think people can absolutely feel the difference.

And I don't know about you but I think more real, honest feelings - the whole spectrum of them - can only be a good thing.

Anyway. Since we’re here.

If you saw the Do Crew launch and decided not to join, I’d genuinely love to know why. I promise I won't reply with a sales pitch (that would be gross).

So, wrong timing? Wrong format? Didn’t really understand what it was? Too expensive? Not enough urgency? Already got enough on your plate? Accidentally deleted the emails while trying to unsubscribe from something involving fast fashion or collagen?

I’m genuinely curious and surprisingly difficult to offend!


"Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage."

~ Brené Brown

Photos of the week

  1. There have been some late nights at Goodness Marketing HQ this week - here's the BTS chaos at 11pm...
  2. Pavement wildflower joy
  3. Stockport barmcake
  4. Calling in to see Stockport's brand new podcast studio. Love what Dan has created with Mill Podcast Studios (and genuinely a little tempted to start a podcast just to hang out in that cool space more often)

Picky Bits

💖 Coming soon to Manchester: Cowork Crew! I've long been an admirer of this wonderful community so I was thrilled when Penni and Jo said they're coming up North. Join the waitlist here.

🤳 Curious. Facebook is playing with a standalone app for FB Groups. Basically a Reddit dupe, and currently available in the US and on iOS only.

🏆 Loved this public celebration of Do Crew-er Emma's recent win - THIS is why I do what I do! 

🐩 Another Do Crew celebration: Katie and her dad John has just announced the next drop of their super special clothing line. Order here, and do yourself a favour and check out their Instagram... 

🧠 You may remember me telling you about my client Sort Brainhealth who will be launching private ADHD assessments with profits going back to health services for communities in need? Well, the service is live and you can now book here!

Super proud of being involved in this project that will help so many people. 

OK, I'll leave you to your bank holiday (and maybe your half-term? We have two weeks here and have been pretty disorganised on the childcare front... send prayers and rosé)!

Karen

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