Fireside

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 abo...

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. Interrogat...

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 strategy Embracing cre...

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. N...

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. What I talk about in this episode:  How you view your creativity Embracing new ways to tap into your creativity Interrogating your shame Carrying on in spite of your shame For links and...

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 actual...

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 decid...

What I talk about in this episode:  What hitting a perceived ‘rock bottom’ actually felt like How this year has felt in relation to the future How 2023 has helped me become a person in the world For links and resources discussed in the show,  see the full show notes. Kayte on Instagram Subscribe to my newsletter!

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 burnout The self ref...

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 work What dropping everything teaches people about what they can expect from us Working...

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 faith Approaching things with curiosity in the face of di...

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 resistance How to recognise your resistance ‘levelling up’  Seeing what our fear is prot...

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...

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...

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,...

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 standards Why your ‘master list’ might be a...

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 pivo...

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 started Identifying and rational...

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 pivoted The timing of a pivot Investigati...

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 mea...

Welcome back to Fireside. In today’s episode, I’m introducing my new feature: blog omnibuses, where I share with you some of the recent blog posts that I’ve put out into the world. Today I talk about embracing my own magic within my business, what happened when my to do list was blown all the way off course, and seeing what’s possible when it comes to marrying my craft with making money. What I ta...

Welcome to the first ever episode of Fireside. I’m so excited to once again be drawing up a chair, getting cosy, and joining you each week at whatever stage of your journey into creative working and living that you find yourself. In today’s episode, I talk a little bit about the journey I’ve taken thus far, the spark and eventual stoking of Fireside and what it aims to be, and how it’s going to fl...

What to expect from this new podcast, Fireside.

As you can tell from the title of this episode, today is the last episode of Grow With Soul. I don’t really know what to say after that. It feels like I need to say everything at once. I know some of you have been listening from the very beginning and some of you have only more recently found the podcast, and I imagine you may have feelings of some description around this news. Today, I thought I’...

Today I’m doing a quick crash course in energetic working, or working according to your energy levels not in spite of them. I know energy is often a topic that people are interested in, and I’ve spent a lot of time over the last two years getting to know how my physical and mental energy works and changing the way I work, and the entire rhythm of my business, to work alongside those patterns. In t...