Creative collaboration is something I've come to really love over the past year. After a lifetime of always being a go-it-alone kind of girl, working alongside other creatives and seeing the benefits of putting two different heads together to create something better than you could alone has helped me grow in so many ways as a creative. 

For someone who would openly admit to being somewhat of a control freak, and an introvert in every single way, creative collaboration at first completely petrified me. Opening up my process to the ideas and voice of others was scary business, and I still relish the areas of my work and side projects where I completely create alone. There are pros and cons to each, and in my personal experience a mix of both is the perfect balance, and today I wanted to talk through my experience of both and encourage you to consider creating together from time to time.

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However long you’ve been blogging for, if you’re anything like me you will have bouts of doubt and overwhelm when it comes to your online space. More than that though, there will be times (in my experience) where you will feel completely lost with your blog and which steps to take next. Whether it’s your content, your direction, or even your entire focus, you may find yourself in the midst of blogging crisis at some point in your blogging adventure.

I’ve been there and managed to come out on the other side feeling more focused, on track, and inspired than I was before. If you’re feeling stuck, lost, and with a lack of perspective I have four steps worth exploring to help you feel more on track and ready to take the blogging world by storm.

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We all make so many different decisions each week when it comes to our creative endeavours and pursuits. Whether it's deciding our content plan, whether to accept sponsored opportunities, which projects we should commit to, or bigger decisions like how to price ourselves, where to invest in our business, or even whether we keep an income stream open or not, making decisions isn't always easy. A right or wrong answer isn't always as clear cut as we'd hope, and so much of the time we end up looking to our gut instincts to guide us along the way.

Making creative decisions is personal and subjective to each and every one of us. All of our experiences so far in life will play a huge part in the decisions we make along the way, as well as our personal circumstances and needs. When I turn to my gut it tends to default to one of four instincts and I'm learning to understand what each means and then allow it to guide me moving forward.

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As online content creators, so many of us can relate to the fear of losing readers and subscribers. Whatever your preferred method of keeping in touch with your audience, whether it’s through social media, Bloglovin, your mailing list, or a mix of a few, losing followers and subscribers can be quit the painful experience. We’ll find ourselves wondering why they clicked unfollow, worried over what we did wrong, and how many others will follow suit. 

My best advice? Don’t be so afraid of unsubscribers and unfollowers. This may sound counterproductive as we’re all working hard to grow our online presence and increase our reach, but if your heart sinks a little every time you see someone has unfollowed I have some things to keep in mind to help you along the way. 

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