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Mentor Note:

“Your dream didn’t choose you to be thought about. It chose you to be lived.” - Sally Polihronas

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Hello Reader,

I've been thinking a lot lately about women and their dreams. There comes a point when the daydreaming, the journaling, the mapping out on vision boards just isn’t enough.
You’ve been circling the idea, maybe even for years.
You light a candle, pull a card, listen to a podcast, and yet… nothing moves.

Why?

Because your dream doesn’t want to be admired like art on show.
It wants to get messy with you.
It wants to exist in the imperfect and in the action of doing.

Reader, so many creative women - maybe you or someone close to you, get stuck in the cycle of preparing.
Waiting for the right time, needing more clarity or a sign.
And the most common, quiet belief: “I don’t know enough yet.”

This hesitation becomes the very thing that holds you back.

The perfectionism and fear of failure, the self sabotage and the negative self-talk, it takes you over and blocks you from living your purpose.
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The only sign you need is that unmistakable ache in your chest, the one that whispers: “I was made for more than this.”

You weren’t given the dream to just think about it.
You were chosen to live it and to be brave taking action.

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The Takeaway

Many believe that dreams just fall into place - but in truth, they take time to align.
You might feel the deep pull, the longing, the vision… but your nervous system, your sense of identity, and the beliefs shaped by your past often need time to catch up.

Life has happened to you and in response, you've built internal systems; protections, patterns, and narratives, that now quietly resist your next move.
Not because you're broken, but because safety once meant staying small.

To move forward means gently rewiring those inner frameworks so your body, your beliefs, and your dream can finally walk in the same direction.

Dreams don’t bloom in your head, they grow when you get messy and take action.

It’s not about being 100% ready.
It’s about taking the next honest step.
Because clarity comes from doing, not waiting.

A great book is Untamed by Glennon Doyle

It's a powerful and relatable book about shedding expectations, embracing your true self, and listening to the ache inside that says, “There’s more.”

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Something to Try

This week, choose one idea you've been sitting on and take it out of your head and into the world.

• Say it out loud to someone who matters.
• Write a first, terrible version.
• Book the thing. Send the DM. Post the post.
• Don’t wait for perfect, move with purpose.

Watch what happens when your dream hears you whisper: I’m ready now.

Take a chance, reply to this email and share it with me. I'll give you real feedback.

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Always love hearing from you, stay connected.

Until next week,

Much love,

Sally xx

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Little Reminders:

Protect your energy like it's your studio Limit comparison scroll time and start the day offline. (You can’t create clearly if you’re drowning in noise.)

Catch the thought. “Who am I to do this?” and flip it to, “Who am I not to? ”You were chosen for this idea, it's time to act.

Done is better than perfect. Launch the thing messy. Share your process. Let people fall in love with the becoming, not just the final result.

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