This month, we are focussing on the power of communities. This wonderful piece by the lovely Lauren McCrostie will explain all the ways in which the Novel Creatives community can benefit you and your business.
Independent working has many benefits - flexibility; control of your workflow (in both qualitative and quantitive terms); being commute-less and getting the best boss of all time (yourself, of course). Regardless of this, self-employment has its repercussions. Your work is typically embedded so deeply within yourself that it’s even more difficult to peel work and home life from another. It’s not surprising,
then, to find numerous people within this bracket experiencing anxiety over work stability and security.
Working so exclusively and intensely can become overwhelming, resulting in spells of panic and increased withdrawals from the outside world. One can feel stagnant in their career; exhausted; stumped and dejected. So taking respite in fact that there are many more who choose this path must be used to your advantage.
Reminding yourself that you are among a vast community who choose to walk this way; you are not the only one working in solace. You can lead on each other for guidance; inspiration; reassurance and skills. Your neighbours within this field should be recognised for their full fortune. Members should take the form and use it as armour when encroaching into work, which will subsequently move yourself and others into better, more progenitive states.
Being a part of the Novel Creatives tribe immediately coats you in a fantastic body of support. The creatives surrounding you can radiate advice, insight and experience. Their like-minded objectives help restore your business’ intention, in turn giving your work deeper meaning. Work produced provides motivation and focus on your own projects. Having such a dynamic tribe of individuals, NC holds an endless pool of resources (expert makers in a range of fields) for you to use or share when creating.
Users of the site will be able to offer you advice and strategies to help your work develop. Your influence and list of contacts can widen, enabling you to further your conscious efforts. Likewise, you too can provide positive, constructive offerings to members who are perhaps less experienced than you. Working to cultivate this profitable exchange available within the Novel Creative site [both giving and taking from the community] allows them to thrive and become more fruitful. It is healthy, progressive and will only serve to help you, your work and your life prosper.
Although creatives signed to Novel Creatives work in an array of disciplines; there is a common thread stitched to each of them. Having a strong passion and dedication to creating work which is ethical, users all believe in providing a service which benefits themselves, the client and the planet. Whether its vegan makeup, sustainable fashion, handcrafted interiors - workers are all committed to integrating their values into their practice. The common belief can be used as a tool to help encourage similar mindful beliefs
I hope that this piece of writing inspires you to give time to invest back into the body that holds you. That you offer advice, insight, contacts, compliments and constructive criticism to other souls in the tribe. I promise you; giving and taking support from the community that surrounds you is integral for the longevity and strength of yourself; your life and your work.