#125 Closing a door when you are (in the eyes of others) at the peak of success

“Starting something new is really exciting, and closing one door on something that doesn't serve you or make you happy anymore is very good for your mind, body, and spirit.”   Claire Winter is the creative force behind the Creatrix Journey and Winter Audio and she shares her journey of embracing joy and ease in her work after closing the door on a successful but exhausting content marketing business to curating walking and creative writing experiences and co-founding a podcast production agency.    We talk about tricky mid-life transitions, surviving burn out, and testing new ventures.   Get ready for a deep conversation about finding freedom, the messy bits in between, and the intentional shifts we can make to close a door with no regrets.   "So all the things that I've built and learned, storytelling, how to write great headlines, how to express yourself, how to find what your unique talents are and share them with the world. I'm able to  bring them to the work that I do and all of it feels aligned. It feels joyful."   Or   “Creating for the joy of it, not because you have to."   Here are the highlights:   04:02 Self-employment journey involves many twists and turns. 07:02 Being self-employed has it challenges. 12:43 Transition from content marketing to soul-led creativity. 14:11 Creating and holding space for others to create 18:26 Listen to the body's signals, find fulfillment in work. 20:53 Consider what you need and overcome fear.  25:32 Create and share your unique content, and amplify on socials.     Claire Winter’s Another Door go-tos The things that helped Claire navigate change. Books: The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron  Music: Go Your Own Way.  Fleetwood Mac The one piece of advice: “Go for a walk and do some writing after your walk to get clear on why you're closing that door and explore the opportunities of the new doors that you could open.” About your host Eleanor Tweddell: Eleanor supports individuals, teams and organisations through change. Whether it’s 121 coaching or large scale organisational change through communications and training. Eleanor’s work centres around how we, as humans, work through change, embracing the messy bits, the role of playing, with the aim to see opportunity. “Too often we get stuck in the change happening to us, when just through that next door is an exciting next chapter.”    Eleanor is the founder of Another Door, and Get-Recommended.com and the author of Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you.    Connect with Eleanor: Instagram:instagram/anotherdooruk LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-tweddell/ Website: eleanortweddell.com   Are you looking for speakers with a fresh voice for your next workshop or conference? Check out www.get-recommended.com   About Claire Winter: Claire is a creativity and writing coach, award-winning podcaster, and co-founder of production agency Winter Audio. She uses a blended coaching and mentoring approach to ignite her client's creativity so they can share their authentic voice and story with the world. She is a former journalist and started her career at ITN in radio and television,   She also curates walking and writing experiences with her business the Creatrix Journey and loves to share her knowledge about powerful storytelling, nature connection, walking, and creative writing with organisations and individuals. You can download her free Creative Writing Guide here: https://creatrixjourney.com/free-writing-guide/   Connect with: Instagram: @clairewinteruk; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-winter-writer/ Website: creatrixjourney.com;  winteraudio.co.uk Produced by winteraudio.co.uk