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Design and Shine

By: Rachelle Holowko
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  • Design and Shine will bring you conversations about the creative design process, being a successful creative entrepreneur, stepping into the mindset of a successful designer and all things pattern design. Hosted by Rachelle Holowko who is a surface pattern designer, artist, educator and leader of a beautiful global community of designers and creatives.
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  • End of The Year Reflections

    End of The Year Reflections
    Dec 25 2023

    As 2023 comes to a close, I reflect back on the huge changes that I made in my business this year in this final podcast episode before I take an extended summer break at the beach with my family and new puppy.

    I share my process of looking back to assess my goals, how I question my progress, and why I believe it's so important to take time to do this reflection work when you run a creative business.

    A few questions that I ask myself that may be as important to you as they are to me are:

    • Did I create more space in my life for practicing my art?
    • Did I streamline and simplify my business to remove overcomplicated processes?
    • Does my business align with my creative and lifestyle goals?
    • How did this year's goals compare to the previous year's goals?
    • Did I create less or more hustle in my life this past year?
    • What will next year's goals be and how will I go about achieving them?

    Listen to this episode of the Design & Shine podcast to hear my personal answers to these questions and more!

    And I'd love to hear how you went with your 2023 goals too!

    Did you achieve your goals? Why or why not?

    What are your 2024 goals? 

    Come let me know on my Facebook or Instagram accounts where I'll be checking in over the holidays before Season 3 of the podcast begins next year! 

    Until then, have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! 
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    14 mins
  • Surviving To Thriving As An Independent Creative

    Surviving To Thriving As An Independent Creative
    Dec 12 2023

    When I left full-time employment as a surface pattern designer, I could not understand why I found it so incredibly difficult to design with the same confidence and ease as I did for my clients...

    Despite years of design experience and confidence working to a design brief, when I decided to work for myself I immediately fell into a ''surviving creative'' mentality, and everything began to feel so. much. harder!

    It took a massive shift in how I thought about myself and my ability to design before I was able to grow a successful surface pattern design business. ⚡️

    But once I did the deeper work of changing my ''surviving identity'' beliefs, I was able to quickly grow my business to my first $100k and have not looked back since! 💃


    So in this week's episode of the Design & Shine podcast, I share my story of how I overcame my lack of confidence and fears about my design abilities to finally get momentum in my creative business.

    It's an important step that I believe every creative person needs to make to shift out of a ''surviving identity'' into a ''thriving identity.''

    I hope you enjoy it!
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    11 mins
  • How Your Hidden Limiting Beliefs May Be Sabotaging Your Creative Success

    How Your Hidden Limiting Beliefs May Be Sabotaging Your Creative Success
    Nov 28 2023
    Recently, my family and I invited a new member into the family - a PUPPY!!!

    ​​His name is Juno.

    And while it's been a LOT of fun these last few weeks getting to know him, it hasn't been as much fun training him not to wee in the house! 😅

    But it has been interesting to watch him learn.

    It's made me reflect on​​ how - with anything new we learn - our brains need to be 'trained' just like my Juno's. 

    I know mine did when I first started my creative business years ago...

    I had to 'train' my brain to overcome my self-doubt about whether or not I could reach success as a surface pattern designer and artist.

    That self-doubt, self-sabotage, and lack of confidence come from hidden, subconscious beliefs that we're often not even aware of until we do the deeper work of looking for them and examining them. ​

    These are our limiting beliefs, and if you've ever felt stuck, frustrated with your lack of progress, or filled with doubt that you could ever make it as a creative (which ALL of us have, of course!) then you know exactly what it feels like to have them! ​​​​

    So in this week's episode of the Design & Shine podcast, I explore what limiting beliefs are and how they might be holding you back from the creative success you desire - and how to get started overcoming them!🎤🎧
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    11 mins
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