be brave: O&U registration closing

by Amy on October 11, 2012

In Onward and Upward we’ve been talking about … many things. Among them giving ourselves permission to go against what our mothers want for us and deciding that a corner office is not necessarily our definition of success.

It can be really REALLY difficult to find the courage to go against convention, or to take even a small step towards doing something different than everyone around you.

You can be brave or you can be fearful. It’s your choice.

Maybe a community of like-minded creatives can help you choose to be brave.

I’m closing registration for Onward and Upward 2012 this weekend. It’s an 8-week online workshop, but you can catch up at your leisure as the content will be up for at least a year. Come join us!

 

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Join the Onward and Upward community tomorrow

by Amy on September 3, 2012

Onward and Upward 2012 registration is open and the workshop itself starts tomorrow! About a quarter of the 2011 alumni are returning again for 2012 and we already have activity in the private forum….

Come join us!

Last fall we had such a special group of ladies all working together to really find their GREAT WORK and work toward that.

Onward and Upward is an 8-week online workshop that will help you get out of your rut and take things to the next level.

2011 alumnus Allie says:

One of the best experiences I’ve had in any “online class” was Onward & Upward 2011 from Amy of Lemon and Raspberry.   The community that grew around learning what our “great work” is, steps to take to reach our goals, and ideas for becoming more and more inspired to DO our great work? Amazing.

She loved it so much she is joining us again for 2012….

Through this workshop we will work together and work through:

  • recognizing the details of your life that make you most happy
  • discovering what your GREAT WORK is
  • working through any fear or hesitation in giving ourselves permission to do that GREAT WORK
  • encouraging each other how to best seek and do that GREAT WORK
  • gathering the action steps to make it happen
  • … and more!

This is really going to be a community where you can be open, be honest, and maybe even be vulnerable.

You can check out a breakdown of the workshop – or some FAQs here

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O and U excerpt : Challenge assumptions

by Amy on August 27, 2012

The following is an excerpt from week six of Onward and Upward. The eight-week online workshop begins next Tuesday, September 4. Onward and Upward is an 8-week online workshop that will help you get out of your rut and take things to the next level. Read O&U alumnus Allie’s review here or register today!


The first couple weeks we’ll talk about making that mind shift to recognizing and being ready for the fact that you don’t just have to do what your parents did, or continue in your cubicle job because of the benefits. The weeks following we’ll be talking about how to figure out what you want to do instead, what you should do. Your GREAT WORK. Until, week six we’ll talk about different inspirations and methods of doing our GREAT WORK. Maybe a charity can use your skills, maybe you are leaning toward starting a business. This week is about finding a new and memorable way to make your mark.

One important way to make your GREAT WORK awesome is to be sure that you really stand out – and one solid way to make sure you are standing out is to really challenge assumptions.

Challenge the way you’ve been thinking. Challenge the way your industry or niche thinks. Don’t just do things the way everyone else does just because it’s easiest – take a look at what assumptions your industry has and question question question!

For example, let’s take real estate. My husband and I last year went shopping for our first house. One of the first things our realtor eased our minds about was his contract. Unlike a big chunk of realtors in the industry, our realtor doesn’t require any kind of contract for us to stay exclusively with him.

Other realtors will have clients sign a contract so they can have a cut of whatever commission is earned when the clients buy the house, whether the realtor was fired before then or not.

So our realtor – Bryan Frieders with Firehouse Team – took a look at that model, that assumption, and just threw it out. His thinking is he wants his clients to be happy with whoever helps them find a house, even if it’s not him.

And let me tell you ….. SO refreshing. I’m sure a big part of why he gets so many referrals is that he does things differently and past clients are happy to refer new ones.

So, how are you going to make your GREAT WORK awesome? What can you do that is different than what your industry and competitors do? What assumptions and standards are you going to rebel against?

Think about:

What assumptions are you working within? What assumptions are made in your industry? What assumptions are your competitors working within? What is one thing about your industry, niche or GREAT WORK that has always bothered you and you can change today? What assumptions do you need to consider carefully before going along with it?

If you want a class that will change your life and how you look at your “great work” click here for more info and to register

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What do you want to do before you die?

by Amy on August 22, 2012

I recently read this post: Playing B-ball with Obama: 6 steps to crossing anything off your bucket list

… and thought about it …. What is on my ‘bucket list’? What is it I want to DO before I die?

and the very first thing that occurred to me, almost immediately, was I wanted to write a novel that was made into a movie and be able to have a small hand in the movie-making process.

Just once.

Oh, yea, I fully acknowledge that my what-I-want-to-do-before-I-die wish is absurdly pie-in-the-sky. Especially considering I have written 2 short stories in my life. No novels. And the stories that I wrote weren’t even that good.

BUT. I may be a late bloomer, but I’m not dead yet :)

There’s still time for me to start. There’s still time for me to put in the work. I can still TRY.

It’s just a matter of knowing which direction I’m going.

My online workshop – Onward and Upward – begins in a couple weeks! Registration is still open and we’d love for you to join us…. We’ll be discussing, among other things, what we REALLY want to do with our lives and how to make that happen.

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Onward and Upward registration starts today!

by Amy on August 13, 2012

It’s here!

Onward and Upward 2012 registration is now open!

Last fall we had such a special group of ladies all working together to really find their GREAT WORK and work toward that.

 

Onward and Upward is an 8-week online workshop that will help you get out of your rut and take things to the next level.

Once, not long ago, someone close to me made a crack about my ‘day job.’

Now, I’m definitely a sarcastic person and 99 times out of 100 I can totally take whatever I dish out.

But this time was different.

This time it hurt.

Not just because it was true.

This little jab from someone close to me hurt because it was something I had been thinking myself and was kind of ashamed of.

She was joking about how what I do for work doesn’t make a difference to anyone.

Which is exactly what I was thinking when I started working on this class material.

We all have work we were put on this earth to do – it’s time to really discover what that is.

And act on it.

Through this workshop we will work together and work through:

  • recognizing the details of your life that make you most happy
  • discovering what your GREAT WORK is
  • working through any fear or hesitation in giving ourselves permission to do that GREAT WORK
  • encouraging each other how to best seek and do that GREAT WORK
  • gathering the action steps to make it happen
  • … and more!

The workshop begins bright and early Tuesday, September 4, but the private blog will be open immediately upon registration.

Onward and Upward 2012 will include, in addition to the scheduled workshop material:

  • weekly reads – extra links and resources to supplement the class
  • audio recordings of each session to add to your iPod or burn to a CD
  • private forum just for workshop attendees
  • sidebar column of blog buttons for each attendee’s site

This is really going to be a community where you can be open, be honest, and maybe even be vulnerable.

That said, please do NOT enroll if:

  • you have never made any mistakes
  • you always are right
  • you look down on others

(I honestly don’t believe anyone like that would even read Lemon and Raspberry, so I’m not super worried :) )

You can check out a breakdown of the workshop – or some FAQs here

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Are you leading a purposeful life?

by Amy on July 17, 2012

Monday morning I woke up a little bit depressed because the work week was starting and I was going to (again) waste about 50+ hours out of the house at my ‘day job’.

It’s not a bad job. Annoyances like any other job, of course, but it’s stable and decent pay and not always crazy stressful.

But to me it feels like SUCH a waste of time. Without going into what I actually do, I’ll tell you I’m basically a glorified proofreader. I want to do work that matters, and I assure you that my hours spent in the car commuting and at the day job reading poorly written copy does NOT matter.

We each only have one life. One short span of 70 or 80 years if we’re lucky. That is not enough time to do everything that I really want to do. I shouldn’t be wasting it proofreading topics and work I have no attachment to.

So, a little bit depressed Monday morning thinking about having to do it all again this week.

BUT! The good news is I am not just waiting for something better to come along!

(OK, it *would* be nice if my husband got a huge raise, but it’s not as if I’m counting on that :)   )

I want to live a purposeful life – so I need to actually take the steps myself to make that happen.

Instead of just wishing and hoping I am waking up every morning – a little disappointed I still have to go to work, but – ready to start working on my future. Writing those blog posts, emailing those consulting clients, editing the photos that help promote my recent product.

It is writing I want to do. It is clients I get to CHOOSE to help. It is what I decide to put out into the world.

It is all work, but it’s MY WORK …. and I love it.

What are YOU doing?

Do you love how you’re living your life? Are you doing work that you can be proud of? Are you leading a purposeful life?

I announced the dates last week – but just a reminder that my 8-week online workshop this fall will be covering this exact topic. Are you leading a purposeful life? Are you doing work that matters? Do you know what your life’s GREAT WORK even is?

Maybe it is child care for the moms at your church. Maybe it is political consulting. It doesn’t have to be volunteer, and it doesn’t have to be a full-time income.

It just needs to be work that matters.

Make sure you’re signed up for the L&R newsletter to get pre-registration dates and a discount! Hope to see you there!

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Save the date for O&U 2012

by Amy on July 9, 2012

I am so pleased to announce that my online workshop Onward and Upward will begin again September 4, 2012!

Last fall we had such a special group of ladies all working together to really find their GREAT WORK and work toward that.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

August 6: pre-registration info and discount goes out ONLY to L&R newsletter subscribers

August 20: regular registration will open

September 4: Workshop begins

Onward and Upward is an 8-week online workshop that will help you get out of your rut and take things to the next level.

Once, not long ago, someone close to me made a crack about my ‘day job.’

Now, I’m definitely a sarcastic person and 99 times out of 100 I can totally take whatever I dish out.

But this time was different.

This time it hurt.

Not just because it was true.

This little jab from someone close to me hurt because it was something I had been thinking myself and was kind of ashamed of.

She was joking about how what I do for work doesn’t make a difference to anyone.

Which is exactly what I was thinking when I started working on this class material.

We all have work we were put on this earth to do – it’s time to really discover what that is.

And act on it.

Through this workshop we will work together and work through:

  • recognizing the details of your life that make you most happy
  • discovering what your GREAT WORK is
  • working through any fear or hesitation in giving ourselves permission to do that GREAT WORK
  • encouraging each other how to best seek and do that GREAT WORK
  • gathering the action steps to make it happen
  • … and more!

The workshop begins bright and early Tuesday, September 4, but the private blog will be open immediately upon registration.

Onward and Upward 2012 will include, in addition to the scheduled workshop material:

  • weekly reads – extra links and resources to supplement the class
  • audio recordings of each session to add to your iPod
  • private forum just for workshop attendees
  • sidebar column of blog buttons for each attendee’s site

This is really going to be a community where you can be open, be honest, and maybe even be vulnerable.

That said, please do NOT enroll if:

  • you have never made any mistakes
  • you always are right
  • you look down on others

(I honestly don’t believe anyone like that would even read Lemon and Raspberry, so I’m not super worried :) )

You can check out a breakdown of the workshop – or some FAQs here

And be sure you’re signed up for the L&R newsletter for pre-registration info and discounts!

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everybody is a genius

by Amy on June 30, 2012

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Weekend Project: Think about your GREAT WORK

by Amy on June 28, 2012

So, uh … I don’t want to be a buzzkill or anything, but what were you planning on doing when you get off the internet?

What project are you working on? What big audacious piece of work are you in the middle of?

Your weekend project this week is to think about your GREAT WORK – your reason for being and the mark you will make on someone’s world before you die.

For an introduction to my idea of GREAT WORK, read this first link ‘I want to do work that matters‘ …. and if you’re still hungry, all the rest of these are from the L&R archives for the last year or so.

I’ve been thinking about my GREAT WORK recently, and it totally invigorates me!

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Onward and Upward starts today!

by Amy on October 3, 2011

Today is the day!
Today my new online class – Onward and Upward: How to break out of that rut and take it to the next level - starts challenging you ….
It’s NOT too late to join, but registration WILL be closed tomorrow….. Til next year *at least* ….

Registration for the 2011 Onward and Upward online workshop is now open!

Onward and Upward is a 6-week online workshop that will help you get out of your rut and take things to the next level.

Once, not long ago, someone close to me made a crack about my ‘day job.’

Now, I’m definitely a sarcastic person and 99 times out of 100 I can totally take whatever I dish out.

But this time was different.

This time it hurt.

Not just because it was true.

This little jab from someone close to me hurt because it was something I had been thinking myself and was kind of ashamed of.

She was joking about how what I do for work doesn’t make a difference to anyone.

Which is exactly what I was thinking when I started working on this class material.

The work that I’m doing 50+ hours each week doesn’t really matter. I believe that there IS work that I was meant to do that DOES matter. My GREAT WORK.

We all have work we were put on this earth to do – it’s time to really discover what that is.

And act on it.

Through this workshop we will work together and work through:

  • recognizing the details of your life that make you most happy
  • discovering what your GREAT WORK is
  • working through any fear or hesitation in giving ourselves permission to do that GREAT WORK
  • encouraging each other how to best seek and do that GREAT WORK
  • gathering the action steps to make it happen
  • … and more!

 

The workshop begins bright and early Monday, October 3, but the private blog will be open immediately upon registration.

Onward and Upward 2011 will include, in addition to the schedule workshop material:

  • weekly reads – extra links and resources to supplement the class
  • exclusive interviews
  • private forum just for workshop attendees
  • sidebar column of blog buttons for each attendee’s site

This is really going to be a community where you can be open, be honest, and maybe even be vulnerable.

That said, please do NOT enroll if:

  • you have never made any mistakes
  • you always are right
  • you look down on others

(I honestly don’t believe anyone like that would even read Lemon and Raspberry, so I’m not super worried :) )

You can check out a breakdown of the workshop – or some FAQs here

This workshop session will be featuring SIX fantastic exclusive interviews with some of my favorite people!

Each of these interviews will discuss the ladies’ journey, struggles, inspiration and more. Read bios of each of the interviewees.

PLUS:

Be one of the first to register and be entered in a special giveaway!

I love books. I love other people’s points of view and I love new ideas.

Throughout the workshop I’ll be recommending additional books and extended reading for those that would like to do more working on their own.

Be one of the first 15 people to enroll in Onward and Upward and be automatically eligible to win a copy of EACH of the books we’ll be talking about!

As of the publishing of this blog post that will include:

 

 

Can’t wait to see you there!

Questions?

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