Hello 2021 ✨ Let's Make Some Goals!
…and welcome to Studio Notes my new blog and hub for all musings on brand, brand strategy, visual identity, social, websites, marketing and print design. As well as being a resource for small business owners, go-getters and entrepreneurs! I hope you will join the discussion both here and on my social media channels - I mean, I have just posted my first TikTok and already feeling like one of the ‘old’ people over there! Is anyone else using it? I’d love to follow some more people my own age so hit me up!
By the way, that’s me 👆🏼 - hey, hello…hi! I am Lucianne and I am a graphic designer, creative consultant and brand cheerleader. My business, Soley Creative is here to make your big career dreams a reality by helping you to challenge the status quo in order to transform your brand into one that everyone is talking about for ALL the right reasons!
After a slow start to the year, I am feeling excited and inspired for 2021 ✨ I have been spending lots of time reflecting on the last year, reading, learning and setting new goals for the year ahead. I’ve set-up a lot of hubs on my favourite planning tool to monitor marketing, content and learning which has been helping me stay on top of my new goals! I love how it helps me stay on top of what I have read, learnt and implemented.
Annual reviews or appraisals were one of the least liked emails teams would receive during my time working in-house…it meant a lot of extra work and potentially receiving critique and or praise which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. HOWEVER, since being a solopreneur and small business owner this is the first time I have tackled something like this for myself - which is REFRESHING. I highly recommend completing your own mini appraisal or review of the last year in order to guide your goals for the coming years.
If you’d like to hear how I tackled my own, I’d be happy to share a post detailing the step by step if there is interest, so slide into my DM’s on Insta and let me know.
How have you spent the first week of 2021? I'd love to know from other small business owners what your focus is, and if you feel comfortable sharing one of your goals, maybe we can inspire each other?
One of my goals is to rebrand my business, which you might have seen a sneak peek of already and I can't wait to update my website soon - although it's feeling like a scarily big task right now…wish me luck!
xo L
