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Can You Handle a Pivot? AI has got some creators doing the hustle for real Y'ALL, IS AI COMING FOR ALL THE CREATIVE JOBS? LAYOFFS ARE HAPPENING ACROSS TECH, ARE SOLOPRENEUR CREATIVES NEXT? FOLKS ARE SAYING TO PIVOT AND THAT'S NOT NOTHING.Business pivot used to be my 2-word middle name but ala...

by Kleidi Jeen — Apr 06, 2026

Issue Nº 003

The New Nonconformity Time to let your quirk flag fly IF THE BUBBLY, WHIMSICAL GIRLIES ARE HAVING A MOMENT AND THERE'S PLENTY OF BRIGHT COLORS AND RAD FONTS TO PROVE IT. BUT IS IT DEEPER THAN THAT? This week, I'm going all in on "whimsy" and what it can really mean for your creative expressio...

by Kleidi Jeen — Mar 30, 2026

Issue Nº 002

STFU, Mardi Gras Indians, and More Slow & Sustainable > AI Slop IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED TIME-SAVING HACKS IN YOUR CREATIVE BIZ ONLY TO REALIZE YOU'RE JUST JUNKING UP YOUR CREATIVE EXPRESSION, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. This week, I share a fun lil' story about AI and how that story is leading me to slo...

by Kleidi Jeen — Mar 23, 2026

Issue Nº 01

trolling, theft, creative convos Navigating Sharing Ideas as a Sensitive Creative FOR ANYONE WHO VERBALLY SHARED CREATIVE IDEAS BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO SNATCH THEM BACK FROM THE AIR. This week, we're talking about what happens when you share about your creative ideas in conversation an...

by Kleidi Jeen — Mar 16, 2026

What is the future without roots?

"THE ENERGY REPORT FOR THIS WEEK IS PARTIALLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAN TO NURTURE THE ROOTS." It's time to create a future that represents who you really are at the core and this week's actions are but one step towards that. I remember a time in my life — many years, actually — wher...

Oct 26, 2025

My most embarrassing creative block (and what finally got me unstuck)

"I WALKED OUT OF THAT ROOM FEELING LIKE I'D FAILED. LIKE THE ONE THING I WAS KNOWN FOR - MY CREATIVITY - HAD JUST ABANDONED ME. " I used to work as a museum curator—and one thing people loved about me back then? I could solve a creative problem like it was nothing. So when I walked into a hig...

by Kleidi Jeen — Apr 13, 2025

When Doing “Nothing” Was the Most Productive Move I Made

"I'VE TRAVELED 'ROUND THE WORLD TO RECEIVE YOGA, MINDFULNESS, REIKI CERTIFICATIONS AND MORE. AND WHILE I'VE EMBODIED & TEACH A LOT OF WHAT I LEARNED, THERE WAS SOMETHING DEEPLY WRONG ABOUT ALL OF THESE TRAININGS..." ☺*This newsletter comes to you a day early as a celebration of National Self-C...

by Kleidi Jeen — Apr 05, 2025

The Cost of “PUSHING THROUGH” Was Way Higher Than I Expected

"I USED TO THINK PUSHING THROUGH WAS THE ANSWER. IT TURNS OUT, IT'S A TRAP. ONE THAT TOO MANY CREATIVES FALL INTO." For the longest time, if my kids needed something, I was on it. No hesitation. “Mom, can you—” and I was already moving. Dinner, drinks, lost toys, you name it. It was like my n...

by Kleidi Jeen — Mar 30, 2025

The “Perfect” Morning Routine That Flopped

"I WAS IN MY MADE-IT-TO-VOTING-AGE ADULT YEARS WHEN I FIGURED OUT THAT I JUST WAS NOT AN EARLY MORNING PERSON." I am not phased. I learned decades ago that the whole wake-up-at-5am-to-be-a-better-you thing was indeed NOT for me. I believe it was an early college years’ summer off of school an...

by Kleidi Jeen — Mar 23, 2025

the TIME I ALMOST QUIT EVERYTHING

I finally accepted that I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I’ll just say it. The grass was looking greener. In 2022, after the 2nd year of pivoting my creative wellness biz as often as some people change underwear, I thought, “hell, this isn’t working, time to find a stable museum gig.” ...

by Kleidi Jeen — Mar 22, 2025

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