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Let’s be honest—most business advice doesn’t account for you. Like, the actual you. The person behind the strategy, the laptop, and the good hair day on Zoom. Most business advice skips over something pretty vital: your capacity to keep showing up without burning your soul to ash. Sure, people talk about “sustainable business”—but they’re usually […]

Not All Business Models Are Built to Last—But Yours Can Be

Person writing in a minimalist planner, reflecting on sustainable business models that prioritize personal energy and alignment.
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(Especially When You’re Building as a Quiet, Neurodivergent, or Capacity-Conscious Creator) There’s a question I keep coming back to—both for myself and for the creatives I work with: What does a business actually need to function? Not to impress.Not to scale.Not to hit six figures by next Thursday. But to function—in the true sense of […]

What Every Business Needs Regardless of Niche

Person writing in a guided workbook with a business diagram, symbolizing strategic planning for sustainable solo businesses
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How I Chose Between Starting a Charity and Building a Business I always knew I wanted to help animals in a significant way. Little-known fact (but one that won’t surprise anyone): As a kid, I would arrange all my stuffed animals into a fort constructed out of blankets around the computer desk and play “animal […]

Business, Nonprofit, or Both? Finding a Model That Matches Your Mission

A woman dressed whimsically in a pink ruffled outfit and star crown sits at a desk with a laptop that reads “The World Needs Your Magic.” Holding a glittery wand and looking overwhelmed, she captures the humorous reality of creative entrepreneurs trying to stay inspired while working online. By Jamie Sabot of A Season of Stories.
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Creativity Isn’t Just About Wanting to Make Things Capacity isn’t a given for any of us.  It’s a fluctuating variable that determines our current ability to take in, process, and respond to life’s demands, including creative work.  It’s shaped by physical, emotional, mental, and social energy.  And unlike motivation, which is often rooted in desire, […]

The Ability to Create: Navigating Capacity and Returning to Your Art

Cozy journaling space with an open notebook, colorful pens, autumn leaves, a lit candle, a plant by the window, and a mug of coffee on a wooden desk in warm natural light.
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A practical look at structure, capacity, and sustainable solo business design. You’ve got ideas. Maybe even some skills, some plans, a handful of tools or templates. But somehow, building your business still feels like a mystery wrapped in fog.You try to take a step forward and just… stall. Not because you’re not trying.Not because you’re […]

Solo Business Model Misfits: Why Yours Might Be Working Against You (and What to Do About It)

Hands in a cozy knit sweater holding a mug of tea by a window, evoking rest and reflection in a slow, sustainable business season
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What does your action figure say about you, and what is the psychology behind this fun branding exercise? Let’s find out! You, as a boxed action figure.Your signature outfit.Your go-to tools and accessories.Your title in bold lettering. It sounds playful—and it is. However, while this activity is meant to be a playful way to reflect […]

Personalizing Barbie As A Branding Exercise

Jamie Sabot as a Barbie
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Create together. Learn together.  _______ 📄Purpose ~ Gina Bianchini

Create together, learn together

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Cheers to the small but mighty.The quiet ones.The cozy creators trying to make the world a kinder place.

The quiet ones

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It’s been over a year since I paused my business, and about half a year since I sold it (after 15 years of running it). Now, on a very snowy day and the power out (due to a tree on the hydro wires), I’m finally feeling inspired to birth something new into the world (beyond […]

Starting Fresh: Planning a New Creative Business on a Snowy Day

Flat lay of notebooks, pastel erasable pens, and blogging strategy resources on a cozy blanket — signaling the early planning stage of a new business project on a snowy power-out day.
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A horror writer interview? Oh yes, my friends! Today, we’re talking with Briana Morgan! However, before we dive into our cozy chat with writer Briana Morgan, I have to say how thrilled I am to see Briana using one of my designs (A Season of Stories website template called Molly Grimm). Briana has made the […]

Horror Writer Interview: Cozy chat with author Briana Morgan

Home page of horror writer Briana Morgan - a dark gothic website design by Jamie Sabot of A Season of Stories.

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