3 Planning Mistakes That Keep Handmade Businesses Stuck

Episode 27 of the The Locus Lotus podcast, hosted by Melena, titled "3 Planning Mistakes That Keep Handmade Businesses Stuck" was published on August 20, 2025 and runs 5 minutes.

August 20, 2025 ·5m · The Locus Lotus

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Summary

Struggling to stick to your plans—no matter how color-coded and beautiful they are? In this video, I’m busting 3 planning myths that are keeping handmade business owners stuck in burnout and self-blame. You’ll learn how to shift your strategy to align with your energy, the moon phases, and the seasons for more ease, creativity, and momentum.Get your FREE Balance & Thrive Starter Kit!https://www.thelocuslotus.com/Get your Focus & Follow Through Plannerhttps://bit.ly/3JpS9ekJoin the next Lunar Reiki Ceremony https://www.thelocuslotus.com/event-listRESOURCESThe polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous systemhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3108032/The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Workhttps://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692Physiology and Neurobiology of Stress and Adaptation: Central Role of the Brainhttps://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physrev.00041.2006?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.orgFuture thought and behavior changehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/233466274_Future_thought_and_behavior_changeMultidimensional Perfectionism and Burnout: A Meta-Analysishttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1088868315596286?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

Episode Description

Struggling to stick to your plans—no matter how color-coded and beautiful they are? In this video, I’m busting 3 planning myths that are keeping handmade business owners stuck in burnout and self-blame. You’ll learn how to shift your strategy to align with your energy, the moon phases, and the seasons for more ease, creativity, and momentum.Get your FREE Balance & Thrive Starter Kit!https://www.thelocuslotus.com/Get your Focus & Follow Through Plannerhttps://bit.ly/3JpS9ekJoin the next Lunar Reiki Ceremony https://www.thelocuslotus.com/event-listRESOURCESThe polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous systemhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3108032/The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Workhttps://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692Physiology and Neurobiology of Stress and Adaptation: Central Role of the Brainhttps://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physrev.00041.2006?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.orgFuture thought and behavior changehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/233466274_Future_thought_and_behavior_changeMultidimensional Perfectionism and Burnout: A Meta-Analysishttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1088868315596286?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

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