EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 5 MIN
3 Planning Mistakes That Keep Handmade Businesses Stuck
from The Locus Lotus · host Melena
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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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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