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January 27, 2023

My Favorite Trick for Rainy Days

Hi There,

I have a folder on my phone called "Warm & Fuzzies". You should have one too.

What am I even talking about?

When I receive a kind email, comment, or dm complimenting my work or telling me how much my posts/advice/course/whatever helped them, I screenshot it and save it to this folder.

I can look at this folder whenever I need to. On "rainy days", when I feel down with self-doubt, it comes in handy. It serves as social proof that I'm being hard on myself and I don't actually suck.

I will be honest. I received this advice about 10 years ago. Since then, I've recommended the same to many others.

But I never did it myself.

It felt stupid.

I finally opened my "Warm & Fuzzies" folder last year.

I don't save every message. I don't always think about it. But I still have a nice little collection.

It helps so much and I have no idea why I didn't start this sooner.

Don't make the same mistake. If you haven't develop this habit yet, follow my advice, and open your "Warm & Fuzzies" folder too. You can give it another name if you wish.

I believe in you,
Kat

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“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.” - Virginia Woolf

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