Rewriting the Story: How Taking Space Led to a Renewed Vision for My Business

Sometimes some space is what you need and after a three-month hiatus from my business, Third Piece, I’m working my back with a new perspective.??

This summer has been calmer than most, as I’ve shifted my energy toward home life after announcing back in May that I’d be slowing things down with the business.?

I didn’t exactly “take time off”, but instead, used this space to connect the dots in my head after twelve years of building, pivoting and adapting the business model, products & services, sales channels & team.

Coming out of last holiday, it was clear that the business was not working for me.

I didn't want to quit, but I knew I couldn’t keep going and recognized I needed some help.

So over the past few months, I've been working with a coach that specializes in mindset work and it’s been eye opening as she’s been helping me through the reflection process and working to reprogram some of the stories that play in my head.?

You see, I’ve always had this vision of what I want my life to be – a running list of things I want to do, create, and accomplish. Third Piece is a big part of that, but as I’ve openly shared, the business just wasn’t working despite my efforts to pivot and adapt.

I kept feeling like I was pushing a huge rock up a never-ending hill, with no relief in sight.

In our session last week, she shared a theory that stuck with me:

• On average, we think 60,000-70,000 thoughts a day.
• We’re only aware of about 10% of them.
• We often hear 4-6 repeating thought patterns.
• And those patterns create 2 primary feedback loops, which can trigger fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses.

I’d never heard it explained this way before, but it made so much sense. Our thoughts are just stories we tell ourselves, narratives we create whether we realize it or not.

Given how long I’ve been in survival mode – in both my business and my life – it’s no surprise that my thoughts often replayed:

Why do I keep doing this? Should I quit? Is it time to move on?

On repeat.

But I didn’t know if that’s truly what I wanted or what “something new” could look like. So, for the past few months, I’ve been working on identifying and re-writing these stories that were running on autopilot.

It hasn’t been easy – the reflection and reprogramming process never is – but it’s been monumental in finding a new, solid foundation to build from.

As we move into Fall and the holiday season, my coach has been guiding me toward smaller, more sustainable steps to align life and work better. I’m excited to find that spark again, especially as I focus more on writing and teaching. It’s all part of crafting the next chapter.

At the end of this month, I’ll be kicking off a new series of Knitting Workshops at my studio in Newton, and I’m excited to return as a Creative in Residency at Noted Candles in Hingham. I’m also working on new writing projects, corporate mindfulness workshops, and expanding into educational offerings that focus on supporting mental health.

Now that I’ve shared that with you, I’d love for you to stay tuned.?

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