Aaaannnnddddddd CUT! That's a wrap on Season One folks! Taiesha and Amelia discuss their biggest lessons learned in the first season of The ATTN: Podcast as well as what their personal favourite episodes were. Hinting at what's to come for Season Two, you won't want to miss out on this one...
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Ahhhh, hello Perfectionism, our old friend!! We all suffer from it, so how do we get over it or deal with bouts of perfectionism? Can we ever!? This week, Taiesha and Amelia are back discussing the origins of perfectionism, how it impacts their practice, and ways they manage it.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Are you stuck on the hamster wheel of doing things just for doing sake? Constantly feeling like you're filling a void when it comes to being creative? In this episode, we dive into why there's this creative culture around always doing and proving rather than resting and refreshing.
The lobster quote that Amelia references is "The stimulus for the lobster to be able to grow is that it feels uncomfortable." - Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
If you're constantly struggling with self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and imposter syndrome, learn how mindset impacts your abilities as a creative, designer, or freelancer. In this episode, we tackle everything mindset-related, how to work on pushing past limiting beliefs, and a special guest appearance from Amelia's cat Everett...
The Growth vs. Fixed Mindset psychology by Carol Dweck that Amelia discusses can be found here.
The Grabovoi Numbers that Taiesha discusses can be found here.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Living and working through this pandemic has proven difficult at times especially when your living and working space are now one and the same... This week, Taiesha and Amelia chat about helpful ways to make your working space work for you and how you can set up a space that you enjoy every day!
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
How do you stay focused as a freelancer working from home!? The seemingly impossible task is discussed during this week's episode where Taiesha and Amelia talk tips, hacks, and other ways that they stay on track and productive during work hours.
The apps and other helpful tools discussed during the episode are as follows:
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Accounting, and finances, and scheduling - oh my!! If you're feeling overwhelmed with how to manage everything in your freelance business or you're unsure of where to even start, this is the crème de la crème of episodes for you! This week Taiesha and Amelia discuss workflows and process and the software they use to manage their full-time freelancing gig without going insane.
Definition discussed: CRM = Customer Relationship Management
Software discussed:
As noted in the episode, moving forward, we'll be releasing these podcast episodes bi-weekly! To help with our *ahem* workflows and process...
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Running your own freelance business like a chicken with its head cut off? Fear, not friends!! This week Taiesha & Amelia discuss the importance and impact of scheduling!! Offering you tips, tricks, and advice to make your business and projects run smooth as butter. Even smoother, believe it or not...
The time tracking app that Amelia talks about can be found at Clockify.me
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
What does being consistent even mean!? And how does it apply to your freelance design business!? This week, Tai and Amelia discuss how practice and consistency helps your business in the long-run and the difference between being consistent in your personal practice versus your business.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Why is experimentation important as a freelancer and creative!? If you've hit creative block or are trying to find your style, experimentation just might be the answer. This week, we dive deep into why you should be experimenting more with your craft and how.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Find your niche, find your niche, find your niche! Is that all you're hearing these days as a freelancer? Haven't got a clue what a niche means? Needing some advice to help you get it sorted!? We've got your back. This week we're discussing finding your niche, and should you?
The quote Taiesha references is “Jack of all trades, master of none” often used as some sort of insult, but the full statement is “Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one.” Showing that being mostly good at many things is better than being great at one thing and terrible at everything else.
Taiesha also references the Brand Builders Academy by Suzanne Chadwick, which you can check out here. This isn't a paid endorsement or ad of any kind, we're just both taking the course and thoroughly enjoying Suzanne's teaching thus far!
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Burnt out? Un-balanced? Have no boundaries? At your wit's end trying to lead your creative, freelancing life!? Look no further friends, in this week's episode we chat all things balance and boundaries; including tough conversations with your friends and family.
The podcast Amelia references is Design Matters by Debbie Millman. The book referenced is 24/6: Giving up screens one day a week to get more time, creativity, and connection by Tiffany Shlain.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Feel stuck on the hamster wheel of always go-go-go'ing? Trying to create better habits for your freelancer routines? This week Taiesha & Amelia discuss habits, why creating them is important when you're running your own gig, and the best ways to go about creating habits.
The book, Atomic Habits by James Clear, that Amelia discusses can be found here!
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Ever wonder why you feel bouts of fear or inadequacy holding you back from sharing your work? That, my friend, is imposter syndrome and this week Taiesha & Amelia discuss the underlying causes of this mysterious syndrome and ways you can beat down feeling like an imposter and just get to sharing your work already!
Design Matters by Debbie Millman (le swoon) is the podcast that Amelia mentions during the episode.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Are you a goal-setter? Or do you just wing things as you go along? This week, we're talking about setting goals as a freelancer, how we go about creating targets for ourselves and what the best way is to actually set goals. Make sure and join us on Instagram to tell us whether you are a 'goal setter' or a 'wing it as a I go-er'!
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Ending the craziness that was 2020, Amelia and Taiesha reflect on their journey as full-time freelancers and what they would tell themselves if they could go back to the past. Mindset and finances are key!
The quote Amelia was mentioning but couldn't remember exactly is by Seth Godin talking about freelancing, and goes "Too often, though, we're pushed to merely be cheap labor."
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss!
Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Happy listening!
Ever feel super alone as a freelancer and that you're trying really hard to get ahead? This week we talk all about creating and finding your support network and your sense of community. Also, how might we uplift other designers and create overall community over competition.
Check out the FB Group Taiesha and I started as discussed in the show.
Are you interested in design and networking events? Peep the RGD here.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss! Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk
Happy listening!
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
This week we're digging deep into Amelia's story and her journey that got her to where she's at today as a full-time freelancer as a branding designer. Learn about her journey from drama to french to sharks to design. Intrigued?
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss! Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and at amelianashdesign.com.
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and at divinecreative.co.uk.
Happy listening!!
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
We're chatting all things Taiesha in our first ever episode of The ATTN: Podcast. Get to know Taiesha (or Tai as her pals lovingly call her), her backstory, how she got into design, and her advice to other freelancers looking to branch out on their own.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss! Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with us online!
Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and amelianashdesign.com.
Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and divinecreative.co.uk.
Happy listening!
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic
Welcome to the ATTN: Podcast with Taiesha Turner and Amelia Nash! The place for real and raw conversations about being freelance designers. Coming from completely different spectrums of life, but sharing the same freelancing journey, Taiesha and Amelia talk about the hardships and wins of being full-time freelancers with the hopes of offering advice, tips, and solace to other freelancers and those thinking about starting their freelance journey as well.
Feel free to connect with us if you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss! Find us on Instagram @attnpodcast and via email at attnpodcast@gmail.com
You can also connect with Amelia on IG @amelianashdesign and amelianashdesign.com.
And Taiesha on IG @divinecreative_ and divinecreative.co.uk.
Happy listening!
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic