A 5-part guided email series to help you reconnect with your creative hobby (and actually stick with it)
You love starting a new hobby. In fact, you’re great at the starting part.
It’s the sticking to it that’s the challenge.
(Don’t worry — it’s very common!)
But it’s not necessarily about the hobby itself so much as what it means — to us, and about us — if we can’t commit, build skills, become, and achieve.
To stick with a creative hobby and really see it through could be about…
Overcoming self-doubt.
Cultivating self-worth.
Allowing self-expression.
Chasing big dreams that start with small steps… Even when we’re struggling just to put one foot in front of the other, some days.
A different approach to building a lasting creative practice
We tend to think that if something is really for us, we should be able to simply start, stay engaged, and build mastery.
The reality is, growing in a new creative hobby is nonlinear. There’s a dip after the novelty fades, which famously discourages us from pressing on — even when continuing would actually be quite fulfilling.
There are some practical things we can do to help us push through that dip, and you’ll find some ideas here: Eight Tips to Help You Stick With a New Hobby (Once the Novelty Fades).
But we can take it a step further by taking a step back and placing ourselves along the five acts of the hobbyist’s story arc:
Spark → Meaning → Permission → Practice → Identity
This story arc begins with the spark — that hit of inspiration that brings us to our creative hobbies — and culminates in a lasting relationship with those that matter most to us.
If we can understand the arc and stay present within it, we can move through it intentionally.
So, walk with me for a minute.
Or two.
For the next seven days.
This guided email series will walk you through the hobbyist’s story arc with simple mindset shifts, daily actions, and journal prompts that will help you:
- Understand why you lose motivation (and why that’s normal)
- Reconnect with your hobby in a meaningful, low-pressure way
- Build an intentional, creative practice that’s simple and sustainable
- Move more confidently through creative challenges
So if you’re ready to pick up that creative hobby again, let’s set out on the path back to it — because the destination is totally worth it.
