I love a recommendation, and I find it hard to keep track of them. The bookmarks, flagged emails, downloaded podcasts, music and lessons inside the real and digital folders and shelves I place them in. So I gathered some of my favorites for you and me both.
In no particular order, a round up of 44 recs that ground, inspire and offer lessons:
8 Conversations Still Resonating
- Convo I had with Octavia Raheem about coming to the surface after a period of sinking.
- Convo I had with Rachael Rodgers about my business.
- Convo I had with Pearl Walker-Swaney about finding your path.
- Convo between Matt Kollock and Austin Hille about creativity.
- Convo between Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon about writing.
- Convo I had with Matt Kollock about blowing my big break.
- Convo between Amy Porterfield and Rory Vaden about business frameworks.
- Convo I had on Witches, Bitches & Dead People about magic and my dead people.
8 Pieces of Music I Love So Much
- Do You Feel It Too? by Matt Kollock (an all-time fave)
- Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii
- Count Your Blessings by The Como Mamas (got me through 2022)
- I Dream a Highway by Gillian Welch
- Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
- Morning Sun by Melody Gardot
- Latch by Disclosure and Sam Smith (I imagine it's the 80's and I'm dancing with my mom in San Francisco)
- Chromakopia by Tyler, The Creator
7 Articles or Newsletters I Actually Read
- The Ghost Ship That Didn't Carry Us by Dear Sugar (been bookmarked for 15 years)
- Alexandra Franzen
- The Creative Independent
- Matt Kollock
- Bitches Gotta Eat by Samantha Irby
- The Audacity by Roxane Gay
- Octavia Raheem
5 Artists Who've Recently Made Me Cry
- Agnes Pelton
- Ernie Barnes
- Elaine de Kooning
- Helen Frankenthaler
- William Kentridge
9 Movies, Shows or Books I Think About and/or Return To Often
- 100 Years of Solitude on Netflix (series)
- Martyr! by Kaveh Akbhar (book)
- Every Little Thing (movie)
- Tarot for Change by Jessica Dore (book)
- Loving Corrections by adrienne maree brown (book)
- Radical Candor by Kim Scott (book I reference often with clients who manage people)
- How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
- All About Love by bell hooks
- Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein (if you read nothing else)
7 People I'm Super Grateful For
- Wendy MacNaughton for helping me make art every day.
- My rest teacher, Dr. Chanti Tacaronte-Perez for helping me realize I'm an artist.
- My acting teacher, Lauren Letherer for helping me connect with parts of myself I never thought I could.
- My friend and Pisces sister, Emily Schriber 💕 for relentlessly sharing Palestinian truths and Israeli atrocities on social media.
- My client, Alayna Eagle Shield for allowing me to guide and support her magnificent journey. (she'll be famous one day, follow her now)
- My client, Tiffani Rose Brown for reciprocating trust and seeing — I'm a better coach because of her. Hire her.
- My beloved & life teacher, Matt Kollock for breathing wisdom, perspective and weirdness into this world, our home and our collective dreams. He's one of the greats we're lucky to be alive with, follow him.
If you spend the next few days or weeks clicking through these links, you'll find some wonderful people, art, inspiration and tangible lessons. I guarantee it.
Let me know what you find interesting and helpful, won't you?
Sending lots of love as we swim through my season. ♓️🐟
May we all dream a little bigger and more collectively,
Annie
p.s. My heart and calendar are open for a new advanced coaching client in March, take a look at my services guide. I'd love for you to hire me as your coach! If you have questions, reply to this email or book a call with me here.
p.p.s. In August I'm hosting The Emerging Artist Retreat in New Mexico. Find details and early bird pricing here. Reserve your spot here. If you have questions, I'm here. Next week I'll share my inspiration for this gathering.
p.p.p.s. My go-to playlist which I update all the time. Currently 24 minutes and great for banging something out. 💥💪🏽✍🏽👨🏽💻🏋🏽♂️
"Annie is in a category all her own. Both smart and wise, with deep empathy and a knack for getting right to the heart of the matter. She has this uncommon ability to really listen and hear...even what's unspoken.
She doesn't do one-size-fits-all. Her style is both art and science, feelings and frameworks. Strategies unique to you because she cares enough to push you to clarify what's important to you. Annie does human-ing well and is a light who helps you to remember and embrace your own.
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