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Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist 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...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist What are you trying to do? First: Ask yourself "What's working?" Maybe a condition of your space or time of day you work on the project. If there are 1-3 things that are working for you and your project, write them down. Maybe nothing is working which leads to the question: "Why?" Maybe nothing is working because you're unclear about something. Your response to why will reveal something you can/need to do. Second:...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist Good morning Reader, I was in my sunroom this morning, the cloudy Albuquerque skies letting bits of light in while I cut photos and fabric. Old masks, dearest Rachael made for me in 2020. Yarn strands from an old scarf my mom made when she and I taught our selves to knit in 2010. My eyes and lips straight off my face. Water and rocks, bridges and hair. Identity is weird. It changes so much over time. It shape shifts...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist The thing you tell yourself you're not, what if you are in fact that very thing? A writer. A musician. A songwriter. A designer. A creator. An artist. If you caught my email this weekend you know two of my artworks were recently selected for group shows which is just fucking crazy to me. Last year I didn't know that I knew how to draw, but I kept thinking: "I want to learn how to see." For years I'd been struggling...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist You know how they say to celebrate progress? I used to hate that. I didn't know how to celebrate without involving money. And I felt like that needed to be worth it — only for real progress. These days I love a sweet, small celebration like stopping what I'm doing to close my eyes or look out the window, and thinking about my moment of progress with intention, a deep breath, and a smile. It really works! A totally...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist How can you surprise yourself? In April 2023 I went to the Vipassana Center in southern California for a 10-day silent meditation course. On my 12-hour drive home, very much in a dreamy, psychedelic-like meditative state, I started crying while thinking about my sister and my mom, my grandma and myself as a kid. My crying turned into deep sobbing. I thought about all that my mom and grandma didn't get to do and...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist But first... This Friday 1/31 & Saturday 2/1 Join me for a two-day virtual retreat, for free or pay what you can. Leave with a calibrated focus and genuine community connections. After the retreat, for one month I will support attendees privately if they would like (totally free). Then in March I'm hosting another free gathering to process, reflect and figure things out that have emerged. Retreat details (but the...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist Gatherings in 2025 I've got one next week and a couple this summer. Next week, you can pay any amount or come for free. Don't not come. :) Calendar of gatherings Change is hard, often scary and can make you feel sad. What I personally find beautiful about these feelings is they're indications of what we've prayed for. I use the word pray gently here. I'm talking about yearning for something to be different. Knowing...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist VISIONING RETREAT ENCORE January 31 & February 1Virtual, 11am-2pm MT (time zone converter) Come for free or pay what you can Don't not come. Details Three years ago this month I was living on the Coast of Maine in the most unbelievably beautiful house in an unbelievably beautiful location. When I opened my eyes after my first night of sleep here, it felt like electricity was pulsing through my body. I looked up at...

Annie Sanchez dreamer, artist, unconventional life coach, business strategist NEW YEAR, NEW WAYS OF DOING If there ever was an auspicious time to devote myself to something, I'm resolved to do so now. First, LA friends — I love you. I can't even imagine what you're going through, but know that I am here if you need an ear, a recommendation, help sharing information with my audience, or something else. I have a couple thousand followers on IG and LinkedIn and a few hundred dedicated readers...