Big goals, no pressure: Planning your creative year with The Good Ship Illustration

Is it time to set goals, or are you feeling more “no plans, just let me lie down” this year? 

We chat about:

• Why some years are for sprinting, and others are for walking.
• The power of visual goal-setting.
• How to make goals human-sized, doable, and fun, without freaking yourself out.

Here's a Good Ship permission slip to do your 2025 goal-setting in a way that works for your brain/energy-levels/life.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Happy New Year! Goal-setting: exciting, overwhelming, or somewhere in between?
01:00 – Join our Planning Party on 16th January (details inside!)
02:30 – Sprinting vs walking: knowing when to slow down and when to push forward
03:45 – Loose goals, intentions, and the value of taking things slowly
04:50 – Why “no plans” can still count as a brilliant plan
07:00 – Visual goal-setting: drawing the year ahead and keeping it in sight
08:15 – Human-sized goals: how to make planning feel manageable and fun
10:00 – Intentions beyond work: making space for life, joy, and connection
16:00 – Ideas for tackling the overwhelm of “too many things to draw”

Links Mentioned:

• You're invited to our Planning Party on 16th January!
  Sign up for our emails here to get your invite: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/ 

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