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Spring has arrived and I can feel the energy: the flower, the sun, the people. Everything around me seems to be buzzing (is that even a word in English?).
For me, spring is the real beginning of the year. January always feels like a continuation of December with worse weather. March is when I start to plan, to ask what comes next. It’s also when I feel most overwhelmed by everything I want to do. The ideas multiply faster than the hours.
So before we go any further a small pause, just for you:
How do you feel about spring being here?
Not what you want to accomplish. Not your Q2 goals.
How does it feel? Energised? Hopeful? Slightly panicked? Relieved? Tender? Anxiety?
Sit with it for a moment. Don’t try to change anything, just observe.
Admin boring stuff?
This week I heard a lot of exhaustion about French bureaucracy. URSSAF, INPI, Mutuelle, you name it! I appreciate and understand the struggle and I don’t want it to stop anyone from doing business (even though it feels like we are trying to move an elephant sometimes). So we’re going to do something about it: pool what we know, find who can help, make sure nobody wrestles with it alone.
This week, we are collaborating with More Than Just Views to tackle bank accounts and electronic invoicing. Wednesday at 1PM → Sign up here.
If you are reading this and feel like you need support or you want to support, reach out to us :)
Sharing your Offer The Way You Want (and You Feel Comfortable With)
Something I love about this community: so many of you are here because you care deeply: about people, about the planet, about changing the things that aren’t working.
When you have strong values, you can feel pressure to fight for them loudly. To be an activist, to call things out, to take a stance in every room.
But I want to remind you: you get to decide how you show up. You can educate about the harm in what you’re moving away from. You can share what you believe in your own voice, whether that’s warm, sharp, quiet, or a little bit of everything. You don’t have to compare yourself to your competition, or explain yourself to anyone who isn’t your person.
So, here is an exercise for you:
What is my offer?
What are my values?
How do I want to share my offer? What tone of voice?
How does it feel?
Our Upcoming Events
Monday, March 23 - 12PM → Bring your Business Challenge Round Table (online)
Wednesday, March 25 - 1PM → Doing Business in France (online)
Wednesday, March 25 - 5PM → Our first virtual coffee date (online)
Thursday, March 26 - 5:30PM → Apéro in Toulouse
Friday, March 27 - 10:30AM → Conversation in French in Toulouse
Should you wish to sign up, here is the link.
From Collioure (where I am enjoying seeing the sea!) with love,
Audrey