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I didn’t believe I’d actually be able to climb

I didn’t believe I’d actually be able to climb this, until I reached the last move.

And isn’t that quite the metaphor for life?!

It’s one of the things I love about climbing, it’s great practice for trying hard things.

This climb isn’t considered very difficult (graded f5) but as my first proper outdoor climb, it felt challenging to me.

A little over a year ago, as I was looking ahead to turning 40, me and Chris talked about how we wanted our lives to look over the next 10 years. We both knew we wanted to be more ‘outdoorsy’, but as city dwellers since childhood, we weren’t too sure if or how we could make that happen.

I also had a gnawing feeling I might want to change my career and become a life & career coach. I was so nervous it wouldn’t work out that I didn’t quite want to try! With a LOT of encouragement from Chris, I finally booked my coaching course and I’ve LOVED it. I massively stepped out of my comfort zone this year, and I feel more content, hopeful and optimistic than I did a year ago.

I feel lucky to have a wonderful, funny, supportive partner and kind friends who’ve cheered me on and believed in me.

I hope you have people who support you and cheer you on.

I believe in you too.

Go team 🙌🏻

Ps. Shout out to @alex.delyon for the strength training 💪💪💪

Portland is beautiful. Food is great. So much natu

Portland is beautiful. Food is great. So much nature 💚

June photodump plus new name update ✨ I have a

June photodump plus new name update ✨

I have a new surname! Larke 💚

I never much liked my old surname and it comes with memories I don’t want to be reminded of daily. (#traumasurvivor)

I won’t be offended at all if anyone forgets and uses my old name, so please don’t feel worried.

I’m really excited and happy about my new name 🎉🎉🎉

I chose it from a long list of surnames beginning with L (so it wouldn’t be too confusing for people) and Larke jumped out at me. I partly chose it because the Sussex Downs are filled with Skylarks twittering in the summer, so it feels like a connection to my home.

Choosing my own name feels empowering 💚💚💚 And as my training as a Coach progresses, I’m coming to know myself better (I guess they call it a Transformative coaching diploma for a reason!) Changing my name is something Ive wanted for a while, and now feels the right time.

Shoutout to The Husband, Chris, for always believing in me, even when I don’t.

To my fellow trauma survivors out there: Yes, if you are suffering, it means it really was that bad. No, you absolutely didn’t deserve it. Yes, life gets better when you’re willing to work and play, and try new ways of being that break the cycle.

I’m not taking questions, and this isn’t going to become a trauma healing page 💚 (if you are looking for one, I recommend @flourish_therapy).

My focus for this page is still supporting creatives, artists, & small biz owners, through Coaching and Marketing, and Silly Memes.

Wishing you all a beautiful week
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… Now I have a ton of name update admin to do 😣

This has been a dream project of mine for a few ye

This has been a dream project of mine for a few years, but I let it get pushed to the back burner too many times. I’ve carved out some time and I’m doing it now! - I’m making a low-cost marketing tool kit and marketing support for artists, creatives, and arts organisations.
I’d so appreciate it if you could take 4 mins to do the survey in my bio - your response will help me shape the toolkit to really meet creative’s needs. It doesn’t matter what stage of your career you’re at.
And there’s an oppprtunity to be the first to hear about the toolkit when it’s ready. Link in bio
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#artsmarketing #creativespaces #supportartists

Something I’ve learned on my coaching course is

Something I’ve learned on my coaching course is the idea of Patient Urgency. It’s about setting your goals and working towards them patiently, but making sure you do something towards them every day or every week, even if you can only manage a few minutes. It’s urgent that you do something, however small, towards your goal today, at the same time as remaining patient about reaching your goals.
I wasn’t going to share this video because I didn’t like how I looked, but then I figured it’s an example of patient urgency - and it doesn’t look glamorous because so often working towards our goals consistently is NOT glamorous. All I could fit in this morning was a quick 10 min turnout training before I jumped in the shower. And that’s great! I did something towards my training goals today, and I know my mental state will be better today because morning exercise (serotonin + dopamine) puts me in a positive mood when I open my inbox 💚🙌🏻

Working towards goals can be unglamorous, inconsistent, go in fits and starts, and that’s okay, doing something regularly, however small, adds up over time.
#artistcoach #patienturgency #smallstepseveryday

Edit: I’m fully booked for April now. More info

Edit: I’m fully booked for April now. More info coming soon about coaching spots in May, DM me for waiting list. 💚
Thanks everyone who shared the post. 💚
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It’s happening! I’m enrolled on a coaching diploma, starting in April.

Would you like to try a free coaching session with me?

I’m a Transformative Coach in Training, with 4 years experience as a trained workplace mentor already. As part of my diploma I’ll complete at least 40 hours of coaching sessions, and 3/4s of these must be paid by the client. I’m offering free sessions to 8 people this April, and after that, sessions will be paid at a discounted rate on a sliding scale.

You might want to try coaching because you’re working towards a specific goal, or you might want to explore career options, life-shaping or personal growth.

My work background is in arts, dance, marketing and education, but you don’t have to be working in these sectors to book a coaching session with me. The point of coaching is that it is not specific to any aspect of life or work.

Click the LinkTree in my bio for more info and to book.

Ask me any questions at all here, DM me or drop me an email at joe@joelottdance.co.uk

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February photo dump 💚 Went back to Bologna for

February photo dump 💚
Went back to Bologna for the first time since I lived there in my twenties. Everything had changed and nothing had changed. Rediscovered my Italian personality (she’s more confident and gesticulates more 🤣) Happily found I can still speak the language, if a bit rusty (used the wrong word and accidentally told someone I lived on the internet 🤦🏼‍♀️)
Bought some boss shades. Ate a lot, drank a lot of coffee, looked round a weird museum with terrifying puppets.

Anyone else glad winter is nearly over? I’m looking forward to spring 💚💚

🇮🇹Sono tornata a Bologna per la prima volta fin da quando ero una ventenne. È cambiato tutto e niente. Ho riscoperto la mia personalità Italiana. (Lei è più sicura di se stessa e usa i gesti molto di più). Per fortuna, ho scoperto di poter ancora parlare la lingua, anche se sbagliavo spesso (una volta ho detto a qualcuno “ho vissuto su internet”, invece di “ho visto su internet” 🤣🤣🤣

Ho comprato degli occhiali da sole molto cool. Mangiavamo tanto. Bevevamo un sacco di caffè. Abbiamo esplorato un museo molto strano, con i burattini allarmanti.

Qualcun altro è contento che sia quasi finito l’inverno?
Io si. Non vedo l’ora che arrivi la primavera! 💚💚💚

Happy new year. You’re doing great 👏🏻 go t

Happy new year. You’re doing great 👏🏻 go team 👏🏻
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My relationship status with ballet has always been

My relationship status with ballet has always been “it’s complicated”. I took ballet as a kid and adored it. I loved the music, the movements, the ritual & repetition of class. I did pointe work for a bit as a teen, but it was such a stressful & traumatic time in my life (for many reasons) that I remember almost nothing about dancing en pointe. So if anyone asks me - ‘oh did you ever do pointe work?’, I find it simpler to say ‘no’.

I got older & experienced more of ballet culture, and it was *not nice*. I was blessed to have an incredibly kind & emotionally healthy ballet teacher, but beyond that studio I met so much rigidity of thought, body shaming, fat shaming, homophobia, racism and downright cruelty. There’s a tradition of using shame and ridicule as a “teaching tool” in ballet - it’s slowly dying out, but still present today. And of course there was/is the tacit norm that to dance ballet you should be thin, white, and cis-gender.

And yet, I’ve returned to the barre time & again as a place for myself, a place for peace and getting out of my head. When I feel like s**t, a plié exercise is a balm for the soul.

In recent years a new wave of ballet change makers is coming through. And following their work makes me optimistic for a future where ballet is no longer exclusive, and no child or adult is shamed in the dance studio.

It was amazing to work with Phil Chan of @finalbowforyellowface this year. Go read his book & check out his work.
@joseph.sissens is a stunning, trailblazing dancer
@mobballet are celebrating the history & future of ballet dancers of colour
@kathryn_morgan ‘s classes have allowed me to enjoy dancing ballet, accept my body just as it is, & not feel silly for still doing ballet as an adult who will never dance professionally.
And @ballet22_ are making beautiful shows AND degendering pointe work.

I recently decided to try pointe work again, for the first time in 22 years. And this time it’s a joy.
And sometimes in class I’ll choose to do the “boys jumps”, because that’s super fun too. (But we have to think of a better name for them.)

If you love ballet, you belong in the ballet world & ballet belongs to you 💚 #dancehappy

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