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Hira Sameer Ahmed

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I write thoughtful letters every two weeks packed with tiny little nuggets of inspiration, personal insights and behind the scene messy life stories along with occasional updates on what’s coming new and what I have been working on.

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  • 100 /100 I have been waiting and to post this one for so long. I guess, after falling off the wagon due to my health I forgot the very lessons I learned while doing this 100 day project in the first place. ‘Don't wait for it to get perfect, don't passively procrastinate the whole day and get nothing active done.’ Well, I also promised myself to take it all very slow just to allow myself to heal and take the time it needs so I guess, I'm still trying to find the balance somewhere in between there. For now, I just want to say, how h.a.p.p.y I am to finally share the 100th painting with you all. It has been an amazing experience doing this project publicly and having the support of this community. Getting myself to paint was on top of my list when I decided to build a creative work and life practice that would work for me. I was super scared and kind skeptical if I could really pull this 100 days of unapologetic painting mainly because I was safe to not show up, hide and keep on dreaming instead. But I guess I just wanted it more than I wanted to keep on holding on to those feelings of safety by staying stuck in one place forever. I now have done a 100 day project twice and I have become a fan of it mainly because of the results I have seen afterward.⠀ ⠀ I'm sharing all the takeaways that I have gained insights into after having done a 100 day project twice on the blog. (Link in bio) If I'm really honest, this post has taken me longer than any other post I've ever written. Mainly because of the story that I was telling myself regarding not being able to follow through publicly even when I did follow through in-person/ privately. Considering why I was unable to follow through publicly wasn't something I had any control over (due to health issues) but the perfectionist in me wasn't really okay with how everything turned out. I talk a lot about building a creative work and life practice on your own terms and in your own time and in a way that works for us and I really felt like sharing this emotional rollercoaster that I have been on for a past couple of weeks. It is not a linear process. It is ups and downs and it is only human... Continued in the comments 👇
  • 98, 99 / 100 If you have been here for a while, you'd already know that writing letters to my community are my favorite part. The letters are full of tiny nuggets of inspiration, personal insights and behind the scene messy life stories and creative pep-talks. Since lately I have been feeling not very motivated at all. I thought about giving myself the taste of my own medicine and go through my own letters. Not sure if anyone else here does that. Do you? Here's a sentence that I wrote in my very first newsletter that I wrote back in March 2018. ''Before you dive in, I want you to know, it is never too late to start the journey of your dreams.'' I love reading back my diaries and seeing how far I have come and it was a similar moment. These letters seem so personal as I get to share the real-time events and lessons that I'm learning along the way. Do you also go through your old diaries/ journal and work to remind yourself how far you've come? I have been writing these letters for more than a year now. When I wrote the first one, it felt like a h.u.g.e. deal even though I only had 2-3 people signed up for it. When I started asking people to sign up and those first 2-3 people became my reason to keep showing up. I was pleasently surprised and happy as they had put their trust in me. They were willing to share the space of their inboxes with me. The community around letters has grown over time and has really taught me some valuable lessons. In tomorrow's letter I've written about 'On getting back on track after losing momentum'. If you want in, you can sign up via link in profile.
  • 95, 96, 97 / 100 For some reason, I'm really not feeling inspired at the moment to post or share things. I tried to unpick it a few times this week and a few things that have come up for me are that I feel like I've lost my momentum. I was in my creative flow and really looking forward to bringing a few brilliant and exciting ideas to life. I was full of ideas and I could feel that I was radiating so much energy. But slowly I started to notice my health deteriorating and I was finding it really really hard to fulfill my ongoing commitments. I wasn't really sure what was going on. All I knew was that I wasn't really feeling like myself. I was unable to concentrate and I felt like I wasn't fulfilling my expectations with my own self. I know how we can be the worst critics of ourselves. I was trying to show myself some compassion and kindness and was trying to hold space for *doing nothing* time as I was finding myself really needing it. Those days the only 'productive' thing I got to do most of the time was only my 100 day project paintings. I did do them regularly every single day but I was exhausted so much so that I was unable to come on here and simply share a picture. My trip to the hospital was inevitable and undergoing surgery twice in 48 hours was something I wasn't really expecting at all but now I understand why I was not feeling like myself at all. I'm trying to not beat myself over the fact that I lost all this time and all that momentum that I had built. I'm grateful that I'm alive and kicking. I was thinking July will be my season of creative flow and I will get around to create some exciting new things that I had on my mind but it turns out something else needed my attention more - my health. I'm grateful that I'm privileged enough to take this much time off. The disappointment that i'm feeling right now is not coming from not being able to follow through the timeline I had in my mind but because I don't feel like getting back on track now. I really am feeling like taking it very s.l.o.w and rethink my priorities and the direction I'm going in. Any advice on how I can navigate this space? or possibly some encouragement to keep me going I guess :)
  • 92, 93, 94/ 100 I’ve been thinking about how the rise of the internet has given us all the opportunity to connect, share and create new ways of being in the world. In the last decade, a whole bunch of new jobs has come to the surface, jobs that we have made for ourselves. The Internet has given us all the opportunity to enable ourselves and find ways in which we can be of value, how we can share our services, get paid for them and be in service of the people we deeply care about. I have recently embraced the idea of calling myself a ‘Creative Coach’. I’m not sure what you make of it, what emotion does it spark inside you or what hearing this brings up in your mind so I thought to share my subjective version of what a creative coach like myself can help you with, why I feel so deeply connected to it and why I’m wildly passionate about it in yesterday’s blog post, 'What a Creative Coach can help you with?’ . I would love to know your take on hearing the title ‘creative coach’. What does it bring up for you? What emotion does it invoke in you? Link as always is in the profile @hirashamed Swipe left for 92, 93 & 94
  • 89, 90, 91/100 Hello All, I'm about to share a new hashtag with you lovely lot. I have never done this so bear with me :) #ourstudiotime is a hashtag where you can share your time spent in the studio making, creating, writing, experimenting, exploring, letting yourself loose, enjoying the process, letting go of control, finding your way through the creative ruts. You can also share what's working for you and what's not working for you when it comes to living a wholehearted creative life. You can share your personal stories, insights, and experiences of how you are making things happen in your own unique, messy and human way! Think of #ourstudiotime as a safe space, no-judgment zone to settle in with a cup of tea in our hands for meaningful conversations and connections about what is holding you back from being as creative as you aspire to be. It is all about holding space for creatives like us, our wildest dreams to come to life and supporting each other along the way too. Every friday, I'll be sharing my favorite entries :) I'd love for you to participate. Feel free to share and spread the word. I’d really appreciate that too!💛✨ Swipe left for my time in the studio day 89, 90, 91
  • 88/100 June has been very kind and creatively fulfilling for me. While reflecting on this month today I've realized that I've surprised myself. Very often we overlook the tiny steps along the way which ultimately add up to make our dreams a reality. Here's to sharing and celebrating our small and big wins along the way! What wins have you had this June? They don't have to be big and extraordinary, just little ones would work too! Mine are okay, yes a little big this month, even for me. ✨ My 100 day project of unapologetic painting stayed strong and I kept showing up every single day!! It feels like a huge win ✨ My contribution to the everyday difference community project. Super excited and humbled to be a part of it. @ruthpoundwhite theeverydaydifference.com ✨ This one is more on the mindset side: I started sharing my offerings on Instagram and my mailing list. I have had people sharing how my words, content, and website is resonating with them. It is new to me! and giving me the confidence to keep showing up and sharing. ✨ Business Coaching Call with Ruth Poundwhite worked out really well for me, gave me a lot of useful insights ✨ I also launched my ETSY Art Shop this month ✨ I've secretly started working on my podcast idea!! which I had been holding back for 2 years almost. So feels like a big win already. (More details soon) ✨ I was able to record a mini audio coaching series for my subscribers which I'll also use as an opt-in on my website. Sending it out this Sunday. (A little bit terrified!) Sign up via link in profile @hirasahmed or simply send me a DM and I'll add you :) ✨ Also, I'm keeping my promise of consistency. Wrote on the blog once every week and the newsletter twice a month (It is important for me to show up consistently to make a habit of showing up as I have a tendency to simply hide away!) ✨ Many of you have signed up for the letters this month!! ✨ Oh and I made a new friend and a connection IRL from Instagram - Hi @elitriercommunities 💛 Enough about me, I'd love to know more about your wins this June!
  • 85, 86, 87/100 I've been mentioning about 'New Exciting Stuff' coming up soon a lot and it is almost time to share one of those things!! I've been sitting on this idea for a while. I have finally now started to feel ready to give this a try and see what comes to the surface for me. We all consume content very differently. Some people like to read blog posts and don't seem to mind if they are quite long too and others enjoy connecting with ideas and the person sharing them on podcasts. I've been wanting to experiment with the medium. (Not the podcast yet but yes, that is on the list too! will share more about it soon enough). I'd love to know which medium you prefer and enjoy the most and why? 🎧 vs. ✍️ . I've been feeling an itch to experiment with this new medium of sharing content and I wanted to share, some insights around what I keep seeing and hearing around here on instagram. Something for you! Oh so excited so share this yet equally terrified. I'm working on recording a mini audio coaching series for you to dive into whenever you are in need of a little pep-talk and encouragement which includes: . • When you are finding it hard to give yourself permission to be a beginner. • When you are struggling with 'originality' and it's all been done before idea. • When you are feeling low on creative motivation - here is some encouragement. • When you are struggling with the guilt that comes from not being creative. • When you are waiting to feel ready to take the next step. They are not done yet. Recording Audios is not my strongest suit (yet) but I'm sure it will deliver the content that I'm promising. I'll be sending a link out to the subscribers on coming Sunday :) If any of these resonate with you and you are curious to find out what I have to say about the topic - Sign up via link in my bio @hirasahmed I can't wait you to hear them. Let's just hope the I get used to listen the sound of my own voice and get over that cringiness. Swipe left for 87, 86 and 85
  • 82, 83, 84/100 I've been experimenting with my work week lately. I'm trying to find a pattern that serves me the best and feels right for me. Ever since I made a few certain commitments; fortnightly newsletters, weekly blog posts and 100 day project had pushed me to share on Instagram daily (I skipped past two days as I needed some space and rest) I'm finding myself always on my toes to fulfill the existing commitments. These choices for commitments were informed ones. I made a deliberate pact with myself to keep showing up. I needed to make a habit of showing up and building confidence in doing so little by little. Would you believe that I've had my website ready and live a year and a half ago but never really shared about my offerings until very recently? I needed these commitments to start showing up and taking up some space. I have thought about how I want my work week to look like to reduce that overwhelm that I have been feeling lately. Also because I have some exciting new ideas that I want to be bringing to life and need some space to make them happen. I have come up with themes for my days. Roughly they look something like this: ✨ Mondays are for writing; blog posts, captions, newsletters anything that involves writing ✨ Tuesdays are for photography, editing and scheduling ✨ Wednesdays are for client calls ✨ Thursdays are for Editorial tasks; website and such whichever one needs the most attention ✨ Fridays are for exploration, learning and working on new things So far, it has not been ''really'' working as I expected it to be as I'm finding myself needing more time to adjust to this new way of approaching work but this week has kicked off in such a good spirit. I spent the whole day today writing. Lots of new and exciting things! Especially happy about my contribution for The Everyday Difference Community Project that's curated by @ruthpoundwhite It starts 1st July. 30 heart-led business owners sharing what it means to make an everyday difference. There's a link in her bio to learn more about it & to sign up! ✨ Can I just say, this feels like the highlight of my year so far? I'm excited yet terrified at the same time (in a good way!)
  • 81/100 I have spent today writing another thoughtful letter for the community, sharing spotlight notes and hearing the lovely feedback from clients. Fills my heart with utter joy to see things shifting for them. And now I'm feeling ready for the weekend! This Sunday's letter is all about making a list of things you'd like to do someday. I'm reflecting and sharing my thoughts around what do we need to do with that list as we are nearing the second quarter of the year. These letters are my favorite way of communicating, sharing my ideas and personal stories along with tiny nuggets of inspirations, personal insights, and creative pep-talks. If you haven't already signed up you can either follow the link in my bio to do so or you can simply send me a DM to sign up. Swipe left for day 81's abstract adventures!
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