Continuous Project Altered Quarterly | July 2025
Guiding Lights
Conversations in recent client meetings have largely focused on a twin observation followed by a big question: The world is changing; everything is so chaotic—what should I do?
My response to these inquiries varies from client to client but can be summed up as: Seek your guiding lights by listening to your heart, then trust yourself with what you find.
Does this sound more like advice from a spiritual guide than a pragmatic set of solutions from a consultant? Maybe. But I’m pretty sure that I believe more and more every day that if practical actions aren’t grounded in earnest self-inquiry—in other words, if they aren’t aligned with one’s world view—then they will not have their intended impact and will not be sustainable.
My guiding lights this year are excellence, service, generosity, and reciprocity. I try to embody and practice these ideas in my work every day.
Here are a few other ways that I’m answering the question “what should I do?” for myself and my clients this year. Perhaps they're more pragmatic, but I’ll let you decide...
1. Remind yourself of your purpose. What is your unique job to do in this life, in this moment? Summon your purpose, then commit to it.
2. Refine your operations. If opportunities are slow, if your mind is a chaotic whirl, ground yourself in the infrastructure of your parallel practice. Composting what no longer serves and augmenting what does will serve you well when opportunities arrive and when the chaos settles.
3. Attend to your resources. What do you have at hand? What are your skills and interests? Do you have energy, space, tools, a garden, an idea, an emotion? These are all resources to draw on, cultivate, attend to, and when appropriate, to offer outward.
4. Connect with community. Being in touch with people is good for your health, and staying visible is good for your business. The full spectrum of human encounters is valid: from relational to transactional. Call a friend or colleague, join a club, start new collaborative, collective, or cooperative project.
5. Protect and direct your attention. What do you allow into your senses, your mind, your heart, your relationships, your workplace, your home? And what do you put out into the world? Don’t turn away from what’s uncomfortable; do use discernment and compassion when choosing where to direct your attention (and your effort).
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Updates
+ The brilliant Becca Lofchie helped me with a few subtle yet impactful updates to the SERVICES and DEAR CP pages of the CP website. I hope you enjoy the new lewks as much as I do
+ I expanded Group Consulting from a weekly to monthly format and opened a second cohort starting on July 17. Thanks to those who reached out to ask for this A few spots for the second cohort remain: details and registration are here
+ The 6th annual Growth Planning Workshop cohort will convene on September 2 In this 4-month workshop, participants are guided through growth planning, an 8-part process designed to envision, assess, and plan your parallel practice. The workshop combines instructional meetings, co-working sessions, and independent work within a structured, affirmative environment to create—or renew—a sustainable growth plan. Inspired by conventional strategic planning, this growth planning process is adapted for artists, art workers, and creative micro-businesses. The Continuous Project point of view emphasizes emergence, creativity, flexibility, and freedom within structure, encouraging expanded and inclusive definitions of the concept of “growth.” CA residents may be eligible for a CCI Quick Grant to offset the registration fee; apply here for a CCI QUICK GRANT by July 15 at 5pm PT
+ Established clients are always welcome to book here, and I invite potential new clients to book a discovery call here. I appreciate your business
