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Thank you for being here on my Creative Purpose blog. Whether you are looking for help with your creative content, starting a blog, blogging for your business, sharing your story, or tools to use for blogging, you are in the right place. Blogging is my passion and has been now for 8 years! I am excited to have you share my journey and to help you on yours.
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My 12 Months of Blogging Review
If you were to tell me at 17 that I would be a blogging coach helping women share their stories, I would have laughed at you.
Samantha Laycock
Dec 9, 20206 min read
Who are You Listening To?
I love books. I read every single day. It is one of the self-care rituals that I truly need to have in my life.
Samantha Laycock
Dec 2, 20206 min read
Why My Blogging Story Matters
Becoming. That was the word I chose for 2020. A word that I love so much, I decided to tattoo it to my body.
Samantha Laycock
Oct 26, 20203 min read
All It Took Was 7 Words
I am back at that place.
That place filled with hollow dread and loneliness so black there is nothing to be seen.
Samantha Laycock
Oct 18, 20204 min read
How Change Grew My Blog
Looking back to last year, I remember how much of a frenzy that we were living in. Last year at this time looked completely different.
Samantha Laycock
Sep 25, 20206 min read
You Have the Courage to Dream
It takes a lot of courage to dream that your life could be different. I needed my life to change but I didn't know how that was possible.
Samantha Laycock
Sep 20, 20204 min read
Blogging Coach Wasn't the Intention
When I started my entrepreneur journey in 2016, I really had no idea what I was doing. That is every entrepreneur, right?
Samantha Laycock
Jul 27, 20204 min read
My Blog Throughout the Years
I thought that today would be a fun day to share how my blog has transformed throughout the 6 years of writing it. It has gone through...
Samantha Laycock
Jul 15, 20204 min read
When Life Gets in the Way of Blogging
I have been trying to write a blog post for 2 days now. I can’t concentrate. I feel as if I am stuck in this limbo that I have no control
Samantha Laycock
Jul 1, 20203 min read
Saying Goodbye to 34
As I sit in here in my quiet house, kids still asleep, and look back on the past year so many thoughts come to mind.
Samantha Laycock
Jun 28, 20204 min read
Moving Past the Fear of Sharing Your Words
Standing in front of a crowd that contained a mixture of students my age and adults that I didn’t know was terrifying. I was about to read
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20203 min read
Thoughts of My Success as a Blogger
My idea of success has changed throughout the years and even over the past few months. As a young girl, I imagined success as doing...
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20203 min read
Survivor Sunday: Jenn's Story
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors.
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20209 min read
No More Chasing My Business and Not My Mental Health
I am an entrepreneur. I can’t imagine my life without my business and without my writing. It is a huge part of me and always has been.
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20207 min read
Words Have a Way of Changing Your World
Earlier this year I was ready to walk away.
Walk away from a marriage of 13 years. Walk away from a husband whom I loved dearly but...
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20202 min read
5 Ways to Step into Self-Love
After years of self-hatred and training your brain to always believe the worst in yourself, it will take months and sometimes years to rever
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20206 min read
The Impact of Your Story
The woman I used to see in the mirror was someone that I didn’t recognize. She had the same face as me but there was something different.
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20202 min read
5 Things I've Learned From Living in a Hotel
When you think of staying in a hotel, you think of vacation, fun, and possibly luxury. Well, let me change your mind about that.
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20202 min read
# Killer of Self-Love
Many of you believe that self-love is fictional. That it truly doesn’t exist. And that those who say they have self-love are lying.
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20202 min read
Our Origin Story: Part 3 of 3
Have you ever stood in the middle of a room, with your eyes closed, and wanted nothing more than to go home? You’ll stand there...
Samantha Laycock
Jun 27, 20208 min read
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