by Stephanie Steyer | Aug 21, 2018 | Collective Beauty, Creative Inspiration, Design Inspiration, Found Beauty, Muse Boards, Muse Method, Newsletters, Simplicity
Sometimes the universe shouts something so loudly, you just can’t ignore it. Two weeks ago, I broke my finger. To be more specific, I chipped and fractured the bone right above the middle knuckle of the middle finger on my left hand. I’ve never broken a bone...
by Stephanie Steyer | Aug 12, 2018 | Collective Beauty, Creative Inspiration, Design Inspiration, Found Beauty, Muse Method, Newsletters, Simplicity
She let herself go. She let her self go. She let her self go! Such a statement, right? It can be interpreted in so many ways. Of course, the sentiment usually refers to women “relaxing” about their body image when they age or after they get married. It may imply we...
by Stephanie Steyer | Aug 9, 2018 | Collective Beauty, Creative Inspiration, Found Beauty, Muse Boards, Muse Method, Newsletters, Simplicity
How many times do we go through our days and miss the joy in most of it? My granddaughter Claire shares joy so easily. It’s amazing how at three-years-old she constantly finds joy in the smallest, simplest things. I brought her granola when I came to visit, and she...
by Stephanie Steyer | Jul 29, 2018 | Branding, Creative Inspiration, Muse Boards, Muse Method, Newsletters
I have a love/hate relationship with the word goals. Do you ever set a big goal for yourself and then feel negatively when you don’t make it? That’s why I struggle to set big goals for myself. Or have you ever “set” goals for yourself at a coaching retreat that feel...
by Stephanie Steyer | Jul 18, 2018 | Branding, Collective Beauty, Creative Inspiration, Design Inspiration, Muse Method, Newsletters
Everyone’s an expert in something, but sometimes when we’re called on to share our expertise, we blank. It happens to the best of us. I’ve been writing a book on my area of expertise: the intersection of design and healing. To help me kick off my writing journey, I...
by Stephanie Steyer | Jul 11, 2018 | Creative Inspiration, Muse Method, Newsletters
{Content warning: vulnerability, rape} Everyone who struggles with visibility has experienced something that has disempowered them. This is mine. I remember parts of that day so clearly. It was a beautiful spring Saturday in San Mateo—bright blue skies and a gentle...