Not everyone will like you. Some will challenge your every word. Others will passively make it obvious. Some will only be OK if you follow their expectations of you, they will turn when you say no. They are there to test you. Push your strength. Like weights in a gym. If you have buckled in the past because of others, don’t let it define you now. Build the muscle and grow. I’ve been sensitive to rejection my whole life (probably I realised due to adhd) so I have to check in on myself regularly now. I ask What does their behaviour say about them? What does it show about me? Is there anything I genuinely need to adjust? Does this person deserve a space in any of my energy field? We can’t get rid of everyone who challenges us in ways that don’t feel good but we can use them to build our rejection muscles and we can decide how to respond.

I've just been looking at my Wheeliehogs podcast statistics and I've earned a badge because the stories have been downloaded over 500 times. I did get an email about this but didn't take much notice. Now I am, it's wonderful, and it seems that they are quite popular in North America. Who would of thought!

In this weeks HQ session, AI came up. I have to admit I'm not a fan of AI, there are lots of reasons, some because I like to use my own creativity and if you don't use skills, you lose them. Recently though I have started to see the positive sides to AI. Today that took a leap forward! I recently posted about getting a grant towards a new clicker press to cut out leather shapes. I also invested a lot in the studio and business to get the clicker press up and running. What I haven't shared with anyone is that I have been struggling to cut through leather with it. I managed thin leathers but not the 3mm thick that I was wanting and needing. My husband would have a go and even with his strength it wouldn't work. So, today during his lunch break my husband asked AI (Copilot), why it wasn't working. It turned out the cutting board that came with the machine doesn't have enough give in it. So, the pressure of board won't allow the press knife to cut the last layer of fibres. This reminded me that I used to use leather underneath on my old machine. I tried it out and it cut like a dream! AI also told me the right type of cutting board I need buy. The Q&A piece it wrote was 36 pages long, so a lot to go through, but it helped me know where I was going wrong. I had assumed there was something wrong with the clicker press and that it didn't have 5 tonne of pressure. When in fact the problem was with the cutting board that came with the tool. I am so excited that my clicker press is now working. It has also shown me that I need to be a bit more open minded. Thanks for reading about my win. I hope you all have a good weekend 😀

https://youtube.com/@thewheeliehogs?si=_Bdvka4Y5ZReuwZu Could someone please click this link? I've managed to create 3 channels (don't ask!) and want to know if this is the right one. It should have 30 subscribers and include 2 animations alongside podcasts. I need to know it's the right one before I add more to it and delete the others. Thanks 😊