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“All creative careers demand persistence, because all creative careers require luck.”

Plus a farewell to a musical pioneer

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Leonie Mercedes
October 16, 2025

Good morning, darlings. Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:

a prompt

Write on the following for 5–10 minutes:

Let’s think beyond the next 24 hours. Make a plan for something to look forward to this week (or month, or this calendar year). What would feed you? What would make you feel like yourself? Be as indulgent as you like. Then get the plan into your calendar.

a thought

“All creative careers demand persistence, because all creative careers require luck.” – Stephen Marche

farewell

D’Angelo, musician (1974–2025)

“The music business is a crazy game, especially for somebody like me who is really a purist about the art… Trying to balance the pressures of commercialism, it’s a tightrope. It’s a fine line between sticking to your guns and insanity.”

Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕