Co-Create Space - A Community Membership
A little announcement on a new exciting project I'd love for you to be a part of!
Hello Co-Creators,
In the last couple of issues of Three Things Weekly, I talked a bit about the community membership I've been working on. I wanted to take a moment and dedicate a whole email to tell you more about it and invite you to join the waitlist. Signing up at this point isn't a binding commitment to join, but it lets me know that you are interested and would like to hear more about it as it develops and we get closer to launching.
So what is this membership?
This membership is a community of powerful creatives who turn vision into reality. It's for artists, musicians, poets, writers... who want to put their work out in the world - with no apology - and be seen and loved for their art.
It's a space of supportive accountability, community and intentionality where you can nurture your creative ideas and make them real.
What will we get inside the membership?
❤️🔥 Community Forum - A central place to connect with others in the community, share your work and experiences, join discussions and find collaborators.
❤️🔥 Resource Library - The library contains all kinds of resources to support your creative work. Some examples (definitely not limited to):
Video courses about how to build a one-page portfolio website, strategies for getting referrals, building an online presence... etc.
Daily/weekly audio programmes on making time/space for your creative practice, journalling for creativity, creating a meditation practice etc.
Masterclasses on confidence, visibility, personal brand, mindset etc.
Email series for habit building, mindfulness, cultivating curiosity etc.
Zines, articles and e-books that showcase inspiring pieces from all genres of the arts.
These are designed to be used at your own pace. I also update these at least every month.
❤️🔥 Co-Creation Sessions - Facilitated online co-working sessions designed for you to show up for your creative work with focus and intentionality. As well as tapping into body-doubling as an aid for focus, we will also integrate powerful tools like embodiment meditation, intention setting, and accountability check-ins.
❤️🔥 Community Gatherings - A monthly live call where we'll have an interactive dialogue about a particular theme relating to our lives as a creative (e.g. 'taking action', 'noticing', or 'loneliness').
❤️🔥 Topical Talks - Every 2 months, I invite a guest speaker to give a talk, masterclass or workshop on a topic that will support your creative journey. It might be on building a brand, or how to price for commissions, or how to never forget to eat lunch... All of which is recorded and available in the library afterwards.
❤️🔥 Member Discounts - You'll get discounted rates for all of my offers on Co-Create (1:1 coaching, group programmes, digital products), as well as if you want to work with my brand agency. You'll also get special offers from other communities - things like: wholefood cooking classes, yoga retreats, day passes for hot desks... and as a member, you can promote your discounts to your offers for free.
How much is the membership?
I'm still working this out. But if you join the waitlist, you will get a massively discounted rate which you'll keep for life. On that note, I'd love to know how much you'd be willing to pay for a membership like this:
I get it, but is this for me?
Ultimately, only you know the answer to that. If you're on the fence, I suggest getting on the waitlist. You'll get more information about the membership in the next few weeks, and if you do decide you want in you'll get early access and the discounted rate.
What I can tell you is why I wanted to build this membership.
When I started writing Three Things Weekly, I'd already had a vision of building something like this. I didn't know what it looked like, but writing to you guys every week gave me certain insights:
🖤 We're not designed to function in isolation - despite the 'lonely writer' tropes.
🖤 We need accountability and discipline. Turning our creative ideas into reality is something we all want to accomplish, but it can be a long, messy process.
🖤 Inspiration and curiosity aren't to be found, but cultivated. Creative block is a real thing... but we’re not powerless against it.
🖤 The world needs art, poetry and music. These things are not necessary to our survival. Rather, these things are what we survive for. As a society, we have convinced ourselves that art has no 'utilitarian value', yet it's the very thing that feeds our spirit, and connects us all at a deeply human level.
🖤 As creatives, we want to be seen, valued and loved for our art. And we want to inspire others - creativity inspires the human spirit.
It feels to me that the key to all of this is having creative allies. A community that will nurture your confidence, give you accountability and encourage the discipline required to turn your creative vision into reality.
That is fundamentally what this membership is about.
If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of and will support your creative practice - then please sign up!
Last but not least... thank you.
Thank you for being here on Three Things Weekly. Whether you join the membership or not, I appreciate you welcoming me into your inbox every week. I love writing Three Things Weekly, but it would be meaningless and thoroughly un-enjoyable if I didn’t get to share it with you.
I love you, and I'll see you in the next Sunday post 🖤.
Always with gratitude,
Raphy Mendoza