The Wild Clarity Podcast Zoe Poulton

Kerry Wint on realising that it's always worth revisiting that hobby makes you happy!
Having known Kerry for over 20 years, this was one of those interviews that I’ve been counting down the days to its release! It was an absolute joy to have Kerry on The Wild Clarity Podcast – I really hope you all enjoy.
Kerry started drawing in her younger years and carried on all the way through 6th form, until she ‘bottled it’ (her words!) and left it all behind to instead study psychology and criminology at university, where we met!
In this interview she talks us through early feelings of thinking she wasn’t good enough to pursue a career in the area she loved, of being intimidated by the work she saw others creating and thinking that she would never be able to meet those standards, to then deciding to go back and study illustration, but not being able to, whilst juggling a job, a family, and finding the funds for a second degree.
Kerry didn’t pick up a pencil again until she was 28 – and that’s where she had her first wild clarity moment. She spent her 20s feeling restless and changing jobs every couple of years - not feeling quite like she was where she meant to be. Some time out gave her the space to breathe and think – and that was it, the decision was made to pick up that pencil again and get drawing! 
Kerry takes us through her journey of following her dream whilst juggling a day job, being a full-time mum, and covid of course. She now illustrates for Scribbler and Thortful under the name ‘Card and Cake’ and even bought her wedding dress from the royalties – photo can be found on the show notes at www.zoepoulton.com 
Like many of us, Kerry had her profound wild clarity moments later in life and she talks about age bringing confidence and the courage to move forward and trust her gut while taking that wild clarity leap. Kerry also talks about taking baby steps towards your dream, of taking those small, incremental steps that get you to where you want to go, but at a sustainable pace, and where you can keep checking in to make sure the direction is still feeling true to you. I think in this day and age, where a lot of people look for instant gratification, this is such a powerful message. 
Kerry’s top tips are: 
-          Go back to what you loved – something you enjoy, that is purely for you – try and see where it takes you!
-          Try and build additional income streams to give you security
-          Take baby steps – no need to rush – take your time to think through what will make you happy
I LOVED speaking with Kerry and cannot wait for the next time I see her to give her a HUGE hug…there’s something really special about speaking with someone who you’ve known for so long but hearing their story in a completely different way – hearing more, connecting more, and getting more of a glimpse behind the curtain. 
All of Kerry’s links are below and I’ve added a photo on my website of her and Carrie both looking stunning on their wedding day last year – I really hope you enjoy listening to this one, it’s very special to me x
www.kerrywint.com

https://www.instagram.com/KerryWintIllustration


https://www.facebook.com/KerryWintIllustration
To see Kerry develop her wedding table plan idea into a business:
 
https://www.instagram.com/kerrywintweddings
 
To see Kerry’s cards:
 
https://www.Instagram.com/cardandcake

Have you ever wondered why a new team can feel a bit like a children’s playground for the first few days/weeks (months?!)?
What do we go through when we build teams? And what can we as leaders do to help?
Let me introduce you to Tuckman’s model of team development - Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning/Mourning. Now you may have seen it before…but in this Wild Clarity wisdom episode I highlight what part you can play as a leader to help the team transition through it...without getting in the way!

Alex Coward – business mentor, wild swimmer, and all-round incredible person who believes in success without sacrifice…putting your life first and learning how your business can be created around your needs.
Alex and I have spoken many times before, and I think I already had an inclination that this was going to be an interview that would span many different topics and could potentially be far more than an hour! 
And I was right…we covered so many important topics and when I started editing, I just couldn’t bring myself to cut anything out as there were life lessons in all of it…so for Alex’s interview, I’ve done something a little different. There are 7 sub-episodes for this one! They are short and can be listened to in one go…or split into bite sized sessions as they all cover different topics.
Sub-Episode 1 – Intro!

In sub-episode 1, Alex and I talk about how she left London at the start of lockdown, with an assumption that she would be back soon and setting up her companies new office…like a lot of us during lockdown, Alex chose to locate herself with a loved one and moved up to Yorkshire to be with her boyfriend (now husband)… 
What Alex hadn’t realised is the profound positive impact that move would have on her mental health. She discovered wild swimming, which set off a chain of wild clarity moments that started a huge life change for her…this is the start of an incredible few episodes with Alex…I hope you enjoy!

During this episode we talk about Alex’s decision to create a business that works around her…her desire to have freedom to choose her life, to work around her chronic condition, and to really find that elusive balance that so many struggle to have.
Lockdown was a huge wild clarity moment for Alex…a realisation that she could create something that works for her…and what’s more, she could help others do the same. This sub-episode is full of top tips on how to create the business and life you dream of without the ‘hustle culture’, trusting your own instincts and finding your own way of doing things 

It’s the book episode!! I am an avid reader and Alex and I often recommend different books to each other…in this episode I share some of my favourite with Alex – one of these even sparked a wild clarity moment for me when I first read it!
All of the books we share are referenced in the website blog – if you do read them, I would love to hear your thoughts!