Coach Darlene

Hello and Welcome! Meet your coach, Darlene Brink. I am so glad you are here so let’s dive into your creative journey and remember I am here to guide you and help you gain the tools for progress and success.

You are here at the right place, at the right time. Say it with me, “I am created for a purpose, to be in this place, at this specific time.”

Does it feel relieving to say it out loud?

With coffee in hand, and a space to have some quiet, you tune in to that still small voice who can’t be silenced anymore. The voice who makes your heart race a little bit and capture a glimmer of hope.

That voice that you hear is your creative longing.

It is not an accident that you have those inner stirrings to do more, to create more.

Remember, “I am created for a purpose, to be in this place, at this specific time.”

Oh, and if you are eager to get right to it, I have something FREE to start your plan today!

It is called the Creative Clarity Workbook. This workbook will walk you through the key Preparing and Planning components of successfully launching:

Core Values
Changing negative beliefs into Affirmations
Creating a Vision Board
Vocalizing and Visualizing your Dream
Creating Community
How to take Action

Grab your FREE Workbook through the link below.

Every Business Starts with a Pain Point

When you follow along a path that you “should” be following, there is inevitably some fallout along the way. And you can miss your true calling.

While in the midst of a counselling career and raising children, I became aware of my longing to create, a longing that had always been there.

I wanted to paint, create art and share it with the world. I knew that was my God given purpose, I just had absolutely no idea where to start.

I also realized there were very little resources out there designed for creatives on how to get a business started. All I experienced in my research were courses for online business entrepreneurs – Marketing majors, business strategists, SEO gurus. It seemed that no one was speaking “creative” to me.

In the middle of my learning journey (and hey, I’m still there), I started to take my counselling tools and apply them to my creative endeavors (Blog, Etsy Store, Wholesale to brick and mortar stores, Surface Pattern Design).

Most of these tools included shifting negative mindset, targeting anxiety, re-framing mistaken beliefs, journal prompts, 90 Day Goals, etc. You can access these tools in the Goal Setting Freebies Section.

So, seeing the gap in the online resources, I took the tools from my career in psychology and a love for helping others to teach Creatives how to set and accomplish their creative goals.

Helping You Build Your Business

1:1 Creative Business Coaching

I am pleased to announce the launch of a new program, One on One Creative Business Coaching.

You will have access to one on one coaching for your specific creative goal or creative business. Doesn’t that sound dreamy?

You will gain personalized tools, confidence, actionable steps, accountability and support to launch your creative business. Below is a FREE Creative Clarity Workbook to help you get started on your journey.

You probably have some questions, so I will address them here.

1) Who is Creative Coaching For?

You identify as a Creative whether it be practiced as a hobby, side hustle or business
You, as the Creative have a specific goal and/or for your business to create revenue but you are stuck in the “I don’t know what to do next” mode
You, as the Creative have the drive to put your energy into a creative career
For you the Creative to have the commitment to put in the time it takes to build a business

2) What Creative Coaching is

Time specific, goal driven, one on one sessions via virtual platform
Specific, personalized, collaborative plan agreed upon prior to commencement
Email check-ins, homework and assignments tailored to your goals
Free assessment to see if the program is a fit

3) What Creative Coaching is Not

Individual Counselling
Treatment for Mental Health or Addictions
Relationship Counselling
Family or Child Counselling

4) Who is the coach behind Creative Coaching?

Hi friend, Darlene Brink here 😊 So, you may already know who I am but in case you do not, here is the Coles Notes version.

I have felt called to counselling and it has been seventeen years having a Master of Arts as a Counsellor working with Individuals, Couples and Families specializing in Addictions and Anxiety
For my first online school, I launched Dream Big with my first signature course, Believe & Achieve: The Mindset Shift Method to Achieve Your Creative Goal
My Blog, Paper Rose was launched in 2017 and became Darlene Brink in 2020
After much course work and late nights, in 2017 I launched two online shops, Paper Rose Design Goods on Etsy and on Darlenebrink.com carrying Watercolor Art on Home Goods and Jewelry
And last but not least I am a Surface Pattern Designer

5) How will I benefit from Creative Coaching?

You will gain confidence to move ahead with your specific business plan
You will be able to set and achieve concrete, time sensitive goals
You will implement the resources, skills and tools you need to achieve your goal

6) How is Creative Coaching Different from Believe & Achieve?

Creative Coaching is a one on one format delivered virtually
Creative Coaching delves into your specific needs, roadblocks and plan
Believe & Achieve is a great pre-requisite if you struggle with confidence, anxiety or negative thinking
Similar material may be covered but not all as it may not be applicable to your goals

7) How do I sign up for Creative Coaching?

You can sign up HERE. Or CLICK BELOW.

We will agree upon a virtual 15-minute meeting where we get a sense of each other and you determine if the program is a fit for you. From that point you can either agree to continue or communicate that the program is not for you.

As I use a teaching platform, some of the technical details may differ but I will communicate these changes.

Fear of Failure

As creatives, you and I can be held back due to negative thinking. It might look like comparing your ability to others or not having the confidence to pursue your creative talent and put it out into the world.

But what if you could change that? I have just the freebie for you –

Do you want to build a creative business but are struggling to find the answer to “what do I do next?”

I can help you GAIN CONFIDENCE and CLARITY to achieve your goal.

I can help you ACHIEVE your goal and LAUNCH your business. I help take out the overwhelm.

The Freebie is called the Creative Clarity Workbook. This workbook will walk you through the key Preparing and Planning components of successfully launching: