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January Uncaged — new year clear voice
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Reading time: 1.39 392 words Hey Reader, NEW YEAR NEW — STFU pur-lease! Caution: you are about to be bombarded with a shitnami of messages telling you how absolutely horrifying you are and what you need to do to create a whole new you in 2026. PLEASE IGNORE THEM. You’re already very cool indeed. This January, the new year new me nonsense can get in the bin (actually that’s every Jan for me). Out with January scare-hustling and in with January JOY. ​January Uncaged is my way of shimmying into the new year with a sparkle in my step and a vow to bring a little sparkle to YOUR step. Each day, in the early morning, a little missive will arrive in the Telegram group. It will be audio, video, or written, and it will take you less than 60 seconds to consume it. Inside that missive will be a prompt. It won’t be the kind of writing prompt you’ve come to expect from this kind of writing challenge because although I’m a writing coach and this is a writing challenge, the writing is not the most important part. The most important part is the spark. The joy. The delight. That’s what the January Uncaged prompts are going to give you. You will need a maximum of 20 minutes each day, and a minimum of 5 minutes. Although of COURSE you can spend longer on this if you want to. It’s every day, including weekends, because I want you to discover that writing is not a chore, it’s a joy, and not all writing happens at a desk. We’re doing it in Telegram because it’s easy and because I want you to be part of a little community where you can share what you do if you like (no HAVE TO here). And it’s super short because I already know what everyone’s gonna be worried about: HOW WILL I HAVE TIME FOR THIS IN JANUARY YOU LUNATIC. That’s why it’s 5-20 minutes each day. Everyone has time for that. And I’m hoping it’s something you’ll genuinely look forward to. If you’re thinking this sounds like a delightful practice to build in January, join us! And if you join before Friday at 5pm, you can use the code UNCAGED25 to get £25 off the full price. That’s £50+VAT instead of £75+VAT. ​Join here:
TTFN, Vicky 🫡 p.s. Know someone who might enjoy this email? Please forward it to them and get them to sign up here.
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