Name: Windy Lillypad
Age: 29 in troll years.
Superpower: A master of data collection and interesting intel.
Weakness: Prefers to collect knowledge than apply it through action :/

Ya got Windy Lillypad! Fun fact: Windy was “Patient 0” in research on Shiny Object Theory. That’s because this adorable perfectionism troll is obsessed with distracting new things. Fun, right? Sure...to a point. And that point has long passed for Windy.

A lover of learning, they use their big brain power to take (many) courses, collect great ideas, and pick up a new skill or 10. Unfortunately, this jumping from lily pad to metaphorical lily pad like a frog on speed is driven by an inconsistency rooted in self-doubt. We’re talking impostor syndrome.

Oh, Windy will tell you it’s just because they’re a hungry learner. They’ll tell you they’re multi-passionate, that’s all! But when it comes time to START or ACT in some way, this lil’ troll freezes up in protest. They can’t stand the idea of ~beginning. Why? Because that means taking a risk. That means you’re “good enough” to give yourself a chance. And for Windy, you can ~never be good enough.

Insecurity is Windy’s comfort blankie. And they’re not ready to part with it. Meaning, change nothing and you might just find that years have gone by and (thanks to your lil’ head troll) you STILL keep changing your mind about what you want to do.

But stress not, my visionary pal. You’ve joined an elite club of artists, creative entrepreneurs, and world-changers—all scared to commit to just one “thing”. And the good news is, there’s room for ALL the things! You just need a soul-led vision to help tie them together.

“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.” — Louis L’Amour

Ready to tame your perfectionism troll? Here’s a practice you can try today.

The Rocking Chair Exercise: Alright angel, let’s solidify your vision for your life! This exercise, as taught to me by my coach trainers, helps you get closer to your deepest priorities and overall vision for your life. No chasing labels or trophies, just good feelings and meaningful experiences.

You can imagine yourself as an old person in a rocking chair, pondering your life and what’s most important to you in terms of purpose as well as the feelings you want to cultivate daily, no matter what you “do” or don’t do creatively.

Allow yourself 20 minutes of quiet time to ponder and write your answers down. Let your imagination go wild! Write a story and paint a picture of your life with words. It may not come out fully formed and “perfect”—that’s fine! Just have fun with what emerges. So take a moment to REALLY imagine you are blissfully happy and healthy and 90 years old. You’re sitting in your adorable rocking chair and looking back over your IDEAL life.

1. Who are you as a person? What is it about you that people value?
2. What are you proud of? What added meaning to your life and gave you a sense of fulfilment?
3. Perhaps consider how your life unfolded in these areas: family/partner, career, health, friends, home, emotional/spiritual fulfilment, fun, learning, service, leadership, community.
4. Finally I wonder what you can see around you? What do you feel? What can you hear? What shows that you’re truly happy?

You did it! Now the next time Windy Lillypad tries to tell you it’s not safe to start something new, check in with your vision and your values. And do the damn thing anyway.

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF…..

Oh, hi there! 👋 My name’s Jerico Mandybur.

I’m a best-selling neurodivergent author, writer, creativity coach, and tarot witch. And my mission is to help people like you to unlearn perfectionism, release their cringe, and unlock their unique creaive expression, so they can tell their story, make their stuff, and change the goddamn world. *:·ﾟ✧

Think you could be next? Me too TBH...

After spending a decade working in journalism and media at a leadership level—at some of the coolest brands and publications on the planet—I decided to turn my tireless imagination into a career in creativity! Now I use proven coaching methods (combined with a little witchcraft) to help my clients launch businesses, write books, rekindle old passion projects (and kickstart new ones!), find their voice, and share their story with the world. I’ve worked with healers, poets, NGO workers, therapists, writers, entrepreneurs, musicians, and mavericks from all walks of life who needed support in navigating perfectionism and its various manifestations (looking at you procrastination and self-sabotage!) so they can get out of their own way and use their gifts. 🎉

LET’S TALK, ANGEL!

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Give me a call, and I’ll talk you through your options—whether it be my celebrated private coaching series, Come Alive, my consultation services, or a magical intuitive tarot reading to inspire your passion and light your path.

Either way, get ready! It’s time to put your perfectionism troll in its place and make life your creative playground. Let’s help you revolutionise limiting beliefs and reprogram your relationship to creating stuff so you can vision freely, express brazenly, and be the oracle of your own life.

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ABOUT MY SIGNATURE FRAMEWORK

Every client that works with me is guided through a bespoke, self-directed journey of creative expression—whether they’re making something, building something, saying something, or something else entirely. And that’s intentional! Because we creative visionaries, trouble-makers, and weirdos aren’t good with rules. Hell, we hate being told what to do!

And hand on heart, I can promise you I’ll never do that to you. What I will do, is guide you through my signature framework, designed to offer you a safe container within which to explore anything and everything that yearns to be released through you.

THE ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK:

♡ POWER

Why power? Because we’ve been taught that it’s a dirty word. And there are no coincidences. We’ve been cut off from our worth in the capitalist, white supremacist West. And without a sense of our wholeness; a true core worth, we’re much more placid. Well pardon my French my FUCK THAT. Your power is your birthright. It’s innate. It’s dignified. It’s infinite. And it can never be taken away from you. Acknowledging—and stepping into— your power is the first step to uncovering your most deeply held values. And letting them guide your creativity and your life.

♡ PRESENCE

Call it presence, call it awareness or mindfulness—just call on it! In my signature framework, your presence is the articulation of your power in daily life. It’s your sense of “something greater”. Your spiritual connection, expressed in all your create. Understanding your divinity and your preciousness means letting every moment, however mundane, be a portal to the imagination and a doorway to greater awareness. The mindful present is where all potentiality lies. It’s where the best art is made—when we allow ourselves to simply BE and let creativity flow through us.

♡ PLAY

Play is often seen as silly. As frivolous or purposeless. But did you know that deprived of play, we get depressed? In my framework, play isn’t something you do despite oppression and dominant programming; it’s how you overcome it. Your play is both personal resilience and political resistance. Your pleasure is a reclamation. Your self-expression is a gift to yourself and everyone else around you. When we play, we experience and express joy. We allow ourselves to gleefully rip up the rulebook and collage the pieces with glitter glue. Play about waking up everyday knowing you deserve to feel inspired, creative, full of vitality, and ready to express yourself, make stuff, and change the goddamn world doing it.

In working with me, you’ll explore all aspects of my signature framework. From setting commitments, uncovering your true values, discovering what lights you up, forging a path towards the most meaningful creative expression for you, and taking ridiculously small steps towards gradual, sustainable change.

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