Practicing Pattern

I think I love this one a little too much.

Like… I don’t want to answer emails. I don’t want to do admin. I just want to sit and practice pattern and play with cute colors all day.

I cannot wait for you to try this.

Step 1: Build Your Grid

Start by drawing a grid of shapes.

Squares are easy.

Circles are adorable.

Triangles if you’re feeling spicy.

Whatever feels good — do that.

Fill the page with evenly spaced shapes so you’ve got a little container for each idea.

Step 2: Pattern Practice

Now grab something to draw with.

I use a black Sharpie because I love the boldness, but use whatever feels good in your hand.

And I mean that literally.

The texture of the paper. The glide of the pen. The softness of the felt tip.

The tactile part of this experience matters more than you think.

Now fill each shape with a pattern.

Lines. Dots. Stripes. Swirls. Check-marks. Waves. Nonsense.

One square at a time.

This is called practice for a reason.

Not performance. Not perfection. Practice.

On this page, you’re not trying to make a masterpiece. You’re exploring and opening your brain to combinations and possibilities you wouldn’t normally try.

Just do the next square.

Then the next.

Then the next.

I’ve done this prompt multiple times and I’m genuinely excited to do it again. Once you get into the rhythm, it’s easy. Relaxing. Flowy.

Step 3: Color (Optional)

When the grid is full, you can stop.

... or you can add color!!

But don’t let the pressure of “making it good” interrupt the exploration part.

The purpose here is ideation.

Color is a bonus.

What’s Actually Happening

Here’s the magic.

If you isolate one square — you might hate it.

It might look awkward, messy, boring, overly complicated.

But when you step back and look at the whole page?

It’s beautiful.

Your brain stops obsessing over the tiny “mistakes” and starts seeing the collection.

The rhythm. The variety. The movement. The whole.

And we do this in life too.

We look at other people — whole, complex, layered — and think they’re beautiful.

But when we look at ourselves, we zoom in on one tiny detail and decide that defines everything.

This exercise trains you to zoom out.

To see yourself in context. To value the whole experience over one, singularly perfect result.

To appreciate the big picture, instead of one isolated moment.

Why This Matters (Especially for Your Brand)

Your brand is not one post.

It's not one launch.

It's not one offer.

It's not one awkward sentence you wish you hadn’t written.

It’s your whole body of work.

It’s the collection.

When you think in single squares, you freeze. You overthink.

You hesitate to publish.

When you're aware of the bigger picture, you create freely.

You experiment. You iterate. You build momentum and break what you thought were "rules".

Zoom out.

See the bigger picture.

Everything is more beautiful in context.

Even you.

BUT WAIT!! You didn’t do this to just stick it in a drawer!

You did it because something in you needed it.

This is usually the moment people say, “Huh, that was interesting,” and then go make themselves busy again. Don’t do that.

In a Brand Breakthrough Session, we can take what you uncovered and untangle it together. No pressure. Just clarity. The kind of clarity that actually changes things for the better.

If you’re feeling that little nudge that says there’s more here… follow it.

Book your Brand Breakthrough Session.