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Founder @thepreciousdog ✦ Elevated jewelry for dog people, finally ✦ Behind the scenes of building a brand from scratch

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Cyrus fell asleep for the last time yesterday. I write this in absolute silence. The apartment that was too small for him now feels smaller in his absence. He is everywhere even though he isn’t. When I hear a knock, I expect his bark but it is going to be quiet from now on.

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@MythThrazz Haha thank you!

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dismayed to report that practice does help 🥲

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@jwginn Thanks for your support, Jeremy!

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My first booth 🥹

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realizing that all the wounds I healed when trying to find love have been reactivated in entrepreneurship. It triggers all of unhealed parts of myself around success, worthiness & uncertainty.

the good news is I've done the work before so I can do it again.

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long to be the tortoise not the hare

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@jwginn I hope there is zero urgency and full of relaxation ✨

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Giving myself permission to be a burned out person in need of healing, first and foremost. My keyboard is back out and playing ludovico einaudi is my therapy 🥰

I've been craving a slow life filled with art and relaxation, and I will let myself live that. For now.

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Today's positives:

- another sale! 🥳
- audited my product page focusing on creating more trust and less friction psychologically for the interested - I've always avoided certain aspects of growth design bc idk it feels dark to me but.. learning that that's not necessarily true

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Today's positives:

- got a irl compliment when wearing my Doberman necklace reminding me that jewelry often needs to be seen in person & that I'm not delusional to think it's breathtaking 💕
- someone dmed to ask where she can get the husky pendant cos it's beautiful (she probably later saw the price and decided against it but one day someone will ask and be ok with the price point of jewelry made with precious metals)

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Today's positives:

- remembered to breathe through hard moments and find compassion
- my first ad is driving new traffic to the site with people spending meaningful time showing interest! No conversions yet but good data to form next steps on
- finished designing placards for my first booth

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running a business is literally an act of courage everyday. I feel so scared all the time 🥲

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@karishma_irani ❤️❤️ thank you! Means a lot 🥺

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Today's positives:

- first sale 🥲 it did so much. It really helps me feel like this is possible
- had a session with a former coach who helped me access self-compassion which I know will be crucial for this journey
- started a conversation on a potential custom commission, in gold!!

Today was actually really good 😊

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@SavvyKreykes 🥰 yeah it actually is really fun

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Today's positives:

- got a deposit for my first custom commission 😭 in gold ✨💛
- an inquiry for a watercolor portrait commission (!!! this surprised me)
- packed and dropped off first order at the post office 🥰

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Including a custom watercolor painting of my first customer's dog in the package 🥰 because I want it to be extra special 💛

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damn x is a tough crowd these days unless you're posting about a 19 year old who built an agentic workflow that brings in 20,000/week

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Yesterday I cried into my rug wondering if the silence meant I made a huge mistake. Today a real human is waiting for a package from The Precious Dog 😭

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FIRST SALE 😭😭😭

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FIRST SALE 😭😭😭