Heartfelt Letters for Every Emotion – Thoughtfully Written by Poppy
There are so many reasons why I decided to create Letters From Poppy:
- A creative outlet, particularly for my writing
- It was a business idea I’ve had in some shape or form, for years
Essentially, the idea was inspired by an “Open When You’ve Had a Bad Day letter my old boss gave me years ago. Whenever I had a “bad” day, I would think about opening it, but wouldn’t because my brain would tell me “ah, but you’ve had worse days!”.
Although I had never opened it, knowing it was there, had helped me so much. I wanted to recreate that feeling, by helping people deal with the big moments that can feel overwhelming and scary.
I only opened that letter, after finding it when I left that job, around three years after being given it.
But Why Now?
This is a really great question. At the end of every year, for the past few years, I have taken the time to look back on what I have achieved that year, so that I can plan what I want the upcoming year to look like; what I want to focus on, and what projects I would like to move forward. It’s a great practice for the growth of my business, and me as a person. It’s definitely an exercise that I recommend everyone does, at least once a year.
Over Christmas 2024, when I was looking back at what I had achieved in 2024, I realised that I hadn’t achieved anything for *me*.
- I had paused 80% of my business
- I had stopped working on my passion project book
In fact, I was barely writing at all. For a large chunk of 2024, I hadn’t even been writing blog posts outside of case studies for my partners business.
So, I made it my goal to change that for 2025. I wanted to spend time focusing on my writing, for both fun and gain. This was a business idea that I had had for years; it meant I could get back to writing whilst helping people through various situations, and it just made sense to start this business.
