Mindful Movement One day I was laying in bed and I thought – what if I started a Mindful Movement Yoga YouTube channel? 48 hours later and the entire Notes of Solitude brand poured out of my being and there was no stopping it. As a military spouse, it’s been a while since I allowed […]

Notes of Solitude

Hi, I’m Traci and I’m just figuring it out. A lot of us are afraid to admit that, huh? We’re all supposed to be an expert at something, narrow down our niche, position ourselves as the “authority.” Maybe, it’s just me – but self-discovery and self-evolution sound a lot more fun than that.

Self-Discovery with Traci Dominique

Mindful Movement

Yoga for Beginners Even after practicing yoga for a few years, the terminology was intimidating to me. I couldn’t tell you what exactly a vinyasa or sun salutation was until I took my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. In this 25-minute Yoga for Beginners practice, I explain the foundations for a Vinyasa flow. This is […]

Yoga for Beginners | Notes of Solitude

Gifts from South Korea for Kids

One of the hardest parts of living overseas is being away from friends and family. My husband and I absolutely love our nieces and nephews so they are always on our minds as we explore Korea while stationed at Camp Humphreys. There are so many cute items that would make great gifts for kids back […]

Gifts from South Korea for Kids in the States

Atomic Habits by James Clear

As soon as I got to the end of Atomic Habits by James Clear, I flipped it over and started reading it again. There are SO many easily applicable changes in this book and I will never stop recommending it. “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level […]

Atomic Habits

Mindful Consumption

New Year’s is a time when self-improvement junkies thrive. This year my focus is on mindful consumption – both in the digital and physical sense.

Mindful Consumption in 2022

Seoraksan National Park is known for some of Korea’s most beautiful landscapes. By car, it takes about 3 hours from the Camp Humphreys Pyongtaek area.

Seoraksan National Park from Camp Humphreys

It’s been a year and eight months since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The great pause they say. The new normal. And when I think about it – when I really think about it – I am at a loss of words. I’m at a loss of direction.

Let’s try this again.

Target Audiences

How To Find Your Target Audiences At the root of marketing is not your product or your mission. At the root of marketing is people. It does not matter what you do or what you say if you’re not inspiring your target audience to act. This is why it’s so important to know how to […]

How to Find Your Target Audiences

Traci Shield, owner of Ideas Speak, working on brand messaging.

Generally, when people think of the term branding – images of logos, colors, and fonts come to mind, but your brand is more than how it looks. It’s how it speaks. It’s the emotions that are evoked. It’s the words that create an experience. While visual branding does the work of grabbing your audience’s attention – your brand messaging is what compels your audience to stick around.

Strengthen your Brand Messaging

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