Episode 38

How to Clarify Your Creative Calling Without Overthinking

Published on: 26th June, 2025

Welcome back to The Soft Method Podcast, where self-worth meets overflow and feminine is your strategy. In this episode, your host DeAndra Jalisa dives into one of the most common questions creative women face:


“What am I really meant to do?”

If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, overwhelmed by options, or unsure of your purpose, this is your gentle nudge back into alignment. This week’s episode is all about cutting through the noise, calming the chaos, and getting crystal clear on your creative calling—without spiraling into overthinking.


✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why self-awareness trumps outside validation
  • How to listen to your own inner guidance (even when the world is loud)
  • 4 journal-style questions to help you connect the dots in your life
  • The power of tiny, imperfect steps and why action creates clarity
  • Why your past experiences might be quietly revealing your purpose
  • Real talk on why you need to slow down to hear your own truth
  • Practical ideas to explore your creative curiosity without pressure

🛠️ Tools & Prompts Mentioned:

  • Journal prompt: List 5 things you love to do (even if they make no money). What’s the common thread?
  • Freebie: The Soft CEO Toolkit — My favorite 7 tools to run a creative business with ease
  • Bonus tip: Ideas evolve when they’re in motion—clarity comes after you start

🧠 DeAndra’s Soft Notes:

  • “You don’t need more time. You need movement.”
  • “Stop waiting for the whole plan—just start with what you know.”
  • “Your creative calling won’t scream. It will whisper. You have to slow down to hear it.”

💌 Ready for support?

If you’re craving clarity, I offer 1:1 Clarity Calls and coaching designed to help multi-passionate women like you align their gifts with powerful offers and a soulful brand.


→ Book a Clarity Call or explore my coaching


→ DM me on Instagram @deandrajalisa to chat about your next step!

🔮 What’s Next?

Next week’s episode is a good one:

How to Turn Your Gifts Into a Sellable Offer — don’t miss it!

💬 Loved this episode?

If today’s message resonated, I’d love if you:

Thanks for listening, Soft CEO. Now go take that baby step. You’ve got this. 💕

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About the Podcast

The DeAndra Jalisa Podcast
Welcome to The DeAndra Jalisa Podcast—the place for creatives who are ready to stop playing small and start getting paid for what they know. From messy beginnings to building luxe, structured businesses, DeAndra shares the behind-the-scenes of entrepreneurship, clarity breakthroughs, and the systems that make it all flow. Each episode blends real talk, strategy, and soul-led guidance to help you package your skills, launch with ease, and step fully into your Soft CEO era.

About your host

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DeAndra Crismon


DeAndra Jalisa Crismon is the founder of Party Shop Avenue. A bespoke balloon design company located in Los Angeles, California. DeAndra has been in the event industry for almost 10 years. She was a wedding planner and event designer who wanted to create something unique for the industry.

Which gave birth to Party Shop Avenue in 2017, she started posting her beautiful creations and her designs started to spread the internet like wildfire.

DeAndra has been able to work with some notable brands and influencers throughout her career. Clients like, Guess, Boohoo, Fabletics, Netflix, Fashion Nova, Mastros Franchise, Ispy, Colourpop, Sivan Ayla, Jessi Malay, Shayla Mitchell, Draymond Green, and many more. DeAndra had one of the biggest jobs of her career back in 2018 when she was flown out to New York to showcase her designs with Ipsy for Ispy Creator Day. Not to mention her designs were featured on Good Morning America the same week.

Now DeAndra is still persevering in the industry but is now mentoring aspiring creatives on how to grow successful creative businesses.