The Survival Mode Reset Workbook

When everything feels urgent but nothing is life-or-death — create with ease, clarity, and trust.

Do you feel like you’re constantly rushing, forcing, or spinning your wheels — even when your basic needs are covered? You’re not alone. Many creatives get trapped in a self-imposed “survival mode,” mistaking pressure for progress and urgency for importance.

This workbook helps you:

• Step back and see what’s really blocking you.
• Identify what’s truly in your control, and what isn’t.
• Align your beliefs with your goals so you’re working from trust, not fear.
• Track progress, reflect on wins, and notice opportunities you didn’t plan for.

It’s not a productivity planner. It’s a perspective reset — a guided space to help you slow down, regain clarity, and create intentionally.

Inside You’ll Get:

• Survival Mode or Safe Mode: a reality-check to see where your energy is stuck.
• Control & Influence Venn Diagram: map what you can control, what you can’t, and what you can influence.
• The Time Trap: visualize realistic timelines vs. expectations.
• Ideal Outcomes vs. Current Beliefs: align your mindset with your goals.
• Opportunities You Didn’t Plan For: recognize unexpected wins.
• Inventory of What’s Already Working: a grounding reflection.
• Next Step From Calm, Not Panic: actionable steps to move forward from trust instead of fear.

Plus: guided prompts and reflection spaces throughout, designed to help you make tangible shifts in your creative process.

Who This Workbook is For:

• Creatives who feel stuck, rushed, or constantly behind.
• People who want to create with clarity, calm, and trust — not from scarcity or panic.
• Anyone looking for a practical tool to step back, reflect, and reset their energy and focus.

Format:

• 12 page digital PDF
• Printable or fillable on your computer/tablet
• Clean, minimal design for easy reflection

This workbook was created by Maria, founder of Cri(ar), a newsletter and creative community for people learning to slow down, create intentionally, and redefine progress.