Navigate Your Year and Find Your True North
Have you ever set a bold New Year's resolution, striding out into January full of motivation and determination only for it to fade over the month and by February you're beating yourself up and feeling rubbish.
The Cartographer's Compass has been designed as the antithesis of this. We plan the year in January, through a series of creative mapping exercises that can adapt and flow throughout the year.
We also meet in person (all calls are recorded and shared within the course) 5 times across the year with a new creative exercise each time where we can revisit our maps and set acountability goals.
"I signed up to Cartographer's Compass on the first day I heard about it and I'm so glad I did. The course is jam packed with bite sized inspirations and gently guides you to create your very own roadmap for the coming year. It's honestly such a breath of fresh air for anyone who wants to do a bit of planning and reflection, but doesn't want to lose their creativity and excitement in doing so." Participant in 2025 cohort.
Why Maps?
Any book that starts with a map is likely to be an excellent one. The reduction of a story into a simple drawing with symbols and pathways lets the imagination run riot.
Whether it was the delicate path through 100 Acre Wood tracing the path from Piglet's house to Eeyore's Gloomy Place, or the footprints appearing on the Marauder's Map, or the ancient ocean maps full of terra incognita and wondrous mythical sea creatures, all are utterly enchanting.
Also, maps are biased. Sometimes this isn't helpful, but in the Cartographer's Compass where you will be creating an entirely personal atlas of maps, this bias is truly wonderful. You get to choose what is included and what is left out. What a fabulous power that is!
Maps hark back to a simpler, more certain time. Real or imaginary, this nostalgia provides a safe place, away from the noise of contemporary life, to allow our imaginations space to roam and ask ourselves "what if..."
"The Cartographer's Compass is a delightful way to navigate your projects in a supportive group, infused with Sarah's creative spirit of adventure and practical coaching accountability. I loved how she encouraged us all to draw on every kind of map - from floor plan to phrenology - in search of our best year ever." Participant in the 2025 cohort.
What's included?
A self-guided course which will take you through:
A short reflection on the previous year
Creating your own compass with your core values, passions and purpose
Effective goal setting for this year
Mapping the pathway to smashing those goals
Mindset shifts with a special phrenologist map
A star map to connect the dots
A series of beautifully designed, printable resources to guide you through this adventure
5 live workshops throughout the year: in January, April, June, September and December (a morning and evening option offered for each - dates below)
Bonus videos to show how to turn your map into a folded pop-up map and other creative activities. NB. These are optional add ons - don't feel scared of this bit if you're not feeling crafty)
Dates for the live workshops are (with an evening and morning option):
January 27th 7-8.30pm or 29th 10-11.30am
April 28th 7-8pm or 30th 10-11am
June 16th 7-8pm or 18th 10-11am
September 8th 7-8pm or 10th 10-11am
December Celebration 15th 7-8.30pm or 17th 10-11.30
Waiting List
Doors now closed for 2026, but will reopen in December for 2027. Sign up here to get an email letting you know when.
What will you get out of this course?
A creative approach to new year planning for your life, your business or for a specific project
Strategic planning tools to help you with effective action planning
A thorough exploration of what you can put in place to achieve your goals this year
Ongoing encouragement through the live workshops
A beautiful community of lovely folk to share this journey with
I encourage gentle rebellion ALL the time - if a prompt or exercise doesn't work for you, then I challenge you to rebel and find something that works better. Everything is designed to be adaptable.
Oh and you get to look at and play with lots of lovely maps
FAQs
Yes. They will be emailed to all participants each time, within 24 hours of the workshop taking place.
I can absolutely put together a bespoke package for you. Just ping me an email (sarah@sarahlongfield.co.uk) and we can take it from there.
It is your choice and you will still get loads out of the course without them.
The cohort for the previous year have been a truly wonderful group of creative, supportive people. Some have also joined a whatsapp group to keep in touch.
If you do fancy them, here are the dates again:
January 27th 7-8.30pm or 29th 10-11.30am
April 28th 7-8pm or 30th 10-11am
June 16th 7-8pm or 18th 10-11am
September 8th 7-8pm or 10th 10-11am
December Celebration 15th 7-8.30pm or 17th 10-11.30
Absolutely!
A large proportion of my coaching clients have some sort of neuro-spicyness including ADHD, autism and dyslexia.
I don't label myself as a coach that specialises in those areas as that's a pretty bold claim. However, I am experienced in designing personal and professional development experiences for all brains.
I also encourage gentle rebellion throughout to suit your unique learning style and will happily provide email or whatsapp support to adapt the process to fully suit you.
Yes.
All my courses are.
They are autocaptioned so sometimes might go skew-whiff - let me know if you spot a clanger!
Yes, just select "buy as gift" at checkout and your giftee will get an email with details on how to access the course.
Worry not. I'll explain all the resources in the videos in the course so you can map out your own in your favourite notebook. If you're very nice to me, I might be willing to post you a set of the resources, although my printer is currently printing errant black lines, so you might not want that.
Abso-blooming-lutely!
This is your course and you get to decide on whether you focus on your whole life, your business, a particular project or something else.
I also welcome gentle rebellion - if an exercise doesn't work for you, then I encourage you to find a way that it does work, even if that means bending all the rules.
Testimonials from other courses:
A bit about me, your guide to this special form of cartography
I've always loved a good story and try to spend at least a small part of my day allowing my imagination to wander and to day dream.
This course combines several things I love: maps (have I mentioned I love maps yet, not sure if I have ;), being creative and doing a serious strategic thing in a playful way.
If I'm creatively engaged in planning I am far more likely to make that plan stick... something I know I share with many of you.
I've got a background in making theatre and putting on participatory arts projects, encouraging people to be creative in their everyday lives.
I'm also a beadwork artist, delighting in making miniature things using gorgeous tiny, sparkly beads.
Making courses like the Cartographer's Compass makes my heart sing as much as making theatre or beadwork. It's such a delight. I hope this enthusiasm rubs off on you and you take the leap on this adventure with me!