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Last month I wrote about starting with your best moments in 2025. Today, we start the second month of 2026. I hope that the first month went well for you. Do take the time to review and reflect on last month. I do think that given it's the first month of the year, you tend to remember how things feel as you proceed with the year. The way you began it and the things that happened can set the tone for the rest of the year, but you also have 11 months ahead to change the tone at

Happy New Year! Yesterday, I invited you to reflect differently on 2025. Today, I want to share one simple practice that can help you step into 2026 with more clarity and intention. Before You Set Goals, Do This We're all conditioned to start a new year by setting goals, making resolutions, and creating ambitious plans. There's nothing wrong with that, but what if you started somewhere else first? What if, before you decided what you want to achieve, you took a moment to noti

Today is the last day of 2025. I hope you've been reflecting all year round and not waiting until today to review your year. I strongly believe in monthly reflections and reviews to see what has been going well and what needs to be tweaked. There are many year-end reflection guides out there, and most of them ask similar questions: What did you accomplish? What are your goals for next year? What were your biggest wins? While those questions have their place, I want to offer y

Here we are, the last month of the year. Truly, what a year it has been. I'm sure all of you feel that in some way or another, whether it's been a year of growth, challenge, unexpected turns, or all of the above. For me, this year has been about letting go. A lot of letting go, actually. Relationships that no longer served me. Expectations I'd been carrying like stones in my pockets. Old versions of myself that I'd outgrown but kept trying to fit back into, like clothes from

We're standing at the threshold of the year's final act, two months that will either slip through our fingers in a blur of holiday chaos and obligatory traditions, or become the most intentional, transformative period of our entire year. The choice is yours, Chief Self Officer. Yes, you read that right. Not Chief Executive Officer. Not Chief Operating Officer. Chief Self Officer , the most important leadership position you'll ever hold. And right now, with November and Decemb

As we enter the final quarter of the year, there's a peculiar energy in the air. The leaves are changing, the days are growing shorter,...