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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

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