New year advice, from my heart

I post these essays on Sundays, and this year, January 1 falls on a Sunday.

It’s funny — you’d think that January 1st would be an auspicious day for a life coach. The day of days. The day when we start fresh, set big goals, get going.

And yet — I’m not really that kind of life coach. Honestly, I’m not really that kind of person.

And when I reflected on January 1st, and what it means to me… what came up for me is that typically, by January 1st, I am tired.

That stretch of year from Thanksgiving to January 1st always feels like a lot to me.

And it feels like a lot to me, even as a person who is very, very, very thoughtful about her professional commitments, her social commitments, her holiday-celebration-commitments. (I’m not an elf-on-the-shelf mom, for example, and have no plans to be. I don’t choose to spend my energy there.)

And still, I usually find myself on January 1…needing to fill up the tank a bit.

So as I was reflecting on this start to the year, I just wanted to remind you:

It’s okay to be where you are.
It’s okay to want what you actually want.

Here. Now. Today.

Here, now, today, I actually want some extra rest + recharging time.

What do you actually want?

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As always, I’m rooting for you. You’ve got this.

Katie




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