Inspired and Informed, Your Chapter to Define

There’s nothing like the blank slate of a calendar and the white pages of a notebook to inspire. They invite us to answer questions of who we choose to be, what’s next, and scribble fresh ideas. I love the page turn into a new year, to imagine what’s possible.

Some people choose to carry the baggage of last year forward, like luggage on a roof rack. I’ve learned to focus on the glimmers, bring the quality lessons, and toss the rest. With a fresh perspective, we move with lightness in thinking and doing. The lessons inform our choices and priorities, and help us create momentum.

I don’t slide into the new year, letting precious days slip by without purpose. And to be clear, some days, rest is the purpose. Or, the day may be business-driven. You get to decide.

I’ve learned to avoid diving straight into tasks and to-dos before defining the big picture. Jumping into tasks is a natural tendency, and one I often see. We instantly make ourselves busy to feel good, but busy is different than productive.

In this new season, we’re not starting over; we’re starting informed. What glimmers and lessons will you pull forward as the foundation for this year’s success?

Dial into Your Brilliance

Defining your brilliance creates a fabulous energy that puts you in control of the day and your future. How often do we get thrown off track from the morning’s mission? When that happens, how do you rally your reset?

Imagine turning the dial back to your brilliance each day.

Some say they don’t have time to think about this, but I ask, how can you not? When you avoid turning your internal dial to its success setting, you lose time, energy, and impact. By focusing on how you want to show up, you stay on point with essential business and commit to actions that accomplish your goals - not someone else’s.

When we let others decide our strengths and savvy, we're at the whim of the day and their opinion of what’s best for us. That’s when less appealing options take root. Anxiety and distraction creep in while our energy drains. Don’t let others trim your colorful, unique advantage and hinder your growth.

Take a moment today to choose the words that describe you at your best. Pick three words that resonate with your success setting. How do you define your best self as you build and stretch? It may be words like determined, calm, creative, powerful, elegant, or unstoppable. Or something completely different - the point is, you make the choice.

Ground yourself in the truth of what makes you bloom, and nurture this declaration daily.