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My Blog Posts This Week
This week, I want to challenge you to consider your goals for the year. My post, Stop Playing it Safe with Your Goals, covers Misogi Goals. The ones that push you to go beyond what is comfortable. This post provides an overview of how to select one and the suggestion of taking on one per quarter.
Write Your Manifesto. As we enter the new year, what are your goals for the year? Could you translate these into a manifesto? This post provides a step-by-step guide to writing your manifesto for 2026.
Stabilize. My word of 2025 was stabilize. The building of a strong foundation across all 8 dimensions of wellbeing. I think we can all take pause and consider how stable our foundation really is. This post provides the perspective on my year and some things you might consider about your life.
Inspiration for the Year Ahead. Each year, after choosing my word, I find a memento to act as a daily reminder of my intentions. This post talks about selecting that artifact.
Happy New Year. A short and sweet post. The title says it all.
Podcasts That Caught My Attention
This week, the list is shorter. I’m assessing if this is content I continue to curate or if I let it go. While I love listening to podcasts, I only want to curate if there is value to all of you. To provide your POV, please take 5 minutes and respond to the survey here.
Sculpting Your Best Self. 11 minutes. Optimal Living Daily. This episode features Michael Mehlberg who suggests the best way to refine yourself is by helping shape others.
Want to Lead Better? Stop Being So Authentic. 27 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. This podcast highlights two books about being our authentic selves at work. The first is Don’t Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and the second is Authentic by Jodi-Ann Burey.
Why Do Marketers Promise a Silver Bullet That Doesn’t Work AND How Long Should Your Content Be. 7 minutes. Optimal Work Daily. This episode covers two topics – why isolated marketing tactics fall flat without a system in place and reframing “good” content length.
How to Withdraw Money from Your IRA Penalty Free. 11 minutes. Optimal Finance Daily. This episode are for those under 59 ½ looking to access funds without penalty.
What Do You Think?
Are you playing it safe with your goals? How could you push yourself a bit further?
Do you feel the new year energy or will yours kick in with the first full week of the year?
What ideas did the posts & podcasts spark that you could implement in the week ahead?