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My Blog Posts This Week
This week, all the posts fit well together in kicking off the new year with intention. Write a letter to your future self, select a word of the year, focus on a project, and more. I hope you enjoy!
Dear December Self. This post suggests writing a letter to your future self to articulate your goals for the year ahead. What do you hope you look back on and have accomplished?
10,000 Minutes. We’ve all heard about the 10K hours to mastery. This post takes a twist on the idea and encourages you to think about a 10K minute project this year.
Finding My Word. Do you choose a word of the year? This post highlights the journey I took this year to land on my somewhat unconventional word for the year.
Making 2026 One Shade Greener. We may think “the grass is greener”. This post suggests we focus on ourselves and work to make our lives one shade greener.
Winding Down. Sometimes the time comes to wind down a habit…even if it is a good one. Each year it’s good practice to evaluate your routines and habits and drop those no longer serving you.
Podcasts That Caught My Attention
This week, has posts that help kick the year off right. Do you want to keep seeing curated podcast in this newsletter? To provide your POV, please take 5 minutes and respond to the survey here.
Welcome to 2026! Top 10 Tips for Making the Most of Your Annual Goal Setting. 23 minutes. Best Laid Plans. The title of this one speaks for itself.
2026 Dream Job Exercise: Unlocking Your Future. 17 minutes. Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel. This podcast highlights an exercise that Jessi does every year. She highlights how it helps reclaim imagination, agency, and hope in a moment when many professionals feel stuck and anxious.
Beware the Frivolous Purchase Threshold. 7 minutes. Optimal Finance Daily. We all have one. The limit that tricks us into justifying impulse buys. This episode has tips on how to realign spending.
Protect Your Best Hours. 7 minutes. Before Breakfast. This podcast provides a great reminder to protect the hours where we can do our best work.
What Do You Think?
Do you have a word for 2026? If so, how will it change your December self?
What do you think of the 10,000-minute project? Do you have something that would fit?
What ideas did the posts & podcasts spark that you could implement in the week ahead?