As we continue to explore the value of clarity, one of the things that has been on my mind over the past 18 months is my own financial health. Between 2020 and 2023 I dealt with some big, hard, expensive things in my personal life, while scaling my business on the professional side. The amount of mental and emotional energy going into the challenges in my personal life took all of my bandwidth. I was just head down, keep pushing forward. Scaling the business took a lot of financial resources as I built in anticipation of the clients that would come. And I was learning how to translate everything that had relied just on me into the hands and brains of my team. I didn’t do it well at first and there were a lot of fits and starts.

I love living in a place with seasons.

I can't imagine living somewhere that's always tropical and sunny no matter what the season. When the days get short and cold, I appreciate the natural rhythm of a little bit of slowing down and hibernation. This year especially, I've become a little bit of a winter hermit. Bundled under my blankets reading my book or working.

I also appreciate that this time of year gives me space to contemplate the past year and look forward to the next year. I have a variety of different New Year exercises that I like to do as part of this process. Some of them involve reflecting on the previous year and the successes and failures of that year. Other pieces are forward-looking, with intentions and goal setting.