What my New Year planning has taught me
One of the reasons I always take time to plan at the start of the year is because it shows me what’s actually true, not just what sounds nice. As I was planning this year, something really clear landed for me. When I first started my group on Skool, it was intentionally quite open. I didn’t fully know where I wanted it to go yet. It was a reflection of where I was, exploring, recovering from burnout, finding my feet again. I ran it, added tiers, tweaked things, and kept asking myself: How do I upgrade this? What is this really about? And during my planning, the answer became obvious. It’s about follow-through. I’m actually very good at vision boards, ideas, and plans. I can see what I want clearly. What’s been harder, and I know I’m not alone here, is following through without burning out, pushing too hard, or giving up a few months in because I’m exhausted. I don’t want another year of: - forcing myself - hustling until I collapse - abandoning my plans halfway through And I realised, this is exactly what my group should be about too. Not just dreaming. Not just calming down. But supporting people to follow through on what matters to them, in a way their body can actually handle. For some people, that follow-through might look like: - finally taking rest seriously - prioritising healing or trauma work they’ve put off for years - setting and keeping boundaries For others, it might be: - building a business - changing direction - creating something new and meaningful All of it is valid. The missing piece for so many of us isn’t desire or clarity, it’s that our nervous system doesn’t feel safe enough to stay with the change. So this year, the focus is different. Inside my group, we’ll be using breathwork, meditation, somatic practices, and nervous system regulation not as the end goal, but as the support that allows real change to stick. Instead of “I made a beautiful plan but never acted on it,” the work becomes: - regulate first - then take action - so the shift actually settles in the body