On today’s show, we share how we plan our upcoming year and why reviewing the previous years are so important when moving forward. We also look at how intentions play a powerful role in creating our lives, and why doing less really isn’t a bad thing!
In this Episode
So here’s what we’ll cover in this week’s episode:
- Before meeting Kate, Mike didn’t plan out his year but always wanted to do better than the year before [2:54]
- Kate’s hypothesis is you’ll always get better results if you plan [3:40]
- Most New Year’s resolutions don’t work because there’s no plan attached to them [4:00]
- Why energetically, January isn’t a great fresh start time [5:00]
- Winter is still a good time for reassessing what’s working and what isn’t [9:39]
- The structure for our planning and what areas we focus on [9:55]
- What is “digestion” and how does it give you a framework for moving forward in life? [12:40]
- Our 2016 intentions were…[14:00]
- Saying “No” will create space [19:15]
- Coming up with a “guiding word” for the year ahead can keep you on track [19:38]
- How Kate’s default thinking was she’s not doing or having enough [23:25]
- There are real psychological benefits to looking back and reviewing your years [24:50]
- White space gives Kate a feeling of calm now, instead of anxiousness [29:30]
Selected Links from the Episode
Mike’s website Chat & Chew (Kris Carr with Kate) “Pussy: A Reclamation” by Regena ThomashauerPodcast Details
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