What's Your THEME for 2023?
Wow, happy 2023!
Holidays can be both joyful and hard AF and I honor you for making it all the way through to the other end. Now, we just need to brave another winter.
I know many of you share the tradition I love of choosing a word as a theme for your year – instead of unsticky resolutions.
For 2022, my word was RECONNECT.
I selected it late in 2021 after a challenging year both personally and in my business. As an extrovert and relationship builder, I was still feeling the isolation of the pandemic and was taking on way too much on my own. I was depleted and burnt out. Full transparency – I was feeling truly lost about what to do next in my business. At times, I considered walking away.
So, I set out to do my reconnecting thing and I told myself I would see what happened. It was ok not to have answers. I believed the answers would be revealed.
I met with colleagues and mentors who energize me and pump me up.
I reached out to former clients to check in and get updates on their inspiring careers.
I joined a community of BRILLIANT coaches through my work with CHIEF.
I built a roster of talented coaches, therapists, organizers, tutors, designers (and the list goes on) and I referred them often. I was reminded how much I LOVE connecting people. It’s my jam.
I held two inspiring panels of former clients who shared vulnerable stories of moving through fear and wisdom that supported dozens of job searchers and career changers.
I returned to my weekly emails to you and all of my advocates and supporters who have been following my journey. This writing is my place of reflection and peace.
I reconnected with my colleagues, my community, my clients, the humans in the world who most inspired me and something intense happened.
I reconnected with my love for my work.
I just wrapped my turnaround year and my best in 8 years of business. And I truly did it without hustle. Hustle was not working for me and I knew I would have to leave altogether if I continued on that path.
Instead, I trusted my own gifts. I reorganized my time around my energy, only took on clients and projects that were a “hell yes!” and built systems to take on the draining parts of the work I actively dislike.
In fact, I’ve built enough infrastructure and space into my business that I now feel (mostly) confident that I can jump into this year’s theme - TRUTHTELLING.
I’ve made the commitment to myself (I know I may have said this one before – but I’m really in this time!) to write my first book. A guide for career transitioners and job searchers to design careers on their terms. A way for people to access my work and process without signing up for coaching.
With this work out in the world, I can continue to broaden my impact and connect more people with their inner career desires. YESSS! I’m here for all that 2023 has to bring.
Looking forward to continuing to reflect with you through this weekly email and I’m always happy to support you in your own career journey.