Ease, Flow, Trust - Choose what you're bringing into 2024

How many of you have heard of choosing your “Word of the Year”?

My words of the year are EASE, FLOW, TRUST. 

EASE is my primary intention, the number one thing I want to cultivate more of in all areas of my life.  Flow and trust are secondary intentions that will help me create greater ease in all areas of my life. 

I don’t know about you, but 2023 was a very stressful year for me, there were definitely wins, but overall I spent most of the year in survival and hustle mode. Last year, I was learning how to do life without my bestie aka my Mom, I quit one of my part-time jobs to make a big push in my business transitioning from side hustle to full-time career. I embraced my role as full-time Stepmom to teenagers and learned how to live with a significant other for the first time ever without being able to run away to my place, because our place is my place now. I injured my back and underwent all the rehabilitation that goes with it. AND last, but not least, I became a first-time Aunt to the most amazing niece ever. 

It was A LOT to say the least, A LOT. Now here in the aftermath, I don’t regret it, but my body is definitely in need of a gentler year with a lot more EASE, FLOW, TRUST and FUN - look at that I just added another word.

Now, I want to be clear that I chose last year, I chose all of it. I was very conscious of the hustle and the stress and the busyness. I knew what was happening and I wanted to do this big push in both my business and my personal life.

I don’t regret it at all - remember those big wins I was telling you about, totally worth it. I doubled my income in my business, had my biggest month yet 3 times, earned my highest gross income ever with all my jobs combined, built relationships with my stepchildren unlike anything I ever had before I moved in with them, I learned that domestic life with a partner can be really magical too, witnessed my niece being born, worked as a helper at my first healing retreat, made a new business bestie - shoutout to my girl Margot, and most importantly learned that it’s possible to keep doing life, even without my Mom. 

Now here’s the really cool part: you don’t have to hustle and stress to make big strides in your personal and professional life, hence the ease intention of 2024. I hustled last year and I got results, but I want to make even bigger strides this year personally and professionally with less stress, more ease, flow, trust and fun. 

How? How am I going to experience less stress, more ease and create my biggest dreams yet??? 

One step at a time. Luckily for you, my amazing newsletter audience. You will get the weekly tools, skills, and resources to do the same in your life.  

This year, I am going back to basics, sharing all the teachings and practices that I have learned and used in the past to create ease, flow, trust, abundance and fun! 

You do not get six pack abs from one crunch in the gym. Results take time. These last couple weeks of January I am going to dive into Step One of creating your best life yet, INTENTION.

STEP ONE: INTENTION 

WHAT IS AN INTENTION? 

An intention is something that you want or plan to do in your life, a commitment that you make to yourself. An intention focuses on how you want to feel and the person you want to become. Think of your as an inner GPS system that guides you towards a desired outcome. It gives you clarity in your life, so you have direction, focus and purpose.

What do you want and how do you want to show up in the world? The answer to these questions is your intention.

Your intentions lay the foundation of who you are and what you want in life. No matter what happens you can always fall back to your intentions as a beacon of light to guide you even in the darkest of times. 

IMPORTANCE OF INTENTION

Intentions are one of the most powerful tools you can utilize to create a purposeful and meaningful life. 

Intentions are PURE EMPOWERMENT helping you shift from passive participant to the conscious creator of your life.  

Your intentions are a declaration to the world of who you are and what you want. Intentions help you create positive change in your life.

Setting clear intentions puts you on a trajectory for your desired outcome versus being swept away in the undertow of life. As an intentional being, you recognize that life doesn't just happen to you, you are the guiding force in your life, experiences and results. 

Intention reminds you that you get to decide how you show up and how you feel in your life. You get to decide how you show up as an employee, as a spouse, as a parent etc… No longer giving your power away to external people and circumstances, you reclaim your power as you awaken to the truth, that you are the creator of your life. 

Yes, life can be really hard at times. These difficulties can make you buy into this illusion that you are helpless to your circumstances, everything is outside of your control and there is nothing you can do about it. That’s not true. As an inner compass, your intention keeps you on a clear path towards your dreams and desires. When you set intentions your thoughts, feelings and actions all align to support you in creating what you want in your life. 

Now that you know what an intention is and why it is important, it’s time to create your intentions for 2024. 

WORD OF THE YEAR

Choosing a Word of the Year is an amazing intention setting practice.  Your 'Word of the Year' – is a single word that captures the essence of your intentions. This word will influence your actions, decisions, and mindset throughout the year. Your word will serve as an anchor to remind of your intentions and be a reminder to stay true to your wants and desires. 

Below is a ‘Word of the Year’ worksheet from my Intention Workbook: 

Be sure to reply to this email and let me know your word/s of the year! 

This worksheet is one of many practices that I offer in my Intention Workbook. If you join my Empowered Group Coaching you will receive this Intention workbook, along with my Letting Go workbook, Get Organized workbook and Mindset Matters workbook. You DO NOT want to miss out on these life changing resources. Each workbook contains teachings, guided practices, worksheets and journal prompts.