I absolutely love New Years! It's always twice as special for me because the celebrations don’t stop—my birthday is the very next day! I’m always excited to turn a new year with fresh goals and a renewed sense of purpose. For me, the beginning of a new year is like opening the first page of a fresh notebook—full of promise, potential, and endless possibilities. It’s a time to reflect, recalibrate, and chart the course for the months ahead. But what excites me the most is figuring out what my “word of the year” would be. I like to summarize my year in just one word and then craft my goals around that word. This is something my friends and I have been doing for many years and it has been a transformative process in shaping my intentions and actions for years! Last year, my word was "Pivot." At the time, I had no idea just how much that word would influence my journey. Without realizing it, I started leaning into the idea of change—pivoting in my career, my personal gr...
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