393: Start the Year Strong (Without Burning Out)
The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi
Bola Sokunbi
4.8 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
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It's a brand new year, and that means a fresh start, new goals, and big dreams. But before you try to do everything all at once… let's slow down.
In this episode, I'm sharing a gentle but powerful reminder: sustainable progress is so much better than quick burnout! You'll learn 4 simple things you can do this week to build real momentum with your money, no pressure, no overwhelm.
- Don't forget to check out the replay of our Goal Setting Call on YouTube for an extra dose of motivation to kick off your year strong: https://youtube.com/live/q8kt06jBUBU
- Be sure to grab your copy of My Wealth Plan Workbook to map out your year with intention: https://amzn.to/4qsAvHd
Ready to reset and refocus? Let's go!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, welcome back to the Clever Girls No Podcast and happy new year. |
| 0:04.8 | It is officially a brand new year and that comes with everybody wanting to have a fresh start. |
| 0:11.4 | It also comes with a whole lot of excitement and the energy of possibility. |
| 0:16.0 | And this time of year typically inspires us to want to do better, start fresh, and take charge of every |
| 0:22.3 | area of our lives, especially our finances. And while I love that motivation, I want to start |
| 0:29.3 | this episode with a reminder. You do not need to do everything all at once. And the reason why I say |
| 0:36.1 | this is because every year, people start at the new year wanting to do all these things. And the reason why I say this is because every year, people start the new year |
| 0:39.1 | wanting to do all these things. And by the end of the first month or second month or by the end |
| 0:44.3 | of March, they've burnt out and they're just not motivated to keep going because they overwhelm |
| 0:50.2 | themselves with too much. And so slow and steady is powerful. In fact, slow and steady |
| 0:55.9 | is a key to building real and lasting change. Hello everyone and welcome to the Clever |
| 1:01.8 | Girls Know podcast. This is Bola Shokumbi. I'm the founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance. |
| 1:08.1 | The Clever Girls No podcast is a podcast for women offering a space for conversations |
| 1:12.5 | around personal finance, business, life, and living. I'd love for you to subscribe to this podcast, |
| 1:19.0 | and you can do that everywhere you listen to your podcast episodes. And if you love what you're |
| 1:23.3 | listening to, be sure to leave a review so that other amazing women just like you can find this |
| 1:27.9 | podcast too. Also, don't forget to stop by Clevergirlfinance.com forward slash subscribe and sign up for |
| 1:35.5 | our weekly newsletter. It's a great way to get motivation and accountability sent straight to your |
| 1:40.6 | inbox as you work on achieving your financial goals. We also have over 30 plus |
| 1:45.7 | completely free courses to help you on your financial journey. And if you haven't already, |
| 1:50.9 | check out our YouTube channel. Just search Clever Girl Finance on YouTube. You can also find us |
| 1:56.5 | on Instagram at Clever Girl Finance. Okay, let's get into today's episode. You know, when you're |
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