Hello and welcome to this episode of the ESG Fitness Podcast. I'm sorry if this is a little bit

echoing. I'm coming to you from the little pod in my co-work where I spend a lot of time,

but hopefully I'll click a button after this and it'll all sound perfect. Anyway, today's podcast

is going to be about lessons that I am taking into 2026 because it is the start

of a new year, which I always find very exciting. I like to reflect and then set some goals for

next year. And what I am going to do is leave in the show notes, the goal setting workshop that I did

at the end of last year. So if you haven't already done

that, we got some amazing feedback about it and credit where it's due. It came from, or some

of it anyway, came from a workshop that I did that. I was actually like, oh, this is a really good

workshop. And I'm going to take some of these bits, put my own spin on it,

add a few bits in that I think useful, and then do my own version of it. So that's what it is.

And I hope that you find it useful. And I hope that it sets you up for a successful year.

So some of the lessons that I learned last year, and some of these go like broader than

just the last year, but I'm going to go through them today. So the first one, and I'm pretty

sure this is something I learned before last year, but is worth repeating, is that the most

important things never feel urgent, but they are. A good example of this is seeing your

parents. Like if you are lucky enough to have them and to have a good relationship with them,

make sure that you emphasize seeing them more. Make sure that you prioritize as the right word

that I was looking for, seeing them more. If you know you want to start a business, don't put it off because there'll never be a right

time. If you know you want to travel more, book in a trip, if you have really fancy plates

or cutlery that you're saving for like the perfect occasion or a special occasion, like today is a

special occasion. So I guess it's just like being present and appreciating where you are and appreciating

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