Hey, this is Julie. Welcome again to the podcast. I was just thinking when I was little, do you remember when you were little and the holidays came about and you were like, wow, the excitement, the anticipation of the holidays. It was like there was nothing more special or exciting in your life than December and nothing could be the heart palpitations

of Santa and the food and family. Now that I'm on the other side of it, orchestrating everything.

Wow. Hmm. Rethinking everything. Simplicity. Anyway, just a little thought as we kick off this

episode. I want to talk about how I'm going to

redirect everything, my energy, my life, my personal and my professional life in 2026. I love that

saying, New Year, New You. Can we just delete and forget that saying all together.

New Year, new you, guys, it's New Year, same you.

Boo, we just have to be a little more intentional.

And that's what we're talking about today.

Thank you for being here with me because I want to start this episode with a confession.

There was a year where my New Year's

resolution list was longer than my grocery list. And I have four boys. So my grocery list is

pretty long. And spoiler alert, neither of these lists were ever finished. I thought more

goals meant more success. You know, they say

feeling busy often means that you feel like you're successful. That's how I used to feel.

Busy, busy, busy, busy. I'm so successful. Nothing ever got finished. I thought more goals meant more

success. What it actually meant was more pressure. And in reality, it meant more

self-judgment. And that equated to less self-joy. A lot of less joy in my life. And I wondered why,

because I was doing all the things I was supposed to do. I was checking all the boxes. Success, success, success, getting those diplomas, getting all those accolades, making that money, ringing those bells. And I wasn't happy. I wasn't feeling that joy. So this year I did something radically different. I chose one personal goal and one professional

goal. Not because I lack ambition anymore, but because I finally understand how energy works.

Today we're talking about how to start this year intentionally and not frantically.

I hope I'm not alone in this journey because this episode truly

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