The last month of the year is traditionally one where there’s room for rest, for slowing down a bit.

In reality this christmassy rest often only seems to happen in romcoms and fairytails. December rather feels like rushing to get things done workwise, to then rush fast fast to get presents, cook festive meals, plan get-togethers with framily and so on.

As a result, January starts chaotic. Like nothing has changed.

You know what? Let’s do it differently this year.

Because you deserve a new year that feels fresh and promising.

Maybe your year has been stressful: too much work, too little work, financial worries, frustrating assignments, disappointing clients. It all happens.

The question is: what actions can you take next year to avoid these sources of stress? What parts of your business need to change?

Take the time to evaluate what you liked & disliked in the past year.

Take the time to think about how your business is built, how your income streams are organised, if your work is valued high enough, how high your costs will become next year.

Ask yourself: what will your main focus be in the new year? Which projects do you want to attract? And what actions do you get to take to achieve the changes you want so badly in your business?

List your concrete actions. Put them on your to do list and in your planning. Some of the actions you can do immediately (increasing your prices, according to the higher cost of living, for example!). It feels powerful to do so.

When January arrives, you’ll feel focused, determinated. You’ll dare to get rid of what doesn’t work. And you’ll embrace what feeds you & creates space to breathe and breed (on new creative stuff).

Now, you’ve reached the end of this email, so I need you to take a piece of paper (or digital notebook) and start evaluating the year as described above, or a little more structured like here. Really do it.

Afterwards you’re ready to either rush on, or to rest and reset - whatever works for you. But January will truly feel fresh this time.