ADHD and New Year’s Resolutions: Intentions That Stick!

Danielle Ralston and Brit walk through reviewing 2024 and setting intentions for 2025 with ADHD and neurodivergent adults. They skip all-or-nothing thinking, celebrate small wins, and share practical tools: bullet journals, multiple calendars, a custom ADHD app, and dopamine rewards like themed parties. Rest counts as productivity.
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Maybe thinking about it very slowly, thinking about it. Maybe we're going live, maybe not. Like I'm watching all of the platforms and then— oh, there it is!
Hey, hey, it's working!
Good morning everyone, happy after Christmas slash New Year's weirdness. Stuff.
This is the void.
It is. And it's always the anxiety-inducing, like, I'm forgetting something. I know I forgot something. Especially for my entrepreneur ADHDers. They're all in like panic mode that they didn't finish something in 2024. And I'm like, um, hello, the world's not ending tonight at midnight.
No, still more. God willing. Oh yeah.
God willing, and the creek don't rise, you know. I've heard that saying down living down here in the South a few times, but it's, it's really— I, I think one of the big things is remembering that just because the world says that the world is like 2024 is done and you can't— you have to make new resolutions and stuff— it's not freaking true. It's not logical.
No. You're not going to wake up tomorrow a different human, and nobody else around you is going to wake up tomorrow as a different human.
It's just not how it works.
Yes.
I think one of the biggest things I keep talking to my clients is it's all or nothing. Like, I have to get everything done for 2024 I wanted to do, not like what is obtainable. In the time I have left.
Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I see a lot of people, whether it be the end of the week, the end of the year, the end of the month, insistence of like, I have to finish it all now. And instead, I see an opportunity to look back and say, what were you able to get done? What made that possible? What were you not able to get done? What was in the way? What was missing for everything to get done? And how can we apply this knowledge to the next thing?
Absolutely. And I also talk to clients in all of that. Let's reassess what worked well, what didn't work well, and let's celebrate every freaking win from the whole entire year. So something that I am doing in the community after this call is I'm going to go live in our community and talk about what are our wins for the year, not just today, yesterday, the last 5 minutes. What did we win at this year? Because I think as ADHDers, we're always like, okay, I got that done. Let's move to the next thing because there's the next thing's wrong, or I'm not going to finish, or there's shame, frustration, whatever, instead of like sitting down and reflecting on what was possible and what was amazing. Yeah, I mean, we're all bad at it. I know Brit and Vida and I, every once in a while, what are your wins? We like, what are you celebrating right now? And we're like, I forgot to do that, even though we preach that to clients all day long.
Oh yeah, oh yeah. I actually a couple days ago made a list in my journal of like everything I was excited about or was happy about or proud about in 2024, and I was like Oh, shit. I did not pause and think about these things nearly enough when they were happening. Mm-hmm.
So I always suggest it and don't do— like, I forget to do this myself. So full disclosure, but I always suggest to a client that they spend January celebrating 2024. How are you going to celebrate everything that you were able to do in 2024? And some of us, it's Just we survived. We have eaten. We have taken care of our bodies. We have a coach. We have the support system in place. Maybe we didn't accomplish anything beyond that. And you want to know what? That is worth celebrating. Those of us that are entrepreneurs, what did we get done from the goal sheet that we created for ourselves in January of 2024 that were not possible to get everything done? We all, we all know that we've done this. But what did we get done? What, what did go well? And then, yeah, let's look at what didn't go well. What, what did we not get done? What did we fail at? What was a frustration? What was overwhelming? Because we often forget. Every time I ask somebody, well, what was overwhelming this year? Well, I did this and I had to work on this. Well, did you get it done? Yeah. Well, I didn't see over here on your wins list. If we had to struggle to make it happen, we forget sometimes to celebrate those things.
Yeah. When those things deserve even more celebration.
Absolutely. And then it's the setting the intentions for 2025.
What?
I'm gonna lose 100 pounds and I'm gonna— and then we are the all or nothing.
And make $3 million and rescue 17 cats. Yeah, whatever, whatever your bag is.
Yeah, I mean, whatever it is, losing weight is always a huge one. Um, eating well. I'm going to eat healthy and only eat salads 12 times a day. And yeah, we're not gonna do that. There's no dopamine.
I love a salad, but the same meal every day Listen, I can't do that. I'll cry.
Yeah, there's— it depends on my mood. There are days, there are times where I will go 6 months and eat the same exact thing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the same food. And then there's other times where it has to be something different and I have to graze every 5 minutes because it has to be something different. It has to be a different texture, different— like everything has to be different every 5 minutes. So not setting goals like that that I know are setting myself up for failure. Is a big one.
Yep.
So what are some of your big wins for 2024?
Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. So much happened in 2024. I got engaged. That was a big win, a life win. I got into grad school. I started grad school, and right now I have a 4.0.
Mm-hmm.
I moved into a new home and set it up. I have learned how to navigate a new city. I adopted a cat. I paid off a lot of debt. I saw many of— I went to many weddings. With my friends, I was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. Ah, I hosted Christmas for the first time ever. A lot. There's a lot of cool shit in 2024. Was that?
You got a new job in 2024.
I got a new job in 2024. I traveled. 2 cool places. Yeah.
A lot of amazing things. So for me, for 2024, when I finally, after a 30-year battle of trying to figure out why I was so sick, I finally learned why. And that's, that was a, believe it or not, that's a huge thing for anybody with chronic illness. We understand this. I did travel a bit. I've done VIPs with clients, which I love going on site and being in a client's with them and doing ADHD coaching with the whole entire family. That's like so much fun. And I've been to Disney repeatedly, and I'm going to Disney again in 2 weeks, 3 weeks. Um, and I've gotten to speak. I got to speak at the CHADD conference this year, which was huge. And I spoke at a conference with Dr. Hollywell and had him confirm some of my protocols I've created myself. Dr. Hollywell, like was like, oh, this is a really cool idea. I love how you've done— like, having somebody that's like, his brain is an amazing brain.
Yeah.
Say, oh, I love what you're doing, you got to do more of that, is just like, yep, that was huge. Um, we've expanded. Indie Out Loud has expanded immensely this year. Um, we kicked off building a custom app This year, which will be out in April. Um, we had an investor invest in Jessica's software. Um, my husband and I took 4 vacations this year, which is not something we've ever done before. So we took time to just relax and be and got to go up north for a fall, which is a huge deal to me. Anybody that watched us about the time I was getting ready, we were talking— you and I talked about food food and drinks and all the amazing things that the North has.
Coffee.
Coffee, apple cider. Yeah, all of the things. Um, and personally, I think I've, I've gotten a better handle on aging and menopause and ADHD and autism and that combination of craziness that that causes. But, but I've made it through despite And with all of those things. So it's, it's just very cool to say, huh, look where I am.
I made it. Yeah.
So what are—
You're closer to your doctorate too.
Yeah.
Oh yeah.
And I'm, uh, I finish a master's degree next month with a 3.9. Um, as an almost 50-year-old going back to school, let me tell you, that's an accomplishment. And then I'm a PhD candidate. So I'm on the way to my PhD. And that's, that's my 2026— well, '27, '28. Anyway, that's a multi-year goal. And if anybody's been and done their PhD stuff, you understand that that's not a one-year thing.
No.
No. And I'm insane because I'm almost 50 and I'm doing this, but I'm doing this. And I'm doing it and having fun doing it. So what are some of the things that have helped you get so much done? Like, what are tools and tips and tricks and things that you have in place that have helped you get all of these things done in 2024?
Oh my God. Um, oddly enough, this may not be the most helpful. Or the most sustainable, but there are certain things that like I just have to put it in the calendar and then like it follows. So like hosting Christmas, I just had to call up our families and be like, we are hosting Christmas, come on down. And then that enabled me to like get everything ready and go to the grocery store and like menu plan. Um, so I guess really it's accountability.
Right?
Creating that accountability on the front end so that I don't then have to put it in on the back end. Being really connected with other people has been so important this year. So, so, so important. The other thing that I did this year more than any other year was honor my body's need for rest, which is interesting to talk about now in hindsight because throughout the year I've found myself very frustrated when I'm resting, even when I know I need to do it, because there's so much I want to do and I feel like I'm not accomplishing anything. But then I look back at the year And I think I've accomplished more this year than I have in many, many, many. And it is in large part because I took the time when my body was begging for it. And learning to take those breaks and learning, like, for example, I never used to rest on the weekends. I would do like activities and chores. And this year I had so many weekends where I did nothing. I mean, lay on the couch, take naps, watch TV, nothing. That's what my brain and my body needed. And in the moment I was like, there's that inner voice that's like, I'm so lazy. Like, God, isn't there at least one thing you could do? But now I look back and I think, oh my gosh, no wonder you were so tired. You did so much and you needed to rest so you can get back to it. So rest, rest is the number one tool I took advantage of this year, which isn't even a tool. It's a biological imperative, but leaning into it.
I think, I think it's a biological imperative, obviously, but I think it is a tool and it's a tool that we as really busy, busy brains forget to use. things. Like, why am I struggling? Why am I so overwhelmed? Why can't I get these things done? Why do I feel like I'm going to fall apart and there's too many things on my list? Because I didn't take the time to take care of my body first.
So you— what helped you this year?
This year, I will say a second brain system. That, that has been a big deal for me, especially Going through menopause, ADHD normalness, and all of the things going on medically with me and stuff. Having a second brain to record everything in and track everything in has been one of my biggest tools.
If you guys don't know what I'm talking about with a second brain, I was just gonna say for anyone who's not familiar, for anyone not familiar, let me grab. Lay it on us. Let me grab one.
I write everything down. So. It's kind of a planner, but it's also a journal, and I add Post-it notes and stickers and a craft project and everything to keep track of everything, because if I don't, I lose track of everything. So like I said, I journal in here. It could be on Post-it notes, it could be just in directly in here, but this goes everywhere with me. And when I say it goes everywhere, I am even taking to Disney World with me.
Yeah.
And, and part of how I've increased that for myself in a way that was a little bit easier is I actually asked my community, how do you track memories? Because this is beginning to be a real big problem for me. And I— and with MS, it could be a bigger problem going down the road. There are things I'm going to forget. So I want to record things even more. And everybody's like, well, I draw pictures and all that. And I'm like, okay, not artistic. So I bought myself stickers and I bought myself a little tiny photo printer that can travel with me.
Love.
So I can take—
I really want one of those.
And they're not that expensive. I think it was like $79 and then for $20 for 50 sticker paper and they print them on sticker paper and it's awesome and fantastic and amazing and will allow me to be in the moment and I could take a million pictures and then I can Write down little things that happened in the moments and then come back when I come home and like journal about it and write it all down and decorate. And, and one, it's fun and it's dopamine, definitely during the journaling and art— arts and crafts version of it really helps with that. But it's also a really good way for me to solidify and, and see what was amazing, what wasn't amazing, so I could track that for next time too. But the second brain for everything, my business, my life, fun stuff, all of that has been a big thing for me. And the other tool was rest.
Rest.
I needed— my body needed way more rest. And I had outlet and I was at zero, zero, zero. Avoiding it space.
Yeah, not an option.
Not an option. But learning that it was okay and just being— it's hard to just be, especially when your brain is busy, especially if you happen to be like some of us, the real high achieving, have to be always doing something.
What? What? Who is she?
So understanding that those things were— so carrying those things into the new year. How am I going to carry them into the new year? So how are you carrying your things that worked for you this year into 2025?
I'm staying connected with the people I love, my communities, my friends, my family. That's really high on the priority list for me this year. I know it will not only make me happy and fulfilled, but also keep me, keep me doing all the things I want to do. Learning to not pack my schedule. So continuing. So one of the ways I'm leaning into more rest this year is when I have other projects. or additional projects, I'm not going to do school at the same time, so I'll take that term off. In the past, I would have just tried to cram everything together. More is better, and like the faster you can finish, the better. And for what? So for example, I will be— for those of you who don't know, I'm also an actor, so I'll be working on my first play in Richmond this year, and during that rehearsal process, I'm not going to be adding a semester. I'm going to take a break from school and only focus on one project at a time.
I'm impressed. Good job.
Thank you. It's gonna be really hard.
I have to say I'm very impressed. And also, that reminds me, I'm looking at that— not that you could read this here, but I'm looking at my board behind me going, hmm, one project at a time. Oh, I'm not doing that. So thank you for the reminder because I've got an app launch, a retreat/professional development thing in May. I've got I'm speaking at the SOIP conference. We've got like, we've got so many things going on, and then we have a big conference in 2026 that we're also diving into planning, and it's insane, and all of those things. So Danielle needs to take something off of her plate, doesn't she?
Delegate, delegate.
I am. I was really proud of myself. I used to plan huge conferences and stuff. And I hired somebody to do ours versus doing it myself. Stephanie Scheller, amazing. She does the Grow Disrupt conferences. So she's going to be— her and her team are going to be doing our conference. So excited. But understanding I can't do it all. And that, that has been a big learning lesson for me is that I can't do it all and I need to rely on other people.
Yeah.
All y'all haven't been telling me that for 20 years, but you know.
But it's a, it's a lesson. Like, that's, that's what I would describe as a lesson we tend to learn, like, in a spiral, right? Like, you learn it and then there's deeper levels to sink into that lesson. And there's always another level on which you can sink in.
So definitely those were lessons I had to learn, and they're lessons I definitely have to carry into 2021. So the other thing, and I've been talking about this a long time, is do not— I do not do resolutions.
Neither do I. Neither do I. Uh, no, I did it one year and I booked it all. So, uh, 2021, my New Year's resolution was I needed a lot of dental work done, and it was get all my dental work done. But I booked it all. When I made that resolution, so it was preset for me.
Oh, that's fantastic.
And that was it. But like, in general, listen, if you don't have ADHD and you want to know what it's like to have ADHD, make a really ambitious New Year's resolution. Plan the whole thing out. Tell everybody. Make your entire living space about that thing and then, um, do the thing where you just don't follow through because whatever. That's New Year's resolutions is ADHD light for neurotypicals. Uh-huh.
So what, what things, what tools, like actual tools, not just rest and things like that, what Apps, notebooks, planners, things are you going to use to make 2025 easier on yourself?
Oh, a literal tool is our Roomba.
Amen to that.
I love delegating with technology. So we got this year, we got a Roomba and an air fryer. And when I tell you the amount of time and energy those things have saved me, those are tools like Practical tools I will actively be using. Another tool I use is QuickBooks to help me manage my finances and, and take note of all my business expenses in a really simple and easy way.
Cool.
There's so many tools I want to try. Um, oh, I'll tell you what physical tools we're using. We got some new charts, some magnetic charts for our fridge, because the ones we were using, we sort of like outgrew. So I have a weekly menu up there so I can see what we're planning to make. We have a chore chart. So I can physically see my chores and not forget them.
Mm-hmm.
With the days that they need to be done. We have a grocery list that I can physically see, and we have a list that tells me what is in the fridge because out of sight, out of mind. If I don't open the door or if I don't even open the, you know, the crisper, I will forget things are in there and think, oh, we have no food. So I have a list of the food we have so that I can physically see it. I also have a giant wall calendar that is 12 months long that helps me to see time, right? Because March is so far away until you see it on a calendar staring in front of your face. So those are some physical tools I will be using.
So physical tools for me is a bullet journal. So bullet journal, my second brain system. I'm going to continue doing that. But I've actually got myself— I have 3 different planner systems I'm going to use in combination this year because business-wise there's so much going on that I feel like if I put all in my second brain, my second brain is going to not be helpful to me. So I've got a weekly planner pad that I got so I can write up my whole entire week and see everything for the week in one spot, which also has the month's layout. On the pages. I got myself a 3-month calendar so I could see 3 months at a time, and a heavy magnet so I can hang up on my whiteboard over here.
Nice.
There. Um, and I got myself a daily planner that's got all of the time so I can see, because if I don't write down what's in my digital calendar for all my coaching calls and stuff, I— oh my God, I've got to write them down. And I've got to see them. And then I'll have my second brain, and my second brain will be more journaling spot and note-taking than it's going to be tracking what I'm doing, tasks for the day and stuff like that. I've got a place for that. So I've got 3 things. I got myself a 6-foot-long desk so that I can do that and have all 3 things on my desk.
Oh yeah.
Because before, I didn't have the space right in front of me to have everything so I can have it in front of me. So I've done that with— I've got a couple bookstands so I can have the planner sitting in front of me and I can see it and I can be able to process and do things with it. The other tool is I'm building it right now. So part of our app will have task management, emotional management, and even affirmations and things in it. And that's really important to me. So we're building those things out. So I'll have that. Right now I'm just playing with it because it's not done yet, but we'll get there.
Right.
Um, I have a Roomba, very important. Um, ordering groceries is a big important thing, using that tool. So because not one, physically going to the store for me is I can't walk in the store anymore. That's just not— I've got about a 5-minute walking, so Walmart is not gonna happen. So being able to order things and just go pick them up is fantastic. And community, community, I mean, you always hear me talk about that. I've got a community, I've got my team that I can rely on when I need to, when I can't do things. But I also have a whole entire community of other ADHDers who get it. So being— remembering to share often what's going on is one of my resolutions, I guess, for the year is to share in real time what's going on in my life.
Yeah. You know, I did that once when I first started my coaching journey, and maybe you're inspiring me to do it again. But when I first started my coaching journey in my 20s, I did something called 100 Days of Realness where I posted just a little video every single day about exactly where I was, My process, my goals, my intentions, and just was honest.
Mm-hmm.
And just like let it be what it was. And the response, it was interesting because I wasn't getting a lot of comments, but then I would see people in real life or have them text me and say like, this has been so helpful to me. I feel so much less alone.
And that, that has been— I, a couple times, just out of pure frustration because I didn't have anybody else to vent to for whatever reason, did that this year. And my community was like— I got so many comments like that of, thank you for sharing that, thank you for sharing that, thank you for sharing that. I'm like, that needs to be a major purpose and intention for 2025 for me to do that more often. So I, I have 2 brands. I have The Original ADHD Coach, which is me, Alone as a coach. And then obviously my team and I have ND Out Loud. So the original ADHD Coach is going to really turn into a combination of MS chronic illness stuff along with being a coach in life and all of that. And I started to do that this weekend, sharing what was going on in my office.
And, and I noticed that.
The response I got from that, sharing my husband under my desk, like wiring everything up and putting the legs on and all of that, people They're like, thank you for sharing that you can change things. I'm like, okay, I was just annoying my husband by taking a picture. But it's really— I think I forget that is I get so stuck in that I have to have the answers for ADHD or autism or all of that all the time that I forget that I can be and have my failure, shame points, frustration points.
Yeah, I know in our industry it's really— there's a lot of internal and external pressure to like say something profound and like have all the answers all the time. Um, and like, yes, we, we train and we learn and we study and we practice to, to be of service. Um, but there is also something so magical and powerful about just being a friggin human and like be everyday. And people need to see that and be in community with our messy selves in addition with our learning selves. Yeah.
And I think that, and that's something I have to relearn because one, I'm Gen X. So sharing what's actually going on in your life is not something a Gen Xer does. We don't share our feelings. We don't do that. But also Oh, sarcasm. Sarcasm, I got. I'm good at that. One, I'm a New Yorker, and two, I'm neurodivergent. So, you know, and Gen X, that combination just means I win every prize. Now my husband wins every prize. He's better at it than I am anyway. But the other part of that is ultra professionalism in your business, especially if you're a business owner.
You can't—
you only can share the highlights and what's good. And we don't live In, in the upper part, we live, as Vida says, in that bell curve. We're living at the, the mid, midland to low days. And that's where we live. And we have to share that, really have to share that. And for me, again, being Gen X, all of that, that's been a hard lesson, hard lesson for me to learn.
It is hard. It is hard. I feel like I have a different— like, sharing the hard is different, like, as a millennial who kind of got swept— I grew up without the internet, but then got swept up in it in my very, very early young adulthood and adolescence. Um, like, there's still a lot of me that's caught up in the, like, beautification and aesthetics.
Yes.
Like making it pretty, making it palatable, even when it's not pretty or palatable for me. It needs to be pretty and palatable for other people. And like, wait, hold up, no, it doesn't. I don't expect that of other people.
Exactly.
I need not expect it of myself.
And, and learning that that's just okay to be, be me. Be loud. I mean, I talked about being yourself out loud. I mean, Neurodivergent Out Loud is our whole entire message here. But to think I'm doing it?
No.
I mean, I do it in little bits and pieces, but it's usually the fun thing or the, or the, all of that. And I have a lot of— I mean, we all do. We all have hard realities to— my ADHD is winning today and I can't function. My autism is winning today. And I am so hyperfocused I'm doing these 10 things.
I'm wearing pajamas.
Yeah, I haven't eaten today. I haven't taken a shower today. I haven't whatever, or I have to lay on the couch because my legs literally won't move today. I'm in a lot of pain today. I can't function mentally because my pain level is too high. Like all of these things and like me learning to navigate the world in a wheelchair has been—
I'm sure hilarious.
I've only fallen out once.
I just think it's so— you and I have dark sense of humor. Um, I just think it's so funny that like someone with shitty proprioception now has to learn how to navigate.
Yes, um, with a joystick, um, which it adds a whole other level of Again, still the— even though I'm a gamer, I'm a computer gamer, not a video game.
It's different.
So I'm using a joystick to try to move myself around the world, and I have zero sense of direction, zero sense of balance. So I'm relying on something else for balance, which makes me feel off balance, and it's just a bad combination. And I have no sense of direction and no depth perception, which is very normal for all of us with ADHD. And I'm learning to hopefully not kill anybody with a wheelchair, let alone myself. I also have other humans that I need to not run into, run over, knock displays over at stores, you know. It's, you know, I need, I need to get a camera attachment for my chair so I could record me learning to drive. Though my son, my son being the very autistic male, mechanical male that he is, was playing with my new chair the other day and went, well, of course you feel off balance, your foot— feet are slipping off the footrest. So my husband went out to Home Depot and got me a little sticky pad thing. Oh, that made me feel so much better. Why didn't I think of that?
Sometimes you just need a different brain to come in and be like, Yeah, exactly.
So there's all of these things about life though that, that, that we tend to, especially as coaches, especially when we work for somebody else and you work as a coach for somebody else, we feel like we have to be this very professional representation and forget to be, just be.
Just be. Be human.
Be human and show being human. And I think, I think that's one of my biggest, and that is my resolution. That is actually a resolution for this year is to show my ADHD and autism and chronic illness and, and, and whatever that is, no matter what that looks like. Yeah, but that's my only resolution. I have a lot of intentions of planning. I have intentions of doing things, but I'm careful about creating those If dopamine doesn't go with it, I'm not creating it.
Yeah.
So what are some new dopamine things that you are going to search out for this year? Have you started thinking about some new ways to get dopamine?
Yes, I would like to. So, uh, when I was younger, I used to do like crazy, like, themed parties, just like, ooh, like dumb stuff. I just pick a random theme and have a party. So I'd like to get back to that now that I have a bigger space. That gives me dopamine. And I get to see my friends and I get to make food, which I love. Dopamine, ways I'm seeking out dopamine. That's honestly, that's the biggest one.
I like that. So for me, um, I'm going to reward myself with books more and not more digital noise. So for me, a book is reading on the Kindle, so that there's a little bit of an oxymoron there, but it's just the book. It's not—
Yeah.
Um, I can't hold a physical book for more than like 10 minutes before I start dropping it and bruise myself. So Kindle, reading on my Kindle more and reading for enjoyment instead of just reading to learn something new, which anybody who knows me, I'm always learning something new.
You?
And so reading for enjoyment more, that, that those are going to be dopamine rewards. Finding other ways other than coffee to reward myself. Coffee. Anybody that knows me also knows I have a huge coffee addiction problem. And so I'm looking for other rewards that give me— that I can still drink out of my coffee mug. There are— so I bought myself some more hot chocolates and some flavored hot chocolates and stuff. Trying to— in some more like different teas, which is not going well. So if anybody has any advice on good tasting teas I don't—they don't have to be sugary; they just have to not taste like weeds. So if you have any suggestions, yeah, I'm having tea issues. So any suggestions on drinks that make me feel like I'm still drinking coffee without actually consuming massive levels of caffeine would be good. But but also taking a break, and I often feel like because I'm achy or I'm sore, I don't feel well and.
stuff.
I tend to isolate in the house, and I've had to do that for quite almost most of 2024 because I didn't have a chair yet, and I was just getting too tired to do things. But now I have a chair, I don't have an excuse. I can ride around my neighborhood. I live in an amazing neighborhood, a really safe place with amazing sidewalks and stuff to do that. I need to leave the house more often.
Get sunshine.
Yeah, sun with, again, a walk away from the electronics.
Oh, oh, oh, my cat. Yeah, I think planning ahead this year, mostly like for me, it's more about planning my connections ahead of time, like visiting friends in other states and planning those parties and making a point to be with people. Feels very important this year. It's coming in. I love that.
So if you are struggling to create intentions or resolutions or just frustrated with what you couldn't get done in 2024 and living in those shame spirals that we all know well, reach out to Brit and I.
You, you have multiple ways to get a hold of us.
Just reach out and ask help because you can. You're not the only one. We all have those moments and that's why—
It is not just you.
It is not. We promise. I very much promise it is not just you because without being reminded to do what I tell my clients to do all the time, again, I tell my clients to do it all the time but somebody has to remind me to do it. Without that, I would, I would be stuck too. And that's why I make sure that I always have support people and community to remind me to do the things because I don't myself. I'm going to fail at them by myself. I need a second brain. I need somebody else's brain to succeed always.
Yeah.
My brain gets jumbled sometimes. Somebody else's brain can straighten it out, straighten out the puzzle for me so the pieces actually fit together instead of trying to pound them together even if they don't fit.
Yeah.
If you need anything, just reach out. We're always here to talk. And if you have a subject you want us to talk about or questions for us, whatever, just ask under these videos. We are always happy to answer them. I hope you have an amazing new year. Happy New Year to you. It is December 31st when we're recording this of 2024. If just in case anybody has a question, if you have anything you need, if you are feeling alone, if you are frustrated right now, please reach out. We have free options for you. We have free community options for you. We have paid. Obviously, you can work with us one on one. We have so many ways for you to get a hold of. us and so many resources that we can help you with that are very, very low time investment for you. Please just reach out and ask. Don't let money be the thing that stops you from getting the support that you need. Have an amazing New Year, everyone. Happy New Year!
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