While I’m not one for resolutions, today I thought long and hard about what I most want from my life in the New Year.

Here’s where I landed.

I resolved not to do something for myself, but to do it for others.

My NYE resolution will be to help twice as many people as I did in 2023.

How am I defining help?

Help could be as simple as offering a smile to a stranger who might be having a hard time.

It could also mean doing random acts of kindness.

Or reaching out to a friend with whom I haven’t connected in a bit.

I also see help as working with more clients in my business.

Ultimately, I define help as serving others in my life in any way I can.

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There was a time when I used to let the big emotions of life transitions get the best of me – struggling for much longer than I should have – which caused me to spiral into thinking only about the event that took place and not how I was going to let go and move on.

Everyday I felt the big emotions around the change we were about to make and what it meant for me and for my family. Logically, I knew that letting go and moving on from a life we knew for 18 years was actually a good thing for us – it was time for a new adventure. But the struggle of letting go and moving on was always present.

You may be asking yourself right at this moment, how do I let go and move on? [read more]

George Eliot, the famed literary critic and author, once penned this powerful quote: "It is never too late to be what you might have been."

Let's explore the meaning behind this timeless wisdom and take a look at some practical advice for identifying and pursuing our passions and goals, regardless of age or past experiences.

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