Will you live 2023 with Gumption & Soul?

2023 The Journey Continues

Are you a resolution-maker? A goal-setter? A forecaster? In our working days, yes, of course. But after leaving work, I talk to many women who quit the formal long-term planning.

Perhaps "planning" is too formal - to business-y term to use, but looking forward to where you want to go or how you want to change/evolve. Because you KNOW you'll evolve. It's just a matter of whether you'll be in charge - or not.

So, looking out 12 months from now - how do YOU want to evolve?

Me?

Legal French Resident

Here it is. I'm official. I'm now a legal resident of France. Or, as of the second of February, I will be when I land at CDG airport.

This has been a long-time dream. In the coming months, and year, I'll share more about this long road. In the meantime, I want to share a few quick observations and learnings from this journey, so far.

You can have anything you want. Of course, within the laws of physics... but anything you're willing to work for, you can have. You just can't have everything you want.
You're not special. You're human. You're unique in many ways, but you're not unique in many ways, too. The people around you - the same for them.
You teach people how to treat you. What you accept from others becomes YOUR norm, not theirs. Boundaries are good things. It's your responsibility.
Fear will never go away. Learn to differentiate the "what will they think" fear from the "this will cause immediate death" fear.
Stop doing whatever is causing the "immediate death" fear, lean into what is creating the "what will they think" fear and get used to it - use it for fuel.
Be careful what you wish for. There are consequences for any change.

My heartfelt wish for you is a healthy, happy 2023 lived with all the gumption you can muster and with your soul alive and connected to your truth.

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