Do you choose a word for your year? I really wanted to share this episode with you in December 2025, but it wasn't quite ready yet. I was very much in the doing doing doing (which definitely relates to the word I'm choosing this year!)...

I needed the time to pause and reflect over the break to refresh and get really clear on where I'm going this year- and I know it was exactly what I needed.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• My word for the year and the lesson I needed to relearn at the end of 2025 (the same one I often end up coaching my clients on)
• How I bridged the gap from going from 1:1 to a group format (it didn't happen overnight)
• Why giving yourself permission to run your business your way is not only "allowed"- it will actually make it sustainable for you in the long run
• Why this is the perfect segue into my next series coming next week: How I Organize My Days, Weeks and Months as a Coach

My intention for this episode is to help you reflect on where you want to go in 2026 and to give you permission run your business on your own terms.

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One of the main challenges I hear from coaches who have launched programs before:

Their past mentors have recommended they build it as they go... but it doesn't feel professional... And is a major cause of stress.

It does not have to be that way! And it doesn't mean preparing your entire program in advance either.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why building as you go can stress you out... and why creating it all first can leave you overthinking or giving up
• The exact elements I would prioritize having prepared in advance if I were to start a new program (and what I'd leave for later... and how I get them done)
• How to find the right balance for you

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It can be so tempting to move onto the next thing in your business-

Especially when it doesn't feel like it's "working". The next launch, the next strategy, the next shift.

But I know for me, when I actually take the time to look back, that's when I know what to focus on for the next year... and what to stop repeating.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• The identity shift that quietly guided my best decisions this year- long before the strategy made sense on paper
• The financial lens that completely changed how I evaluate growth (and why I didn’t see it sooner)
• The boundary I tend to let go of (that can cost me in time and money!), and when I needed to bring it back into place
• How I stopped leaving things up to chance in my business
• How I went from thinking "I hope this works" to knowing with certainty that it would

Interested in Signature Program Design?

If you're interested in finding out more info about our Signature Program Design coaching program, DM the word SIGNATURE on Instagram! I'd love to chat about it with you.

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