The holiday season tends to hold a combination of both anticipation and expectation. There is an emphasis on the future, an exaggerated focus on what we hope will happen, what we are thinking is going to happen, or what is supposed to happen. When the future is the focus then the present is less clear. How can we realign ourselves with the present? And still enjoy the excitement of anticipation. 

Ask yourself, what would you like to create in these last few weeks of the year? I am using the word ‘create’ on purpose. Lean into what genuinely matters to you right now.

Make a short list: 3-5 items

Write them down. Be specific enough that you’ll know when you’ve done it.

Pick the item that is most important to you

Use your intuition, trust your gut. 

Which one, if you accomplished nothing else, would make you feel like these weeks mattered?

Make a list of each action step necessary to make it happen

Break it down until each step is small enough that you could do it in one sitting. If a step feels overwhelming, then break it down further.

Schedule the first action step

Put it on your calendar. 

Do it 

Then schedule the next step. Keep up your momentum until you are done.

Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season. 

Xx, Kristan