January isn’t going to fix your sh*t
Every December, I catch myself....
I’ll be standing in my kitchen, surrounded by holiday madness and all the things I should be working on… and I’ll think:
“I’ll deal with that in January.”
January becomes this mythical clean slate, as if I’ll suddenly wake up disciplined, focused, glowing and immune to cheese boards.
If something actually matters to you, why are you practicing the exact opposite (possibly destructive) behavior every single day until an imaginary starting gun goes off on January 1st?
I don’t think it’s rest, I think it’s avoidance
What if…the days leading up to January are training days.
Every time you say, “I’ll start later,” your brain gets very good at later, and then January shows up and we’re shocked when the habits we didn’t practice feel hard as hell.
I’m not saying you need to reinvent your life on December 21st. I’m saying that doing something now, even in the smallest way, might give you a sense of control during this out-of-control season.
December is not a personality test.
If you’re eating like a raccoon right now….you are a human in a season designed around sharing and joy.
Your house is full of snacks because it’s supposed to be.
Your routine feels loose because it’s allowed to be.
January won’t look like this but not simply because you suddenly applied 98 resolutions to yourself but because the environment changes. The cheese disappears. The pace slows.
That’s how seasons work.
Beating yourself up during a high-stimulation month is just mean.
The idea of putting off the goals that are important to you show up everywhere…including your business.
Especially your content.
“I’ll post consistently in January.”
“I’ll get serious when things calm down.”
If you can show up a little right now, when life is loud and messy and full, January becomes easy.
One caption written.
One reel filmed (you don’t even have to post it)
One system half-set-up.
One idea written down.
Lay some tracks.
Give yourself some proof that you can do this even when conditions aren’t perfect.
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions.
