The Approach To Achieving Your New Years Intentions In the Most Aligned And Productive Way
New year, new you, big goals, start the momentum, things feel hard, life gets in the way, you stop, goals not actually achieved. Sound familiar?
You’re not alone. The old paradigm of goal setting simply doesn’t work for everyone.
Want to know a way to be more successful this year than you’ve ever been in your life?
It comes down to unifying both your masculine and feminine energy.
Hear me out!
As we bring in a new year tomorrow, here’s a twist on how you may reflect on this past year, and what you ultimately want to create this new year.
I call this the energetic approach to “new year, new you”.
I don’t believe in simply setting goals.
Why? Because most of the goals we set stem from what we think we “should” do in order to be/do/have what we think will ultimately fulfill us.
And, it often feels far fetched, “hard” and we often don’t know how to map out the practicality of how to *actually* bring those goals to life.
It also comes from a very masculine dominant energy, the energy of hustle, and achievement, and more times than not I’ve seen this end up in creating resistance and burn out.
Instead, try coming from the feminine energy approach, which is the approach of asking yourself:
How do I want to feel? Really be H.O.T. (honest, open, transparent) with yourself here. How do you want to feel in your business/career? Relationships? Health? Spirituality?
What’s my intention? Beyond just a basic goal, how is this leading to your ultimate vision? Ground into THAT energy—the vision beyond the vision. It’s what will inspire you to keep going on days where it feels like nothing is happening (even though it is).
What’s the word that carries that intention? You will then use this as the basis of decision making to see if things are aligned. For example, if your word for this year is “joy”, with every decision, circumstance, person you involve yourself with, ask: Is this leading me towards joy? Or detracting from it? Answering this question will help you avoid making decisions that may detract away from your ultimate goal, and ultimately point you back to what’s in alignment with your truest intentions.
Why is this important to me?
This is getting you out of your head, and into your heart.
And real change happens in the heart.
After you’re clear on the above questions, *now* let’s bring in the masculine energy to support it to life.
Here’s how you can do that:
What are your soul intentions for this year from above?
Now, work backwards from that, breaking down milestones into quarters.
Within that quarter, what are the main projects that you get to accomplish? (Realize I said “get” to accomplish, not “have” to accomplish; the “get to” energy is the inspired energy of the feminine).
Break those projects down into tasks, starting with what’s the very first task needed in order to get to the next step?
Then, break this down into months.
Within that month, break it down into weeks…what tasks do you get to do that week starting with most important and building from there in order to accomplish that month’s intentions?
Now that you know what your weekly tasks are, instead of blocking out a very specific time in your schedule to get it done, this is what I’ve seen work best for my clients:
Give yourself the entire week to get those tasks done, 7 days. Throughout the week, block off the times in each day where your energy is at its highest.
During those hours in the time block, give yourself the freedom of being inspired (in your feminine energy of creativity and flow) to look at your task list (which may have multiple things on it) and see what you feel inspired to work on—then do that during that time block!
By the end of the week, you will have gotten these tasks accomplished that lead to your monthly soul goal/intentions, and as you achieve those monthly intentions, you’re achieving the quarterly goals, which then allows you to achieve your yearly goals, and so on.
Boom! Productivity unlocked.
Lead with the feminine energy (creativity, intuition, inspiration, fun, receiving) to receive the aligned inspiration, and then let your masculine energy (achieving, doing, strategy) come in to support it by taking the inspired action that will lead to your intentions being brought to life.
Following this method allowed me to reach my soul goals this year, feel 100% aligned with my endeavors and decisions both personally & professionally, + create space for magic I didn’t plan on!
Things like:
-birthing platforms to life that helped people shift/pivot during the pandemic
-buying a home on the water (that I dreamed of since I was a kid) and moving in the middle of quarantine
-stepping out of my comfort zone and being featured in major media
-investing in next level growth
-and so much more!
If you have questions around this process, or would like more help in breaking it down for your business from an energetically aligned place, integrating that into your life, and bringing it to fruition, I can help.
My 6 and 12 month advising & mentoring containers are there to help you custom tailor an approach to sovereign success + deep fulfillment that works specifically for you, according to your energetic blueprint, intentions, and soul desires. Reach out to apply :)
Cheers to a new year!