As we open the door to a whole new year, I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year.
I’m sending them to you with hope and tenaciousness for a happy, healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading.
Here we go.
January – Unplug
- Before the January blues have a chance to come close, relive those December holidays by unplugging… easily
- Ditch the digital stress and amp up your digital wellness
- Check out Your No-Stress Guide To Digital Wellness: Unplugging Made Easy
February – Feel loved up
- Just in time for Valentine’s Day, send some love to yourself, your community, and the world
- Here’s my four-part love letter for you: A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
March – Listen to the whisper (or roar)
- Can you hear a whisper (or a roar) when it comes to magnifying your influence?
- Here’s what to do…
- A Whisper Or A Roar? How To Know You’re Meant For More
April – Be brave
- As the season is starting to turn, take some time to dig into that fertile ground, especially if you need to have a difficult conversation
- Be brave! You’ve got this.
- I’ve run the Learning and Development Roundtable for some 14 years now; here’s an example of what members get access to, all for free:
- Learning and Development Roundtable: How to have those difficult conversations that you’re dreading
May – Rest AND Reach Out
- ‘Go, go go! can be the echo reverberating in your head
- Or maybe it’s ‘stop, stop, stop!’
- Balance your need for rest and reaching out – ’Foreign to familiar: Ten ways to know when you need to rest and when you need to reach out
June – Aim for authentic
- We all yearn for for meaningful connections but we may not know how to get them
- Here’s how
- Ditch The Superficial: 3 Ways To Create Deeper, More Authentic Conversations
July – Respite and rejuvenation
- The world can knock you down faster than you can say ‘But I had a plan!’
- Here are some simple tips when rest for the world-weary is on your menu
- Your 10-point respite and rejuvenation plan for world weariness
August – Amp up your AI
- Whether your blood pressure has just gone up reading the word ‘AI,’ your full of glee, or somewhere in between, hit pause and let these ‘Brave new words’ sink in
- Notes from – Brave new words – how AI will revolutionize education (and why that’s a good thing)
September – Compassion
- We can always use more compassion- for ourselves and others
- HEre’s a simple way to do just that
- The T.U.C.K. Method: A Simple Framework for Compassionate Thinking
October – Collaboration
- Unless you’re living in a remote cave somewhere, collaboration is always on the menu
- But it can be so HARD – here’s some pointers for making it easier
- Why Teamwork Feels Hard: The Key Element You Need for Better Collaboration
November – Unexpected
- We all love certainty. Our brains yearn for it in fact.
- Yet the unexpected can amp up and widen our perspectives. HEre’s how I did that using a traffic light. And how you can too.
- Life Lessons from Unexpected Sources: How a Traffic Light Can Change Your Perspective
December – A recipe for hope
- If you’re sense of hopeless is dragging, check out my recipe for the same, which includes a surprising source
- A surprising recipe for hope inspired by a giraffe
There you have it.
Twelve wishes for wonderful you, wrapped in hope, inspiration, collaboration,
compassion, the unexpected, rejuvenation, authenticity and more.
Enjoy!
Now go on and learn, laugh, and lead
Learn
- Click on the posts above that call to you and check out the linked resources.
Laugh
- When the very act of wishing someone well leaves you in absolute, utter stitches.
Lead
- Thank you for your commitment to learning, laughing, and leading. Pass on your superpowers, share your strengths, maintain hope and curiosity, rest, relax, and approach 2026 with vim, vigor, and above all, curiosity.
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