Start the New Year with Intention: A Creative Wellbeing Guide for Following Your Heart and Passion in Your Business.

The start of a new year is a powerful time for reflection, renewal, and setting meaningful goals. Winter’s quiet energy invites introspection, making this the perfect moment to pause, evaluate the past year, and align your aspirations with your values.

In this guide, we’ll explore mindful journaling, creative wellbeing, and seasonal goal setting to help you step into the new year with clarity and purpose. You’ll discover tools to reflect on 2024, let go of what no longer serves you, and cultivate intentions that nourish your personal and professional growth.

Step 1: Reflect on the Past Year with Mindful Journaling

Journaling is an effective way to process your experiences and gain clarity for the future. Use this moment to reflect on your proudest achievements, lessons learned, and habits to release as you step into the new year.

Journaling Prompts for Reflection:

• What were my proudest moments this year? What accomplishments brought me the most joy?

• What challenges did I face, and how did I grow from them?

• Which habits or patterns no longer serve me, and what can I let go of?

• How did I nurture my creativity and wellbeing? How can I expand on these practices?

• What do I want to carry into the new year, and what will I leave behind?

💡 Ready to dive deeper? Download your How was it For you? 2024 Mindful Journaling Guide for more prompts to help you reflect, release, and set your 2025 intentions.

Step 2: Align Your Passions with Your Goals

Creative wellbeing combines your passions and follows your heart with self-care practices to help you feel grounded and inspired. Creativity isn’t just for artists—it’s a way to express yourself, process emotions, and nurture your mental health.

Tips for Infusing Creativity into Your Goals:

1. Nurture Your Passions: Dedicate time to creative hobbies like journaling, gardening, or painting to nourish your wellbeing.

2. Creativity as Self-Care: Focus on the process of creation rather than the outcome. This can recharge your emotional energy.

3. Set Creative Intentions: What creative practices or projects can you explore in 2025? Perhaps try a new skill or collaborate with like-minded individuals.

Step 3: Seasonal Goal Setting – Harness the Energy of Winter

Winter encourages rest, reflection, and renewal—perfect for setting intentional, achievable goals.

Tips for Setting Winter-Inspired Goals:

1. Reflect the Season’s Energy: Prioritise rest and personal growth. Use this time to develop skills, practice mindfulness, or align your business vision with your values. I love the winter months to create my digital products, update my website, create my courses, learn new skills as well as being creative drawing and designing.

2. Set Small, Achievable Goals: Focus on gradual actions, such as daily meditation or weekly creative journaling, rather than overwhelming resolutions.

3. Create a Winter Vision Board: Gather images and quotes that resonate with your winter goals. This visual tool will keep you motivated and aligned.

💡 Join our goal-setting January Workshop, Follow Your Heart and Passion in Your Creative and Wellbeing Business 2025 - Dream Big, Set intentional goals for 2025 and create a year of aligned success.

Bringing It All Together

Starting the year with mindful journaling, creative wellbeing, and seasonal goal setting helps you build a foundation of clarity and purpose. Aligning with winter’s natural rhythms enables you to let go of past burdens and embrace intentions that support your personal and professional growth.

Join me on January 28th 10-2.30pm for an interactive workshop to start your 2025 the best way for YOU and YOUR business.

💡 Download your How Was it For you? 2024 Mindful Journaling Guide and sign up for our Follow Your Heart and Passion in Your Creative and Wellbeing Business 2025 - Dream Big online workshop to start your new year with intention and focus.