10 Reasons I Believe a Pause to Plan December Is So Important
You all might not want to hear about December again by the time I’m done with you. But I believe so strongly in this month as a transformation point that I’m going to keep talking about it until I’ve helped as many women as possible use it to their benefit. In this episode, I share the 10 reasons I believe a pause before December is so important, and why it’s about so much more than the holidays.
In this episode:
- Why December is a classroom for planning. It brings up all the key things I teach about planning in one contained month, which makes it an amazing testing ground.
- How easy it is to slip into default. Even after 11 years, I almost didn’t sit down to make my own plan this year, and I share what finally helped.
- The power of an in-between time. Like our Friday planning in FLOW365, planning December helps you feel complete with this year and ready for the next one.
- Caring for your wellness when the culture says give up. I share how our from-scratch Thanksgiving sushi tradition began, and the one question I ask about every holiday habit.
- Heart and soul care, and boundaries. Where my quiet comes from when the house is full, and why December is a fertile playground for saying no.
- Why I’m done with stuff being what creates the magic. I’ve announced we’re not doing presents this year, and I’m still working with it.
- Date clarity and wishy-washy projects. How getting everything out of my head creates space, and why December’s built-in deadline helps us finally finish things.
- My invitation to not have to recover in January.
3 things doable moves you can make this week
Decide how you want December to feel. Before the season decides for you, pick one word, like connected, calm, or joyful. Let it guide which invitations get a yes and which traditions you keep.
Get your dates out of your head. Grab your calendar and write down who’s coming, who’s going, and when. Then add one thing that’s just for you, like a sound healing, a solstice walk, or your journal at a café.
Choose one project to call done in 2026. Think of the wishy-washy project that only you know about. Give it a real deadline before the holidays and decide what the simplest version of “done” looks like.
Want the full workbook and my guidance?
If you’d love to be talked through your whole December step by step, come join me for Make December Matter. We go live on Thursday, November 12, at 1pm ET. I’ll walk you through each part of the plan using the workbook, and then we’ll set a timer and plan together. Can’t make it live? The replay works anytime before December, over a weekend or your Thanksgiving break.
Your seat also includes guided planning every month for the year ahead. We meet on each new moon to plan the month to come, so you keep building that planning muscle all year long. It’s $111 until the live event, and $147 after.
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