Finally, it is February. In January, many of us focus on New Year's intentions, new beginnings, or making changes. However, as we move into February, many of us start to focus on different things, loosening our commitment to those changes. Over the years, I have also been guilty of abandoning my intentions, either unconsciously or deliberately.

In recent years, I have chosen a word for my year. This word is a focal point to help me stay aligned with the adjustments or growth I aim to achieve in the upcoming year. I often start by reflecting on my past year, considering the areas where I want to grow or change, and then I look for a word that encapsulates those aspirations. Some years, selecting a word has not been easy, and it takes months for me to identify what resonates with me. However, this year, the word "alignment" came to me immediately, like a blaring neon sign.

The transition from 2024 to 2025 is upon us. This is the time of year when everyone starts pushing the "New Year, New You" promotions, whether it's a fitness program, coaching program, goal setting, manifesting, meditating, or even reorganizing your sock drawer. It's the time we start brainstorming our New Year's resolutions. However, I suggest two minor yet impactful adjustments to these concepts.

This is the time of year many of us feel the need (obligated?) to make a New Year’s Resolution, only to give up on the resolution weeks, days, even hours into the new year. Or we find ourselves, after a bunch of failed resolutions, setting the anti-New Year’s Resolution by declaring, “I will not be setting a dumb resolution. I am going to just be me and if you don’t like it, I don’t care.”