1240: 3 reminders for a rebellious New Year

Happy New Year! Today I’m sharing the pep talk I most need to hear at this time of the year.

 
 
 
 
 

Episode transcript:

Good morning, Daily Peppers. And a very happy Monday to you. And a very happy first episode of this new year. It is so good to be back. I've missed being here with you all, but I've also really enjoyed a fucking good break. And I hope you have too. So if you've been listening for a little while, you'll know that I'm not about the whole new year, new you bollocks. But I still get swept up in it every single year because I can't resist the idea of a fresh start and probably more importantly, a fresh new notebook.


So today, I thought I would share with you the pep talk that I most need to hear at this time of the year because I have a feeling a lot of us need to hear it. So first things first, you do not have to be a whole brand new person. There might be different things you wanna change. There may be a small, a little, a huge gap between where you are now and where you wanna go, but you do not have to burn everything down to get there. Sometimes the biggest changes come from the smallest tweaks, and you bring with you so many invaluable and also absolutely unique experiences, skills, and strengths. And you're much better on the journey with them than without them. So let's say a huge fuck off to having to become some brand new version of you. It is not necessary.

Second, let's just use January as a practice month. January is probably one of the worst times of the year to start loads of new things and expect ourselves to be really fucking consistent and have all the energy and the enthusiasm for things. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we are still firmly in the depths of winter, and we get to honor how we feel and what our body needs. And as much as I wish this wasn't true, the minute the calendar changes to January, it doesn't mean that we get this whole new burst of energy. Use January as a bit of a warm up. And as my friend Megan Gallant loves to say, February is the new January. And finally, it's okay if you don't know yet what you want out of this year. You don't have to have all the answers right now and in fact some of the best years are the years where the answers just tend to unfold themselves.


But if you do wanna choose a bit of a theme for the year and have some time to really reflect and get intentional about 2025, my annual word of the year workshop is happening this Wednesday, and it is gonna be a really lovely way to start the new year with a compassionate bang minus all the pressure and the bullshit. You can find out more by heading to the link in the show notes or heading over to the rebel rousers.comforward/ wordoftheyear 2025. So I am raising my mark to each and every one of you to cheer you on and to remind you that your self worth absolutely does not depend on what you do or don't do this year. As I say a lot around here, everything changes when you believe you matter. And if the only and I'm using air quotes there. If the only thing you do this year is take tiny actions to show yourself and remind yourself that you matter, then you'll go a long fucking way. I hope you have a fabulous start to your week. I've missed you.

It is so good to be back, and I can't wait to be back with you bright and early tomorrow morning. Take care my loves.

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Every weekday, your host - writer, coach and professional rebel-rouser - Meg Kissack helps you build a creative and wholehearted life, one day at a time. Through short and snappy insights, reminders and stories, The Daily Pep! is here to remind you you’re not alone, and that everything changes when you believe you matter. Each episode is short and snappy, designed to fit in with (or help you start) your habits and routines.

 
 

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Meg Kissack

Hi, I’m Meg and I believe everything changes when you believe you matter!

I’m a coach, serial podcaster (The Couragemakers Podcast + The Daily Pep! Podcast) and all-round rebel-rouser for fiercely creative, wildly multi-passionate & fabulously weird women. I help them show up in the world as their most courageous and authentic selves, do the epic shit only they can do and make/leave the world a brighter place

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