I was listening to a book called Stretch by Scott Sonenshein. In it, he said the origin of resolutions came from the Babylonians as a time of returning what belonged to others. I was intrigued by this and read up a little more on it. Here’s what I found from The Economist: A 12-day festival to celebrate the renewal of life, known as Akitu, marked the beginning of the agrarian year. During Akitu people keen to curry favour with the
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30 Books in 2020
Ok, friends!! Here it is! A list of 30 books to read in 2020! You’ve likely heard me say it, but researching which books to read and adding them to my list is a close second to actually reading. I’ve heard from so many of you how much you look forward to this list so I intentionally try to include things that may not yet be on your radar. All that to say, I’ve got an infinity of books I
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My Word for 2020: Make Room
I have loved picking a word for each year since I first heard about it more than 10 years ago. A group of friends and me would text on New Year’s Eve what our words were. I remember “momentum” being one I chose as I was trying to launch my wedding planning company. In the early days, they were words that revolved around MY goals for the year and what I hoped to do. Over the last few years, I’ve
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My Rule of Life
Goals are great, but they can also make us feel hurried and overwhelmed by more things we want to do. I want to talk about the secret I’ve found to goals without hurry and without running ahead of God, but before I do, read this quote by Jeremy Linneman and see if it resonates. Amid our busy schedules, we’re constantly juggling relationships and responsibilities and often feel like we’re dropping more balls than we’re keeping in the air. When we
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My 2020 Goals
I kind of went rogue this year and decided to try out the 12 Week Year concept for goal-setting. In a recent call with my life-coach Diana (are y’all tired of me referencing her yet? Can’t quit! She’s super amazing!!) we talked about the idea of it and it just kind of hit me in a new way. It’s essentially picking 3ish goals for the next 12 weeks backed by the idea that many things get done when we get
