“Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.”
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As the sun sets on an interesting year, how are you doing lovely ones?
Hope you’re on the home stretch with your sanity intact, a smidge of optimism in your pocket, and something fun planned for whatever you get up to during the holidays?
This is the final newsletter of 2023, and it's bumper packed, so I’ll get straight to the point(s):
A big thank you again to my guests (in order on this pic) Trudi Roth, Kelly Berry, Catarina King, Danielle Hughes, Barrie Thompson, Alison Coward, Pat Williams, and Garth Dew.
You can catch the full season at creatingcadence.co/episodes, or on your favourite pod platform.
Even though there were niggly negatives in 2023, they all resulted in me learning new things about myself and about doing business.
And, in the bigger picture, these are small problems, and there’s a lot to be grateful for.
As, Seth Godin says in the quote above,
Optimism is what helps us find hope (and opportunity) in dark times.
Perspective is a wonderful thing. And whenever life feels hard and fraught with shit, I often find I look to the skies, or to nature, to remind me of what's important.
The view of the galaxy reminds me that my challenges are but a speck of space dust. It doesn’t make them trivial, but it does make them seem more manageable. And being in nature calms and resets my natural rhythms to reconnect with the larger ecosystem that I'm a part of.
I have two Cadence Christmas Offers on the go, which might make great gift ideas for the loved ones in your life.
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Get intentional with your productivity for 2024. In early January, my popular BUJO workshop - How to Get From To Do To Done is back to help you start the new year just right, helping you to track and manage your tasks, intentions and goals for 2024 more effectively!
Finally, I’ve been hinting in the podcast this season that I will be sharing more about next year’s intentional productivity coaching programme in the newsletter first.
I’m still putting final touches on the content, but here’s 10 things I can tell you so far...
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If this is all too much to take in during the festive frenzy, then bookmark this email and come back to it in the first week in January. I’ll be here, when you’re ready.
Wishing you courage, curiosity and cadence, PLUS warmth, love and festive fun this December (and plenty of hugs too).
Take care and see you on the flip side!
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Helping high-achievers step off the hamster wheel of hustle culture and the treadmill of overwork and burnout. Thoughts, tools and resources related to intentionally productive habits, digital wellbeing, and the future of work. Mich is a writer, speaker, podcaster, coach, and author of The Cadence Effect. Originally from South Africa, she lives in the wild north west of England, and works with humans around the world.
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