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January 15, 2025 48 mins

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In this episode, Monique shares her personal process for annual reflection, offering insights into how she evaluates the past year and sets intentions for the year ahead with clarity and purpose. Tune in to discover how embracing feminine energy and becoming more emotionally available can transform your approach to goal setting and personal growth. 

As you listen to this episode, you'll be inspired to reflect on your own journey and consider how you can set intentions that align with your values and aspirations. Happy New Year, and here's to a year of intentional living and personal growth!

📢As a special note, Monique is opening her coaching waitlist for February 2025. You can sign up through her website to receive updates and secure a spot for transformative one-on-one coaching.

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GEMS DROPPED
"I am caring less and less about my annual planning process as annual planning. I care very much about setting clear intentions for the time ahead."

“I ​spent ​a ​lot ​of ​years ​in ​more ​of ​my ​masculine ​energy ​in ​building ​this ​business. ​And ​after ​having ​baby ​number ​two, we ​didn't ​have ​it ​in ​us ​to ​continue ​to ​keep ​that ​up ​in ​the ​same ​way. ​And ​so I ​had ​to ​trust ​that ​the ​seeds ​that have ​been ​planted ​in ​those ​previous seasons ​would ​allow ​me to gently reap ​what ​had ​been ​sown. So ​in ​2024, ​I ​came ​into ​the ​year ​with ​a ​clear ​focus ​​on ​depth ​and ​well ​being ​and ​how ​those ​two ​interact ​both ​for ​me ​personally ​and ​professionally. Embracing ​this ​was ​about ​embracing ​a ​more ​feminine, ​energetic ​approach which is ​a ​lot ​more ​about ​what ​you ​can ​attract. It's ​a ​creative ​energy ​that ​is ​not ​about purely ​execution ​or ​hunting. ​It's ​about ​believing ​that you ​can ​experience a ​holistic ​well ​being. Because ​I ​decided ​that, ​this ​is ​the ​highest ​grossing ​revenue ​year ​for ​my ​business, ​which ​is ​wild ​because ​I ​did ​the ​least.”

“I'm ​really ​proud ​of my ​decision, ​my ​commitment ​to ​continuously coming ​back into ​a ​feminine ​posture ​of ​receiving ​and ​not over ​exerting ​myself. Resting ​in ​the ​magnetism, ​the ​attraction ​and ​the ​abundance, and ​just ​allowing ​for ​things ​to ​unfold ​in ​my ​favor.​ I ​mean ​down ​to ​like ​little ​things ​with ​grandparent ​help ​and ​things ​like ​that, where ​before ​I ​used ​to ​be ​like, ​no, ​I ​need ​to ​be ​the ​one, ​or ​no, ​I ​shouldn't ​stay ​on ​the ​trip ​this ​one ​extra ​day. ​It ​was ​just ​like, ​no, ​the ​help ​has ​been ​offered. ​Receive ​it, ​receive ​it ​fully.”

“My ​goal into ​next ​year ​is ​to ​start ​being ​more ​emotionally ​available. ​I ​realized ​that ​I ​have ​been ​robbing some ​of ​my ​closest ​relationships of ​the ​fullness ​of ​who I am. My ​daughter ​deserves ​to ​see ​what ​it ​looks ​like ​for ​a ​grown ​Black ​woman, ​the ​leading ​grown ​Black ​woman ​in ​her ​life, ​to ​experience ​emotion ​so ​she ​knows ​it's ​okay ​for ​her ​to ​experience ​the ​full ​range ​of ​emotion.”

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