I’ve been thinking about how much energy we put into becoming different, when maybe the better question is this:
What keeps showing up in your work or relationships that actually works? What instincts have you trusted all year without naming them? What do you return to when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or in need of clarity?
Marcus Buckingham calls these your loves—the tasks and moments that give you energy instead of draining it. You can feel the shift instantly. Your shoulders drop. Your breath steadies. You remember yourself again.
And here’s where repetition becomes a kind of quiet superpower. The more I sit with it, the more I see repetition as practice for becoming the person I’m trying to be–not by adding more but by deepening what’s already true.
So, instead of asking What should I stop? or What’s the shiny new thing I’ll start on in January first?, maybe try this: What do I want to reinforce? What deserves a little more space?
Let this be the year you don’t abandon your good patterns for someone else’s plan. Let this be the year you honor your repetitions—the ones that kept you upright, generous, curious, human.
Here’s your micro-practice: Take five minutes today. Notice one thing you did this year that helped you feel most like yourself. Name it. Write it down. Then ask: What would happen if I did more of that?
See what opens.
