Huh? Christina, what do you mean by starting the year with December?! That’s literally not physically possible.
Okay, okay. I know.
You can’t turn the clock back.
(But if you’ve got the secrets to time travel, let me know so I can travel to 1998 and buy some shares on Google!)
I’m just saying…
What if we skipped the usual January frenzy of mapping your year out…
But start 2025 by mapping your success plan for December?
Because you and I both know each year is basically like clock work.
The clean slate… The fresh start… The new goals…
We all do it, and we all think we’re going to crush it – only to have them slip through our fingers by Q2.
So why don’t we try reverse engineering our year?
Heads up: to the people who haven’t created your resolutions or word of the year, this exercise would be great for you!
Imagine it’s December 2025.
It’s the final month of the year.
You’re reflecting on the past 12 months and here’s what you see:
Your business grew steadily, each month celebrating new wins and new heights you’ve not reached before.
You hit your income goals of 6 figure year/month/day without sacrificing your sanity.
You put yourself out there and gave it your all through the year.
You’re sipping on something warm (or bubbly) thinking “I’m finally proud of myself this year. I’m exactly where I wanted to be”
Forget your resolutions – let’s focus on outcomes!
Ask yourself these 4 questions first:
- What did you do to get yourself there in December 2025?
- How do you feel after hitting those milestones?
- What did you do differently this year?
- What systems/ Who did you hire to implement that supported your growth?
After you’re done with these questions, you get to break your year into 4 quarters and ask yourself what milestones you want to hit each quarter that will be aligned with your yearly goal.
These can be income or impact goals.
Once you’re done with creating those milestones each quarter, ask yourself:
In Q1, what small actionable steps can you do to move you forward?
(You can even further break it down by asking, what is one action step you can take to move forward today?)
So there you have it!
Now it’s up to you to write it down, claim it to the universe, and make it real.
Because when December 2025 rolls around, I want you to feel proud of how far you’ve come.
You in? 😉
Here’s to flipping the script!
