Starting Fresh.
- Jan 8, 2025
- 3 min read
When I started this journey, I had doubts—about the path, about myself, and about whether this vision of helping others escape the 9-5 was even possible.
But I’ve learned that every new year is a blank page. It’s a chance to write a story that feels truer to who we are and what we want.
So, here’s my promise to you for 2025: I’ll keep showing up, sharing ideas, and walking this path with you as we all work toward a life of freedom.
Be Honest About What’s Holding You Back:
When I started my journey towards a new life, I was still working a 9-6h job, and the fact that I’m in my 30s already brought an enormous urgency to learn all, experiment all and just move forward as fast as possible because I did not have any time to waste.
Because of that, I got back to being a working machine from the sun rising to sundown, focused on the profitzine, freelancing, and preparing to open a marketing agency. I said to myself that I didn’t have time to worry about anything else, not what I was eating, not how I was sleeping or resting at all.
I felt I owned my new life this sacrifice because I did it so many times for other people, over the 10 years I worked in the corporate world so now I just had to do it for myself, but that was definitely not working!
Only when I stopped and started to prioritize myself did things start to work for me, and believe it or not, everything just became easier.
→ Write down one thing they’ve been avoiding and commit to addressing it in January.
Celebrate Progress, Not Perfection:
After I prioritized myself, I saw everything as equally important, from getting clients to having a slow morning. Everything became a win, no matter how small.
Was I able to do everything that I wanted, how I wanted? No! But that is just the way it is. More important than getting it all perfectly is getting better every day.
I did not wake up 1 day a new person. I started to wake up at the same time the sun rose because it was beautiful and not because I had to. Started 2-minute morning meditations because if I can’t hold still for 2 minutes I will never be able to hold still for 30 minutes, now I can easily do 1h.
Remember, perfection does not exist! Even if you can get to a point that you idealize, you will still find ways to improve or new preferences to go after. There’s no final destination on this earth, just a crazy good ride, so enjoy all the small moments, life is made by them.
→ What small step are you proud of from 2024?
How can you build on it this year?
Set an Intention, Not Just Goals:
By now, we all should have reflected on 2024 and made plans for 2025. What to keep, what to let go, and our new goals. But more important than achieving all the goals is to keep on going.
If you want to get 5 clients in the first quarter of the year but you don’t, that’s ok. Don’t focus too much on the goals, because you will be too attached to the outcome of those goals and it will feel a lot worse when you fail.
Yes, I said when you fail, because we all fail and that’s ok.
The only people that don’t fail at anything are the ones that don’t try. But 90 % of people focus too much on goals and the outcome of those goals instead of the learning journey and that only hurts our future.
I support goals as a means to give us direction but don’t confuse direction with purpose. I didn’t reach all the goals I had set for the profitzine in 2024 but every time I get some feedback from you readers, that is what fuels my purpose.
One last note, most times when we are on our way to something specific we want, we find something better along the way. We can’t guess our future, just work for it the best we can.
→ Goals may give you direction, but intentions give you purpose.
Start the year with both, and watch what unfolds.
Last thoughts:
This year isn’t about chasing perfection—it’s about showing up, doing the work, and celebrating every step forward.
Whatever your goal is—whether it’s launching a business, creating a side hustle, or simply finding more joy in your daily life—I’m here to remind you that you’re not alone.
Let’s make 2025 the year we take bold, inspired action. Together.
→ Reply to this email with your intention for 2025 or a goal you’re excited about.
See you in a week.
Your Zine.
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