Speaker 1: I think a huge thing is realizing if we're not
Speaker 1: clear on where we're going, we're going to go nowhere fast.
Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Rise and Conquer Podcast. I'm your host,
Speaker 1: Georgie Stevenson, former lawyer turned entrepreneur, social media personality and
Speaker 1: personal development junkie. This podcast is for my girl gang
Speaker 1: who want to feed their mind with positive and expansive
Speaker 1: thoughts to help them step into their power and live
Speaker 1: their most authentic life. We chat a variety of topics
Speaker 1: including mindset, business, relationships, health, and so much more. Basically,
Speaker 1: wherever you are on your journey, I want to help
Speaker 1: you feel inspired and empowered to rise up and conquer
Speaker 1: your next bold move. I know that's going to look
Speaker 1: different for everyone, but just know I'm right here by
Speaker 1: your side and that you have the RNC community behind you.
Speaker 2: Let's do this.
Speaker 1: Hello and welcome back to the Rise and Conquer Podcast.
Speaker 1: It is your host, Georgie Stevenson, and I am doing
Speaker 1: my last solo podcast for twenty twenty one, and isn't
Speaker 1: that just crazy? As I'm recording this podcast, you'll hear
Speaker 1: it in a couple of weeks time, but there is
Speaker 1: only forty six days till the.
Speaker 2: Wow till the year.
Speaker 1: Ends, which is just insane. This year has gone so fast,
Speaker 1: but also I feel like so much has happened the
Speaker 1: usual end of year vibes. Basically, today I wanted to
Speaker 1: run you through kind of like a guided reflection, a
Speaker 1: guided year summary, and get your brains thinking about this year,
Speaker 1: the good, the bad, and also what you want to
Speaker 1: attract and bring in for the new year. So it's
Speaker 1: going to be a bit different to my usual episodes.
Speaker 1: It's going to be very kind of I will give
Speaker 1: you some time throughout the episode episode sorry to think
Speaker 1: about these questions. So I'll put in some nice music
Speaker 1: and it's a super reflective sort of episode. So this
Speaker 1: would be great if you were, you know, driving or
Speaker 1: doing a walk, or even if you're sitting down and
Speaker 1: you want to kind of.
Speaker 2: Get your notepad.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think this will be a really cool episode
Speaker 1: to reflect on the year and also plan for the
Speaker 1: new year, twenty twenty two. It's crazy wild. Before we
Speaker 1: get into the episode, though, I do just want to
Speaker 1: give you guys a bit of a rundown. So as
Speaker 1: I'm recording this episode, I am just about to be
Speaker 1: thirty nine weeks pregnant, heavily pregnant, very uncomfortable, it's very
Speaker 1: exhausted to the end, ready to take some very much
Speaker 1: deserved maternity leave, but wanted to give you this before
Speaker 1: I did, and I kind of wanted to explain. So
Speaker 1: this is my last solo episode in real time, but
Speaker 1: I'm not leaving you with nothing. My RNC podcast VAM
Speaker 1: is my favorite group of people ever, and I really
Speaker 1: didn't want to leave you with no content, especially of
Speaker 1: the Christmas holidays and the New Year. I feel like
Speaker 1: that's when we really want to go inwards and you know,
Speaker 1: kind of absorb that and find motivation and inspiration. So
Speaker 1: what I've actually done, and my podcast manager will be
Speaker 1: facilitating all this and running the show. She's a bloody gem,
Speaker 1: And what we're doing is the podcast actually has like
Speaker 1: nearly two hundred episodes, so so much content, so much
Speaker 1: good content then that can sometimes be lost within like
Speaker 1: you know, an hour episode. And so what we've done
Speaker 1: is we're going back to our most loved, our most listened,
Speaker 1: our most downloaded episodes, and my podcast manager has kind
Speaker 1: of taken bite sized bits, so you know how usually
Speaker 1: in an interview with someone, we get their background and
Speaker 1: we get their life story and then they give us
Speaker 1: these really like tidbit chicken nuggets where they give us
Speaker 1: some real good advice. And I know so many times
Speaker 1: I'll listen to a podcast and I'm like, oh my god,
Speaker 1: that was amazing, Like I hope I remember that. And
Speaker 1: so what we're doing is putting together episodes where it
Speaker 1: just goes straight to the good part, straight to the
Speaker 1: best advice and very kind of like niche of what
Speaker 1: you guys would want to know and listen. So the
Speaker 1: title will like reflect what's in that episode. You would
Speaker 1: click on it, and we will also link the whole
Speaker 1: episode if it's one that you haven't listened to and
Speaker 1: you want to go back. But even if you've listened
Speaker 1: to the full episode, like you know, six months to
Speaker 1: a year ago, I guarantee you the bits we pull
Speaker 1: and give you, we will be like you'll be like,
Speaker 1: oh my god, yes I remember this such great advice,
Speaker 1: or maybe you won't even remember it and just be like, amazing,
Speaker 1: I really needed to hear this today. So I really
Speaker 1: hope you guys enjoy those episodes. Let's get straight into
Speaker 1: our reflection of twenty twenty one Little practice.
Speaker 2: Let's do it.
Speaker 1: So I want you to start by just taking some breaths.
Speaker 1: Let's really kind of get to that place where we
Speaker 1: can dig deep and have a really good think about
Speaker 1: this year and also really good think about what we want.
Speaker 1: So doesn't matter if you're driving or walking or cleaning
Speaker 1: the house.
Speaker 3: Just with me.
Speaker 1: Now, let's take three big belly breaths. All right, guys.
Speaker 1: So to start this reflective exercise, I want you to
Speaker 1: think of a summary of twenty twenty one. So we're
Speaker 1: not going too much into really thinking about like the
Speaker 1: good and the bad and the lessons. I just want
Speaker 1: you to recall what happened. So something that might be
Speaker 1: helpful is going through your Google calendar or going through
Speaker 1: your Instagram and really kind of have a look at
Speaker 1: from January to now what did you do, Where were
Speaker 1: you working, what celebrations did you have? Was there any
Speaker 1: big milestones? Because I think the year can get really lost,
Speaker 1: and especially this year with so much happening with the
Speaker 1: lockdowns and COVID, it's it feels like it's gone fast,
Speaker 1: but also so much has happened. So I'm going to
Speaker 1: give you a couple of minutes to just think about
Speaker 1: what happened. In twenty twenty one.
Speaker 4: Name of the game music Coming to the.
Speaker 1: All right, So the next thing I want you to
Speaker 1: do is really think about two to three big lessons
Speaker 1: that you've learned this year now. Lessons usually come from
Speaker 1: a negative time, a turning point. Not it can also
Speaker 1: be a positive time. Sorry, but it usually comes from
Speaker 1: you know, something big happening. It comes from getting out
Speaker 1: of your comfort zone. It doesn't often feel great, but
Speaker 1: you can look back and you can go, wow, that
Speaker 1: was a lesson I learned from that, And I really
Speaker 1: want you guys to think of that. So there can
Speaker 1: be lessons for everything. It can be a shitty relationship,
Speaker 1: you know, a shitty friendship. It can be changing careers,
Speaker 1: standing up from yourself, or even learning more about yourself,
Speaker 1: starting something new, anything like that. I want you to
Speaker 1: think of two to three big lessons you learned this year.
Speaker 4: Us coming to the.
Speaker 1: Now. I want you to think of how you grew
Speaker 1: as a person. This can be anything. This can be
Speaker 1: you learnt a new skill, you know, made new friends,
Speaker 1: you hit a big milestone, you excelled in your career,
Speaker 1: you change career, you found something new in your life. Basically,
Speaker 1: I want you to think about a change, a positive change,
Speaker 1: and reflect how you grew as a person in twenty
Speaker 1: twenty one. Now, I want you, guys, to finish this sentence,
Speaker 1: and I'm going to give you a bit of time
Speaker 1: because i feel like there's so many things that you
Speaker 1: could be thankful for, but just list them off. I
Speaker 1: am thankful for twenty twenty one because listed.
Speaker 2: Off, guys.
Speaker 1: Now, I want you, guys, to repeat after me. These
Speaker 1: are affirmations, so I want you to really feel into them.
Speaker 1: Affirmations only work if you really believe and feel into them.
Speaker 1: I grew in twenty twenty one. I learned lessons in
Speaker 1: twenty twenty one. I overcome so much in twenty twenty one.
Speaker 1: I am so proud of myself. I am always enough.
Speaker 1: I am so excited for what twenty twenty two will bring.
Speaker 1: I am ready to grow, I'm ready to expand, and
Speaker 1: I'm ready to be my next best self. Now, guys,
Speaker 1: I want you to think of something, someone, or even
Speaker 1: a list of things that you want to let go
Speaker 1: and leave behind this year. So this could be a habit,
Speaker 1: this could be a person, This could be a trauma,
Speaker 1: This could be anything that is basically not serving you.
Speaker 2: Anymore.
Speaker 1: It has happened this year, You've dealt with it this year,
Speaker 1: and I want you to think of what you will.
Speaker 2: Be letting go off.
Speaker 1: I'll give you about a minute.
Speaker 2: Have a little think.
Speaker 1: Now, something that really helps me let go of, you know,
Speaker 1: negativity or something I'm kind of hung up on, is
Speaker 1: doing a little ceremony. So those things that you just
Speaker 1: thought about, it could be really helpful to write them
Speaker 1: on Pegi, you know, write that letter to that person,
Speaker 1: or write a letter to yourself of what you want
Speaker 1: to let go of, and then do a little ceremony
Speaker 1: where you you know, burn it obviously safely in the
Speaker 1: sink or in a bowl, or you rip it up
Speaker 1: and you put it in the ground. Basically, a ceremony
Speaker 1: just means, or like a ritual, just means anything that
Speaker 1: you stop your present, you give yourself the intention towards it.
Speaker 1: Anything like that is super super beneficial. So if there
Speaker 1: is something that you're like, I really need to let
Speaker 1: go of this before the new year because you just
Speaker 1: don't want to take it into the new year, it's
Speaker 1: no longer serving you highly recommend you do a little ceremony. Now, guys,
Speaker 1: let's set some intentions I'm gonna call them intentions just
Speaker 1: because I feel like this is not a goal setting episode,
Speaker 1: like we're still in the previous year. It can be
Speaker 1: super overwhelming to, you know, start setting goals when it's
Speaker 1: December and we're trying to wind down and just like relax.
Speaker 1: I don't want you guys to feel like that, because
Speaker 1: you know, this has been a big year. I'm sure
Speaker 1: there has been a lot happened, a lot that has happened,
Speaker 1: and make sure you take the time to de stress,
Speaker 1: to be present with family and friends, to you know,
Speaker 1: really be in the present before you look forward. But
Speaker 1: in saying that, I think it's always nice to also
Speaker 1: have a little think about what you do want to
Speaker 1: bring in the new year. So these are not goals,
Speaker 1: these are intentions. So basically what's different is goals are
Speaker 1: like very specific. They're like I want this by this date, this.
Speaker 2: Amount, you know, blah blah blah.
Speaker 1: Where's intentions are kind of like how do you.
Speaker 2: Want to feel? What is the vibe?
Speaker 1: Like they can definitely be stuff like I want to
Speaker 1: buy a house or a physical thing, but it's kind
Speaker 1: of like what's the vibe? So, guys, what do you
Speaker 1: want to manifest in twenty twenty two. I want you
Speaker 1: to dream big. I really want you to get into
Speaker 1: that place where there's no limitations and think, what are
Speaker 1: you striving for, what brings you joy, what do you
Speaker 1: want more of? What do you want to change? And
Speaker 1: how do you want to grow next year. Now, I'm
Speaker 1: going to give you four categories that I usually use
Speaker 1: with intentions, and so I will say it and then
Speaker 1: you will have a think about the intentions in that
Speaker 1: category in your life. So the first one is going
Speaker 1: to be your relationship intentions. So I'll give you a
Speaker 1: couple of minutes to think about, but have a think
Speaker 1: about your relationships in your life. This could be you know,
Speaker 1: your partner. This could be a partner you're trying to
Speaker 1: attract or manifest. This could be your friendships, your relationships
Speaker 1: you know at work, your relationships with family, friends, anything
Speaker 1: like that. Have a think what's the vibe? What's the
Speaker 1: intention for the new year?
Speaker 5: Da mon?
Speaker 1: All right, guys. Next, let's think about your health intentions.
Speaker 1: So is there something that you want to work on
Speaker 1: health wise that I'm not just talking about, you know,
Speaker 1: going to the gym or anything like that. This is
Speaker 1: also mental health, physical health, How do you want to
Speaker 1: do things differently in the new year. How do you
Speaker 1: want to feel? What does your health look like to you?
Speaker 1: What do you want to actual action? So next, I
Speaker 1: I want you to think about you're kind of like
Speaker 1: your personal goals or your spiritual goals. So this is
Speaker 1: really I want you to think about how do you
Speaker 1: want to grow change as a human? So think of
Speaker 1: kind of like personal development. Are there things that you know,
Speaker 1: is there a new skill that you want to try,
Speaker 1: a new hobby? Do you want to start reading more?
Speaker 1: Do you want to start looking into certain aspects spirituality,
Speaker 1: like different religions like that sort of side of things
Speaker 1: For you as a person, how are you going to
Speaker 1: feed and nourish yourself with your own development? Have a
Speaker 1: think about what you want that to look like in
Speaker 1: the new year. And then lastly, guys, I do want
Speaker 1: you to have a think about this could be you
Speaker 1: know Koreer work study. What sort of intentions do you
Speaker 1: have for that in the new year.
Speaker 3: I'll give you a couple of minutes.
Speaker 1: All right, So now you've got some intentions. If you
Speaker 1: are writing them down, I would put them in like
Speaker 1: four different little boxes and just kind of have a
Speaker 1: look at them and just be very much like, is
Speaker 1: this what I want? How do I want to change?
Speaker 1: I think a huge thing is realizing if we're not
Speaker 1: clear on where we're going, we're going to go nowhere fast.
Speaker 1: So even if these aren't big things, or even if
Speaker 1: they're small things, it is just really great to just
Speaker 1: get clear on what you want, what you want to attract,
Speaker 1: how you want things to change, and then from there
Speaker 1: you can start setting proper goals, you can start working
Speaker 1: towards it. But again, guys, it is the end of
Speaker 1: the year. Make sure you celebrate yourself, makes you be present,
Speaker 1: make sure you spend some you know, time with your
Speaker 1: family and friends, and also just spend some time recharging.
Speaker 1: This has been such a huge, big, emotional, a lot
Speaker 1: year for so many people, so you deserve the break.
Speaker 1: And I just want to take this time also to
Speaker 1: say a big thank you for supporting the podcast, for
Speaker 1: supporting me through my pregnancy journey, and obviously being so
Speaker 1: considerate with this time with me taking maternity leave. It
Speaker 1: will honestly mean so much if you do keep you know,
Speaker 1: listening to the potty and supporting the potty. Yeah, I
Speaker 1: love you guys so much. Thank you for an amazing year,
Speaker 1: and I just hope you guys have the best Christmas
Speaker 1: break and enjoy all the foods and really chill out.
Speaker 1: You deserve it. Thank you for listening for another RNC episode.
Speaker 1: I really appreciate taking the time to be here with me,
Speaker 1: and also for taking the time for yourself. If you
Speaker 1: found this episode helpful, it would be so amazing if
Speaker 1: you shared it on your stories and tagged us, or
Speaker 1: simply just send it on to a girlfriend or family
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