Links from this Episode:

• Business Planning Workshop: Join Emily on January 16th for the new Best Year Blueprint Planning Workshop.
• Aligned CEO Blog: For more insights and tips on creating your dream year, check out Emily’s latest blog posts.
• Connect with Emily: Stay in touch and share your journey with Emily on Instagram at ⁠@Aligned_CEO⁠ or via email at ⁠support@thealignedceo.com⁠.

Welcome back to the Aligned CEO podcast with your host, Emily Fisher!

I start this episode with a little reminder - it's okay to start the New Year wherever you're at! Whether you're starting 2024 with a bang, or a slow, tea-and-blankets vibe.

In this episode, we'll start to create a year that aligns with your innermost desires and what you're on this planet to create. I'll share some ways you can leveraging your strengths, let go of what no longer serves you, and set yourself up to achieve your most ambitious goals.

In This Episode:

1. The Magic of New Year Planning: harnessing the energy of a new year to create different outcomes than we've gotten in the past.
2. Effectiveness Over Hard Work: Learn how being effective, not just busy, can lead to more fun, less work, and better results.
3. Dreaming Big and Setting Goals: How to dream without limits and set goals that truly excite you.
4. Reflecting on the Past Year: Using last year’s experiences to inform and shape our goals for the new year, with compassion.
5. Vision to Normal: The simple steps that most people don't take to turn their dreams into their everyday reality.
6. Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs: Identifying and moving past the patterns that have gotten you this far (and don't need to go forward with you).
7. Your Best Year Ever: Tips on how to make this year the most successful and fulfilling year of your life.

Links From This Episode

• Connect with me on Instagram
• Interview with Karen Brody - Rest Expert
• Align & Attract 21 Day Manifestation Challenge

Episode Description

Have you ever felt guilty for taking a moment to relax? Or prevented yourself from feeling that way by constantly running from one thing to the next? You're not alone.

It's easier than ever to stay busy and, in doing so, stay disconnected from our inner world. Many of us equate rest with laziness, but I have found that rest is the secret to sustainable success.

In this Aligned CEO episode, we cover the common beliefs that keep us burned out and exhausted. We explore how rest is a vital component of productivity, as well as a spiritual, mental, and physical necessity.

What You'll Discover in This Episode

• Why rest is an essential, not optional, part of life.

• How to break free from the guilt associated with taking time to relax.

• Practical ways to embrace downtime, even with an entrepreneurs busy lifestyle.

• Tips for incorporating rest into your daily routine.

Then: Connect With Us!

Connect with Emily on Instagram @Aligned_CEO for inspiration, business development tips, and a community of entrepreneurs who are changing the way businesses are built.

As we build our business we are going to face periods of stress. Whether from challenges, new levels of success, or simply the added demands of the holiday season.

I have been going through a period of expansion over the last few months. Even though it's been good, it's still different and it's normal for the body to approach "different" with stress.

After a few restless nights, I woke up and realized that I was not looking forward to the work I normally enjoy. Luckily, I had this visualization meditation to help me process and release that stress so I could start my day powerfully.

I recommend saving and coming back to this episode any time you find yourself ruminating, unable to stop thinking about work, starting to feel burnt out, or as part of your morning routine.

I use this visualization regularly myself and with clients to help process periods of stagnation, feeling stuck, or when stress starts to spill over into a new day.

I would love to hear your takeaways - either by rating the show or by tagging me on Instagram: Aligned_CEO