Dear Wonderful Woman,

How are you? 

I'd like to start this email with this sincere question. 

How are you feeling now that the Holidays are done and the dust has settled. 

Have you had time to rest? 

I'd like to share a confession, which I'm proud of! This is the first year that I have switched off my LinkedIn and Insta notifications completely. I can say I really benefited, from not being tempted to respond or to look at what was going on. If you've never done it, I invite you to give it a try. Let me know how you feel or if you notice a difference to your state of being? I felt calmer and more present. 

As we pass from one year to the next, we need to acknowledge what has past.

Now it doesn't matter when you do it, but at some point before we're too deep into the New Year, so ideally in the first 2 months of the New Year. Just take a moment to think about these 3 questions:

1 What were my 6 biggest wins of this year, personally and professionally?

2 What was my biggest lesson and what actionable data did I glean that I can use the insight to do it differently this year? 

3 What are 4 things that I am grateful for in this past year? 

I have intentionally not titled this email, "Happy New Year!", because I'd like us to take a different approach to thinking about what you want to achieve in your career and in your life. I believe "that there's always something happening out there in the world", and so whilst we need to be adaptable and flexible, this means that you should set goals, and start whatever that thing is, or put yourself forward for that opportunity, because there will never be a time where there isn't "something happening in your own internal world or in the external out side world", as I titled the email with, all we have is now! So I encourage you to be courageous and to fight the fear and do it anyway in 2022 and always!

If you missed the last email, I'd like to share with you that I asked you to create your own confidence mantra for 2022. I'm going to invite you to do it again! I'd like you to spend 15 mins creating your new confidence mantra for 2022, this is the phrase that you will use to remind yourself of your greatness! It should go as follows, "I am x because I am also y and this makes me great!"Hit reply and share your confidence mantra with me, I'd love to see it. 😍

Finally, I'd like to share with you that the KickStart your Career for 2022 virtual coaching package, contains everything you need to do the 3 most needed skills for women to advance their career's: which are advocating for yourself in the workplace, fighting fear and building confidence. The Navigating your Career as a Black Professional Woman Workbook was made available to some awesome professional Black Career Women, who recently shared their feedback on their experience. The Navigating Your Career as a Female Black Professional Podcast is launching this year, hit reply if you'd like to get each episode straight to your inbox. 

Welcome to this New Month and Year! 

I hope that you set your intentions daily, weekly, and monthly to help you focus, and stay clear on your career goals, as you progress through this month.

Warm Regards,

Ekua 💛

P.S. The KickStart your Career for 2022 virtual coaching programme is only available until 18th Jan 2022, so get your copy before it's gone!