Weekly Happiness Note March 20, 2025

5 Steps to Create Meaningful Goals on a Seasonal Basis

"A new season and opportunity for a reset is always around the corner."

Happy Thursday, and happy first day of Spring!

Today is the equinox, signaling the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of fall in the Southern Hemisphere. These natural shifts in the seasons offer a perfect opportunity to reflect on what matters most to you and create a clear plan to move forward.

This week’s Happiness Note is all about using the changing seasons as a built-in reset—so you never feel like you’re just drifting through life. Want to start fresh and set yourself up for success?

Come check out the note below. ✨If you’d like a framework and added support to create your goals this season, check out my Free Seasonal Life Balance Wheel E-Course.

In gratitude, ❤ Emily

This week’s topic and inspiration come from the article: “5 Steps to Create Meaningful Goals on a Seasonal Basis.”

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Remember the Good

Life moves fast, and it’s easy to overlook how far you’ve come. But when you pause to acknowledge your journey—this season, this month, this week—you create space for gratitude and joy. Every step you’ve taken, every challenge you’ve navigated, and every small win along the way has shaped the path you’re on.

Tip for remembering the good: Take a moment to celebrate. The progress you’ve made is worth recognizing, and it’s a reminder that you are capable of moving forward with purpose.

Feel Your Best

When you give yourself the gift of clarity, you unlock the ability to live with intention. The seasons offer us a natural rhythm—a chance to check in, reassess, and refocus.

Tip to feel your best: What is working well in your life right now? What needs to shift? Tune inward and trust the answers that come. With each new season, you have the opportunity to design a life that aligns with your deepest values and desires.

Reset As Needed

A fresh start is always within reach. Instead of waiting for the perfect moment or the start of a new year, embrace the power of seasonal resets. Break big dreams into small, realistic steps, and focus on showing up for yourself daily.

Tip for a reset: When you allow yourself to pivot, refocus, and adjust as needed, you stay connected to what truly matters. The path forward is yours to shape—one season, one step, one moment at a time.

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Planning for Next Week📝:

Use the framework below to plan your upcoming week: March 24th - March 30th.

Some people like to map out their forthcoming week on Friday to ease into the weekend, knowing they are ready to hit the road running on Monday. Others (like myself) have a Sunday planning ritual. Do what works best for you. Over the years, in supporting many people in their planning and goal-setting, it seems to work best to pick a day of the week that’s easy to stick to so that your weekly planning becomes a habit and ritual.

What are your wins? Before you organize the upcoming week, “March 24th - March 30th”, reflect on the week you are wrapping up. What are your wins (big or small)? What is something you are grateful for? What have you learned about yourself this week? Record your reflections in your journal or the Notes section of the Planner Printout. Feel free to comment below (others in this community will also be able to see your comment) or hit reply to this note and share directly with me.

Planner PDF printout: This printout is from the ‘Fall in Love with Your Life, Seasonal Planner’ and will give you the framework and planning system to help you organize your upcoming week: March 24th - March 30th. Click here to access. You will need to enter a password to open the PDF. It’s in all caps: FILWYL

Accountability: If you’d like an accountability check-in to support you in making the weekly planning ritual a regular habit, just hit reply to this email after you’ve organized your week and let me know you’re organized and complete. Feel free to share your weekly intention/power word. I’m always happy to be the check-in support and would love to celebrate your wins.

Instructional Video: Get free access to this mini 20-minute video course. It will show you how to efficiently use the ‘Fall in Love With Your Life, Seasonal Planner’ method of organizing your week. Go here to access the free video course.

Priorities: What are your top three priorities for the upcoming week? What are some of the daily ways you will prioritize yourself? Remember to balance your energy output with energy input. Think: What has been energizing me lately? What has been draining my energy?

Share your intention for the week of March 24th - March 30th.

What are you calling in? What is your power word/phrase?

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