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🎧 A Time to Reset + Set Goals for the New Year

The start of a new year doesn’t have to feel rushed, extreme, or overwhelming.

In this episode of The Energized Hairdresser, Ashley Jo Gillan invites you to pause, reflect, and reset before jumping into goal-setting. Instead of chasing pressure-filled resolutions, she encourages a more supportive and sustainable approach—one that honors your energy, your experiences, and the season you’re in.

This episode is a gentle coaching conversation designed to help you look back at the past year with honesty, celebrate small wins you may have overlooked, and move forward with intentions that actually support your life behind the chair and beyond it. You’ll explore the difference between goals and intentions, why systems matter more than willpower, and how growth doesn’t need to be loud to be meaningful.

If you’re craving clarity, calm, and direction as you enter the new year—this episode is your permission slip to start softly and intentionally.

✨ Key Takeaways

• A goal without a plan is just a wish
• Reflection is essential for understanding where you’ve been and where you’re going
• Celebrating small wins builds momentum and confidence
• Goals give direction; intentions shape how you move toward them
• You can set goals for your life, not just your business
• Starting the year gently is allowed—and often more effective
• Focus on what you need to feel supported this year
• Growth is rarely linear and often happens quietly
• Systems may fail, but your goals don’t have to
• Sustainable habits create long-term change

⏱ Episode Chapters

00:00 – Setting intentions for the new year
03:01 – The importance of reflection
06:47 – Celebrating small wins
11:23 – Goals vs. intentions
16:45 – Creating sustainable habits
20:50 – Embracing a gentle start to the new year

🔑 Keywords

goals, intentions, reflection, wellness, hairdresser, energy, habits, mindset, new year, personal growth

JOURNAL PROMPTS You can include these as a list:

1. What worked for me this year?
2. What drained me more than I expected?
3. What habits no longer support my season of life?
4. What am I proud of that I haven’t acknowledged?
5. What do I need more of to feel supported?
6. One word or phrase for the year
7. One habit to support my energy
8. One boundary to protect my peace