Elevate Yourself Before the New Year: Winter Arc

brains a little bit. I was out in Europe doing a lot of reflecting. I like I said, it was for my birthday, and I was very very grateful to be able to be out in Europe on my dream trip, and I was just thanking God, and I just remember having a moment and I was sitting like wow, tears were flowing, and I was like, thank you Jesus, because I have been blessed. I have financially been blessed to be able to save the money to be able to go. I've been planning for this trip for like two years.

I've been saving the money because going to Europe isn't cheap, and I know the type of person I am. I want to be able to be enjoying myself and be flexible and do as I please. So I am very proud to say that I saved up my very own money from all my hard work. And I just realized, like, thank you God for all the work that you have blessed me with to be able to make it here. And I just realized, like, Wow, I'm in a whole nother space of my life that I feel like everybody

deserves to be in. And I'm not talking about financially, I'm talking about spiritually emotionally. And the end of the year is coming around, and I thought, I'm like, how do I want to finish the year? Do I want to finish the year or start off the year? Do I want to finish the year strong or start off the year strong? And usually, and I feel like everybody

can relate. When the end of the year comes around, we all just kind of tend to be lazy, flop out, like not really care, like Okay, we'll just do it for the beginning of the year. The new year knew me. You know, we all set this expectation, and I've talked about it before. We just set these expectations on ourselves. We put too much pressure, and it just doesn't end up happening, and then we end up here again nine ten months down the road, and you're just waiting for

the new year to come around again. And I thought, I'm like, why do we why do us humans tend to leave things for the new year, Like it sounds nice, but why doesn't it sound better to end the year off strong and go into and already going into the new year with like this clear mindset and more prepared than ever. And I saw some tiktoks and I saw people doing Winter Arc, which is and I've done like the seventy Day hard like in the middle of the

year and and those type of challenges per se. Let's say so, Winter Arc is basically a challenge where starts in October, ends and on New Year's and you're just basically creating this new habit. You're basically changed. You're doing what you should be doing in the new year in October and going into your strong And I thought that

was so amazing. I'm starting and I'm doing it. I obviously gave myself like grace time and period because I was in Europe majority of October and I'm going to be traveling, but having a new routine, eating better, taking care of yourself, and really prioritizing yourself is so important. I really feel like that's in the stage and the level that I'm at in my life. When when you prioritize yourself so much and you give yourself the all, you stop giving your attention to let's say, boys or drama,

negative energy, negative things that just doesn't serve you. You flourish. It turns from it from what you're feeding yourself on the inside. It comes out on the outside so beautifully and you can tell, and you can just see how light it feels. And I was sitting there in Europe and I was just like wow, God, Like you know, I didn't think I would ever get here, Like I my dream trip. I'm on my dream trip. I was I've been dreaming of Italy since I was little. And

I'm here and I'm healthy and I'm okay. Like you know, it seemed unreachable, And I know that there's things that you may be feeling in your life that seems so out of reach. But if you once you just put in the work and you trust the world of God, and you just see like wow, it all flourishes and

it comes to you and it's perfect timing. And I love this concept of reinventing yourself, of giving yourself the all because at the end of the day, it's just you and no one's going to care about your emotions. No one's going to pay attention to your growth more than you. And that's okay. Nobody has to be okay with where you're at, Like this is you're doing this

for you, and I encourage you. I encourage I am even encouraging myself, like to continue, like don't let this once you get to a certain point in your life, Like you want more, you want to keep going, and you want to apply pressure, and this is the time right now. And I truly believe, like at the end of the year, apply that pressure now. Go build a routine. Wake up at seven am, go to the gym every day,

make sure you're drinking your water. Read something. I feel like reading is so important, Like it brings so much awareness and intelligence to you, Like you're better feeding yourself something from a book, whether that's even like a romantic sci fi book. Like I just feel like once you're not paying attention to everything online on social media, like

your health skyrockets. Help social media is so draining and it carries so much weight that it's like at the end of the day you're just like, oh, like this is too much. So definitely picking up a book, going outside. I feel like we don't go outside enough. Go outside, take those hot girl walks and reinvent this new you. Talk to yourself. Journal I'm so big on journally and talking to a therapist, like giving yourself that time of day like this, this is the time where you give

yourself the off. If you just got out of a relationship. Girl, boys, this is the time for you to shine. Exit out those friendships that don't serve you if they I got a question the other day where it's like, how have you learned to pick your friends? And to be honest, it hasn't been very easy at all. Like I feel like I've struggled picking friends or making friends. And I'm now that I'm twenty seven and I'm in this stage of my life like I'm very aware my discernment. And

that's another thing. Once you start putting this work in, you start realizing what you want more of, Like you want the same for your friends. You want the same people around you doing the same things, because once someone's on the same page as you, it's kind of like

you're not getting me. And it's not anything to like change people, but it's like, you know, once there's a friend that's always working and there's a friend that's laying at home at bed in bed all day, and it's like, no, like you know, we have to have the same goals, not the same goals, but you know what I'm saying, Like you have to have the same mentality mentality to inspire each other, to move each other, to keep people going. Like and I feel like once you start making that

circle and it'll happen, it'll naturally happen. This is something that comes to you unexpected, like you know, your circle gets smaller and you realize, like, Okay, this person is for me, this person is for me, and you see their intentions, you see their purity, you see the genuineness through their hearts, like you could just feel it, and

you just become more self aware. And when you're picking friends, you got to look at people that like, I think, more than anything, don't want to take anything from you

or energy, that are just that don't bring peace. When they drain your energy and they don't bring peace, that is a big no no. When you leave them at the end of the day, when you guys go home separate ways and you feel like like I don't feel drained, then I truly believe that those friends are meant to be in your life and the ones that do drain you. I do believe that, you know, take a step away, like take some time. I feel like your energy and who you are is a person is so precious and

important that you need to take care of it. And more than anything, the goal is ultimately to be better prepared for let's say, in this case, the new year, developing healthy habits and giving yourself self care. I'm really big on taking care of like my hygien I'm being I'm a lady, you guys, I'm a lady. I get my petticare, I get my nails done. And it might be a little too much, and it sometimes it might not be financially available to you guys, but there's alternatives

and there's way to do things. Men notice and I feel like, Okay, I'm not gonna lie because when I was in Europe, I got hit on like two times. I'm like, damn, I'm like, what's going on in the United States? No, But in Europe, like I really did, and I was like, maybe it's just how I'm the doors open. Like I feel like when you're okay with yourself internally, like you just come off as like a

more attractive they want to know more about you. And I felt like that out there in Europe, like I felt like, wow, like this is you know, I felt like something keeps calling me or you know, I feel like a lot of eyes are on me, and I'm like why do people keep looking at me? And and I really thought, I'm like wow, like maybe I'm just really in another era. And obviously people are different. And even when I got back home, like I feel like I'm not the same person as a lot of people

around me. And that's definitely okay. But that's just more of a sign to me like Okay, you're leveling up. Now it's time. Now it's time to you know, new things are coming, Greater things are coming. I'm getting older, me thinking I'm like forty but I just turned in twenty seven. But you know what I mean, Like you just kind of you get older, and you're just like, I want more, want to I want to do something. And when you create these healthy habits and you're taking

care of yourself, those things just flow naturally. And I'm such a huge believer and whatever happens happens, and everything is in perfect timing and there's a reason for everything. And I really want to encourage you guys, like reinventing yourself or giving yourself you're all is so rewarding. When you start focusing on going to the gym. I know people hate it. There's people I hated it my whole life,

but now that I'm like here, I enjoy it. It's my private time when I'm sitting by myself getting my pedicure, Like like, this is a privilege. This is something that we can moments that we can really appreciate and just give ourself the time. Pay attention to yourself more, listen to what you're saying, listen to what you're consuming, listen to what you're reading. And maybe you're not ready to

do that right now. Maybe you're not ready to find out certain parts about you that you never knew about, because that'll happen. You start discovering yourself and you just see things you're like, oh, I didn't know I like this. Oh I really don't like that. You start paying attention to the those little details you and sometimes it's like it's very uncomfortable, it's very there's a shift and you have to be okay with change. You have to learn how to be like, okay, this is this is going

to take me somewhere better. Do not stop once you feel that moment of uncomfortability, keep going, keep pushing yourself beyond that uncomfortability, because there's something greater for you at that finish line. And even you know, even if the finish line keeps going farther and farther and farther, you're getting closer. You're also changing for the better. You're changing for your future husband, for your future children, for your

family members. And at the end of the day, I feel like that's what's important and I keep that in mind, like change for the future, you change for your for your children, how are you going to break generational curses? How are you going to be healthy for them? And this is such a pivotal moment at the end of the year because yes, you're surrounded kind of by you know, laziness, it's the holidays, it's it's loving, it's you don't want to do you want to eat, you want to do nothing,

you just want to chill. It's like, no, give yourself, build the discipline, build the discipline to get outside, build your routine, read a book, go meet somebody new. Like this is that time, because it is something you're so used to being just at home doing nothing. So when you switch it and you have a new routine, it's like whoa and it changes and you're ready to go into the new year. I feel like that, you know, do not leave it for the beginning of the year.

Do it now. Do this now, and I promise you by the new year, you're just gonna be like, all right, this year's mine. That's it. We're doing this. I already feel amazing. You don't even have to be like by this time. In this in the middle of the year, I want to have a built routine and I want to be in the gym and whatever whatever. Be already ahead of the game, be a step ahead, and be smarter. This is the time to lock in, apply the pressure and do not stop. Carry that discipline and go after

your dreams. This is the time to put that pressure, ladies. Put the pressure. We're going to go on a quick break and we'll be right back. All right, welcome back, you guys. We were talking about our winter arc or we're inventing ourselves and really just applying that pressure. I definitely again apply that pressure, ladies. Gentlemen, if you want to go after something, now is the time. Take yourself out. I always say it, being uncomfortable is the best thing.

Get out of your comfort zone and make sure that you prioritize yourself. I don't think people realize how important it is to prioritize yourself, prioritize your mental health and see how it'll change. It'll change your whole life once you start doing that. Anyways, you guys, today's going to be a short episode. I wanted to thank you guys so much for hanging out with me. I know that these little audio ones. This is one of my first audio episodes. I'm gonna start doing more audio you guys,

especially if they're solos. I feel like they're more intimate, more private, and I want to be able to connect with you guys and yeah, on a deeper level. So make sure you guys like, comment, subscribe, follow, and I will see you guys next Tuesday. Bye. Overcome for podcast is a production of iheart'smicha podcast Network