When and how do you begin the year? For our pilot episode, Qing looks back on January and shares when 2026 really felt like it began for her (hint: it was not New Year’s Day!).

She also talks about different practices we start the year with—making resolutions, choosing words of the year, setting intentions—and talks about her priority this year: to practise discipline.

Ideas shared include:

• Why “discipline” can be such a difficult word for many of us (especially growing up in Asian cultures)
• The importance of reclaiming its gifts
• What discipline looks like, as practised in small daily ways
• How to coax yourself into becoming more disciplined
• Balancing structure with openness

(P.S. We had a special unplanned cameo from an Asian koel, spot it for good luck 😌🍀)

About:

Lionheart is a podcast about all the small things that make up a big life.

Look out for new episodes on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month!

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🎵 Our sunbeam of a theme song is ⁠"A New Life" by Francesco Mango (via Pixabay)