Before you set a single intention for 2026, you need to look back at 2025. Not with judgment—with love, curiosity, and a commitment to extracting wisdom from every experience.

In this episode, Leonie and Tam break down why so many entrepreneurs skip the review process (hint: fear of disappointment), what happens when you do the soul archaeology work, and how to approach your year as a heroine on a journey—not a failure who didn't hit every goal.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why avoiding the review keeps you stuck and carrying baggage forward
• The "what worked and what didn't" framework for life and business
• How to build nervous system capacity for financial review
• Processing grief, disappointment, and uncomfortable feelings with compassion
• Celebrating your heroine's journey—goblins, detours, and all
• Mining for everyday miracles and wisdom gems
• Using tarot, oracle cards, and intuitive tools to reflect on the year

Notable Quotes:

"It's like a rubber band: you pull back, and then you get flung further forward. The further back you go, the more momentum you have."

"If we can open up and look at it with the eyes of love and compassion, we're in a much lighter position going forward."

"Life didn't 'happen to you'—you lived it. And every bit of it widened you, made you wiser, deeper, lovelier than before."

"The heroine doesn't go from A to B in a straight line. She meets goblins. She helps strangers. That's what makes the story worth telling."

Links & Resources Mentioned:

• My Brilliant Year Life Goals Workbook: leoniedawson.com/workbooks
• My Brilliant Year Business Goals Workbook: leoniedawson.com/workbooks
• Join the Academy for the 2026 Planning Retreat recording
• Free Facebook Group: Leonie Dawson's Goals Workbooks, Courses & Academy
• Podcast episode with Claire Wood on Money Mindset

Ready to Do the Work?

Grab your My Brilliant Year workbook (or a journal and a candle) and carve out time this week to review 2025. Look for the wisdom gems. Celebrate what worked. Learn from what didn't. And step into 2026 lighter, wiser, and more empowered than ever before.

Your year—no matter how messy—deserves to be honoured. Let's do this together.

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