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How the devil are you doing today?
We’re reaching the end of March in a couple of days, so you know what that means? The end of quarter one of 2026 is upon us. Can you believe it?
As is customary here on the page, I wanted to pause for a second to reflect on how I’m progressing on my goals for the year so far with you all – it’s one of the best ways I have of keeping myself accountable. So, let’s get into it.
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At the start of each year, I take a little time to think through my goals for the next 12 months. I aim to cover a range of areas, ensuring I’m growing throughout each part of my life. As we’re nearly three months in, I thought it could be a good excuse to take a first look at how we’re doing.
How has Q1 looked for me?
🚗 Have loads of adventures and intentional trips away
I came back from the US last week – I’ll be sharing lots of updates on how the trip went soon, but to summarise it all, I had such a good time. I met up with so many awesome people, experienced some crazy things and made memories that I’ll never forget.
I’ve also had a weekend away with the Undefinable Community in Gloucester, and will be in London for my first London trip of the year this weekend.
🪴 Incorporate self-care and self-appreciation into my daily life
So far throughout 2026, this is something that I have started, but deffo need to be doing more of. Having a lot of solo time while travelling in New Orleans, gave ke the ideal opportunity for a bit of self-love, treats and more time to relax, truly living in the moment.
I’m not exactly sure where this journey is going to take me next, but that’s also a huge part of the fun of it all! Life is a mystery after all, we’re all figuring things out as we go.
👋 Meet up with more connections in person
I ended up meeting up with so many awesome friends when I was in the US. I’ll share some more about this very soon – I can’t give spoilers away too soon, now, can I? 😉
📚 Read 60 books from across cultures and genres
I’ve read 20 books so far in 2026 – covering the opening three books in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown (very quickly becoming one of my favourite series ever written), David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, classics from the Narnia series and more.
🗣️ Use my voice to help others find theirs
I have started on this; however, it’s going to be something that I really start focusing on over the next couple of months. I have something big that I need to sort out first, but after that’s done, I’ll be in a much better space to gain another mentee and really look at how I can make the most of my voice.
So, there’s a little update from me. How about you? Are you managing to stay on top of your New Year’s Resolutions? What’s one goal that you have for the rest of 2026?
I’d love to hear what you think 😌
Thanks for reading and I hope you have a lovely day!
James
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