A Sweeney in Gloucester…

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Hope you’re having a fab start to the weekend 🙂

Last weekend, 25 of us from the undefinable community travelled over to Gloucester for our Winter 2026 Retreat. Let’s take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog. ☃️

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Happy 7th Birthday Sweeney’s Blogs 🥳

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What’s a piece of good news you’ve heard or celebrated lately?

I’ll start with a more personal achievement: Sweeney’s Blogs is nearly reaching its seventh birthday, which just so happens to be tomorrow, Tuesday the 3rd of February 2026. We’re, of course, going to be taking a look at this in a bit more depth today.

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My 2026 New Year’s Resolutions

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How are you doing today?

At the end of each year, I like to take some time to reflect on the last 12 months before setting out my goals for the year ahead. As we’re on the final day of January, I thought that now would be the ideal time to share them with you all, which is exactly what we’re going to be doing today.

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Want to know an underrated thing to do in your life?

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How’s your week started off?

One thing I’ve been trying to do a lot more of over the last couple of years is to regularly treat myself. It’s a concept or part of a routine that I feel is underrated by so many people, and is what we’re going to be taking a closer look at in today’s blog.

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My stutter in 2025

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Hope you had a fab weekend and are ready for another busy week ahead!

At the end of each year, I like to take a bit of time to reflect on a number of different areas in my life, one of which surrounds my stutter and how my speech fluency has improved over the last 12 months. This is exactly what we’re going to be doing today, so let’s get into it.

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Turning 27 – Happy Birthday to me 🥳

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How are you doing today?

On Wednesday, I turned 27 years old. Scary times indeed! We’re going to be taking a look at some of my thoughts about this birthday and how I’m thinking of the next 12 months, in today’s blog.

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2026 – Happy New Year 🥳

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How’s your weekend started?

Well, 2026 is upon us – who’d have thought it’d come around so fast! With the start of a new year comes 12 whole months of possibilities, opportunities and good times. We’re going to take a look at some of my thoughts for this year in today’s blog.

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Dear 2025

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How are you doing this Monday?

The finishing line for 2025 is in sight. Can you believe it? What a year this one has turned out to be – full of more adventures and stories than I could begin to count. Before we say goodbye to these 12 months, as the chapter starts anew, let’s take a look at some of my thoughts, before I get fully into my reflections in January.

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Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Hope you’re having a lovely day and are starting to feel properly festive 👀

With Christmas coming this Thursday, I think it’s pretty safe to say what the theme of today’s blog is all going to be about. So, without further ado, let’s jump into some of my thoughts for the big Xmas of 2025.

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Sweeney Claus in London…

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Last week, I went to London for my final trip of 2025, which coincidentally ended up being my longest time spent there too. We’re going to be taking a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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A Wholesome DC Encounter

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Back in May, I was on a two-week mini-tour of the US, when I made it to Washington, DC, for my final three days. We’re going to take a look at a chance meeting that happened there, which has stayed with me ever since 🇺🇸

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Starting projects I might never finish (and why that’s okay)

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How are you doing lately?

Whenever life gets a bit chaotic, I’ve noticed a pattern in myself: I start a new creative project. We’re going to take a little look at why I do this, what I hope to achieve by starting it and how the whole process works for me in managing stress.

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Your content makes a difference…

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I’ve been creating on LinkedIn and here on Sweeney’s Blogs for over six and a half years now. While doing this for such a long time teaches you more lessons than I could begin to share in one post, I wanted to talk about one in particular with you all today.

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Having something to look forward to

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I wanted to write about something a little different for you all today. I talk a lot here on the page about understanding our pasts and taking the time to be mindful, however, one thing I haven’t spoken too much about as of late is preparing for the future. We’re going to be taking a look at this in today’s blog.

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A nervous return to podcasting?

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Last Sunday, I filmed my first podcast episode in five years, which is a bit crazy, if I’m honest. While it was a slightly scary thing to do at first, we’re going to take a look at how it all went and how I prepared for it in today’s blog.

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