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I heard Bob Proctor say 
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completely life changing for me,
he said. 

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We are only limited by weakness 
of intention and poverty of 

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imagination. 
Oh that's so good. 

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Hear this again. 
We are only limited by weakness 

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of intention and poverty of 
imagination. 

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He goes on to say. 
Focus on what you want and give 

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it your undivided attention. 
Use your imagination to build 

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enormous pictures. 
See great things happening in 

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your life. 
May this be the year you expand 

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your awareness of what is 
possible in your life, not 

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because everything suddenly 
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of you begin to see yourself 
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May this be the year that you 
stop dismissing the quiet nudges

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and start paying attention to 
the ideas that keep returning. 

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The dreams that feel a little 
too big, a little inconvenient, 

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or a little scary, yet refuse to
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Those thoughts are not random. 
If you were listening to this as

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a creative, a maker, or a mom 
building something alongside a 

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full life, I want you to hear 
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You are not behind and you are 
not late and you are not wrong 

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for wanting more. 
Your creativity isn't extra, it 

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is essential. 
It is how you bring beauty, care

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and meaning into the world. 
May this be the year you stop 

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asking who am I to do this and 
begin asking what if this was 

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placed on my heart for a reason?
I believe God doesn't give us 

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desires accidentally. 
The gifts that you carry, the 

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passions that keep resurfacing, 
the longing for something more 

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aligned and more meaningful, 
those are the nudges to keep an 

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eye out for. 
Those are the clues. 

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You don't need to see 10 steps 
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You just need to be willing to 
take the next small faithful 

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step. 
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to you even when you try to 
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Where do you feel a gentle pull 
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What would it look like to 
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That more is possible for you 
than you ever allowed yourself 

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to imagine? 
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you ask yourself these 
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Awareness always comes before 
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May 2026 be the year you give 
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to outgrow old stories, to 
release the belief that you're 

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behind or missing something that
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If this season feels uncertain 
or quiet, that doesn't mean 

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nothing is happening. 
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work is happening beneath the 
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Hello my friends, and welcome to
Simply Hooked, a crochet 

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podcast. 
I'm your host Marcy, a crochet 

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designer, mom of two, and 
creative entrepreneur. 

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Here we celebrate the joy of 
crochet and talk about what it 

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really means to create a life 
you love through your own unique

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gifts. 
Hello my friends. 

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I'm so glad that you're here 
today because this episode is 

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meant to feel like a deep exhale
as we step into a new year 

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together. 
I've got to tell you, fall and 

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the Christmas season are my 
favorite by far, but honestly, 

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this last week of December is 
also just as exciting. 

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There's just something really 
special about reflecting on 

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everything you've accomplished 
this year and setting your 

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intentions for the new year with
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The beginning of a new year can 
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There's so much pressure to set 
big goals, make sweeping 

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changes, and somehow become a 
brand new version of yourself 

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overnight. 
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pressure doesn't feel 
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It feels pretty training. 
So today I want to offer you 

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something different. 
Whether crochet is your hobby, 

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your business, or somewhere in 
between, this episode is an 

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invitation to reflect on the 
year you just lived, release 

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what no longer serves you, and 
move forward with intention, but

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only in small, meaningful 
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Because you don't need to plan 
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progress. 
You just need clarity about what

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matters right now. 
So let's start by looking back. 

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Before we rush into goals or 
plans, I want you to gently 

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reflect on the year that just 
ended, without judgement or 

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criticism and without the urge 
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Think about your crochet life 
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What brought you joy? 
When did crochet feel calming, 

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grounding, and life giving? 
When did it feel like a rest 

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instead of another 
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And on the other side of that, 
what felt heavy? 

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What trained you? 
Where did you feel pressure to 

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produce, perform or keep up? 
If crochet is your hobby, maybe 

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this year showed you how much 
you need creativity as rest. 

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Or maybe it revealed that you've
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another box to check. 
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maybe you learned what sells, 
what doesn't, what truly lights 

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you up. 
Maybe you also notice which 

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parts of your business leave you
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instead of fulfilled. 
So this reflection isn't about 

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blame. 
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Because awareness always comes 
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And that brings me to a planning
framework that has completely 

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reshaped how I think about 
goals, and I hope that you find 

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this just as helpful. 
So there's a book called The 12 

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Week Year written by Brian Moran
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I hope I said that right At its 
core, the book challenges the 

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way most of us approach planning
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So the authors explain that 
annual goals often create a 

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false sense of time. 
When we believe we have an 

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entire year to accomplish 
something, we tend to delay 

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action like there's no urgency. 
You think I'll start later? 

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Hey, I've got 12 months, 10 
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I've got plenty of time. 
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ends with a lot of good 
intentions and very little 

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meaningful progress. 
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A concept borrowed from 
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And instead of training for an 
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break their efforts into focused
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So the 12 week year applies that
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So rather than planning for 12 
months, you plan in 12 week 

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blocks. 
And each 12 week block becomes a

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mini year, complete with a clear
vision, focus, goals, and a 

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sense of urgency that helps you 
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So the authors outline a few 
core principles that make this 

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work, and the first is 
accountability, taking full 

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ownership of your actions and 
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The second is commitment, 
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even when your motivation dips. 
And the third is what they call 

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greatness in the moment, which 
simply means focusing on 

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excellent execution right now 
instead of waiting for perfect 

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conditions. 
I also talk about key 

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disciplines that support the 
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Having a clear vision, creating 
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aligning your daily actions with
that plan, measuring what 

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matters so you can course 
correct, and using your time 

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intentionally instead of 
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So what I love about this 
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faster feedback. 
You don't have to wait an entire

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year to know whether something 
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Every 12 weeks becomes an 
opportunity to learn, adjust, 

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and move forward. 
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creatives like us because we 
don't thrive under rigid long 

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range pressure, right? 
We thrive in sessions, in 

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chapters, in seasons. 
So instead of asking what do I 

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want this year, I want you to 
ask yourself a more gentle 

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question. 
Like, what do I want to focus on

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for the next 12 weeks? 
Not ten goals, not a total 

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overhaul, Just one primary 
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So for for crochet hobbyists, 
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finishing projects instead of 
starting new ones, or learning 

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one new technique, or creating 
an evening crochet ritual that 

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feels calming and restorative. 
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might be creating one scalable 
product or simplifying your 

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offerings, building an e-mail 
list, or even stepping away from

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work that trains you and toward 
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This intention doesn't have to 
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It just doesn't matter right 
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But before you choose that 
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layer I want to add because this
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unknowingly limit ourselves. 
And this idea comes from Bob 

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Proctor, and it's the concept 
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expanding your awareness. 
Most of us aren't limited by 

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ability or talent. 
We're limited by what we're 

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aware of. 
We make plans based on what we 

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have already seen, what we've 
already done, and what feels 

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realistic according to our past 
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But know this, your awareness 
can expand and it needs to 

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expand. 
I heard Bob Proctor say 

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something and it's been 
completely life changing for me.

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He said we are only limited by 
weakness of intention and 

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poverty of imagination. 
Oh it's so good. 

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Hear this again. 
We are only limited by weakness 

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of intention and poverty of 
imagination. 

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He goes on to say. 
Focus on what you want and give 

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it your undivided attention. 
Use your imagination to build 

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enormous pictures. 
See great things happening in 

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your life. 
Oh my gosh, I gosh, when I heard

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him say this, I thought, Oh my 
goodness, like I've been holding

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my own self back, you know, it's
just that the power of awareness

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and gosh, just realizing that 
society really pigeon holes us 

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into what we should be doing. 
And gosh, there's just not 

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enough people asking what is 
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Like don't tell me what I should
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Like let's, let's ask ourselves 
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wow, if you expand your 
awareness of what is possible in

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your life, you might just 
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awareness can expand. 
If you imagine your awareness 

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like a room, many of us are 
living in a space that's far 

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smaller than it needs to be. 
We shrink our dreams to fit what

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feels safe and familiar or 
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So before you decide what's 
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next 12 weeks, I want you to 
pause and imagine what might be 

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possible if you didn't 
immediately shut down bigger 

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ideas. 
Not in a vague, cliched dream 

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big way, but just an honest, 
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Think about something you once 
believed was not for you. 

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Maybe it's a crochet business 
that truly supports your family.

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Maybe it's consistent income 
without constant hustle, maybe 

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it's being known for something 
meaningful, or maybe it's simply

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having more peace, more time, 
and more joy in your creative 

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life. 
Instead of dismissing those 

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thoughts, gently ask yourself, 
what would my life look like if 

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this were possible? 
How would your days feel? 

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How would your evenings feel? 
How would you show up? 

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Bob Proctor teaches that the 
moment you become aware of a 

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possibility, it already exists 
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Your job isn't to map the entire
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Your job is to stop shrinking 
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So that's why I think this pairs
so beautifully with this 12 week

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framework. 
Because expanding your awareness

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doesn't mean doing everything at
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It means allowing yourself to 
want more without feeling 

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guilty. 
And from that expanded space, 

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you choose one intention, 1 
focus, one step that honors who 

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you are becoming. 
So as you step into this new 

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year, I want you to hold this 
with grace. 

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You don't need to have it all 
figured out. 

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You're allowed to grow slowly, 
you're allowed to change your 

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mind, and you're allowed to 
create a life and business that 

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feel meaningful and peaceful. 
Your creativity was never meant 

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to live on a hamster wheel, it 
was meant to flourish. 

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So as we close today, I will 
leave you with this reflection. 

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What are you becoming aware of 
now that you weren't before and 

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what 1-12 week intention would 
honor that expansion? 

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If you love this episode, I hope
that you would share it with a 

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friend and leave a review for 
the podcast. 

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It helps other makers find us 
and helps them become more aware

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of what's possible in their 
life. 

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Please visit mercymaid.co for 
crochet patterns. 

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My kids and I learned a crochet 
course. 

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And until next time, my friend, 
until next year, keep creating, 

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keep listening for those quiet 
nudges, and don't be afraid to 

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imagine a life bigger and 
brighter than the one you have 

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known so far. 
Happy New Year.