As 2024 winds down, I’m putting the finishing touches on my year-end strategy to set up an even stronger 2025.
From organizing my goals and mapping out priorities to reflecting on what worked (and what didn’t), this process is all about building momentum ... and I want to share it with you. If you’re ready to start the new year with clarity, confidence, and actionable steps, keep reading. Let’s make 2025 our best year yet ... together!
Making space.
Nothing says “I’m ready for a big year” like clearing out the physical and mental clutter. Here’s what I’m tackling before the ball drops:
Closet: If I haven’t worn it in the last year, it’s out. Goodbye, “maybe someday” outfits. Someone else will love you more than I ever did.
File cabinet & emails: My file cabinet can barely close and I have 75,000 unread promotional emails in just my backup email address (you know ... the one Old Navy gets). No thanks. Unsubscribing and deleting feels oddly empowering.
Pantry: Expired spices? Something opened and stale? Gone. Starting fresh.
Toys: A joint effort to donate some to new homes where they’ll get real playtime and make room for the new holiday and birthday gifts.
What can you clear out to create physical (and mental) breathing room?
Big picture planning for 2025.
Once the clutter’s gone, it’s time to dream big. Here’s what I’m focusing on:
Business Goals: January kicks off with Transform: Body + Mind, launching January 8th. It’s a top priority, and I’m mapping out every detail to ensure it’s a life-changing experience for you. I have lots more coming next year inside of Tara Allen Health too as I keep scheming and aim to overdeliver.
Volunteer Projects: I’m carving out time to give back because making an impact beyond work is important to me and because you can't be in the health, nutrition, fitness space like I am and not see so many things that need our attention. I can't always share all of these details because of the nature of the projects, but when I can I will ... at least in my instagram stories.
Personal Projects: From family vacations to learning more Spanish and guitar, these are going on the calendar so they don’t stay “someday” dreams.
Income & Saving Goals: I’m getting even more specific about where money’s going in 2025, including investments that align with our long-term priorities.
Breaking It Down: Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily Rhythms
A big plan is only as good as its execution, so I’m creating rhythms to stay consistent:
Yearly Goals: These are my big anchors -- the major projects and milestones I want to hit.
Monthly Reset: Each month ends with a reflection / me grading myself in each of my 3 biggest priorities (more on that below) and then a recalibration wherever needed for the month ahead. This is where I'll think about learning themes for the month ahead -- things I want to know, practice, uplevel or skills I'd like to obtain for fun or for business or for life (like marketing, AI, gardening and editing)
Weekly Priorities: Every Friday, I’m planning the week ahead out on paper: what appointments, meetings, calls, activities are coming? My To Dos for business each day and my To Dos for personal / family / home each day are written out even if they started out in my phone. This is is probably silly, but it's what works best for me. Workouts and top tasks are scheduled. Homeschooling week is laid out. On Sunday mornings with my coffee in hand, I meal plan on a dry eraser board for the week and typically order groceries and whatever house inventory we need.
Daily Routines: Morning and evening rhythms (not exactly routines) keep me grounded.
These past few months have been filled with more hats than I thought I could wear, all at once, and on a scale I never anticipated.
We’ve had life-altering news that has shifted the future we thought we saw so clearly into something much less certain. And yet, it’s been a catalyst, pulling our family closer together and reinforcing the idea that the only way forward is brick by brick -- embracing both the unknowns and the uncontrollable. Not easy for this control freak! ;-)
Ours is an adventurous life, full of unexpected twists and turns that make boredom impossible. These moments of upheaval stretch us in ways we never imagined, showing us our purpose, potential, and resilience. And they remind us how needed we are -- how much impact we have to make. That goes for you, too. You have this inside of you.
For me now, reality now looks like homeschooling, caregiving, parenting, working, and managing a household alongside my husband -- 24/7, all at once. When life pivots, or feels like it’s spinning out of control, we adjust, find trade-offs, and keep going.
Here are a few of mine:
Delivery for everything: Groceries, household items, you name it. If it can arrive at my door with free shipping, it will.
Batching responses: Starting in 2025 (wish me luck!), I’m batching texts, emails, calls, and DMs a bit more. I’m also carving out daily stretches where my phone is nowhere near me to focus without tech interruptions. Notifications? Off. Airplane mode at night? On.
Small nervous system supports: L-theanine with coffee and ashwagandha in my smoothies. These little additions help me feel calmer and more focused.
Relationships: I’m prepared to create space in some relationships if necessary and ready to deepen others. Advocating for someone else can lead to misunderstandings, but it also creates unshakable bonds with those who truly understand -- or are just Earth angels.
Every twist and turn has reminded me to embrace the adventure, lean into the unknown, and keep showing up one step at a time.
Priorities: Family, Health, Business
In 2025, I’m keeping my focus on these three pillars:
Family: Creating memories together, learning together and supporting each family member uniquely.
Health: Practicing what I preach
Business: Helping you achieve your health goals while scaling my impact.
2025 Mindset: Peace, Joy, Gratitude -- even just a little more of each
My mantra for 2025? “It doesn’t get better than this.” As someone who tends to be very future-focused (hello, anxiety?), I have to work hard to stay in the present while still moving toward my goals. It's important to me that I never think "I'll be happy when ____". So this year I'm creating success here by flipping this on its head. Gratitude journals, moments of stillness, and focusing on what’s going right will keep me grounded.
I'm happy (truly - it lights me up) to help.
As you gear up for 2025, remember—I’m here to help you every step of the way! If you’re ready to take action, learn more about working together in TRANSFORM or in 1:1 coaching. Let’s make this your most successful year yet!