Reem Al-Aryan, ACC’s Post

Do you find yourself giving up this time of year?  It’s really common. The weather is horrible, the mornings, and evenings are dark, we’re coming towards the end of the year. You start thinking, ohh stuff it I’ll wait until January. But STOP, we still have a significant chunk of the year left. You CAN still enjoy the festive season, have a great Christmas and maintain the results you’ve gained in this last month of the year. We have our Oakman Coaching Christmas Masterclass coming up on the 21st November for this exact reason. If you join now, you could be part of this and learn exactly how to manage the festive period better and get results. Don’t let this be another December that you pile on the pounds.  Don’t throw in the towel just yet, you can still put yourself in a great position ready for January. Plus learn the skills that will mean you can handle any social occasion and still get results. If you want to be part of our Christmas Masterclass and finish this year in a better position… Message us ‘Christmas’ and we’ll get you booked in for a FREE discovery call to find out more about your goals. 

Do you find yourself giving up this time of year?  It’s really common. The weather is horrible, the mornings, and evenings are dark, we’re coming towards the end of the year. You start thinking, ohh stuff it I’ll wait until January. But STOP, we still have a significant chunk of the year left. You CAN still enjoy the festive season, have a great Christmas and maintain the results you’ve gained in this last month of the year. We have our Oakman Coaching Christmas Masterclass coming up on the 21st November for this exact reason. If you join now, you could be part of this and learn exactly how to manage the festive period better and get results. Don’t let this be another December that you pile on the pounds.  Don’t throw in the towel just yet, you can still put yourself in a great position ready for January. Plus learn the skills that will mean you can handle any social occasion and still get results. If you want to be part of our Christmas Masterclass and finish this year in a better position… Message us ‘Christmas’ and we’ll get you booked in for a FREE discovery call to find out more about your goals. 

One thing you *must* pack for the festive season. Created by Dr Stewart Desson and I, we had a lot of fun creating this. It's an oldie, and a goodie. Tune in and discover: 1. The 1 thing to pack for the holidays 2. Our definition of it, what it means. 3. Three top tips of how to put it into action with your family and friends. Let me know what you think, what else would you pack for the festive season?

December doesn’t need to be an excuse to slow down 🚨 By all means, take the break if you need it (we’re all human after all 😇). But, while some use the festive period as an excuse to slow down, others are getting ahead because they are taking action NOW. There’s no need to wait until the new year to start anything. You can start today! Are you slowing down or getting ahead? 💬 #businessowner #smallbusinessowner #virtualassistant #socialmediamanager #businessgrowth

🎄 December reminder 🎄 You cannot do all of the things for all of the people. That’s true at any time of year but ESPECIALLY at this time of year. It’s totally unrealistic to get everything finished before the festive break. It’s a recipe for overwhelm and sickness when you do finally sit down for Christmas dinner. From a work point of view, take stock now and start to manage your own expectations of yourself. It can help to see the holiday not as an end point, but as a pause point that can be restarted again in January. Here’s how: 🎄        Write a list of everything you think you need to do 🎄        Put all the actions into three categories: must do, would be nice to do, can wait until January 🎄        Delegate as many of the “must do’s” as possible 🎄        Schedule the rest of the “must do’s” into your own calendar, and only tackle the “would be nice to do’s” if there is any space left Hopefully that will help you manage your own expectations of what you can do in the time available. If you can, leave your last afternoon clear for any unexpected “must do’s”. If you’re lucky there won’t be too many of those and you can start early on the mulled wine! #PublicRelations #Communications #Training 

Lots of us are back to work today after the festive break. If your overwhelming feeling is BLEH, I get it! Starting another year the same as always, after finishing another year the same as always... It’s a familiar pattern.   January 1 has been and gone, but it’s never too late to hit the circuit breaker and reset. The 3C’s that will shift you out of bleh this new year:   1 CLARITY. What do you want? This is a profoundly disturbing question for many of us who have spent a lifetime making sure everyone else is happy and given no thought to ourselves. Take the time to figure out what you want. If that’s too hard, start with what you DON’T want anymore – those things might be easier to identify.   2 CONSISTENCY. Fasting a day won’t make you skinny and a long run won’t make you fit. Most failures are failures of persistence, we have to stop stopping. Now you know what you want, break it down into the tiny things you must do every day to get there.  Now do those things.  Every day.   3 CREATIVITY. If you’re human you’re creative, but its expression is unique to each individual. And I’m not talking about art and fun (only), I’m talking about solutions and innovation in every area of your life. If you’ve lost touch with that part of yourself, make this the year of creative reclamation. This, more than anything else, will shift you out of stuckness. Interested to know more? I’m running an online workshop on 3 February to help you work through the 3C’s and find fresh enthusiasm for 2025. Shoot me a DM and I’ll send you the details.

Here is my thought when I saw this first time. 1. It is a word game and all those numbers have a length of 26. By coincidence? Not. Must be a relationship between the English alphabet and the words we want to solve. 2. Those number looks very familiar, I have seen them so many times before, Let's ask AI about them. Here is the answer I got from the AI. The number 3.14159265358477623836260388 appears to be a numerical approximation of 𝜋...The sequence 3.14159265358477623836260388 seems to be either a rounded, truncated, or slightly inaccurate approximation of 𝜋 3. Typos? Aha, not. you can't make typos to all those 3 numbers in one question. Those errors (differences) are the information (keys) the person want to give us as a hint. 4. Try all combinations of the differences and positions in different way to see if we can get some English words that make sense, particularly related to Christmas as this the game is designed for.

😰 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹. 🌧️ After the excitement of the festive season fades, it’s easy to feel the weight of the long, gloomy days ahead of us. For many, it’s a time of introspection – or even frustration – as we embark on a new year with the pressure to 𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, and 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. But here’s the thing: January isn’t the month for impulsive moves imo. It’s a time to pause, take stock, and let the festive blues subside before diving into your next chapter. Decisions made in heightened emotion rarely satisfy in the long term. Use this time wisely – reflect on what’s truly important to you. By letting the sombre days pass and light return, you can approach decisions with calm and intention, not rashness. Let’s give ourselves permission to ease into the year and to not feel the need to "keep up" with others. How do you approach the start of the year? Would love to hear your thoughts.

EVERY. SINGLE. THING. I. NEED. TO. DO (or Remember). GOES. INTO. MY. DIARY. My digital diary (combined with the technique of time blocking) truly is my SUPERPOWER! It's my second brain, and I couldn't live without it in both my personal life and my businesses. It's all about being my future best friend and planning out exactly what I need to do to live to my core values. Here is a simple example relevant to the festive season...every year when I pack away all my Christmas decorations I create a calendar event letting myself know where I have hidden the dreaded elves for next year. Do you use a digital calendar in your personal life? Have you tried time blocking?

🎉 Pause, Reflect, and Dream Together This Festive Season! 🌟 As the year draws to a close, let’s take a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come as families. ❤️ We’ve created a simple 2024 Reflection Sheet designed to guide meaningful conversations and moments of connection during this special time. 📝 You can: ✨ Reflect on just one question that resonates most, ✨ Or complete them all—whatever feels right for your family! 💭 This is your chance to pause, appreciate, and dream about the year ahead. Whether it’s around the dinner table, before bedtime, or during a cozy afternoon, let these prompts inspire your family to share and grow closer. 🎄 Let’s turn reflection into a family tradition that sparks joy, gratitude, and intention. DM in the comments with "Reflection" if you are going make it part of your festive season. #FamilyReflections #YearEndReflections #PauseAndReflect #2024InReview #MADAcademe #FamilyLifeCoaching