Quick question before this year ends: what are you actually waiting for?

As I write this, I’m finding that December sweet spot – training for my personal expedition to Svalbard in March while honouring the need for rest and reflection. Ten days of trekking across Arctic ice await me, both terrifying and exciting. It’s part of my own white whale journey, and yes, it would be easier to wait until January, but that’s not how this works. And as December’s stillness brings clarity to some bigger life questions, it feels like the perfect time to share some thoughts about the year ahead.

You see, I’ve learned something about fear and comfort zones. They’re not warnings to step back – they’re invitations to step forward. That place where your hands shake a little and your mind whispers “maybe not”? That’s where the good stuff happens. That’s where you find out what you’re really capable of.

This year, I want you to scare yourself a little. Or a lot. Not recklessly, but purposefully. Find something that makes you uncomfortable in its magnitude. Make magnificent mistakes – not the careful kind that come from playing it safe, but the glorious ones that come from reaching too far, dreaming too big, trying something that might not work.

The darkness comes for all of us sometimes. I’ve learned that the best way through it is forward. Movement beats meditation some days. Action beats analysis. Remember, ‘realistic’ is just a word we use to justify staying comfortable. Your next chapter is waiting. Not next year, not next month – now. Make it a story worth telling.

The world will always tell you to be realistic, to play it safe, to dream smaller. Ignore it. Choose courage over comfort, growth over certainty, and action over analysis.

So, here’s to a year of bold choices and beautiful uncertainties.

Don’t forget to be awesome.
Not tomorrow.
Not next week.
Now.

Here’s to an extraordinary 2025 – Happy New Year!