Looking Back on Q1 and Ahead to Q2

That’s a wrap! How was your first quarter of 2025? Good, not so good, great? Comment below and let me know. I really want to hear about it.  

If it was great, I want to celebrate with you. If it was not so great, I want to continue to congratulate you for not quitting!

Whether you are a frequent reader of my weekly JOLTs, or are here for the first time, I thought I'd tell you how they came about, why I put them in use for myself and decided to share them with you.

Like many, I came from corporate America. So, also like many, I dreaded Monday mornings. Actually it started with the Sunday Scaries. Anxiety started kicking in after a weekend off. Ugh, I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. I dread Mondays.  This went on until I started working for myself and then I learned to LOVE Mondays because each day I get to show up and do what I love.

Sometimes there are still things that lead me to drag my feet or procrastinate. So I designed my JOLT to help myself and you Joyfully Overcome Limited Thinking!

So first we acknowledge how we are feeling, then we JOLT ourselves into a better feeling energy. 

Read out loud…

⚡️[JJJ] Julie's Joyful JOLT⚡️

Some Mondays I wake up excited then I get stuck

Some Mondays I am motivated to take action then I don’t

Some Mondays I start out inspired then it wanes

I know I can change how my day is starting

I know I am the one who sets the tone for the day

I like that I have some tools to turn my attitude around

I like that I can close the door and take a break

I know if I’m not feeling it I can take a break from it

I can walk away and do something that brings me joy

I can go for a walk, listen to music, dance or read

I like how I’m my own boss

I like how I don’t have to work traditional hours

I like how I can pick up later when I’m feeling it

I like if I want to work later in my day I can

I like to work when I’m inspired

I like to create when I’m inspired

When I’m in a good mode and feel good it works out

When I feel good first then take action it’s more positive

Feeling good first then taking action results in more yeses

I am choosing to focus on the good in my life

I am choosing to focus on how I am feeling

I am choosing to move forward with more JOY

I am choosing JOY today

I am choosing JOY today

I am JOYful!!

BAM! That is how it is done. That is how easy it is to shift from a “I have to do this…..” to “I get to do this when I feel like it!”  

Try it out and let me know how it goes!