I’ve always had this belief that December is basically dead for selling. So normally, I just don’t release offers in December, because Christmas, because money, because everyone’s distracted and nobody has any time, blah blah blah. I’ve never really questioned it. It just felt true. Except… in the last four days I’ve signed two x high ticket 1:1 clients and completely sold out my 1:1 goal-setting days in January. Same work. Same offers. Same audience. Nothing fancy. The only difference is I didn’t automatically listen to that old story. It made me realise how sneaky limiting beliefs are.They don’t sound dramatic. They sound sensible, rational and justifiable,, like they’re helping you be “realistic”. So I’m curious, what belief might you be quietly working from right now? The kind you’ve never really challenged because it just feels like “that’s how it is”. What might it be subtly stopping you from doing? Anyway… turns out December didn’t get the memo 😅

I was writing my blog this week and had one of those moments where you think, “Bloody hell, I actually know this stuff… so how have I allowed this to happen? I'm talking about those subtle moments where you hand over a bit of your power in business without even clocking it. Not the big, obvious stuff, the tiny, quiet things you brush off because they feel too small to matter, but then they stack up, and suddenly something feels off. You know what I mean… when you soften what you really wanted to say because you don’t want to come across awkward. Or you let something slide with a client even though your stomach flips. Or you downplay your experience because you don’t want to sound “too confident,” even though you’ve earned every bit of that confidence. What surprised me most was how subtle it was and it made me think about how often we all do this without realising. So for today’s journal prompt, I want you to sit with this: Where did you make yourself smaller this week, even in a tiny way and what would taking a bit of that power back look like next week? Nothing heavy. Just a moment of honesty with yourself, and if you want to read the blog that sparked this whole train of thought, it’s here... https://hayleypartridgecoaching.co.uk/blog/subtle-power-shifts-women-face-in-business

I haven’t done a reflective prompt in a few days, so here’s one for today. Where in your business are you guessing right now? Not in a heavy or self-critical way, just honestly. We all have those areas we sort of close our eyes and hope for the best. Maybe it’s your audience. Maybe it’s your message. Maybe it’s your pricing, your marketing, your numbers, your next move… Maybe it’s that quiet feeling of “I should probably understand this better… but I’ve been winging it.” Business feels hard when everything is guesswork, but It gets a lot easier the second you identify the gap, because then you can actually do something about it. So today’s prompt: Where am I operating on assumption, and what would I genuinely love to understand better?

It’s the last Friday of November, which means two things: 1. A lot of people are about to mentally check out until January. 2. … this is exactly why you shouldn’t. Before we head into December, I want us to take a minute and look at this past month with some honesty. How did November actually go for you? Not “fine.” Not “busy.” Not the polite, flippant answer. Did you show up the way you said you would? Did you follow through on the stuff that actually matters? Did you choose the uncomfortable thing over the easy thing? Or did you coast a little because you were tired, overwhelmed, or waiting for a magical burst of motivation that never arrived? A lot of people switch off now. They start telling themselves that nothing really happens in December, that business slows down, that it’s easier to just wait for a fresh start in January. The thing that I want you to know is that if you do what everyone else does, you won’t stand out, you’ll just be average and I don’t believe any of you want to be average. December is one twelfth of your year. You either let it drift… or you use it to set yourself up so January isn’t another restart, it’s a continuation. So today’s journal prompt is this: Are you about to tap out for the year… or commit to making the last 31 days count? What needs tightening? What needs finishing? What needs starting? What would “I didn’t waste the end of the year” look like for you? Even more importantly: What version of you do you want to walk into 2026 as, because that doesn’t magically appear on January 1st. You build her now. Pop your reflections below if you want to. Let’s finish this year intentionally, not accidentally. 👏

Alright, today we’re going right back to the beginning.. the bit I start with in every single coaching journey: What’s your WHY? Like… the real one. Not the polished, “sounds good on Instagram” or in a networking event version. The messy, honest, probably emotional one that actually pulls you forward. What’s the thing that made you say, “Yep, I’m doing this. Even if it’s scary. Even if people don’t get it.” What’s the thing you come back to when you’re wobbling? What’s the ‘North Star’ that makes all of this feel worth it? Just brain-dump it. Don’t overthink it. This is the anchor for everything that comes next. (And tomorrow we’ll look at your values, so your business actually grows in a direction that feels like you, not who you think you’re supposed to be.) Share if you want to. Keep it private if you don’t. You know the vibe 🫶