My weekly emails are for you if you want a transformational SHOT OF POSITIVITY that makes you think, gets you laughing, and sparks a positive change. Start each week inspired.
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Reader, are you feeling bombarded? I've never been big on New Year's resolutions, but in the past few years, I've found this tradition especially cringe. Part of this response is having enough decades on the earth to know that I have never once followed through on my previous New Year's resolutions in a sustained way. The other part is the proliferation of marketing messages exploiting this tradition to reinforce messages of scarcity and insufficiency. Who needs more of that sh!t in your head? Losing my Dad so suddenly in September was a blessing and a curse. In the moment I had peace letting him go and focus as I prepared to honor him as we celebrated his life. The time after has proved a greater challenge. During this time of grieving, I've given myself permission to step back, which also created space to assess. My husband is retiring in the spring. My younger daughter is heading to college in the fall. My older daughter is pursuing her post-college life in a new city. My life is entering a new season that I didn't understand until I stepped into this moment. I thought this would feel like a season of harvesting and yet it feels like a season of planting. I find myself on the folcrum of mourning and anticipating, seeking to balance the emotional rollercoaster. I'm not ready to lean in, make bold plans, or conquer. 2024 was my best and toughest year all in one and the turning of the calendar to 2025 isn't a magical reset button. So my word for 2025 is CHANGE. My #ShowUpPositive message has never been more true for me. I am the master of what is next because I am choosing to embrace this reality that mourning and anticipating are the natural response to change and making room for both is the path to wellbeing. My plans for 2025 are to
My dad grew up poor. His family had a farm that provided 90% of their food. He farmed all through my childhood. Farmers know that soil doesn't endlessly produce. It requires fallow period and restorative cover crops to refresh the vital nutrients that maximize yield. This year isn't about high yield for me because doing more of the same no longer excites me. Instead of a new book I'm launching a video podcast with conversations about breaking free from these internal stories holding us back and I'd love to speak about having you as my guest. You'll still find me Monday-Friday offering tips to inspire on Insta and LI and greeting you each Monday here in your inbox. I have a lot of ideas and few solid plans for 2025. So I am just starting. I am embracing the imperfect and messy and telling my inner Polly Perfect to hush. So if you are like me, know that you are in good company. Choose progress over perfection and be the change. You are enough and you got this. And if I can cheer you on, I'd love to do so. Drop me a line or connect with me. 🥰New Keynotes for the New Year 🥰Reader, have an event in mind for one of these talks?As a special thank you, please allow me to gift you a 90 minutes coaching or strategic consultation session for each speaking event introduction you make. |
Rita Ernst, Positivity Influencer
My weekly emails are for you if you want a transformational SHOT OF POSITIVITY that makes you think, gets you laughing, and sparks a positive change. Start each week inspired.
Reader I wonder how often you find yourself needing some courage. Needing courage because the situation you face is too risky challenging out of your comfort zone contentious overwhelming This past week I spent much time reflecting on courage. It began with my presentation to over 100 people at the TN SHRM annual conference, continued in a private facilitated session with a group of leaders, and ended on the pickleball court yesterday. The heart of each—our continuous need as human beings to...
Reader I'm just checking in to let you know I'm thinking about you. Last week was the one year anniversary of my father's death and funeral. So I am having a little grace for myself. I've taken a few weeks off from writing this weekly blog because I couldn't find the focus in words or even message. Grief is funny that way It shows up and sucks all the air out of the room, while simultaneously honoring life and love. Tomorrow I join a room of over 50 people at the SHRM Tennessee 2025...
Reader I'm not a big Marvel fan, but this line from the Toby Maguire Spiderman movie has stuck in my brain: "With great power comes great responsibility." Last Thursday I taught my Human Operating System model to a group of nonprofit leaders. The punchline is simple: You have tremendous power and influence over the results you get. Much of your thinking is habitual and keeps you stuck You can intentionally disrupt this habitual thinking You can replace your self-limiting thought with an...