415: RESET Week 2025: Starting Fresh… YOUR Way!

In this inspiring episode, Mitch Matthews dives into the power of RESET Week 2025 – the third week of January – as the perfect time to refocus, redefine, and realign your goals. 

Mitch digs into the GET Method – a simple yet powerful framework for creating momentum and making this your best year yet. 

If you’re ready to start 2025… FRESH… your way… this episode is packed with actionable strategies, uplifting stories, and encouragement to get started!

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It’s specifically designed for Coaches, Speakers and Content Creators and provides a quick dose of inspiration, strategy AND… of course… encouragement!

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why RESET Week Matters: Mitch shares why the first two weeks of January aren’t the best for setting goals and how the third week offers a chance to reset and start fresh. He also reframes “Blue Monday” as an opportunity to spark hope and action.
• The Science Behind Reset Week: Mitch explores fascinating studies on gratitude and how it impacts serotonin, dopamine, and overall happiness – even lasting beyond the practice itself!
• The GET Method: A practical framework to help you focus and take intentional steps toward your dreams:

  • Gratitude: Why starting with gratitude rewires your brain for success.

  • Experiences: How shifting focus to desired experiences (not just goals) creates clarity and freedom.

  • Tactics: The importance of small but significant steps, experimenting, and embracing the scientific method.

• Real Stories, Real Impact: Mitch shares moving stories from his own life and listeners’ transformations, including the power of focusing on experiences, like finding joy or health, and seeing unexpected results unfold.

Key Takeaways:

• Permission to Reset: January 1 isn’t your only chance to start fresh. Whether you’re listening during Reset Week or later in the year, now is the right time to begin.
• Gratitude’s Ripple Effect: Writing letters of gratitude (even unsent!) can change your outlook, reduce anxiety, and improve mental health.
• Focus on Experiences: Asking “What experiences do I want more of this year?” can remove the pressure of traditional goal-setting while opening new doors.
• Tactical Action: Small, intentional actions—like planning a vacation or sending a thank-you note—can have a big impact on your mindset and momentum.

Resources & Links Mentioned:

• Listen in to the DTD episode that kicked off RESET WEEK three years ago: https://mitchmatthews.com/346/ 
• Listen to last year’s RESET WEEK episode: mitchmatthews.com/391/ 
• Gratitude List Research: Learn about the study that reveals how a simple gratitude practice can transform your brain and outlook.
• Vacation Phenomenon: Discover how planning and anticipating experiences can be as rewarding as the experience itself.

Your Challenge: Pick one thing:

1. Something you’re grateful for.

2. An experience you want more of this year.

3. A small but significant tactic to try.

Share your answer (or share all three) in a comment below!  I can’t wait to hear from YOU!!!

And hey… let’s make 2025 your best year yet!

 

Episode Minute By Minute:

• 0:00 Introduction to Episode 415 and the concept of Reset Week, the third week of January dedicated to starting fresh.
• 1:00 Why traditional New Year’s resolutions fail and why Reset Week offers a better approach to set meaningful goals.
• 2:00 Reset Week isn’t tied to January—listen anytime for a fresh start, as Mitch emphasizes divine timing for discovering this episode.
• 3:00 The science behind "Blue Monday," the third Monday of January, and why Reset Week reclaims this time for positivity and renewal.
• 6:00 Introduction to the GET Method: Gratitude, Experiences, and Tactics, as a strategy for clarity and action in the new year.
• 7:00 Mitch revisits the power of gratitude with recent studies, including the impact of gratitude letters on mental health.
• 13:00 Gratitude’s role in rewiring the brain to combat worry and stress, engaging the prefrontal cortex for better decision-making.
• 18:00 Experiences: Shifting focus from abstract dreams to tangible experiences and how this approach helps reduce pressure.
• 25:00 Personal stories about using experiences to spark motivation, including a woman who focused on “being happier” and lost 100 pounds.
• 32:00 Tactics: Employing small but significant experiments to create meaningful change, inspired by the scientific method.
• 40:00 Mitch emphasizes the importance of enjoying the process while pursuing growth, comparing it to the “vacation phenomenon.”
• 45:00 Encouragement to connect on social media for daily Reset Week activities and share your progress.
• 49:00 Mitch’s Minute: Live intentionally, embrace gratitude, pursue experiences, and take small steps toward your goals to make this your best year yet.