Stay at the Top S4E21. RESET What does your yearly rhythm look like?
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Jan 12, 2026 Explore the importance of understanding your yearly rhythm. Identify your busiest and quietest periods to better manage your energy. Learn to differentiate between proactive recovery strategies and reactive burnout holidays. Discover personal stories and insights into how work-life integration can transform your approach to downtime. Jess shares practical planning tips, including using public holidays strategically and mapping out long weekends for rejuvenation.
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Map Your Year Proactively
- Zoom out and map your entire year to spot busy, quiet, and high-demand periods across work and life.
- Use that visibility to schedule proactive recovery before you get exhausted.
Schedule Recovery Before Burnout
- Build an annual recovery plan to get ahead of the curve instead of waiting until you're wiped out.
- Schedule breaks and mini-resets intentionally to avoid burnout holidays.
New-Mom Year Broke The Rhythm
- Jess shares that last year, as a new mom, much of her rhythm fell away and she spent months in survival mode.
- She noticed day-to-day and weekly practices existed, but the year felt like a flat line without intentional breaks.