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Jan 2023
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This time next year - resolutions, minds...

Dr Marianne Trent
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 56: This time next year

Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast.

A New Year seems like an important time to reflect on what has gone before for you but also what you’d like to be experiencing by this time next year.

That’s exactly the topic of today’s episode. I hope you find it useful.

The Highlights:

  • (00:29): Welcome & Happy New Year! Reflections on where you’re at
  • (02:28): Where would you like to be by this time next year? A top tip!
  • (05:24): Being in the right headspace and being hopeful
  • (06:33): The benefits of the aspiring psychologist membership
  • (08:28): The podcast has now turned one year old
  • (11:30): The practice of New Year’s Resolutions
  • (12:41): Choosing to build habits – not having to
  • (14:36): How to get specific and reduce overwhelm and failure
  • (15:34): Make your special requests for podcast episodes and a change to my business Facebook page
  • (16:42): Summary and Close

Links:

• Write a free letter to your future self here: https://www.futureme.org/

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To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0

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