This Year's Word with Courtney Symes

To-Do List Tips: How to use your To-Do list to prioritise and maximise your time

I use a To-Do List every day, and I think I can safely assume most people use a list in some form or another to help them remember and prioritise tasks. There’s no doubt a To-Do list is a valuable tool for staying organized and managing your tasks effectively.
But have you ever wondered if you’re getting the most out of your To-Do List, or if there was a way you could make a list more effectively? In this episode, I will be breaking down my top To-Do List Tips to help you prioritise and maximise your time in a way that works best for you.
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
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Simple strategies to simplify your life

Often, life can feel complicated and overwhelming. A never ending To Do list, family commitments, work commitments, cooking, cleaning, exercising, and more...
Phew! It never ends.  
This month, I'm on a mission to dial things back to uncover what really matters in life.
I'm going on a journey of simplification.
In this episode, I’ll share eight practical strategies to help you streamline your day and find more joy in the simple moments...
 
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
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What to do when you’re feeling ‘blah’

In our month of grace, I thought it would be fitting for my final episode on grace to focus on ways we can get ourselves out of a funk or overcome a case of the ‘blahs’. These are the nine main things I do to shift negative energy when I’m feeling a bit flat. I hope you find some of these ideas helpful the next time you need a lift...
 
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
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What’s your next act?

In a recent interview, Jane Fonda shared her concept of living life through a series of “acts”. This analogy really resonated with me, so I break it down further in this episode. 
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook. 

The power of ”yet”

In this episode, I dig deeper into the concept of how we can show ourselves more by using one simple word...
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook. 
 
 

Why you need grace in your life…and how to find it

“Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.” - Carly Fiorina
So, what exactly is grace, and when was the last time you expressed grace, or were the recipient of grace from someone else?
In this episode I explore how we can introduce more grace into our lives each day.
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook. 

What do you want most in life? (and how to get it!)

This month on my blog and socials, I’ve been asking and pondering life’s big questions. Today’s question is:
What do you want most in life?
I selected this question as I’d love to unpack and work through this one with you. I’m also hoping it will really challenge you to not only think deeply about the future, but also reflect on how far you’ve come.
I’ll also present some questions you can ask which will prompt you to identify what you want, as well as some easy goal-setting strategies you can apply today to get you started on the path of acquiring what you want most in life.
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook. 

The one piece of advice I’d give to everyone

This month on my blog and socials, I’ve been asking and pondering life’s big questions. One I’ve really enjoyed mulling over is:
What piece of advice would you give your younger self?
Picking one piece of advice was TOUGH. So, I narrowed it down to the piece of advice that would apply to everyone, and have the most impact on ALL areas of our life. I eventually landed on Love Yourself.
Here's why loving yourself is the most important thing you can do for yourself...
Check out this touching tribute to Steve Irwin, Wildest Things in the World. 
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook. 

How to get the most out of the books you read

A few years ago, I discovered a hack to read more books.
But now I was reading more books, I was faced with a new problem: I couldn’t remember what I’d read! Because I was reading so many books now, they all had the tendency to blur into one another.
I was also writing my own book, and wanted to recall some of the information I was reading, but didn’t have a specific process for recording this information to use later.
In this episode, I share the way I overcame mindlessly blasting through more books, to recording and retaining the information I was reading so I could not only use it in my writing, but also apply it to my life.
Here is your FREE Book Notes template. 
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook. 

The best advice from the books I’ve read

In this episode, I share some of the best pieces of advice I’ve acquired from my favourite books (you can read more about them here). 
This list is not in any particular order, and is certainly not exhaustible. Let me know if you enjoy this episode as I would love to create more episodes like this in the future.
These are the top ten books I'd gift to my kids to set them up for life. 
Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time. 
Grab your FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here. 
Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.