This Year's Word with Courtney Symes

Mindful Moments Challenge: Day3

Welcome to day two of the Mindful Moments Challenge 2023. In this episode, we'll be exploring our connection with others. 
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. 

Mindful Moments Challenge: Day 2

Welcome to day two of the Mindful Moments Challenge 2023. In this episode, we'll be exploring the environment around us. 
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. 

Mindful Moments Challenge: Day 1

Want to live life to the fullest, and appreciate every moment, mindfully?The key is focusing on the minutiae, instead of the whole.By breaking each day down into a collection of moments, we can work with each one individually to maximise the way we experience the world around us.Simply start by asking: "How can I appreciate this moment?"Then, join me as we embark on a 5 day journey where we'll explore how to appreciate and get the most from:1. Your daily activities2. The environment around you3. Your connection with others4. Your breathing5. Your senses... and more!Seize the day, by seizing each moment.
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 batching is one of the best ways to take action (and be more productive!)

In this last episode of my mini-series about taking action, I talk about batching, which is my favourite technique for taking action AND sustaining it, so you can create momentum and keep moving forward.
Batching isn’t a new strategy, but it is a strategy many high-performers use in all areas of their life to get stuff done. Here's why...
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. 

Try my simple method for getting more done, quicker!

In this episode, I share my simple AND effective strategy for getting more done, quicker!
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 take action with goals and habits

In this episode, I discuss how goal setting and habit tracking can help you take action!
Grab my FREE Monthly Habit Tracker here.
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 I’ve been taking action on this year

In this episode, I share some of the ways I’ve taken action this year to demonstrate how easy it can actually be to take action - if I can do it so can you! Hopefully I'll also inspire you by giving you a few ideas how you can take action in your life too!
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 be kind to yourself

In the final episode in our Kindness series, I wanted to discuss the importance of being kind to ourselves. Just like the old oxygen mask analogy, if we’re not kind to ourselves first, it can be more challenging to be kind to other people. Here are some strategies you can use to be kind to yourself...
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. 
And finally, get your Kindness Calendar here:-) 

How to create a Kindness Movement

How can we influence others to be kind?
This is the question I’ll be reflecting on in today.
In the last couple of episodes, I’ve highlighted the importance of kindness, as well as how to be kind to people who are unkind. The next step is encouraging others to be kind too.
As powerful as it is for us to take daily steps to establish our own kindness practice, the real change comes when we do this collectively, and create a Kindness Movement. Here's how we can do it together... 
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. 
And finally, get your Kindness Calendar here:-) 

Why some people are unkind

Why are some people unkind?
This is a question we can often find ourselves asking when, seemingly through no fault of our own, someone is unkind to us.
I thought this was an important question to consider this week as we journey through our month of kindness, because when we’re met with unkindness (which is more often than we’d like), it can leave us feeling discouraged, and wondering what’s the point of being kind to others. But there is a point, here's why...
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. 
And finally, get your Kindness Calendar here:-)