39. New Years Practice (My Gift to You!)

Your New Year’s Practice – Getting Complete and Intentional

In this personal, heartfelt episode of Power Skills with Janna, Janna Jones shares her annual New Year’s ritual—a powerful practice for closure, gratitude, and intentional living. Before midnight, release what didn’t work in the past year. Then celebrate successes, micro-moments, and the people who mattered most. Finally, set flexible, value-aligned intentions for the year ahead—sharing them with a trusted partner to invite support. Backed by science (closure reduces rumination, gratitude boosts dopamine/serotonin, shared intentions increase follow-through by 65%), this ritual helps you leave baggage behind and step into the new year with clarity and purpose. Because what you focus on, you amplify.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to release what didn’t work for true psychological closure.
• Why celebrating micro-moments and people builds resilience and connection.
• How to set intentions (not rigid resolutions) for sustainable growth.
• The neuroscience behind why this practice works (cortisol reduction, oxytocin boost).
• A simple, repeatable ritual you can do alone or with a loved one.

🎧 Tune in for Janna’s personal stories, the science of gratitude and closure, and a gift to help you start the year intentionally. Connect on LinkedIn @PowerSkillsDevelopment or visit www.PowerSkillsDevelopment.com. Subscribe to Power Pause for weekly leadership nudges. Close the year with gratitude, friends!