Business Casual: More Less in 2022!

It is hard to tell where the years begin and end these days, but I love to lean into the spirit of reflection and celebration that comes with the close of December. The year 2021 brought a lot of realizations my way and the lessons I’ve learned have solidified into my new motto for 2022: More Less.

This phrase is my answer to the ambient, protracted loss that we’ve been experiencing since the dawn of the pandemic, the grief that feels never-ending these days. On some level, it is my attempt to take ownership of some of this grief and become the author – intentionally releasing stuff rather than having it be taken away from me. 

So, as you enter this new year I invite you to practice “more less” with me. What this means is: more stillness, less vibrating. More presence, less future. More holding, less clinging. More being, less reaching. More thoughtfully saying no, less knee-jerk saying yes. More quitting, more walking away, more taking space. Less optimizing, less making it work, less fixating.

The cool thing about this practice is that by doing more less, you end up with more (more) for you. Ultimately what it’s about is being more intentional and less reactionary. It’s a way of simplifying things, becoming more grounded and allowing yourself more ease of being. So next year, let’s do less together!

Speaking of coming together, I’ve got two upcoming opportunities to share:

A new round of Homeroom, the peer support & skill-building community of practice for female, trans or non-binary small business owners, will be launching in February of next year. Read more, join the group or spread the word!

On January 6th, I’ll be leading an Intention-setting Workshop with the amazing and talented Abby VanMuijen. It will be a chance for you to reflect back on this last year, release stuff you want to let go of, and decide what you want to bring with you into the new one. Grab your ticket now (cost is sliding scale).

In closing, I’m wishing all of you safe, healthy and fun holiday times, filled with lots of generosity toward yourself – especially if you don’t feel particularly festive this year. Grief is in the air we breathe these days and it takes lots of shapes. I’ve been finding comfort in simply noticing how it’s showing up for me in any given moment.

Talk to you next year,
Morgan