December Newsletter: Hello 2025

New Year's Prep & Legacy Client Pricing

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Marnie Lemonik
December 09, 2024

December Newsletter: Hello 2025

I both can and can’t believe we’re nearing the end of 2024. I am mentally already in 2025 - no shade to 2024, I just feel like it’s time for some fresh energy. For this month’s newsletter, I thought it would be fun to share how I prepare for the New Year from a goal-setting perspective.

Before we dive into goal-setting, I want to share an important new client pricing change for next year and an update on my monthly series with Career Contessa.

Legacy Client Pricing Rollout: Single Session Access

I updated my client reviews over the weekend and I was blown away at how many incredible people I’ve gotten to support through various stages of their career this year. As I work on scaling my business, I have made the decision to stop offering single sessions for first-time clients as of January 1st, 2025.

If you are a current coaching client, meaning you have bought coaching sessions in the past - you will continue to have access to single session purchases. These sessions will be accessible through a password-protected page that I’ll send out later this month.

If you are looking to work with me for the first-time in 2025, you have two payment options: 1) Buy current single sessions before January 1st, 2025 or 2) Buy a general session pack in 2025. Note: Regardless of which option you go with, you will have access to single session purchases after your initial purchase.

My intention with this change is two-fold:

  • Ensure I’m able to uphold my current level of service for long-term clients.

  • Prioritize my session preparation efforts as I invest a good amount of time into new client agendas.

Thank you as always for the ongoing support! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Podcast Series Update: 3 in 30 on Career Contessa

I’ve been doing a monthly series on the Career Contessa podcast called “3 in 30” and it’s been a really fun creative outlet for me this fall. If you haven’t heard me talk about it on Instagram yet, the concept of each episode is that we focus on 3 tangible tips in 30 minutes around a given topic. I host these episodes with Career Contessa Founder, Lauren McGoodwin, who is a stellar LinkedIn follow if you don’t already follow her content.

We’re working on our 2025 themes, so I’m all ears for any recommendations! Here are the episodes we’ve done so far:

How I’m Goal Setting for 2025

I’m someone who can go a little too hard on the self improvement content consumption, which I’m guessing I’m not alone in knowing the ambition on this email list. ;)

Every year I would follow tips about setting goals for various aspects of my life, which resulted in having 3-5 goals and feeling like I was making very little progress towards each one due to the sheer volume.

Starting in 2023, I decided to anchor my year on a specific word that I could use to drive my decision-making and priorities rather than a specific goal.

  • 2023’s word was “action” - fun fact: the year I started coaching!

  • 2024’s word was “flow” - trying to go with the flow (lol if you know me well) and be more in the flow state

  • 2025’s word is going to be “refine” - refining where I’m focusing my energy both personally and professionally

I’ll probably do a longer Substack post about how I land on the word and other practices I do to look back at the current year (like a monthly breakdown list).

Until Next Month <3

If you have any topics or questions you’d like to see covered in my January newsletter, always feel free to DM me on Instagram. Sending everyone extra good vibes for the holidays and new year! Happy (almost) 2025!