Goodbye 2025 & Thank You 🫶

What. A. Year. I joked on the latest episode of 3 in 30 that this year was really the best of times and the worst of times for nearly everyone I know. If you’ve had an intense year, you’re not alone! That being said, I have this group to thank for so many of my “highs” in 2025.

It’s hard for me to wrap my head around all the incredible wins I witnessed this year. And, more importantly, the tough moments I watched you all push through to make majorrr moves in 2025. The perseverance, inherit optimism, and kindness in this group is something I’ll never be over - it’s making me casually cry alone at Urth cafe rn.

ALL THAT TO SAY, thank you for the endless good vibes this year. ✨

I did my best to compile some of my biggest learnings from nearly 700 sessions this year into a “25 Lessons” post on TikTok (text version will be on LinkedIn this week).

Wishing you & yours a happy (and restful) holiday season! 🫶

2026 Planning Mode

If you are already in the 2026 state of mind, same. 🙏

The one thing I’m trying to avoid is setting a million goals. Every since I read Essentialism, I’ve been snapped out of chasing ~every single thing~ in a year. Which means, I need to make some calls!

I’ll definitely be prioritizing content in a bigger way next year, but I’d love to expand into a channel that makes the most sense for this crew.

Throwing a quick poll to get your two cents, but if you have any additional feedback never hesitate to respond directly to this note.

Latest Career Contessa Podcast Episodes 🎧

November’s 3 in 30: How To Prep for PTO & Actually Enjoy Your Time Off → yes please 

December’s 3 in 30: Ask Marnie Anything (Solo Episode) → ok curious 

January’s 3 in 30: 2026 Work Predictions → follow the show

In Case You Missed It: My Top Tips from November

Most Popular

If you are super articulate and well spoken, I have a word of caution for you when it comes to job interviews

If you’re interviewing for jobs right now, I want you to keep TWO  words top of mind when you get asked: “Why should we hire you for this role?” 

One of my fave moments: When a client gets complimented on a “Tell Me About Yourself” response. If you don’t love yours, let’s fix it together right now!

Personal Favorites 

If you’re 26-29 and graduated college at 22 or 23, can you please confirm or deny this theory?

If you’re currently debating starting a business, let me convince how doable it can be in a (relatively) short window of time

If you’re early in your career and feel like your path isn’t “making sense” … I promise the dots connect in retrospect

To my ambitious girlies in their twenties

Job Search

If you can’t decide whether to job search now or in January, this is the pep talk I’ve been giving

Job search advice I’d tell you if I wasn’t afraid to hurt your feelings

LinkedIn networking is still where the real job search magic happens

Interview Prep

Feeling awkward / nervous in an interview isn’t bad … it’s totally normal 

I have a theory that all potential questions you could be asked in a job interview fall into two different buckets

My exact framework for answering "what's your biggest weakness?" in a job interview

 If you’re worried about walking into a complete dumpster fire in your next role, here's an important question to ask at the end of your job interviews

Mood Booster

Here’s a quick reframe that might lift the vibe

Hot Take: You’re (probably) not going to outgrow imposter syndrome and that’s not a bad thing.

Please stop shaming yourself for how you’re feeling - and know that you’ll get thru it

Your ability to handle uncertainty is all that matters

2026 Pricing Changes

I’ll send a larger reminder on this before the New Year, but I wanted to give this group the heads up that I’ll be increasing my coaching prices in 2026.

Current Clients - You can stock up on 2026 sessions at the 2025 prices if you’d like to lock them in!

New Clients - You can book time for a coaching consult this month if you want to snag a pack at the current rates.

As always - If you have any topics or questions you’d like to see covered in a future newsletter, my DM’s are open. 💌 

Sending all the good vibes! ✨

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