Get Your Creative Energy BACK When You’re Burnt Out (New Year’s Refresh)
Why Your New Year's Plan Won't Work (And What Will)
You're already creating 15 goals for 2026. You've got the new planner, the fresh spreadsheet, maybe even a vision board in progress. But here's the truth that most productivity gurus won't tell you: none of that matters if you're still dragging the version of you that doesn't have the capacity to hold your big vision into the new year.
More planners aren't going to help, more strategy won't fix it and more goals won't change anything.
If you have the same identity, you're going to show up the same way. And that's exactly why most New Year's resolutions die by February.
The Identity Shift That Changes Everything
I've spent years working with creative entrepreneurs, jewelry designers, and visionary founders who are ready to scale. And I've noticed a pattern: the ones who break through aren't the ones with the most detailed plans. They're the ones who understand that creative burnout recovery starts with identity transformation, not behavior modification.
Most resolutions are behavior-based. They focus on what you need to stop doing or start doing. But real transformation? That's identity-based. It's about stepping into the version of you who already embodies what you're trying to create.
Think about it this way: if you want to be fit over 50 (one of my personal intentions), it's not just about eating better or working out more. It's about becoming someone who values their body, moves with intention, and speaks kindly to themselves as they age. That's the identity shift.
Three Questions to Reset Your Creative Energy
As you're thinking about what you want to create in this new year, I want you to sit with these powerful prompts:
1. What version of you is not allowed to come into 2026?
We all have parts of ourselves that need integration. Maybe it's the version of you who plays small, who hides your power, who tolerates treatment that doesn't align with who you're becoming. Name that version. Thank them for protecting you. Then lovingly leave them behind.
2. If you let yourself be radically honest, what would change everything?
For me, it's speaking on 10 stages. Launching my speaking career at scale. Really stepping into bigger impact and mission. What's yours? Don't censor yourself. Let the vision be so big it brings you to tears.
3. How would you show up differently next week if that vision was already guaranteed?
This is where the rubber meets the road. Because if your vision was certain, you wouldn't be tolerating half the things you're tolerating now. You'd be acting from overflow, not scarcity. You'd be visible, not hidden.
From Burnout to Breakthrough
Creative burnout doesn't happen because you're doing too much. It happens because you're doing things that aren't aligned with who you're becoming. The exhaustion comes from trying to force the old version of you to carry a vision that requires a completely different identity.
So before you set another goal or make another plan, ask yourself: who do I need to become to hold this vision?
That's the work. That's what separates people who have breakthrough years from people who repeat the same patterns with different planners.
Ready to listen? Tune in to the full episode now and let this be the reset you've been craving.
xo, Tracy
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