Episode 32 - My January Rituals: The four tools I use to create an extraordinary year

In this episode, Joanna shares how she intentionally enters a new year rather than rushing into it, and why January is a powerful threshold for choosing the same path or the soul path. She introduces the four rituals she uses each January to create an extraordinary year — including her word for the year, reflective review, designing a year of memories, and vision boarding — alongside powerful journal prompts to uncover true desires and universal guidance from the Strength tarot card. This episode is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and consciously choose your No Ordinary Woman era.The Rituals:1 Chose a word for the year to create a powerful context to help lead yourself forward2 Review the year that has just passed - what were your lessons? What were your strengths? What were you most grateful for?3 Create memories - what memories do you want o look back on when you reach the end of the year. Be intentional about the memories you wish to create.4 Create a vision board - vision board are powerful tools, they are not just magic. In a later episode this month we will explore the science behind creating a powerful vision boardSOUL - some journal prompts for you:If no one else’s expectations mattered this year, what would I secretly want more of?Where in my life do I feel most alive — and where do I feel most constrained? What is that showing me?What desire keeps returning, even when I try to ignore it?If I trusted myself completely, what would I choose next?What kind of woman do I want to be at the end of this year — not what do I want to achieve, but who do I want to embody?A bonus one…If you were to fully embrace your No Ordinary Woman Era, what would that unleash for you?Universal Guidance - StrengthAs always, I pulled a tarot card to support this episode — and I pulled the Major Arcana card Strength.And I love this so much for January.Because Strength is not about force.It’s not about pushing.It’s not about proving anything.Strength is quiet confidence.Inner steadiness.The courage to lead yourself with compassion rather than control.This card reminds us that the most powerful kind of strength comes from trust:Trust in yourself.Trust in your instincts.Trust in your ability to meet whatever this year brings.Strength asks us:Where can you soften instead of harden?Where can you choose self-trust over self-doubt?This year doesn’t require you to become tougher.It asks you to become truer. Is it your turn  to experience The Shift?The Shift is a 90-minute private mentoring session where we slow everything down, get radically honest, and create clarity around what needs to change — so you can move forward with intention rather than momentum.It’s for the woman who knows she can’t walk the same path this year and doesn’t want to wait until December to realise that nothing changed.You can book your session HERE🙌🏼 Loved this episode?If this resonated with you, I would be so grateful if you could:✨ Follow or subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode✨ Rate and review — it helps more women find this space✨ Share this episode with a friend who’s on the edge of something extraordinary🌐 Connect with MeLet’s keep this conversation going!📸 Instagram: @becomingnoordinarywoman🌍 Website: www.joannapetrierout.com💌 Email: [email protected]