Nicole Com­mis­siong

As the year draws to a close, I find my­self think­ing about how I want to feel when the new one be­gins. Rest­ed. Ground­ed. Clear about where I am head­ing.

Where I live cur­rent­ly, cool­er tem­per­a­tures in­vite us in­doors for warmth and com­mit us to a hi­ber­nat­ing state. In Trinidad and To­ba­go, the glow of deyas for Di­vali, the sound of parang and prepa­ra­tions for Christ­mas bring their own warmth and be­long­ing. Gath­er­ing around a ta­ble, shar­ing fa­mil­iar food and re­con­nect­ing with loved ones can bring us back to what mat­ters.

Yet our well-be­ing de­serves a place in the prepa­ra­tions, too.

The fourth quar­ter of­fers an op­por­tu­ni­ty to re­flect:

What re­stored me this year?

What de­plet­ed me?

Where have I grown, and what needs to change?

These ques­tions be­long in our ca­reers and busi­ness­es as well.

Which projects were mean­ing­ful?

What skills need strength­en­ing?

What sup­port would help us lead bet­ter?

As we pre­pare for the first quar­ter, we can turn those re­flec­tions in­to prac­ti­cal com­mit­ments: re­view busi­ness pri­or­i­ties, iden­ti­fy a pro­fes­sion­al de­vel­op­ment op­por­tu­ni­ty and set re­al­is­tic goals along­side time for rest, move­ment and fam­i­ly.

I want my plans to re­flect both my am­bi­tion and my well-be­ing. I want to grow pro­fes­sion­al­ly and have the en­er­gy to en­joy the life that work sup­ports.

This sea­son, let us find time for cel­e­bra­tion, qui­et re­flec­tion and thought­ful prepa­ra­tion. We can en­ter the new year with pur­pose, giv­ing our goals and our­selves the care they de­serve.

That, too, is liv­ing well on pur­pose.

Got a ques­tion for Nicole? Please email liv­ing­wellon­pur­pose2026@gmail.com.