Hi all you champions, this is Mike Lipkin and welcome to 2025, AKA the year of the wood snake in the Chinese zodiac. Although the year of the wood snake officially starts on January 29, it represents the key themes that will enable your success this year. The snake is the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac and represents intuition, strategy, and elegance. The Wood element adds growth, resilience, and harmony to the snake’s nature. So this year emphasizes strategic thinking, introspection, adaptability and transformation. By aligning with the Wood Snake’s energy of wisdom and intuition, you can make 2025 a year of major personal and professional evolution.
There is one thing we know for sure about 2025: it will introduce us to a whole new COSMOS – Crises, Opportunities, Shocks, Miracles, Ordeals and Speed. External events may not be conducive to internal peace and happiness. The answers are not out there. They’re in here. We just have to know how to find them. The Wood Snake is the perfect guide. I have consolidated it into 8 life changing Habits:
- Introspection and reflection: The Snake’s energy encourages deep thinking and self-discovery, making it an ideal time for personal growth and spiritual exploration. Embrace your inner philosopher! Set aside “me time” each day for journaling or meditation. Define and your personal philosophy about what’s really important to you. Declare it to others, Invite them to share theirs. It’s like pilates for your brain – stretch those thinking muscles!
- Nurturing Relationships: The Snake’s introspective nature encourages forming more meaningful connections and improving communication skills. Deepen your connections. Have more heart-to-hearts with colleagues, friends and family. Go looking for soulmates and kindred spirits. They’re looking for you too. Be a magnet for new talent – that’s the Snake way!
- Strategic Planning: The Snake’s calculated nature combined with Wood’s nurturing qualities supports long-term planning and steady progress. Channel your inner chess master. Think a few moves ahead in your career or personal life. Small, strategic steps can lead to big wins! Think WHY you’re doing something. Think WHAT you want to achieve that will inspire you. Think HOW you can achieve it. Do it hourly, daily, weekly, monthly. Make it a habit and it will make you successful.
- Plasticity: Plasticity means the adaptability of an organism to changes in its environment. Wood’s influence brings flexibility and resilience, encouraging personal and professional growth. Be like bamboo – strong yet flexible. When life throws you curveballs, take a deep breath and look for new ways to hit it out the park. Every shock is a breakthrough waiting to happen. Bend, don’t break!
- Innovation and Creativity: The Wood element enhances the Snake’s natural traits, fostering innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. Unleash your inner Macgyver. Use all the tools at your disposal from AI to EQ. See yourself as an artist, a scientist, problem-solver, troubleshooter or a magician. Get your creative juices flowing! Do something new just for the sake of it. If it aint broke, try make it even better. If you don’t, someone else will.
- Renewal and Transformation: Like a snake shedding its skin, 2025 is a year for letting go of outdated beliefs and embracing new perspectives. It’s time for a life closet clean-out! What old habits or beliefs are you ready to shed? Make a list and start letting go. If you think deeply enough, you know what’s holding you back. Confront it and kick it to the curb.
- Equilibrium: The Wood Snake emphasizes the importance of maintaining inner harmony in all aspects of life, including health, relationships, and work. Find your S.E.N. zone – Sleep for at least 7 hours a night, exercise 4 times a week for 30 minutes a time and eat what’s good for you. Hey, you can even eat what’s bad for you in moderation. Get advice on what’s best for you. Whether it’s through yoga, sipping tea, or just sitting still, create moments of calm in your day. Balance is your new best friend!
- Discipline: In the Year of the Wood Snake, discipline is your superpower, unleashing success in your career, finances, and personal growth. Embrace the Snake’s wisdom and the Wood’s nurturing energy by cultivating unwavering focus, persistence, and self-control – because it is through disciplined action that you’ll transform challenges into triumphs and convert your dreams into reality! First you’ll amaze yourself, then you’ll amaze everyone else. Hey, how badly do you really want it?
I hope I’ve left you feeling inspired:
I – Introspect and discover: Embrace deep thinking and self-discovery for personal growth.
N – Nurture Relationships: Deepen connections and improve communication skills.
S – Strategically Plan: Think ahead and make calculated moves for long-term success.
P – Promote Plasticity: Be flexible and resilient in facing life’s challenges.
I – Innovate Creatively: Foster innovative thinking and creative problem-solving.
R – Renew and Transform: Let go of outdated beliefs and embrace new perspectives.
E – Equilibrium: Sustain balance and harmony in all aspects of life.
D – Discipline: Habits become habits through practice. Be intentional until it becomes instinctual.
2025 is all about growing in wisdom and gliding mindfully through change. So channel your inner Wood Snake and make this your most magical year ever.
