I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.

I do recalibration.

2025 taught me what happens when you stop trying to fit into someone else’s version of leadership and start trusting your own. When you stop over-explaining and start showing up with clarity. When you finally do what feels right instead of what looks right.

And honestly? Everything shifted.

I stepped into keynote speaking this year, something that used to feel uncomfortable and exposing. But I finally understand why it matters: giving women a voice. Teaching us how to advocate for ourselves in our personal and professional lives without apology.

Because here’s what I’ve learned: for a lot of us, it’s not about work-life balance. It’s about recognizing that when our work gives us purpose, our home life thrives. And when our home is steady, our work benefits. They’re not separate. They’re intertwined.

I have the benefit of doing work that fuels me. And I’m not taking that for granted.

What’s Happening in 2026

This year, we’re building on what works and cutting out what doesn’t.

The Women’s Leadership Conference is happening this fall. If you’ve been waiting for a space where leadership development actually reflects the reality of midlife women, this is it. Details coming soon.

The Evolved Impact Series for Women is live. This is ongoing leadership content designed for women who are ready to lead with boundaries, clarity, and grounded authority.

The Evolved Impact Cohort starts in January. 12 months. 12 digital books. 12 teaching videos. 12 individual 1:1 coaching calls with me. Limited to 10 women.

If the price feels like a barrier, check with your company. Leadership development budgets exist for this exact reason. Marketing budgets too. Don’t leave money on the table because you didn’t ask.

A Few Personal Things

I started **75 Hard**. Not because I need to prove anything, but because discipline creates clarity. If you want to jump in with me, send me a DM. I’m considering a Facebook accountability group if there’s interest.

I’ve also cultivated some incredible new friendships this year. Women who genuinely want to see each other succeed. Who celebrate wins without comparison. Who show up with the same energy privately that they do publicly.

That’s rare. And it’s deepened my sense of purpose in ways I didn’t expect.

When you surround yourself with women who are committed to doing better and want the same for you, everything changes. Not performative support. Real support. The kind that doesn’t shrink when someone else grows.

A friend I’ve known since grade school told me recently that my heart feels more open. That she can see a change in me.

She’s right.

I’m finally in a place where I’m doing what feels right instead of what I think I should be doing. And when you operate from that place, opportunities don’t just open. They flood in.

Here’s What I Want You to Know

If 2025 drained you, 2026 doesn’t have to.

If you’ve been leading without protecting your capacity, that stops now.

If you’ve been second-guessing yourself, replaying conversations, or softening your boundaries so people like you, we’re done with that.

This is the year you lead yourself first.

~Keep Shifting

Amira

Founder, D5 Consulting Group & AmiraEvolved

P.S. The Evolved Impact Cohort starts mid-January. Limited to 10 women. If you’re ready, DM me for the link. Let’s build something different this year.