Have you ever noticed that once you can tell a story about something, it’s in the past? 

The year’s end is upon us and I observe my clients reaching for closure to make sense of another time of upheaval in the world. I encourage everyone to engage in the psychology of closure, not just at year-end, but in any transition. Closure is a powerful force for change, growth, and evolution and our brains are naturally constructed to use it. 

So this year, make yourself a commitment to bring an intentional close to the year and set your sights on new aspirations for the months ahead.

To help you prioritize making time to close out YOUR year, I’d like to explore this powerful dynamic more deeply. Why do our brains try so hard to tell the story of time in wrapped-up little packages with nice neat endings? And how can we use this to our benefit?

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