Ep50: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Dec 31, 2025This episode was recorded on December 31, 2025.
It’s a simple pause at the end of the year to look at what actually made a difference, personally and professionally.
In this solo episode of Grounded and Aligned™, Karen Gombault walks through how she reviewed 2025: time with people she cares about, a full year living in the south of France, and a business that now feels settled and right-sized.
There is no push for reinvention here.
No pressure to optimize.
Instead, this is about noticing what already works—and making sure it stays protected.
The episode also touches on a practical question she now asks clients and herself at year-end: What is one thing you don’t want to bring with you into the next year?
What this episode looks at:
1. What a full year outside Paris clarified about this moment in life
2. How space, boundaries, and reduced travel reshaped daily life and life decisions
3. Why stability and continuity can be a deliberate strategic choice, not a lack of ambition
“There is nothing that I would change about this year.” — Karen Gombault
Today's reflection is about discernment...knowing what deserves attention, and what to leave behind.
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