#50: Looking Back and Looking Forward

This 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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