The December Optimism & Hope Challenge
FINISH THIS YEAR STRONG, START NEXT YEAR STRONGER
Your gentle 4-week reset to feel lighter, brighter and more hopeful, one tiny habit at a time.
A 30-day experience
If you’ve been moving through this year doing everything for everyone… delivering at work, carrying the invisible load at home, keeping all the pieces together with a tired kind of determination…this challenge is for you.
Because December doesn’t have to be about pushing to the finish line.
It can be the month you start feeling more you again.
AND create space to reflect on how far you have come in 2025 whilst envisioning your happiest most successful 2026.
The December Optimism & Hope Challenge is a 4-week experience that helps you build a more hopeful, resourced mindset using small, evidence-backed habits, layered gently over the month so you never feel overwhelmed or behind.
No toxic positivity.
No “think happy thoughts.”
No unrealistic routines.
Just science-backed tiny habits that help you steady your mind, soften your nervous system and reconnect with possibility.
This challenge is for you if…
You’re ready to:
· See a brighter future for yourself
· Finish 2025 feeling more energised and proud of yourself
· Feel less overwhelmed and more grounded, more connected to what you want
· Feel confident you can achieve your goals in 2026, and
· Start 2026 with more resilience and self-belief
· Develop lasting habits that you can carry forward that make you feel happier,
And you want a way to do it that won’t add to your load.
Give yourself the month you actually need — not the one you’ve been pushing through.
If you want December to feel softer, steadier and more spacious…
If you want to start 2026 with clarity, hope and optimism for a successful, fulfilling year…
If you want to feel different at the end of this year and celebrate how much you have achieved…
And you want a way to do it that won’t add to your load.
Little wins. Big emotional lift. A fresh start before January even begins.
How the Challenge Works
How the Challenge Works
We’ll move through one theme each week, with tiny, doable practices you can complete in only TEN minutes a day.
I’ll be doing this with you and sharing my experiences and insights – follow along on Instagram @thriivecoach
WEEK 1 — Notice the Good
Retrain your brain to notice what’s working, even on messy days.
A gentle introduction to optimism.
WEEK 2 — Rewrite your stories
Learn simple hacks to train your brain towards optimism.
Active practices to see a brighter future.
WEEK 3 — Many paths create light work
Learn to spot options, possibilities and next steps — even when things feel stuck.
WEEK 4 — A love letter to your future self
Write to your future self about work, personal life, hopes and dreams in 2026 by connecting with your success and progress in 2025 and envisioning your year ahead.
Why Optimism & Hope — and why now?
Because according to the research:
Optimism helps us expect a positive future even when we can’t see the path ahead yet.
Hope helps us create those paths, and identify routes to achieve our goals, knowing we can adjust when things get hard, and believing we can achieve them.
Together, they’re two of the strongest psychological buffers against stress, burnout and emotional fatigue.
And the good news?
They’re skills that can be developed.
Which means you can build them through tiny daily habits.
That’s exactly what this challenge teaches you.
And by experimenting with these practices now, you can choose the ones that work for you and use them again and again.
This is the perfect time to invest in yourself to start 2026 even stronger