The Fresh Start Effect: Your Secret Weapon for Success

In this episode of The Empowered Team Podcast, host Kari Schneider explores the Fresh Start Effect, a psychological phenomenon that pushes us to take action on our goals during key milestones like New Year’s, birthdays, or even a change of seasons.

Through research-backed insights from scholars like Hengchen Dai and Katherine Milkman, Kari explains how these temporal landmarks help disassociate from past failures and motivate a clean slate mindset.

She shares a relatable personal story about her daughter’s friends experiencing a “fresh start” in high school and provides 3 actionable tips to help you capitalize on your fresh starts for lasting success.

Key Takeaways:

• How temporal landmarks create psychological momentum.
• How to harness the fresh start effect for new goals or long-term projects.
• The importance of planning beyond the initial motivation to maintain consistency.

Whether you're planning for the New Year or your next personal milestone, this episode offers the tools to make those fresh starts work for you.