New Year’s Resolutions Sparked By Your Sacred Personality Type
Every December, I used to sit down—pen in hand, journal open, heart buzzing with good intentions. My resolutions list was long, linear, and laced with pressure. Lose the weight. Write the book. Fix this. Change that. Be more, do more. I believed if I followed a straight, strict line from Point A to Point B, I would arrive at… what? Wholeness? Success? Peace?
The truth was far messier—and far more beautiful.
A Story About Zigzags and Soul Callings
So many of us (and yes, I’ve done this myself) see New Year’s resolutions as linear. We must get from point A to B, no matter what! But my life has never worked in a straight line. Over the years, I’ve learned we’ve been taught to strive, force, and fix—ignoring the side roads our intuition so lovingly tries to guide us toward.
Those “side roads” are where the soul whispers: Rest here. Reconsider this. Try again later. Yet many of us resist, staying on a rigid path even when it’s crushing us. And what happens then? Anxiety. Conformity. Mediocrity. The soft voice of spirit gets drowned out by the noise of progress.
That’s why I now view New Year’s resolutions as joyful soul‑utions—a way to work with who you naturally are, not against it. Because when you align with your Sacred Personality Type, you stop chasing an ideal self and start remembering the truth of who you already are.
Why Linear New Year’s Resolutions Often Fail
Linear goals assume that transformation is a straight path: effort → achievement → reward. Real life—and real spiritual growth—are cyclical, rhythmic, and divine. Growth pauses and spirals; it asks us to integrate wisdom before moving forward.
Most resolutions fail not because we lack discipline but because we’ve abandoned the natural rhythm of our personality and soul. We push toward society’s idea of “better” rather than listening to the Divine design already pulsing within us.
For midlife women, this is especially relevant. Midlife isn’t a dead end—it’s a sacred invitation to evolve the patterns that carried us this far. When we ignore the invitation and cling to linear striving, we disconnect from our most authentic nature.
A New Paradigm: Spiritual Personality Typing and Identity Renewal
This is the heart of my work: Spiritual Personality Typing®. It’s a revelatory approach that braids together psychology, typology, and spirituality to reveal your Sacred Self Identity—the bridge between your human and spirit selves.
Spiritual Personality Typing teaches that your distinct personality is the divine tool your soul relies on to express itself in the world.
It’s not random. You didn’t get the “wrong” personality. You chose it—on a soul level—to grow, create, and serve through it.
When you understand this, resolutions stop being punishment and become pathways to liberation.
New Year’s Resolutions Sparked By Your Sacred Personality Type
Are you willing to look at New Year’s resolutions through the lens of personality typing with a spiritual approach?
I’ve been a typology student for more than a decade and a certified Myers‑Briggs® instructor. Over the last 12 years, I’ve been living and refining my own philosophy of Spiritual Personality Typing®, which helped me survive and integrate a seven‑year life tsunami (which I caused, by the way!). Out of those years came humility, humor, deep spiritual awareness—and the realization that our core self can only truly thrive when personality and spirit learn to communicate.
Remember, you are far more than your personality type. Life experiences, culture, and timing shape how that type expresses itself—but your spiritual essence remains constant. If you’re a seeker, you may also recognize that even your past lives weave into this design. You become the experiences you live through; they sculpt and strengthen your sacred expression.
Your biggest role in this life is not “mother,” “wife,” or “entrepreneur.” Those are beautiful chapters, but your only lifelong role is self‑discovery—returning home to your true identity.
Personality Type Resolutions That Make Your Soul Sing
Each personality type expresses its divinity differently. Below are suggestions for soul‑aligned resolutions drawn from Spiritual Personality Typing’s℠ and David Keirsey’s four temperament families — along with a spiritual support tool to help you make your soul sing this year.
SP Types: The Present‑Moment Artists
You thrive through tactile creativity, physicality, and lived experience. Structure suffocates you; spontaneity frees you.
Resolutions that bring you joy:
Take a class that keeps your hands busy—painting, photography, or music. Let play become your spiritual practice.
Plan an adventure that scares you a little (skydiving, hiking, dancing barefoot on foreign soil).
Experiment with craftsmanship—refurbish furniture, garden, or tinker with tech. Physical mastery roots your spiritual energy.
If creativity calls, start a YouTube or TikTok channel. Your magnetism belongs in the light!
Spiritual support tool: Grounding Ritual Through Touch.
Each morning, hold an object that feels natural—smooth stone, wooden mala, warm mug—and take three deep breaths. Ask, “How can I create beauty through my senses today?” This keeps your energy anchored in your body, where your spirit naturally speaks.
SJ Types: The Grounded Guardians
You’re loyal, practical, and gifted at weaving connection and stability for family and community. You thrive in order—but too much can block the flow of spirit.
Resolutions that awaken you:
Create new traditions that honor both past and present—weekly family calls, letter‑writing to elders, or community baking swaps.
Serve through stewardship. Mentor small businesses or coordinate local aid. Your logistical gifts ground love in action.
Gather people. Start a supper circle or volunteer group anchored in kindness. Belonging is your sacred offering this year.
Spiritual support tool: Gratitude List for Foundation and Flow.
Each week, write down three moments when your reliability, planning, or organization blessed someone else—and three moments when spontaneity surprised you with joy. This rebalances your sacred stability with divine flow.
NF Types: The Visionary Healers
You are attuned to unseen realms and the emotional undercurrents of humanity. You crave connection, harmony, and meaning but sometimes overlook your own needs.
Resolutions that fulfill you:
Begin a blog, poetry circle, or weekly newsletter. Words heal—yours especially.
Design “adult play days” where exploration replaces obligation. The inner child is your true guide to joy.
Create gentle rituals of self‑love—meditate, paint, whisper affirmations into your morning mirror. Visit Tiny Buddha for ideas that nurture your inner child.
Build or rebuild a spiritual community—online or in‑person—to foster collective awakening.
Spiritual support tool: Heart‑Centered Visualization.
Place a palm over your heart, close your eyes, and imagine emerald‑green light glowing there. Whisper, “I am safe to feel and create from my heart.” This simple act re‑tunes your nervous system to love and reminds you your sensitivity is strength.
NT Types: The Vision Architects
Brilliant and independent, you innovate through intellect. Your challenge is to translate insight into heart‑centered connection.
Resolutions that inspire you:
Cultivate relationships that allow your full mind and heart to be seen. True partnerships awaken new ideas.
Channel your mental energy into something collective—volunteer for reform efforts or local innovation projects.
Teach. Share your genius through small workshops, online classes, or mentoring.
Create a passion project that modernizes an outdated idea or system—your mind was made to update the world.
Spiritual support tool: Meditative Journaling of Inquiry.
Once a week, set a timer for ten minutes and explore one question that stirs your intellect and spirit equally—such as, “How does wisdom become compassion in me?” Write without editing. It quiets the analytical mind long enough for inspiration to become intuition.
New Year’s Resolutions We Can All Agree On
Regardless of type, may we all choose resolutions that sustain the planet and sustain our souls.
Honor Mother Nature: minimize plastic, reuse containers, plant something green. Conscious consumption is an act of prayer.
Replace consumption with creation: bake, craft, garden, repair—it’s grounding, fulfilling, and abundant.
Travel ethically: explore less, connect more. Let your destination feel your gratitude.
Give back locally: mentoring, volunteering, or simply noticing someone who feels unseen.
Small steps ripple outward. Even baked goods made with love can become acts of service—I’ve given them for over a decade, offering sweetness with intention. The simple act reminds me: we can’t always change the world, but we can leave warmth wherever we go.
The Midlife Alchemy of Resolutions
Here’s the truth midlife women rarely hear: You don’t need to reinvent yourself from scratch this January. You’ve spent half a lifetime gathering the wisdom that can now fuel your becoming.
Your midlife years are perfectly timed Divine engineering—the awakening of your alchemical trait, the soul quality that emerges right on time to guide this next chapter.
When you use your Sacred Personality Type as your compass, you discover that your so‑called “zigzags” were never wrong turns. They were sacred detours—each one preparing you to embody a more luminous version of your truth.
Journal Prompt: Listening to the Inner Guide Within
“If I imagine my true self as a compass, where am I heading this year—and which detours might actually be messages from that compass guiding me toward deeper alignment with my sacred purpose?
What small, soul‑centered action can I take this week to honor that direction?”
Write freely. Let intuition, not discipline, hold the pen. This is where the first whisper of your next chapter begins.
Invitations to Continue Your Journey
If this blog feels like a mirror that reflects your unfolding, here are gentle ways to keep walking this path with me:
Book a 1:1 Clarity Call to explore your Spiritual Personality Type, your travel archetype, or your entrepreneurial soul pattern. Let’s uncover how your blueprint is trying to express in this next season. Schedule here.
Join my newsletter for weekly insights, gentle prompts, and real‑life stories of women living from their true identity. It’s the soul note waiting in your inbox.
Walk n’ Wonder + Mentoring: for women ready to embody—not just learn—their sacred design. Each program honors exactly where you are.
You can also find me sharing sacred stories and inspirations on YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
One Final Thought: Identity as Liberation
As midlife women, we’re not here to shrink, fade, or chase youth. We’re here to bring light to our becoming—to live vibrantly, intuitively, and unapologetically.
Spiritual Personality Typing was born because I stopped trying to fix myself and started listening to what my soul had been whispering all along: You already are who you’re trying to become. You just forgot.
This year, let every resolution be a return.
>A return to what lights you up.
>A return to your unique rhythm.
>A return to that divine spark within that knows—it’s your time to shine.
Happy New Year,
Nina Zapala, ENTP — The Curious Type
Who Is Nina Zapala?
I’m the founder, creator and practitioner of Spiritual Personality Typing℠ . It was born out of necessity during what I call my “midlife tsunami,” a season of upheaval that stripped away illusions and brought me to truth. A liberating lesson taught me; old-school typology only tells half the story. This realization lead to a new personality paradigm one that bridges the personality and soul. This isn’t another new activation it’s alignment—a committed way of living true to your self.
Today I guide women just like you to ignite the relationship between soul and personality the totality of your true self-expression—free from fear or compromise. Think of it as a coming into wholeness–gracious, yet audacious; releasing the patriarchy, invisibility, and anti-aging tropes. A return to simple and soulful living. Vibrant. Free. Liberated.
Here’s what I’ve come to know: Every wrinkle is a story. Every scar, a sacred map. When we deny our true self, the soul withers. When we embrace her, we bloom into timelessness.
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