Rosie was asking on Slack if there are some 2026 goals we can share and potentially support each other. I'd love that. I'd like to share my thoughts as a memory.
I am usually doing some reflections and planning closer to February when things settle down, there are some insights into next year and opportunities can be easier spotted. I think January is noisy month and it's hard to focus on something, particularly meaningful planning.
Personally, I am trying to redefine yearly goals and not dive straight into them. I am a person as possibly many of you who really like to have a crisp answer to my Why questions. Why do I do that? How is it helping me? Where would it take me next? I do not like checklists, busyness and spreadsheets. I really want to maintain focus, momentum and see steady growth. That is not easy sometimes, it requires to change patterns and not to fall into busyness fallacy. I know there are areas I want to grow next year and I will share them here.
- Find a working place where I can thrive and grow in high-trust, high-performing environment. I had a very hard year at the current place and I need a friendly environment again. Some serious efforts will go into that.
- Grow my personal brand and blog. It does include a lot of learning, creativity to make it engaging, discover new areas and experiment a lot. I do really enjoy sharing things and I learn much better while writing and doing deep dive. I want to build durable stock and cut on feed flow (it often goes into void if I am honest). It not only learning, it also boosts my confidence, cuts a bit of imposter and gives me clarity on what could be next. It will also include engaging with communities.
- Improve my running endurance, particularly speed. My local running club is the most amazing club on earth and I really feel both mentally and physically amazing if I am running in the wild.
I will definitely rethink those, refine and might even replace with something completely different. For now, I'll pencil those and come back to them closer to February.
Share your thoughts or feedback in comments or find me in Motaverse if you'd like a chat. I am around and happy to connect.
