Starter goals for 2026

23 Jan 2026

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The crowd at Wembley stadium. There's a football pitch with a goal. The score is 6 to England and 0 to Portugal.
In 2026 I'd like to build consistency into my community-member focused blog writing habit and benefit from the good feeling of getting stuff out of my head and onto digital paper.

In 2026 I'd like to help more people create the time and space to focus on their professional development and the professional development of people around them.

These goals are a start and I'm sure more will articulate themselves throughout the year.
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
he/him

Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. ๐ŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified.

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Neil Taylor
I really enjoyed reading these blog posts in 2025, looking forward to your new posts this year! There are so many good ideas and thoughts in them.

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