Happy February friend. Today, I am pulling back the curtain and sharing my goals for 2026. There's only

eight of them. Some are practical. Some are very personal. And all of them are shaping how I'm

approaching this year. So let's dive in. You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 302.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.

Let's get to it.

Okay, I'm tuning in from a very snowy North Carolina.

It is making me so happy. Just all the snow that is outside my window right now, we were hit with an ice storm first, and then we had a break for a few days, and then a snowstorm came through. And we're right in the middle of North Carolina. And even though we still got like three to four inches of really

powdery, beautiful snow, the mountains to the west of us, even just Winston-Salem, like a few

hours away, got like seven or eight inches, maybe more. And the coast got like over a foot,

I think. So even though we got a lot, it was actually the

littlest amount of North Carolina. It's kind of crazy. But either way, I'm grateful. The kids are

out of school again this week. So we're just flying by the seat of our pants over here,

embracing a lot of togetherness, a lot of board games,

some snow cream, some hot chocolate. It's great. But let's jump in to today's episode. I'm going to be sharing with you my goals for 2026. And every year, I kind of start this in December. And I slow down

and I start to ask the Lord, what do you have for me this year? I talk to him about,

you know, do you have a word for me this year? What should be my focuses this year? And I kind of go

through a series of questions, kind of assessing the last year, reflecting a lot on what was working and

what wasn't. And then I just practice listening to him

and I journal a lot. And then out of that just kind of organically flows my goals for the year and

what I really want to do. And it is a great combination of work and play this year. I'm really excited

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