Happy New Year. That's right. It is 2026. And part of me really just wants to stay in sweatpants, not take a shower or just wear a baseball cap, light of fire, watch a few more documentaries, pretend that we don't really have to do January. I have really loved being slow this year and not trying to do a bunch of things.

And when I say this year, I don't just mean the stretch between the holidays and January 1.

I mean just this year in general, the second half of this year, I really took a hard look at what I was feeling and what I wanted to feel and made some

changes. Some people do that throughout the year and others find that the first of the year is the

time that they want to do that. So whenever you're listening to this, if you're just feeling like

something's a little bit off, maybe it's your energy or just something doesn't quite feel right.

This is a great exercise for you.

And I promise that this episode, it's not about aggressive goal setting.

I'm beyond that.

I've done those episodes for the last 15 years.

This is not a hype episode.

There's not going to be any vision boards, no new year, new you pressure.

It's really kind of a conversation and inventory.

It's going to be calm and simple and very doable.

And you're not going to feel a lot of pressure.

I'm just going to get you to think, kind of set the tone, create some expectations,

and help you to kind of pinpoint what it is you want to

feel in 2026. We're going to focus on that. So you might want to grab a pen and a piece of paper,

or you can just use your notes app. That's fine too. Either way, I want you to know this is going to

be quick. This is going to be painless, pressure-free, and it's really meant to just get you thinking and moving in the right

direction, but no pressure. Before we get into the full episode, just a reminder if you haven't already,

Patreon members, if you are already a member, your rate, your membership rate is going to be

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