Your 2026 Revenue Plan: The Simple Math Most Entrepreneurs Skip
The Chris Harder Show
Chris Harder
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
If you've ever set a big revenue goal and then hit the middle of the year like, "Wait… why isn't this happening?" this episode is for you…and 2026 is going to be different. I'm breaking down the simple planning framework I use with my private clients and inside our masterminds to turn a revenue goal into an actual strategy you can execute on. We're talking the key numbers you need to know, the levers to pull when the math isn't mathing, and the part most people skip that determines whether you'll follow through or flame out. This is the episode that helps you stop hoping and start building a plan that can actually win.
HIGHLIGHTS
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The mindset shift that turns a revenue goal from a "wish" into a real plan.
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Numbers every business owner MUST know to scale with confidence.
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The formula to figure out exactly how many customers you need this year.
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A simple way to spot whether your business model is actually profitable BEFORE you scale it.
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The planning move that makes your marketing budget realistic, not aspirational.
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The lead math that tells you what you can afford to pay per lead.
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A clear way to audit your lead sources and double down on what's working.
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The schedule check that protects your quality of life while you grow.
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The accountability piece that keeps you executing even when motivation drops.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | the goal to hit a number without strategic planning is really just kind of a hope and a dream. |
| 0:07.0 | It's not really a goal. It would be like, oh, life would be great if I hit this and I think I need |
| 0:13.6 | this many customers to get there. Yay, that's my plan. Like that's not a plan at all. That's a plan to |
| 0:19.2 | fail, if anything. So here's the key metrics and here's how to use at all. That's a plan to fail, if anything. |
| 0:20.8 | So here's the key metrics and here's how to use them. |
| 0:24.2 | And here's everything that you must know or your planning is, well, |
| 0:29.0 | really just kind of a hope and a dream. |
| 0:31.0 | So let's start with the most important one. |
| 0:35.8 | Welcome everybody to the Chris Harder Show, where we are making you unapologetic about your pursuit of success, knowing that when good people like you make good money, they can then do great things. |
| 0:45.8 | My name is Chris Harder and several times per week. |
| 0:48.1 | I will bring you epic guests, solo episodes, and every single tool, trick, and skill set you need to grow your business, grow your |
| 0:54.7 | money mindset, and to grow your wealth to levels that you have never reached before. |
| 0:58.9 | I've ended up in a unique place in life where I've got the experience, the connections, and |
| 1:02.8 | all of the secrets that it takes to be successful. |
| 1:05.6 | And I'm lifting the curtain to reveal it all to you in an effort to help put you in a position |
| 1:10.5 | of abundance |
| 1:11.0 | so great that you can then be as generous as possible. So let's lock arms and let's get |
| 1:17.6 | started. Welcome to the Chris Harder Show and happy New Year. I am so grateful that you have |
| 1:26.7 | chosen to kick off the beginning of your year by listening to this show. It means the world to me. I think this is my eighth or maybe ninth year. I'm going to have to check. I'm not very good with timelines and dates, but I'm great with business planning and I'm great with strategy. And that's exactly what I'm going to teach you today is I'm basically |
| 1:44.3 | going to give you the formula for your ultimate New Year business planning guide. I mean, |
| 1:52.3 | what I'm going to share in here, you don't need much more than this. These are the important |
| 1:55.3 | things. And the truth is, it's more simple once somebody shares it with you than you would expect. |
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