Planning can feel like the same yearly ritual: you get excited for five minutes… then life happens… and suddenly 2026 becomes a photocopy of 2025.

In this episode, we flip that.

This isn’t “set goals and hope for the best.” It’s a practical way to stack the odds in your favour so your planning actually turns into action — and action turns into outcomes, in business and in life.

We start with a powerful Steve Jobs idea about living life on purpose — then move straight into the systems that make planning stick.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why planning often feels hit-and-miss (and why it’s not a discipline problem)
• How to get genuinely excited about what you can create in 2026
• Why holidays must be planned first — and what a real holiday actually is
• What to plan beyond revenue:
  • days and hours you want to work
  • team size
  • where you want to work
  • wage, profit, and super (clearly defined)
• Why “just doing the work” keeps businesses stuck
• How to break your business into clear focus areas so nothing gets ignored
• The difference between marketing and sales (and why both must be scheduled)
• How to turn intention into time-blocked action so goals don’t stay theoretical
• The three-move rule that builds real self-accountability:
  • move it up to three times
  • then either do it or delete it (and get honest with yourself)
• Why follow-through works better when it’s designed — not left to willpower
• How 2026 stops being a repeat year and starts behaving differently

If you’ve ever planned with good intentions but watched the year run you instead — this episode will help you design a year that reflects what actually matters to you.

Because planning isn’t about more effort.

It’s about better structure.

🎧 Listen now and start shaping a 2026 you’ll actually recognise when you’re living it.

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