EPISODE 343
You don’t need a 2026 Plan
Biggest Takeaways You Don't Want to Miss:
- If you failed to meet all your 2025 goals, the LAST thing you need right now is a 2026 plan.
- Planning for next year won’t fix what you haven’t finished this year.
- Feeling “behind” is often just what the middle of real work feels like.
- If you keep starting over, you never stay with the work long enough to accomplish anything.
- You’re not behind. You’re just in the middle.
- The danger isn’t that people plan too little—it’s that they restart too often
Most principals hit this point in December with the same uneasy mix of exhaustion and pressure. What makes it even worse is that everywhere you’re being told that 2026 is being built right now, that you should be planning your best year yet, and that winter break is a chance to catch up.
This episode challenges that narrative and explains why you don’t need a new plan or a fresh start.
Tune in to find out how you can let go of guilt, resist the urge to start over, and end the year grounded, clear, and focused #LikeABuilder
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