09 Jan LOVE, LEAVE AND LEARN. BUILD YOUR 2026 SELF-LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK.
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As you gear up for 2026, take a moment and pause.
The power is in the planning.
I have three simple questions for you to help you reflect and gain focus and clarity about how you want your 2026 to play out.
1. What did you LOVE about 2025?
These are the things you appreciated in 2025 and want to continue or grow in 2026. You can think about this in four key dimensions, considering both people and task.
First is the Projects. Those major goals or milestones or growth that you accomplished and want to focus more on.
The next dimension is around People. The people around you, whether at work or at home or in community, industry. All the contributors to your people space. Reflect on things like relationships, stakeholders, communication, connection, trust, support systems and more.
The third dimension is Performance. Your own performance, your people’s, the KPI’s, financial and commercial outcomes, and so on. Consider all the things that make up the performance outcomes.
And the final dimension is Personal. This is all about you. What did you love in 2025 in this dimension that you want to continue in 2026? This could be about your own focus or clarity, your career, your planning, how and where you are spending your time, your own finances, your health and wellbeing, how you are learning and growing. How you are showing up. So many things.
So, this is the first question for your reflection. What did you love about 2025 and want to continue in 2026?
2. What do you want to LEAVE in 2025?
Again, reflect on this question across these four dimensions: Projects; People; Performance; and Personal.
What are the things that you want to leave behind in 2025? This may be because they are completed. It may be because they do not serve you or your team or organisation. It may be because they are no longer relevant for you. And by leaving them behind, it creates the space in 2026 for the things that are important, that matter, and that will make the difference for you.
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
Nelson Mandela
3. What did you LEARN in 2025?
This question is about recognising the learning and then considering how you can take this learning forward in 2026.
And again, think about the four dimensions: Projects; People; Performance; and Personal.
What did you learn in 2025 that you can apply in 2026?
These three questions give you a short, sharp reflection. The insights you discover will help you set up your 2026 as a leader of self, of your tribe and your organisation.
I’d love to know your thoughts.
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