Show Notes
Don’t Set Goals for 2026 Until You Do This
If 2025 stretched you, challenged you, or changed you, this episode is your reset.
Before you start planning 2026, download our annual Goals & Intentions Workbook and follow this process with us. 👉🏽 Grab it free here: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/2026-goals-and-intentions/
This is the exact year-end ritual we’ve used since 2010 to close one chapter properly, decide what stays, release what you’re done with, and intentionally design the year ahead.
In this episode, Hamish and I share how we:
Reflect honestly on the year that was
Choose a word of the year that actually guides our actions
Identify patterns, lessons, and non-negotiables
Map the year ahead with intention instead of pressure
Chapters
00:00:00 Our Most Successful Year Ever 00:05:32 The Word of the Year 00:16:14 The Best of 2025 00:23:18 The Hard Truth: What Didn't Work This Year 00:43:34 The Unsexy Truth: Support Systems That Changed Everything 00:47:24 2026 Word of the Year 00:52:23 The Year of S: Systems, Stabilization, and Support 00:55:19 Setting Boundaries: Your Non-Negotiables for 2026 01:02:12 The Goals and Intentions Process: Making It Real 01:00:00 Your Boldest Dreams: The Bucket List Questions 01:04:53 Final Call: Download the Workbook and Do the Work
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Gina Zapanta is a lawyer, entrepreneur, mother of four and founder of Empowered with Gina.