Rethinking reflection - the best way to start your 2026 planning.

Planning brings its own kind of energy. There is the excitement of shaping a strong strategy for 2026 and the reality that looking back over the year can be difficult Many coaches would rather stay in the dreaming stage than revisit what actually happened in 2025, especially if we tend to jump straight to what did not go perfectly.

This episode invites you to approach reflection in a way that feels lighter and more purposeful. We explore why acknowledging your progress matters, how your subconscious responds to what you celebrate, and why your assumptions about the year often differ from what the data reveals.

I’m also sharing four practical prompts designed to guide your review of 2025. These questions help you recognise the wins you may have overlooked, balance out the negativity bias that naturally appears, clarify what you have learned, and understand where your clients or opportunities actually came from this year.

It is a simple and coach friendly process that supports you to plan for 2026 without the hustle energy, while still giving due attention to the insights we need to process (positive and negative) for 2026. If you want to go deeper into your 2026 strategic planning, you might want to join me inside the Corporate to Coach Accelerator where we are deep in planning mode.

The Corporate to Coach Accelerator is a 12 month, hands on programme that helps you replace your corporate income with more👉 Book a call at elliescarf.com/bookacall or learn more at elliescarf.com/cca.

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