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A 2026 that's worth building

Don't drag 2025 into 2026

Jon Cherry

20 Dec 2025 • 3 min read

There is understandably a lot of 2025 reflection publicly happening on various social media platforms at this time.

Reflection of the year that has just passed is obviously a meaningful practice, but it needs to be counterbalanced with a deliberate exercise of anticipation for the year ahead.

But here's the possible problem with combining these two different programs into one - one should caution against unconsciously dragging large parts of 2025 into 2026.

Don't drag 2025 into 2026

If you are taking the opportunity to draw a fat line into the time continuum to reflect on the past, then please do yourself a huge favour by also freeing yourself of that past...to grant yourself the space to imagine the very best possible future that you can for the year that is yet to come.

Approach 2026 then from a clean slate; a fresh start.

Give yourself the gift of envisioning a 2026 that feels worth building.

The vision needs to be aspirational enough to make you feel something for it, and tantalising enough to motivate you to do the hard work of turning that amazing vision into reality.

The task is to create an image in your mind that is able to drive meaningful progress.

Looking back is fine, but we have zero influence over the past.

The only place we have any kind of influence over...is the future, which is exactly where most of our 'reflective effort' at this time needs to be orientated.

2025 is gone, now it's time to imagine a 2026 that's worth building.

To all of our regular readers and clients - thank you for all of your contributions, comments, e-mails and energy that you offered this year. We very much look forward to sharing some exciting new developments next year. We'll be taking a break until mid-January - see you then.

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