Goal setting for non-goal setters (and goal setters)

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

I have a love-hate relationship with goal setting.
On the one hand, there’s the fire and fun of getting everything lined up, of focusing, of creating, of going all in.

And on the other hand… there’s all those cancelled gym memberships come Feb 1.

So this year, I’m playing with a couple of new ways to plan 2026.

4 ways so far and looking for more.

Can you let me know which one of those 4 resonates? Or other methods you’ve seen success with?

You can hit reply or just respond in the LI comments.

– Nikki 🎯

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