Choose Your Focus for 2026 (Without Overplanning)

You don’t need a full plan for 2026.
You need one clear focus.
In this video, I’ll walk you through a simple way to choose one focus for 2026 without overplanning, pressure, or burnout. This is for those of us in midlife who maybe working or just want clarity, not another complicated system.
We’re talking about:
how to choose a yearly focus (not a rigid goal)
why simplicity leads to follow-through
how to move forward gently, even when you feel overwhelmed
permission to do less and still make progress
This is the calm starting point we keep talking about.
Stay simple. Start where you are.

If this helped, let me know in the comments: what’s one word you want 2026 to feel like?

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Timestamps:
00:00 Let's choose our focus
00:13 Choosing calm instead of chaos in the new year
00:26 Using vision board cards to find clarity
01:31 Simple focus ideas (no special supplies needed)
01:47 Two questions to define your yearly focus
02:55 Turning “more & less” into one clear focus
03:04 Simple paper exercise to find your focus
03:41 Writing your more vs less list
05:03 Reviewing your list to reveal your 2026 theme
05:50 How to support your focus daily
06:26 Keeping your focus visible all year
06:55 Why calm helps you follow through on goals
07:19 Avoiding outside pressure and comparison
07:46 When to do this exercise (don’t wait)
08:29 Jump Start January + what’s coming next

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