An Open Note of My 2026 Goals
New year, same circus, and yes, they are all my monkeys. Since I am the entire staff of this business (including HR, who STILL hasn’t approved my PTO request from August), it’s time for that annual ritual where I pretend I’m strutting into a corporate boardroom instead of shuffling to my desk: the Start-of-Year Review + Goal Setting for 2026.
A direct quote from almost every interviewee in my No Gatekeeping blog series still haunts me: “If I don’t get my business together, nobody’s coming to do it for me.” There’s no CFO in a corner office handing me a shiny revenue forecast. It’s literally just me, my laptop, 87 tabs, and enough Google Docs to qualify as a digital hoarding situation. So let’s get into how I’m entering 2026 as both the boss and the employee.
1. The Money Talk (Since I’m Both the One Making It and the One Spending It)
Listen… 2025 was cute. She had her moments. But in 2026, we’re leveling up financially and not in a “manifest abundance” kind of way.
My 2026 Financial Goals:
More consistent monthly revenue. I love a surprise deposit as much as the next girl, but chaos cannot be my business model.
Recurring income > one-off income. Packages are cute, but long-term clients let me help more deeply.
Save for taxes like a functioning adult. The IRS taught me several lessons the last two years. I hated all of them. (Thanks to my No Gatekeeping conversations I feel less alone on this one.)
2. Systems Goals: AKA Making My Business Make Sense
This is the year I refine my offers clearly and efficiently, honing in on my true passions and strengths.
Goals include:
Streamline my services so they’re clear, simple, and not “choose your own adventure.”
Expand my website so it reflects what I actually want to offer in 2026.
POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA CONSISTENTLY. For once. Please dear lord.
Maybe even take on an intern and give someone real experience.
Take my own advice and outsource at least one of these things because I don't like to do them!
3. Personal Growth
2026 Personal Goals:
I want to write a book so badly, y’all. Hold me accountable.
Take myself seriously but still bully myself lovingly when required.
Run a half marathon (this hobby comes with an insufferable personality attached.)
4. Community Goals: Because My Community Means Everything
If you know me personally, you might laugh at this one because my entire personality is community. Family, friends, and family-friends… Those are my people. But this year it’s clear: the community itself is struggling.
A 2026 goal is to volunteer with a nonprofit at least twice a month. If you know any Denver-based nonprofits, send them my way! I’m ready to offer all of my skills in person or virtually!
If you’re entering the new year as your own boss, employee, HR department, IT support, and entire finance team, I see you. May your systems be smooth, your clients be sane, and your income be consistent. Now let’s go make 2026 the year we run our businesses like we didn’t just make them up… even if we absolutely did.