Stop Setting Goals Until You Do This First (2026 Goal Setting Method)

If 2025 took a lot out of you, this episode is your reset. 👉🏽 Before you plan 2026, download our annual Goals & Intentions Workbook and follow this process with us grab it free here: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/2026-goals-and-intentions/ We’re walking you through the exact year-end ritual we’ve used since 2010 to reflect, choose what stays, decide what goes, and map 2026 with intention. In this episode, Hamish and I walk you through how we personally close out a year and intentionally design the next one. We talk about: * Why most people rush into goal setting without closing the year properly * How reflecting honestly changes the way you move forward * Choosing a word of the year that actually guides your decisions * What to stop carrying into 2026 * How to map your year in a way that supports your life, health, relationships, and work If you want 2026 to feel different, not just busier, this episode will help you slow down, reset, and move forward with clarity. Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: Our Most Successful Year Ever 00:05:32 The Word of the Year 00:16:14 The Best of 2025 00:23:18 The Hard Truth: What Didn't Work 00:43:34 The Biggest Lessons: Support and Structure 00:47:00 2026 Word of the Year 00:51:59 The Year of S: Systems, Stabilization, and Sales 00:59:43 Goals Without Intention Are Just Smoke 01:00:37 The Bucket List and Bold Dreams 01:04:06 How to Actually Do This Work *🔗 WORK WITH ERIKA* *The Next Level* https://thequeenofconfidence.com/nextlevel/ *The Queen’s Table (High-Level Mentorship)* https://thequeenofconfidence.com/queens-table/ 🎯 FREE RESOURCES*2026 Goals & Intentions Workbook (FREE)* https://thequeenofconfidence.com/2026-goals-and-intentions/ 📚 BOOKS BY ERIKA CRAMER*Confidence Feels Like Sh*t* https://www.amazon.com/dp/1760879835 *Becoming Magnetic* https://www.amazon.com/dp/1760879991 (Available on Amazon and major bookstores) 🌐 👑 *READY TO BUILD YOUR AUTHORITY, CONFIDENCE & PERSONAL BRAND?* ♟️ *The Queen's Table* My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy. → https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/ 👑 *MORE WAYS TO WORK WITH ME* ✨ *The Next Level* Build your confidence, audience and income. → https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/ 📖 *My Book – Becoming The One* → https://www.amazon.com/ 🎙 *Listen to the Podcast* → https://podcasts.apple.com/ 📱 *Come Say Hi on Instagram* → https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/ ⭐ *If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it.*