Episode 33: Plan 2026 from Reality… A Practical Framework After a Messy 2025

🌟 Episode Length: 14 minutes, 22 seconds

💬 In This Episode

Before you open a brand-new planner or start setting goals for the new year, this episode invites you to pause and get honest.

If 2025 felt messy, heavy, inconsistent, or like survival mode, you are not behind. You are not doing it wrong. And you are definitely not alone.

In this episode, I walk you through a practical, grounded framework for planning 2026 from reality instead of pressure. I share real examples from my own business, Pretty Pineapple Bead, and explain why planning from energy, alignment, and capacity matters more than pushing harder or dreaming bigger.

This episode is not about fixing yourself. It is about learning from what actually happened and using that awareness to plan your next year with clarity and compassion.

🔍 What You’ll Hear

✨ Why planning from survival mode requires a different approach🧠 How the start of 2025 shaped the rest of my year in unexpected ways⚡ What it really means to plan around energy, not ambition🎨 How creative burnout, overplanning, and perfectionism showed up for me🌈 Which parts of my business felt aligned and which ones felt forced📉 Why visibility felt heavier online and easier in person📅 How to think about structure and systems without rigidity📓 Reflection questions to help you plan 2026 with clarity and compassion

💬 Quote to Remember

“You cannot plan a growth year if you’re still judging yourself for a survival year.”

💛 Let’s Connect + Your Listener Challenge

You do not need to plan your entire year today.

Sometime this week, set aside a few quiet minutes and journal through these questions:

• What season was I actually in this year?

• What drained my energy?

• What gave me energy?

• What do I want more of in 2026?

• What do I want less of?

Those answers are your starting point.

I will also be sharing a planning worksheet on Substack to help guide you through this process step by step. But even without it, the framework in this episode is enough to begin.

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Until next time,keep showing up with heart,keep trusting yourself,and keep shining ✨