Why habits would beat goals in a fight... and my daily habits for 2026

So I’ve lost it.... I no longer sound impressive at dinner parties. 

It’s 2026 and I’ve stopped setting big goals. 

No eye-watering, socially impressive revenue targets.
No “this time next year”. 

I’ve actually stopped setting big goals altogether. 

And before anyone panics, no, I haven’t lost my drive 😂
If anything, it’s the opposite. 

I’ve realised big goals are easy to talk about.
Very, very impressive in fact. 

The income. The reward. The holiday to Dubai. The house. The car. 

Oh, the things I will achieve. 

But lofty goals are also very easy to ignore when things start slipping. 

They get brushed under the carpet.
Along with the excuses. 

So instead of dramatic targets for 2026, I’ve gone small, Boring Daily habits. 

Yep. The kind that make people’s eyes glaze over at dinner parties.
“Jen, please… do tell me more about your morning routine 🙄” 

But annoyingly, it works. 

Because success isn’t built on huge goals, momentary motivation or good chat.
It’s built on what you do repeatedly when you are not motivated at all. 

So here you are… my morning habits: 

• Ten minutes of meditation.
• Journalling: gratitude, focus and mindset for the day.
• Exercise. 

Do these take time? Yes.
Do they increase focus, productivity and make me feel great all day? Also yes. 

And my No-excuses Work habits: 

• Prospecting, without fail, every day, first thing.
• Tracking my time so I understand how long I actually spend on revenue-generating tasks.
• Ten minutes at the end of the day planning my prospecting and revenue-generating tasks for tomorrow. 

None of this sounds impressive. 

And it is definitely not as sexy as talking about your potential holiday in Dubai. 

But, it works. 

So this year, yes, set your goal.
But choose your focus to be daily habits over impressive intentions. 

Less “new year, new me”.
More “same me, better systems”. 

Not sexy in the moment. 

But you can thank your habits at your dinner party next year…
…in Dubai. 

Jen

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