My Guiding Light for 2026
At the beginning of 2025, I decided to set a word for the year: Leadership. My intention was to better understand what it meant to be a leader and how to lead. Throughout the year, this showed up in many ways: - I started this community, - I began leading more and bigger events - I coached over a dozen entrepreneurs My favorite way I showed up as a leader? For my inner child. The little boy who was lost and needed someone to guide the way. I attached the photo I had as my phone background for most of the yearโฆ a photo to remind me who I was talking to whenever I was being mean to myself inside my own head. And who wanted to come out to play! It was such a beautiful year. Setting this word as my intention really shaped my decisions and thoughts, which shaped my outcomes. I still have a lot to learn about leadership. It will be something I continue to study. But 2026? At first, I thought my word was going to be โloveโ. I have a strong desire to deepen into love. But something was missing thereโฆ And during a loving kindness meditation today, it hit me: โPresenceโ A single word wasnโt cutting it. I needed a phrase! And so, my phrase of 2026 is Loving Presence. I have many goals; financial, mental, physical, relational, spiritual. But regardless of the category of the goal, my intention is to move towards it with loving presence. That is to say, being present with myself and with others, with love. With kindness. (Especially towards myself! Iโm good at doing this with others, but can use some extra awareness towards myself.) This does not mean I canโt be direct or blunt. It means that I will, to the best of my ability, come back to loving presence as often as possible. Iโm excited for the year to comeโฆ Iโd love to hear from you. What is your word, phrase, or guiding light for 2026?