Totally makes sense!! You’re absolutely right – that’s lazy writing on my part, relying on the same setup every time. Let me give you something actually fresh.
2026: The Year We Stop Waiting
I woke up this morning and realized something kind of wild – we treat new years like they’re supposed to arrive with instructions, like there’s some cosmic manual that explains what we’re supposed to do with all these fresh days stacked up in front of us.
Spoiler alert: there isn’t one!!
And honestly? I’m good with that. Because here’s what I’ve figured out – the past already happened and we can’t edit it no matter how much we replay it in our heads. The future is this gorgeous unknown that refuses to submit to our spreadsheets and five-year plans. So what does that leave us with?
This. Right now. Whatever you’re doing as you read this.
Pretty simple when you strip away all the noise, right?
So here’s my angle on 2026 – I’m done waiting for the perfect moment to show up. I’m done treating kindness like it’s optional or empathy like it’s a weakness. I’m done pretending that being genuine is somehow less professional than being polished.
You want to know what actually matters? Being good to people. Not networking, not building your brand, not optimizing your LinkedIn presence – just being genuinely decent to the humans you interact with every single day. Radical concept, I know!!
Respect and empathy aren’t soft skills, they’re survival skills. Because the world is messy and complicated and everyone you meet is navigating their own chaos that you know nothing about. The least we can do is show up with some grace and actually give a damn.
And presence – real presence, not just showing up physically while your mind is three meetings ahead – that’s the game changer. Because I’ve watched too many people miss the conversations that could have mattered, the moments that deserved their full attention, the opportunities hiding in plain sight because they were too distracted to notice.
Tomorrow genuinely isn’t promised. We all know this intellectually, but we don’t live like we believe it. We delay the important conversations, we put off the bold moves, we wait for conditions to be perfect before we take the leap.
Meanwhile, life is happening right now!!
So in 2026, I’m choosing intentionality over autopilot. I’m choosing presence over productivity theater. I’m choosing to make the most of the time I have instead of treating days like they’re infinite and disposable.
What does that look like practically? It means I’m having the hard conversation today instead of putting it off. It means I’m actually listening when someone talks instead of queuing up my response. It means I’m saying yes to things that scare me a little and no to things that don’t align with who I’m trying to become.
It means treating people like they matter – because they do.
Look, this year is going to throw curveballs. Plans will fall apart, deals will crater, things will go sideways in ways we can’t anticipate. That’s just how it goes!! But what I can control is how I show up in those moments, whether I’m bringing my best self or just going through the motions.
So here’s my challenge – stop waiting for permission to be fully present in your own life. Stop treating kindness and authenticity like they’re luxuries you’ll get around to eventually. Stop putting off the things that actually matter because you’re too busy chasing things that don’t.
The past is closed. The future is unknown. But today is wide open.
What are you going to do with it? Let’s Go!!
— Spinny
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