How to Finish 2026 Strong (Without Setting Overwhelming Goals)
Establish Yourself® Podcast | Episode 88
What if you set simple goals now… instead of waiting til January?
you’ve already lived almost nine months of 2026.
That’s nine months of information about what’s working, what’s draining you, what you want more of, and what you’re very ready to have less of.
So instead of waiting until the year is over—or putting pressure on yourself to cram more accomplishments into the final months—what if you used what this year has already taught you to decide how you want to finish it?
In this episode of the Establish Yourself® Podcast, I’m sharing the exact 3-step goal-setting method I’ve used throughout seven+ six-figure years in my business—and how you can use it right now to create a strong, intentional finish to 2026.
A Simpler Approach to Business Goal Setting
For a long time, traditional goal setting felt like a pressure-filled guessing game.
Choose a revenue target. Set a bunch of milestones. Commit to outcomes you can’t fully control.
Then, during a plane ride in 2018, I discovered a much simpler way to think about goals: use them as themes that reflect what you want more of, what you want less of, and what matters most right now.
That approach helped me:
✨ Work less while making more
✨ Say yes to better-fit opportunities
✨ Build offerings that felt more aligned
✨ Create more space for speaking, creativity, and life beyond business
And the best part? You don’t need a complicated spreadsheet or annual planning retreat to do it.
This process is simple enough to do in your Notes app—but powerful enough to become a decision-making filter for the season ahead.
Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:
✨ Why you don’t have to wait until January to reset your direction
✨ The 3 simple steps behind my Super Simple Goals process
✨ How to use what 2026 has already taught you to make clearer decisions
✨ Why goal themes can be more useful than rigid milestones
✨ How this process helped me build consistent six-figure years with more flexibility and joy
Define What a Strong Finish Means to You
Finishing strong doesn’t have to mean doing more.
Maybe it means making more.
Maybe it means working less.
Maybe it means finally finishing something you’ve been dragging around all year.
Or maybe it means creating more space, having more fun, or saying no to something that simply isn’t working anymore.
The point is: you get to decide what a strong finish means to you!
That’s also why I created 🍁 Strong Fall Finish 🍁, a live Super Simple Goals™ workshop on Monday, October 5 from 12:00–12:45 PM ET (plus replay).
Together, we’ll look at how 2026 has actually gone and turn what you’ve learned into three simple themes you can use to guide the rest of the year.
The workshop is $39, the recording is included.
🎁 Early Action Bonus Gift: If you register by Friday, October 2 at 5pm ET, you’ll also get a FREE ticket to my annual Super Simple Goals workshop in January for 2027!
👉 Join Strong Fall Finish now:
https://www.greateststorycreative.com/pop-up
You don’t need more goals.
You need more clarity about what matters now.
🎧 Listen now to learn how to finish 2026 strong—without overwhelming yourself with more goals. 👇
UPCOMING WORKSHOP
Finish 2026 Strong (Without Overwhelming Goals!)
I'm teaching the exact simple goals method I’ve used to create seven six-figure years—using an easy, values-based approach to goal setting that actually feels good. Get your 3 clear decision-making filters for Fall 2026, and finish the year on your terms!
🍁 Join me for “Strong Fall Finish” now!👇
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“This was so simple, clear and helpful! It simplified all my thoughts into very clear goals that can serve as my ‘filter’ for decision making.”
— Liz Daniels | New Story Nutrition™
