Before you plan 2027, do this first

The air is shifting. Mornings are cooler. The light comes in a little softer now.

Fall has a way of pulling us inward. And that inward pull is exactly what your business and your life need right now.

Here's what most people get wrong about this season. They wait until December, feel behind, and slap together a plan for the new year in a panic between holiday chaos and a glass of champagne.

Not you. Not this year.

Right now is the dreaming season. The planning comes later.

First, let's talk about 2026

You still have one and a half quarters left. That is not a small thing. That is real time to make this the year you actually wanted it to be.

Before you look ahead, look at what's already working:

• What went better than you expected this year?
• Where did you surprise yourself?
• What did you build, launch, or finish that you're proud of?
• What felt heavy that you can set down before December?

Give yourself credit here. You've done more than you're remembering.

Now, permission to dream

This is the fun part. No spreadsheets. No pressure. Just you and a notebook and the quiet.

Sit with these. Let them stretch you a little:

• What am I genuinely excited about for 2027?
• What do I want my life to look like next year?
• What do I want it to feel like? (This one matters more than the look.)
• Who is the person I want to show up as in 2027?
• What would make next year a yes-that-was-the-year kind of year?

Write freely. Don't edit yourself. The dreaming is where the real strategy hides.

Why now, and not later

Because when you start dreaming in the cozy quiet of fall, your plan gets to come from clarity instead of scramble.

My suggestion: start dreaming now, and put your actual 2027 plan together around the beginning of October. That gives your ideas room to breathe first.

Profit and presence. Both. That's what we're building toward here, and it always starts with knowing what you want!

So pour yourself something warm, wrap up in your favorite blanket, and let yourself dream a little.

You've got this, and the dreaming is the first move.

Lead with Energy. Live with Intention. 

Jody

P.S. If the dreaming brings up something big and you want a thought partner to help you turn it into a real plan, book a Discovery Call. Sometimes the fastest way to clarity is saying it out loud to someone who gets it.