As you plan for 2026,

I thought I’d share a pertinent

excerpt from my book RISK FORWARD^®:

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For many people,

goal setting is taken

as an unquestionably positive activity

and a requirement for success.

But if you think back on your life,

it’s likely many of your top experiences arrived

without you ever having set a goal for them.

While goal setting certainly has its place,

it can also lead you astray.

Unless your goals

are aligned with your Inner Current,

they will take you

WAY OFF COURSE.

Sometimes goals are born out of “goal contagion,”

where we unconsciously adopt

other people’s definition of success

as our own.

Look closely at your goals.

Are they really yours?

What is success… for you?

Don’t let your goals get in the way of your life

or blind you to unexpected opportunities that arise.

Risk Forward & Rock On,

P.S. RISK FORWARD^® is a fantastic book to read at the start of the New Year. It’s full-color, brief, highly-designed, fun to look at, and easy to read. Great for all ages. We just did a whole new print run! (Our third paperback printing…and it is GORGEOUS!)