Hi Reader,
December has an unusual rhythm for many of us. The world doesn’t exactly slow down, but it does shift. Businesses go quiet for a week or two. Projects pause. People travel, reflect, or catch their breath. And while most of the world drifts into the new year hoping January will bring clarity, you can use this month more intentionally.
December is one of the most effective moments to step back from the day to day and look at the bigger picture of how you want to work, lead, and grow next year. Not with frantic resolutions, but with deliberate direction.
I plan my business in quarters, and I always have a rolling twelve month view in place. But there is still something uniquely valuable about December, simply because the noise level drops. That quiet makes it easier to see whether you’re still on the path you intended to walk, or whether small course corrections would open far better possibilities for the next twelve months.
Right now I’m running Built From The Inside Out, my flagship business growth program. We started at the beginning of November on purpose, because this season is ideal for getting clear on goals, refining systems, and tightening your operating rhythm before the new year rush hits. When January arrives, the people in the program won’t be scrambling to figure out what they want. They’ll already be in motion.
You can create your own version of that reset this month. A simple December check in can set you up for a completely different year. Here are a few prompts to help you shape it.
Who are you serving next year?
Sometimes our focus in life and business shifts and it is important to understand if that is also affecting our target audience.
What transformation are you helping them create?
Clarity in this single question often clears up a dozen decisions later.
What is your one big goal for 2026
What is one big goal or project that deserves space in your year? Something that stretches you without overwhelming you.
What is required in the next 3 months.
Look at Q1 as a self contained sprint. What would make it meaningful? What would make it successful? What would look like progress towards that bigger goal.
These don’t need perfect answers. They simply need attention. Even an hour with these questions in December creates a level of alignment that most people don’t experience until long after January has already passed.
If you give yourself that space now, you walk into January with a sense of direction rather than pressure. You build momentum early instead of trying to recover it. And you give yourself the foundation for a year that feels intentional rather than reactive.
If you really want to set yourself up for momentum into 2026, checkout my special offers on immediate access to the Digital Stage Academy and also the Ecamm Live Accelerator, beginning the first working week in 2026!
In the mean time I'd love to know what plans you have for 2026, and if I can be of any help, just hit reply... Talk Soon, Alec.
