Hellooooo!
How have you been?

Last week I did a 2025 recap and realised how crazy this year was. I thought it couldn’t get any crazier, but then I wondered, what if it did?

What if I take the reins of 2026 in my hands and just go all in?

Scare myself more, seek love, find causes I care about, make friends, challenge myself more, meet strangers, eat an entire cake just because I want to, and maybe even make a complete fool of myself.

2025 was challenging in many ways, most of it beyond my control. But what if we make 2026 deliberately challenging?

Two years ago, I decided corporate was not for me. But over the last few months, I have felt myself getting a little too comfortable. That changes now.

Here are my 2026 goals, plans, and resolutions.

We went from 0 to 10k followers in 18 months. Can I 5x that in another 12? Should not be too difficult, because I now understand how LinkedIn works. Okay, most of the time.

I was doing Twitter, video content, and even planned Reddit. But this year, we focus. We go all in on LinkedIn and double down on the platform that has been our do or die since day one.

Which brings me to the second goal.

I have been a secret admirer of people’s content, their work, and the parts of their lives they share on LinkedIn, but I rarely reached out.

In 2026, I want to change that. This also includes founders doing really cool things whom I would love to ‘exchange notes’ with, as ChatGPT would say.

Writing in 2025 kept me sane. Somewhere along the way, I got too busy working and stopped making time for it. I am not sure when, where, or how, but I know this year I want writing back in my life.

This one might be the hardest.

I take breaks but open LinkedIn. I go on trips but attend meetings. I sit at dinner with friends while thinking about my next LinkedIn post.

That is how I lived in 2025. In 2026, I want to be more intentional. Getting back to hobbies, being present where I am, and working only during working hours. I know I stretch work because there are no fixed hours.

and finally…

We plan to read 40 books this year. Hindi and English. Short and long. Prose and poetry. Just explore.

I am on my 28th book for 2025. The goal was 30. Let’s see if I can finish it in the next five days.

I hope you are taking the break you deserve, for being so hardworking and maybe just for being.

I am proud of every one of us.

Wish you a very happy New Year. I’ll see you in 2026 :)

Love,
Nikita