Hellooooooo,

I have a 57-week streak of this newsletter, and I bet in every newsletter I say hello, and then I ask how is it going?

Some of you might skip that part, some might take a second to think about how is it actually going, and some of you might be annoyed with me asking this every Friday morning.

So will switch things up. (expect a new question every time, hehe)

Cause we are switching a lot of things up in this new year. Oh, and Happy New Year. (Are we only supposed to wish on the 1st, or does the whole week count?)

Anyway.. The point is…

I was reading previous editions of this newsletter. Yes, all 2025 issues where I had shared goals and ambitions and plans, because I keep forgetting what I want to do.

And I realised, we slowly went from yap-thinking-out-loud energy to a very poised, structured blog energy. See, I was trying to make it more valuable, make it more insightful, make ‘more’ of the entire newsletter, somehow.

But as I read through the previous editions, especially the first half, I realised I loved the chaotic, dramatic energy of figuring things out.

Aaahhh, my sister is getting married, but I want to work also, but I am busy, but I need to schedule my LinkedIn posts too, aahhh wish that I stay alive. Lol.

I hate the fact that it slowly went from a bestie yap-call session to an organised meeting with MOMs and takeaways.

Nobody has complained (yet), but I am complaining.

The bottom line: I like to yap.

I can be all poised and filtered and templated on LinkedIn, but the whole point of this newsletter was to be more raw, to be more real, to be more me.

So in 2026, we are bringing the elder sister yappy energy back!!

(how many times have I said yap already???)

Does this mean the editions won’t be valuable? Of course not!! I tend to overshare when not following a template, so I might deliver a lot more value without even realising it!

I met a friend last month, and he said, “I don’t think you realise how much truth and value you share in random messages and conversations. I loved the message you sent, it made so much sense.”

And I was like…

So anyway.. The energy we are going ahead with in 2026 is this! Whatever you read above. Idk what to call it. Big sister yappy conversation about work life and everything in between (but mostly work).

You also might have noticed we had a footer thing going on in my previous editions, looking for sponsors… yeah we are removing that! 

THIS is a personal 1:1 letter from me to you, and we are going to keep it that way!

See, I was trying to ‘diversify’ my income streams with these tactics and I realized I don’t want to do that. At least with things that are close and important to me, which basically means this newsletter and LinkedIn.

Anywayyy…If you still feel like staying, say hi :)

and if you feel like ‘I don’t want someone yap in my inbox every Friday morning’ wait for a couple of weeks and then unsubscribe, hehe.. Gimme another chance pleasee.

Yeah, that’s all I had to say, I guess. 

Normally, I’d put this in ChatGPT and ask it to refine: correct grammar and formatting, and whatnot. But this year’s resolution is not to use ChatGPT for this newsletter and my LinkedIn posts.

(the urge to not edit this manually suckss but we are doing it anyway!)

Will keep you updated on how long I can keep it!

See you almost every day on LinkedIn and every Friday in your inbox at 11:07 am!

PS. Did you notice the time, or are you noticing it just now?

Wish you a very happy, fulfilling new year! May you do/get/receive/give whatever the fuck you want!

Okay byeeee,
Nikita