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the *end-of-year* audit: how to make 2026 your best year

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the *end-of-year* audit: how to make 2026 your best year

soju with sarah

2025/12/26
soju with sarah

soju with sarah

2025/12/26
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happy holiday season to all our soju shotties! it's the second to last episode of season 1.5 and we're excited to be celebrating this holidays by wrapping up the year and setting our new years resolutions together ~ today's episode will be a mix of an end-...

Highlights

On Christmas Eve, the host reflects on a year of transition—caring for family, launching a small business, and stepping away from corporate life—all while sipping spiked eggnog and preparing for a meaningful, low-pressure start to 2026.
00:00
Welcome to 'soju with sarah' on Christmas Eve
02:00
Wanting to do an episode on prepping for 2026
02:34
The 'my 2026 playbook' is a reflection and auditing framework—not a list of resolutions
04:08
This is season 1.5, not season 2, and it ends next episode
08:57
Distinguishing obligations from intentional choices reveals what drives and holds you back
11:06
Starting a small business led to rewards and fulfillment not felt in previous corporate and digital work
12:32
She launched her one-woman business feeling she rushed compared to James, who had more prep time
14:00
I create self-imposed obstacles, like taking on multiple new tasks without finishing old ones
15:17
Excessive pride in doing everything alone has slowed down progress on goals like launching a small business and personal growth
20:44
Instead of resolving to go to the gym more, aim to be a person who prioritizes health in 2026
22:58
Being defined by quitting the job was not the identity they wanted for 2026
37:33
It's unhealthy to be motivated by proving others wrong
41:39
Mental sanity is the non-negotiable priority for 2026
42:19
The upcoming episode will be the final one of season 1.5, featuring both the host and James
42:49
Moose has dominated the screen

Chapters

preview
00:00
drink of the day!
01:59
the 2026 lock in
02:30
season update!
04:08
my 2026 playbook
06:03
my roses
10:58
my buds
12:32
my thorns
13:54
why's and why nots
15:13
who do you want to be?
20:40
who i want to be
22:58
navigating doubt from other people
26:24
setting up your plan
38:34
outro
42:17
bloopers
42:48

Transcript

Sarah Pan: what is the through line of your year gonna be? On the menu today at sarah soju cafe is spiked egg nog, so grab your mugs and let's chat about 2026. Welcome back soju shotties to another episode of soju with sarah. Today, we have moose out to wo...