Set The Best Goals of Your Life in 2026!


Here's my offer to you...

I have executive clients on four continents currently. They are senior people in a wide array of industries, jobs and organisations. They have one thing in common:

They are determined to achieve their potential.

And so, at this time of year, most of them set great goals. They don't vaguely wave a hand at the future in the hope they achieve what they want.

No, they sit down, take some time and methodically, precisely, set out what they are aiming to achieve for themselves and their teams.

They often rely on my help to do that.

I am going to be spending a lot of January teaching people to set strong, ambitious and achievable goals. There is a lot of science behind this. It's not easy or obvious. But it can be learned.

I'll be doing this teaching 1:1 with my individual clients, helping a few teams to set goals together and even spending a whole day doing it with a group of business leaders.

How would it help if you could do this too?

How would 2026 unfold if you were working towards the best goals of your life?

How would it feel to find yourself in January 2027 having achieved them?

I'm guessing pretty good. And so, here's what you are going to do...

You are going to watch your inbox tomorrow morning at 6:45 for an email from me. In that email I'll be offering 5 people the chance to join the HeRO Program in a totally new, affordable and accessible way.

I'm limiting it to test out the new system, so when those places are gone, that's it for a while.

When you join you will also get access to a members only Goal Setting Masterclass on Friday. Attend that and you will immediately be set on course for an amazing 2026.

So, for now, get excited, get ready, and I'll be in touch tomorrow.

Have a great day, Stephen

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