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How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 2)

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Dec 10, 2025
Lisa Leong, an ABC broadcaster and co-author of This Working Life, shares invaluable insights on crafting a meaningful 2026. She discusses the transformative power of reframing future goals as if they've already happened. They explore the concept of an ‘ideal week’ versus a ‘perfect average day’ to create sustainable routines. Lisa also emphasizes the importance of values in decision-making and shares practical tips like using a flip phone for healthier digital boundaries. Tune in for prompts that uncover your 'secret wish' for the year ahead!
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ADVICE

Use A Vision Board To Prime Attention

  • Create a visual vision board of experiences, ways of being, and projects to prime attention.
  • Place it somewhere visible and use it to remind daily priorities and projects.
INSIGHT

How Visuals Change What You Notice

  • The reticular activating system filters what you notice, so visual cues change perception.
  • Vision boards work because they prime your brain to spot aligned opportunities.
ADVICE

Start Days With Three Big Rocks

  • Each morning list your three 'big rocks' and the one small action that advances one rock.
  • Do those priorities first before admin tasks like email to make steady quarterly progress.
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