Grace Clarke recently asked me this during our podcast chat, and it got me thinking.
I don’t think I really had a plan. I had more of an intention.
An intention to keep building the portfolio career that I was building in November and early December.
However, heading into the holidays and looking ahead to January 2026, my work pipeline was a little bit more hazy and unclear.
While I was excited about some upcoming conversations and how my work was emerging, my work was far from locked-in.
And as a soloprenuer, I have come to learn: if it is not locked-in, you can’t rely on it.
So what did I do?
Hosted a Podcast Mixer on change
Updated my personal website
Created A Chief of Staff newsletter
Met and talked with key contacts during the holidays
And now, my portfolio career looks better than it did in late December, but it is still a fluid situation. And for now, I am OK with that.
What does this look like for you?
Grace Clarke has gone viral for her Personal Annual Planning template
During our podcast chat, I asked her if her year is going according to plan. Below is her answer:
“My year is fully off the rails. Everything that I had set out to achieve, and the way I thought I would do it in January, has not worked.”
However, she is on a recent tear though.
Her AI for Normal People classes continues to gain momentum, and she also selectively works with companies as an AI teacher.
She seems to always be on the bleeding edge of culture and technology, while creating and sharing things along the way. I love this approach, and I am so bullish on Grace.
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky said “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” And I think that’s how Grace operates.
Do you?
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In addition to the full video above, you can listen to this podcast episode with Grace here and below if you want to learn more about AI and more.
You can learn more about Grace here. She seems to be the most active on Instagram here these days too!
🎉 NYC Gatherings
You can see the updated list of NYC Gatherings here.
Of note, I am cohosting this event:
Thursday June 4th: Crafting Community at 9AM in Tribeca. Learn more here!
That’s all I got!
David Nebinski who thinks “an intention combined with action” is a good strategy
PS: how is your year going so far? Reply back and let me know!
