The 10 Questions That Set the Runway for 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, this episode is your invitation to pause. To breathe. To look back on a year that may have challenged, stretched, and refined you, and to extract the gold that will set the direction for how you lead in 2026. Julie shares her biggest lessons from what she calls a refiner’s year. A year that stripped back, clarified, and rebuilt how she leads, works, and lives. From redefining her business model, to launching Lead.Her Collective, to stepping into deeper alignment through Human Design, this is not a recap. It is a debrief. One rooted in awareness, not hustle. This episode walks you through 10 powerful reflective questions designed to help you unpack what truly mattered in 2025, and to consciously choose what you will carry forward into 2026. These are not achievement-based questions. They are alignment questions. Perfect for leaders, business owners, and high-performing women who have spent the year holding it all together and are now ready to finish it clear, grounded, and intentional about what comes next. Key Topics Covered: How Julie refined her leadership and business to align with purpose and energy The story behind Lead.Her Collective and Unstoppable You Mastermind What real rest looks like, and why half-working holidays don’t count The 10 reflective questions that shape clarity for the year ahead Why refinement, not reinvention, is your greatest leadership advantage entering 2026   Episode Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome and reflection on 2025 02:15 – Why this is a debrief, not a recap 04:30 – What 2025 taught me about refinement and alignment 07:00 – Letting go of old versions of yourself 09:45 – The five pillars now shaping my business model 13:20 – The birth of Lead.Her Collective and Unstoppable You Mastermind 17:10 – Real rest and why it changed everything 20:50 – The 10 questions that set the runway for 2026 28:45 – The shift from achievement to alignment 32:00 – Final message: refine what matters and lead into 2026 with intention   Links: Learn more about my upcoming group coaching program here Connect with Julie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hyde/ Instagram: @juliehydeleads Website: https://juliehyde.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.