334. Clear Your Channel: How to Enter 2026 Focused, Energized and with Momentum

We’re not doing the usual “new year, new you” nonsense. Samantha lays out a radically practical (and deeply spiritual) approach to creating a year of focus, clarity, and momentum: start with identity, not goals. After hosting two in-person VIP Days—whiteboard sessions where clients map everything from vision and leadership identity to team hires, fires, and brand ecosystems—Samantha noticed the same pattern: most people try to “do” their way into results… without ever becoming the person who can hold those results. In this episode, you’ll learn how to define the identity you’re stepping into, run a 2025 Reality Check using your calendar and camera roll, and use the Be–Do–Have framework to change your self-concept so your habits (and results) stop collapsing like a cheap lawn chair. If you want 2026 to reward you, it’s going to require discernment, discipline, and the guts to cut what drains you—even if it’s profitable. KEY TOPICS: Why 2026 will reward leaders who are self-led, focused, and radically clear The real meaning of “clear your channel, change your life” What Samantha does inside a VIP Day (identity, vision, ecosystem, team, systems) How to define your next-level identity (sensory + embodied, not vague) The trap of “I want a million dollars/downloads” without identity alignment The 2025 Reality Check: using your Google Calendar + camera roll as data The green/red method: what energized you vs. what drained you Why you must stop keeping work just because it makes money “Pruning” your life without making it dramatic: letting things fall away Be–Do–Have: why behavior change fails without self-concept change How identity creates consistency (and why “motivation” is overrated) Samantha’s athlete story: “I became an athlete before I looked like one” Treating your energy like a business resource—and protecting it accordingly Website: Newsletter: Follow Samantha on Instagram : Follow Samantha on Tiktok : Own It with Samantha Warren, identity work 2026, goal setting mindset, how to change your identity, be do have method, self-concept transformation, leadership identity, discipline and consistency, protect your energy, focus and clarity, annual review exercise, reality check exercise, Google Calendar audit, personal growth strategy, entrepreneur mindset, spiritual entrepreneur, thought leader strategy, visibility and impact, habits vs identity, stop self-sabotage, manifestation and identity

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This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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