My Plan to DESTROY 2026 (in a good way)

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Howdy folks,

This weeks Hyper Growth Blueprint covers…

• ❄️ The most scenic croissant of the year

• 📅 The 6-Step Planning Method we use

Let’s dive in… 👇

Last week we were blessed with a TON of snow!

Which made for my most scenic morning croissant of the year…

But more importantly the snowy landscape set the scene for our Q1 Leadership Planning day… 👇

The 6-Step Planning Method
we are using to grow an 8-Figure Business by 40% in 2026

Firstly quick disclaimer: I used to hate planning.

I read all those business books banging on about "mission statements" and "5-year visions"…

Which when I started my business felt like complete bollocks.

All I was interested in was making enough money to replace my £25k/yr job I’d left.

But the business grew… and I slowly started to learn.

Which led me to breakthrough #1…

Clarity creates energy.

It’s easy to take the next step when you know exactly what it should be.

When you don't have a proper plan, you're just reacting to whatever life throws at you.

• Amazing months followed by terrible ones.

• Scrambling to hire when clients appear out of nowhere.

• Playing defence instead of offence.

It's exhausting…😮‍💨

And when things get tough (which they will), you start thinking…

"What's this all for?"

And that is a dangerous place.

That's when businesses die.

I know this because I have been there. Many times… 😅

So here's the 6-step method I use to Plan my Year that has helped me IMMENSELY…👇

Step 1: Start With YOU

This might sound selfish…

…but for most people your business exists to deliver YOU the lifestyle of your dreams.

If you build a business that consumes all your cash and energy, guess what?

You're going to hate it.

And you'll sabotage it - consciously or unconsciously.

I use two frameworks here:

1. The Life Plan 

• Where do you want to live?

• What car?

• How many holidays?

• Private schools for the kids?

• Who do you want to support?

• What impact do you want to have?

Map it out. Then cost it all up properly.

Your ideal life probably costs less than you think.

2. T.E.R.M.S - Time, Energy, Resources, Money, Sanity.

This is straight out of Masterplan & helps you get crystal clear one exactly what you are willing to commit.

The goal of these is to end up with a clear figure for exactly how much income you need from the business.

Then we move on…

Step 2: Map Out The Year

Once you know what income you need, reverse engineer everything.

£200k personal income → How much profit does the business need? → How much revenue? → How many customers?

Don't just pick random growth percentages.

Build your targets around YOUR needs.

Step 3: Break It Into Months

Take that annual goal and map out what needs to happen every single month.

Build a proper spreadsheet with:

• Monthly revenue targets

• Overheads

• Salaries

• EBITDA

And then have a seperate tab for each line that enables you to input what needs to happen in that month for those numbers to be hit.

This is where you spot the problems.

For example, maybe hitting your revenue target requires so many new hires that your profit actually goes DOWN.

In which case… that’s a bad plan! 😅 

So let’s readjust and use the sheet to play with reality until we create one that delivers the numbers AND we believe is fully feasible.

Step 4: Set Clear Targets

Now convert those monthly numbers into actionable targets:

• New customers needed each month

• Customer acquisition cost

• Marketing spend required

• Retention rates

• New hires needed

Believe it or not… people LOVE targets.

There's nothing worse than working without knowing if you're winning or losing.

Give someone a number they're responsible for that feeds into the bigger mission, and watch their engagement skyrocket.

Step 5: Plan Your Quarters

Now we know ‘What’ needs to happen…

…we then split the year into Quarters and properly focus on ‘How’ we are actually going to do it.

I find 90 days is perfect.

It’s long enough for serious projects, and short enough we can control and impact it.

So for each quarter we outline:

1. Big Goal - "100 new customers by March 31st"

2. Needle Mover Metrics - The 3-4 key numbers that MUST move

3. Big Three Projects - The specific initiatives that will move those metrics

Each project gets ONE owner and a clear deadline.

We print these out massive and stick them on the office wall.

Step 6: Weekly Scorecards

This is your health check.

5-10 key metrics tracked weekly.

Green means on target.

Red means we're having a conversation about why it's broken and how to fix it.

We review this every Monday morning.

No exceptions.

And there you have it.

The planning process is indispensable.

But the plan rarely goes to plan.

Things change. Opportunities arise. Markets shift.

That's fine.

The clarity and strategic thinking you get from this process will carry you through whatever actually happens… 👍

P.S. I recorded a free 37-minute video where I talk through this in detail.

You can watch it on YouTube here.