🌱 What Are You Going to Grow in 2026?

🌱 What Are You Going to Grow in 2026? (And Discover Your Growth Type!)

We’re nearing the edge of a new year. Before you rush into vision boards and bold declarations, I want to ask you something deeper:

What are you really wanting to grow in 2026?

Not just what you’re planning.
What you’re nurturing.
What you’re becoming.
What you’re tending with your time, your love, your attention.

This isn’t about hustle. It’s about alignment.
And the truth is – what you’re growing will grow you right back.

🌿 Take the Growth Type Quiz

Before you map out the next year, let’s get to know how you grow.
Because your growth style matters just as much as your goals.

Grab a pen or just remember your answers —
It goes without saying, but answer each of these with the answer that feels most true right now, not the future you.

✨ 1. When a challenge shows up in your life, you usually:

A. Stay calm and steady—you know you can handle it.
B. Feel overwhelmed at first, but reflect and recover quietly.
C. Jump into action, full of energy and ideas to fix it.
D. Freeze or self-doubt, needing reassurance before you move forward.

✨ 2. In your ideal world, you’d be known for:

A. Being reliable, wise, and grounded.
B. Being thoughtful, insightful, and authentic.
C. Being bold, magnetic, and visionary.
D. Being creative, full of potential, and deeply kind.

✨ 3. When you think about growing something new next year, you feel:

A. Ready—I’ve got the tools and the grit.
B. Curious—but also cautious.
C. Fired up and dreaming big.
D. Hopeful—but unsure where to begin.

✨ 4. What do you need most right now?

A. A clear plan and space to execute it.
B. Emotional safety and support to trust myself.
C. A challenge or stage to pour my energy into.
D. Encouragement and small wins to build momentum.

🧬 Mostly A’s? You’re an Anchor.

“I am confident, capable, and grounded—even in challenges.”
Your Strength: Steady, resilient, and deeply rooted.
Your 2026 Growth Path: Expand. Don’t just hold the ground—build something on it. Let yourself embrace bigger ideas and welcome change.
Grow: A long-term project, your leadership, or legacy vision.

💎 Mostly B’s? You’re a Crystal.

“I shine with clarity but feel fragile in strong storms.”
Your Strength: Insightful, radiant, attuned.
Your 2026 Growth Path: Build inner resilience and outer routines that support your clarity. Trust your shine.
Grow: Healing, creativity, emotional expression, or sacred rest.

🎆 Mostly C’s? You’re a Firework.

“I believe I can achieve anything—sometimes I skip the details.”
Your Strength: Bold, visionary, contagious energy.
Your 2026 Growth Path: Channel your passion with grounded plans and real support. Your dreams are real – structure will help them land.
Grow: A daring pivot, a public offering, or a new visibility edge.

🔥 Mostly D’s? You’re a Spark.

“There’s something inside me – but I need encouragement to ignite it.”
Your Strength: Pure potential, creative spirit, untapped power.
Your 2026 Growth Path: Begin. Small steps, low stakes, high encouragement. Let others see you.
Grow: Self-worth, new identity, or a beginner’s dream.

🌼 What You Grow Needs What You Need

Here’s the part we forget:

Not everything grows the same way.
A cactus doesn’t need what a fern needs.
A business doesn’t need what a baby needs.
You don’t need what she needs.

To grow well in 2026, you’ll need to know:

• What kind of energy your growth requires.
• What nourishes you consistently.
• What you can actually hold—with love, not resentment.

And most importantly, what brings you joy.

Because joy is not extra.
It’s essential.
Joy is how your spirit says, yes, more of this.
Joy is a compass, a fuel, and a teacher.
The things you grow in 2026 will thrive if they are rooted in what lights you up—not just what checks a box.

🌀 Focus + Pace = Sustainable Growth

Here’s your permission slip for the new year:

You can’t grow everything at once.
And no one should have to.

Trying to grow too many things at the same time can leave everything undernourished—including you.

So this year, let’s choose differently.
Let’s grow a few things—deeply, soulfully, and on purpose.
Let’s follow what brings joy, not just what brings obligation.

2026 is not a sprint.
It’s a season. A spiral. A stretch of time meant for tending.

What if you gave yourself permission to grow slowly but powerfully?
To choose one or two meaningful things instead of 6 to invest in fully?
To ask yourself, regularly:

What needs my love today—and what can wait?

This is how we grow what truly matters.
Not in a rush.
But in rhythm.

🌱 Journal Prompt:

In 2026, I want to grow…
💬 A project, relationship, or way of being that feels…
✨ True to who I am becoming.
💛 Nourishing to the people I love.
🔥 Aligned with my growth type—and my joy.

You don’t need to grow everything.
But what you choose to grow will shape who you become.

I’m rooting for you,
always.

Sarah Cretegny.  ICF ACC Accredited Coach, Trained Team Coach and Founder of Coach Your Wild 

I help people go from feeling fear to choosing courage. My coaching practice is a creative oasis in the wildness of life – your thinking partner for what matters most. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and coaching virtually globally. I am committed to making brave spaces so individuals and trusted teams can discover what they’re truly capable of and have transformational impact.  www.coachyourwild.com