26 Things You Should Do Now to Prepare for 2026
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Build your personal brand
In a world where everyone looks the same and people keep asking “Is this a real person or AI? 🤖”, your personal brand is the only proof that you are real-and irreplaceable. You don’t need to be flashy or exaggerated. Just be authentic and consistent.
Learn affiliate marketing
It’s never too early-and definitely never too late. The world is buying online, and platforms are willing to pay you. There’s no need to stock inventory, manage warehouses, or handle orders when affiliate marketing removes all of that.
Learn how to use AI effectively
Don’t just ask AI to “write this for me.” Learn to work with AI: set context, build workflows, turn it into an assistant-not a toy. In other words, design systems for AI to operate within.
Build an emergency fund of at least 6 months
Emergency money is oxygen. When you can breathe, you don’t panic during turbulence. And 2026 will bring plenty of volatility. Don’t just wait and watch-prepare well, then watch calmly.
Start accumulating Bitcoin (even a little)
You don’t need much. You just need to start. Who knows-by 2027–2028 it could be worth half a million dollars.
Write every day, even if no one reads
Writing isn’t for fame. It’s for clarity. Deeper thinking. More conscious living. And shaping your own way of thinking.
Consume long-form content and think deeply
In a world of short videos and AI-generated summaries, those who can read, watch, and reflect deeply will stand out. Deep thinking leads to deep choices.
Watch long movies, long videos, detailed reports, and read physical books. In 5–10 years, people who can sit still to finish a movie or a book will become rare species.
Make reading a habit (ideally an addiction)
If you want to change your life, change your mindset. If you want to change your mindset, read books. Do you believe one book can help you live an entirely different life and rebuild your mental framework?
I am living proof.
Walk every day
Nothing is cheaper, simpler, and better for your body, mind, and brain than walking. Walking helps untangle mental chaos and sparks great ideas. Try it.
Start a 6-month project and see it through
YouTube, a blog, a podcast, AI workflows-anything that moves you from a consumer to a value creator. Anyone entering 2026 with a long-term project will be completely different in 2027. You gain a habit and a skill just by committing for at least six months.
Upgrade yourself to a “new version”
Phones, laptops, and operating systems are constantly updated. So why live forever in version 1.0 while the world runs on version 2.026? Not upgrading yourself is why you feel left behind by everything around you.
Train your communication and persuasion skills
AI can handle repetitive tasks. But it cannot replace sincerity, emotion, human connection, or deep understanding between people.
Manage your attention carefully
In the attention economy, your mind is the most expensive asset. Losing focus means losing your future. Algorithms are aggressively exploiting human attention-protect and manage yours.
Get a full health check at least once a year
Prevention is always cheaper than treatment-in money and in time. A wealthy future means nothing if you don’t have the health to enjoy a long life. The most expensive bed is the hospital bed-you know that already.
Buy assets regularly and hold them long term
Stop buying meaningless things. Stop relying only on savings accounts. Accumulate mutual funds, ETFs, Bitcoin-assets you can start with even $5 and that grow in value over the long term.
Learn to say “no” more often
Set your own rules. Limiting yourself is a form of mental discipline.
Cultivate gratitude every day
Every night before bed, think about or write down three small things you’re grateful for. 2026 will be turbulent-gratitude is how you preserve inner peace.
Find or maintain faith
Faith in God, Buddha, the universe, or yourself helps you stay grounded amid chaos. What you believe in doesn’t matter as much as whether that belief makes you stronger.
Learn to build a one-person business with five AI assistants
One AI for ideation, one for content writing, one for podcasts, one for video, and one for scheduling and task management. This will be the production model of one-person businesses from 2026 to 2030.
Study behavioral finance and psychology deeply
Money reflects emotion. To become wealthy, you must first understand your own psychology. Start with the book The Psychology of Money.
Think about and invest in your old age starting in 2026
Pension funds, insurance, health training, long-term assets… Think about yourself at 60–65 and invest in that future version. It’s the kindest gift you can give yourself.
Regularly have conversations with your inner self
What are you chasing? Are you living by your own values or someone else’s? The answers will shape your decisions in 2026.
Increase offline time as much as possible
In a world where everyone is online, those who know how to go offline live deeper, calmer, more meaningful lives-and build more connected families.
Learn how dopamine works
When you understand how dopamine operates in the brain, you can explain 80% of human “crazy” behavior-and gain better control over yourself.
Sleep and wake up the right way
In the past two years, I’ve truly realized this: good sleep can change an entire life. How your day goes is determined by the night before and how you wake up.
Design your sleep environment as seriously as you design your financial goals.
Keep your family in order
All 25 points above mean nothing if your family is in chaos. Invest time, energy, and presence in the most important place of all-the place you return to.
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