For Every Scale

For Every Scale

Your 2026 plan is a hallucination

Stop making resolutions. Use this prompt to convert vague wishes into binary, measurable OKRs before February hits.

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Josh Rowe
Jan 11, 2026
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The Insight

“Grow revenue” is not a plan. It is a wish.

If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it. Most executives spend January dreaming and February panicking because they didn’t do the math. We don’t do “Resolutions.” We do Objectives and Key Results.

John Doerr

The Prompt

Act as a Strategy Consultant (John Doerr style).

My Primary Objective for 2026 is: [Insert Vague Goal, e.g., “Scale to $10M ARR”].

Stop me from lying to myself.

1. The Key Results: Convert this wish into 3 specific “Binary” numbers (0 or 1) I must hit by March 31st to be on track.

2. The Inputs: Break those numbers down into weekly “Non-Negotiable Actions” I must take starting Monday.

3. The Failure Mode: Tell me the #1 reason companies fail at this specific goal, and give me a protocol to prevent it.

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