As the leaves turn and the final quarter of the year unfolds, something powerful happens in the world of business: the window opens for clarity, shift, and momentum. October offers you a rare opportunity—before the Christmas frenzy, year-end accounting blur, and busy January restart—to get ahead of the game. If you’re a high-performing leader who wants 2026 to look radically different than 2025, now is the time to plan. As an award-winning coach working with senior leaders, I’m opening up three spots only for an intensive one-day Planning Retreat (before end of November). Here’s why this matters—and how you can claim one of the spots.
1. Why Business Planning Now Makes All the Difference We often think planning should wait until January. But the smarter move is to act in October. Here’s why:
- Planning gives direction. Without a clear, vivid framework for where you’re going, it’s easy to drift. As leadership expert John Spence argues: “One of the top reasons companies fail … is the lack of a vivid and detailed vision for the future of the company.” John Spence
- Planning gives focus. It helps you filter the myriad of opportunities, distractions and “good ideas” to concentrate only on what moves the needle. The Wildly Important. We want only 1-3 Wildly Important Goals in order to execute with excellence. Using the 4DX framework, you will have clarity and have your lead measures and a scorecard to ensure you know you are willing.
- Planning at this time allows you to reflect on the past year, extract the learning, calibrate your goals—and launch the upcoming year with intention not inertia. For example, a year-end business review and the last quarter is a perfect time to reflect, analyze, and plan for the year ahead.
2. Why October → November Is Better Than Waiting for January
- Less noise. The holiday season hasn’t yet consumed calendars. You’re less distracted, opening space for deeper thinking.
- Momentum advantage. You’ll hit January with clarity, not scrambling to set goals while the world is already in motion.
- Resource alignment. Budgeting conversations, staffing decisions and Q1 plans can be influenced now—not after everyone is locked into the “just get to year-end” mindset.
- Competitive edge. If your peers are putting off strategy, you gain a time-advantage by getting your map in place sooner.
- Mind-set shift. Sitting down in October signals to yourself and your leadership team: “We’re not just finishing this year—we’re launching the next one.” That shift matters.
3. What I Offer: A One-Day Planning Retreat With Me Here’s how this works and why it’s different:
- Deep unpack & reset. We’ll begin by reviewing your current reality—what’s gone well, what hasn’t, what’s changed in your market or environment.
- Clarify your strategic North-Star. We’ll articulate what 2026 must look like in terms of key outcomes, critical levers, and the core strength you bring.
- Map the 90-day launch. Instead of waiting until Q1, we’ll design what you and your team should be doing in the first 90 days of 2026 so you start strong.
- Align resources and priorities. We’ll scrutinize where to invest time, money and attention—and what you should stop doing.
- Commitment + accountability. Because this is live with me, you leave not only with the plan but with personal commitments and a follow-up framework I’ll help you embed.
As an award-winning coach, I bring both strategic rigor and human-leader insight. My clients tell me it’s the day they wish they’d booked last year. But now is this year.
4. Who This Is For (and Who It’s Not) This isn’t for everyone—only for the right kind of leader:
Perfect Fit:
- Senior professionals (owners, C-suite, senior executives) who recognise their next level requires more than “doing more” or “longer hours.”
- Those who are willing to pause, reflect and invest time now for high payoff later.
- Leaders who want accountability, not just motivation.
Not a fit if:
- You’re comfortable coasting or uncertain about the business direction.
- You’re looking for generic planning templates rather than a high-touch, custom strategy session.
- You won’t act on what comes out of the day. (We’ll make real commitments.)
5. Act Now: 3 Spots Only Because I prioritise depth and results, I’m offering only three sessions between now and end of November. After that, I’ll close bookings for the year to sustain focus for clients who commit.
Why am I doing this?
Results: I want to continue to raise the standard in the Coaching industry and create the space for you to succeed. To show you what you really need to get results.
Proven: It’s time that someone shed light on the truth about what works and what doesn’t work in growing a business. And, it is not a shiny new funnel as some would have you think.
Timeless: This is not a “shiny object” approach to marketing. My principles are timeless and have been proven over and over again.
Listen to one of my clients testimonials for this experience >>> VIP Business Planning & Coaching Day.
Vanessa Bowen CPA., NLP., shares how she feels more connected to her business after our time together than she has been in the previous year and a half. Having a trusted confidant to talk through your plan, lead measures and scorecard helps you focus.
This is 6 hours. You and I together on a Saturday, we step away from the whirlwind of your business and we step into possibility. The investment is $2500 + HST. You will have a plan you can execute on with confidence and walk away with proven strategies that are designed to grow your business and reach your next level of success.
How to book:
- Send me an email to jennifer@jimberecoachingandconsulting.com(or LinkedIn message) with subject: “Planning Day 2026”.
- I’ll respond within 24 hours with availability and pre-work.
- Session date will be confirmed after investment is made.
Book your planning day by November 30 to claim your place.
6. Final Thought October isn’t “too early” to plan. In fact, it’s precisely right. If you wait for January, you’ll be caught in a cycle of reaction, momentum-loss and diffused energy. But if you step into this season with intention, clarity and structure, you’ll start 2026 not with hope—but with a plan firmly in hand.
I invite three leaders to join me for a powerful, one-day planning retreat. Will you be one of them?
Let’s map your next year, together.
