Mark Your Month: January 2026

Hello, welcome to the very first edition of Mark Your Month — a simple but powerful ritual to begin each month with clarity, intention, and alignment.

On the first day of every month, I’ll send you:

• One reflection from my own journey

• One lesson related to the theme

• One powerful question

• One small action you can take

January isn’t about changing everything overnight. It’s about choosing what matters.

This month, we focus on clarity, because you can’t aim your life if you don’t know what you’re aiming at.

My Reflection

I came across this image shared by my friend on Facebook and it deeply resonated with me.

The Year of the Snake (2025) was about shedding. And for me, that meant letting go of a prestigious career in Singapore so I could rediscover who I truly am.

I entered it broken, burned out, and unsure of who I was. I had to return home, step away from the life I had built, and rebuild from the inside out.

What came out of that season was not just healing but clarity.

That clarity gave birth to my book Live Your Mark, this newsletter, and a renewed sense of purpose: to help people understand themselves better so that they can build a life that’s truly theirs.

Now, as we enter the Year of the Horse, with a deeper understanding of myself and my VASTPA (my values, strengths, and passions), clarity turns into movement.

2026, for me, is a year of visibility — not for ego, but for impact. Showing up. Sharing the journey. Letting the right people find me.

I want to continue building what I’ve started and make a real difference in the lives of others. And I hope this newsletter becomes part of your journey too.

The shedding is done. Now, we run. 🐎

January Lesson: Clarity Comes Before Momentum

Most people think they need more discipline, more motivation, or more action to change their lives.

But what they really need is clarity.

January isn’t about moving fast. It’s about knowing where you’re going.

That’s why this month is about choosing:

• One word

• One direction

• One clear intention

  
  

Because when you are clear, momentum follows.

Or, in simpler terms:

If 2025 was about shedding. January 2026 is about choosing. The rest of the year is about running. 🐎

Question of the Month:

“What do I want this year to stand for?”

If 2026 were summarized in one word, what would it be?

Examples:

• Visibility

• Alignment

• Growth

• Courage

• Peace

• Focus

• Discipline

• Love

• Faith

  
  

Let the word come from your soul, not from what you think you should want.

Action for the Month

Choose one word for your year.

Then create a simple vision board around it: find images, words, or symbols that represent that word, and place them on your phone wallpaper, journal, Notion, or a physical board.

This board becomes your visual compass for 2026.

Every time you see it, ask: Does my next decision move me closer to this word?

That’s how clarity turns into action — one choice at a time.

I’ll be building my own vision board too, and I’ll share it with you in the February edition of Mark Your Month.