Noelle RussellChief Executive Officer, AI Leadership Institute · 5x Microsoft Trustworthy AI MVP | 3.4+ million students | #1 Thought Leader in Agentic AI | AI-Powered Revenue Growth + Cost Optimization Expert ✨Best-Selling Author: Scaling Responsible AI | TEDx Sp

How to set a 2026 purpose you’ll actually keep — a simple DIY ritual

13 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Write down words describing who you want to become in 2026, then watch how your life aligns with what you wrote. The ritual, called Invisible Strings, takes minutes and works by making your intentions concrete on paper.

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I look at these words that I wrote, you know, like long before that happened, and I was like, oh my gosh, like, that is my life now. So that is the power of setting intention. When I look at where, you know, the definition of purpose, the definition I like the most is just having one's intention, setting an intention for the year. And that's what I did. I just wrote words of who I wanted to be, uh, how I wanted to act. Now I'm going to give you a little bit— Invisible Strings, where