2026 Is Set in Motion: From Plans to Practice

byJohnMaluth

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16 hrs ago

WA family, I want to share a real update. Not a victory speech. A progress report. The kind that still has dust on it.

2026 is already in motion on my side. WA posts are scheduled. These ones are meant to guide and teach members. Not theory. Practice. What I learn, what I do, what works, and what fails.

My website blog posts are also scheduled. Those are meant to inspire and empower readers. And help them integrate life and work. I have newspaper articles written and saved too. Waiting like soldiers in the barracks. And yes, I even planned my end of year work so it does not catch me by surprise.

2025 has been a strong year. It stretched me. It also rewarded me.

I upgraded to WA Premium in early December 2024. Then May and June came with setbacks. The kind that tests your mind. And your Wi-Fi. But in July 2025, I went yearly. Then on July 30th, 2025, I went Premium Plus+ yearly. That decision was not only about features. It was a statement. I am not here to visit. I am here to build.

Some dreams that used to live only in my head have become real. I rented a house in Nairobi. Kenya is not a small move for me. I also traveled to China and came back. That still sounds strange when I say it out loud. Me. From the Sobat River story. Walking in China. Then returning to continue building.

And this week, another milestone is landing.

I am completing my Legal and Medical Interpretation training. This is with a trusted U.S.A company I have worked with since January 2025. When I finish, I will be trained to interpret in courts and hospitals. From English to Dinka, Nuer, and Sudanese Arabic. That means serious responsibility. It also means I will be hearing serious things. So I am training my ears, my mind, and my professionalism. Words can save. Words can also ruin. An interpreter must respect both truths.

I am also preparing to take an online English Proficiency test soon. I need it for my scholarship application for a Master’s in International Relations at Peking University in China, for 2025 to 2027. Yes, you read that right. I am still aiming higher. My dreams refuse to sit down quietly.

And because 2025 has been a year of building, I also want to give something back to readers who have been following my work.

From 28 December 2025 to 1 January 2026, I am rewarding my Kindle readers with 100 free titles on Amazon. Not as noise. Not as pressure. Just a simple thank-you. If someone is starting over, if money is tight, or if they just want something useful to read during the holiday season, I want them to have options. A free book is only valuable if it is read, so my small hope is that people will pick one title, read one chapter, and take one idea into their real life.

I am sharing all this for three reasons.

First, to thank God. Some doors open in ways you cannot explain with logic alone.

Second, to thank the people who have encouraged me here. Sometimes a comment looks small, but it carries someone. Sometimes you wrote one line and you did not know it became fuel for someone else.

Some of you know I had suicidal thought in January and February this year, and I ended up leaving my family just to think and have time to heal. I'm not a man meant for wives, (not even a wife, I guess), but Africa (or the world at large?) is a world of it's own. No blaming to myself, my wives, or God. Just a truth that must be told.

Third, to thank myself. Because self-respect grows when you do not abandon your own plans.

Now, if you are reading this as a builder, here is what I want to say. Short and straight.

1. Dream big.
   Not tiny dreams that do not scare you. Big ones. The kind that make you pray and plan at the same time.
2. Plan it.
   Write it down. Do not keep your future in your head. Your head is a noisy place.
3. Act on it.
   A plan without action is just ambition. It is wishful thinking disguised as vision. And wishful thinking does not pay hosting fees. Or rent. Or school fees. Or anything.
4. Build discipline.
   Discipline is not sexy. Discipline is repetitive. Discipline is boring. Discipline is also how dreams become real.
5. Treat setbacks like data, not a verdict.
   May and June tested me. But they did not cancel me. They simply taught me to adjust.

In 2026, I will be talking to young people about Being, Doing, and Meaning. Because when you know who you are, you stop copying people. When you know what you must do, you stop waiting for moods. And when you connect the two, your life gains direction. That is meaning. Not as a quote. As a lived thing.

WA family, let 2026 be the year you stop only imagining and start producing.

Now tell me.
What is one dream you want to make real in 2026?
And what is one disciplined action you will take this week to move toward it?