2026 Coach — AI skill for Claude Code

2026-coach

Executive coaching skill that helps you plan your 2026 using research-backed process goals.

Why Process Goals?

According to [Williamson et al. (2022)](https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2022.2116723) meta-analysis of 27 studies:

Goal Type	Effect Size	What It Means
Process goals	d=1.36	Focus on daily behaviors you control 100%
Performance goals	d=0.44	Short-term milestones
Outcome goals	d=0.09	Long-term results

**Process goals are 15x more effective than outcome goals.**

Why they work:

• Total control - You can always send 20 messages
• Builds self-efficacy - Small wins compound
• Reduces anxiety - Focus on input, not output
• Fast feedback - Know daily if you're on track

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Installation

Option A: Claude Code (Recommended)

If you have [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) installed, run this in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/BayramAnnakov/2026-coach ~/.claude/skills/2026-coach

Then use the skill:

/2026-coach

Option B: Claude Desktop / Claude.ai (No Installation Needed)

**You don't need to install anything!** Just copy-paste this prompt into Claude:

Please act as my executive coach and help me plan my 2026 using the process goals methodology.

Research shows process goals are 15x more effective than outcome goals (Williamson et al. 2022):
- Outcome goal: "Make $100K" (you don't control this)
- Process goal: "Send 20 messages daily" (you control this 100%)

Please guide me through:
1. Discovery - Ask me about my current situation, vision for 2026, what worked/didn't in 2025
2. Create one clear outcome goal (my north star)
3. Break it into quarterly milestones
4. Convert to weekly process goals (behaviors I control)
5. Create daily checklists

At the end, create these files for me:
- 2026_PLAN.md - my annual plan
- COACHING_CONTEXT.md - context for future coaching sessions
- WEEK_01.md - first week'