Mind the Gap: Getting Back in the Game

We’re back and we’re starting with the gap.

After an unplanned three-month break, Dr. Tina Allton returns to open a new series of the NOW Podcast. With 12 weeks left in 2026, she asks one honest question: were you all in on the one thing that matters most?

In this episode, Dr. Tina explains the difference between failure and a gap. Failure means you’re still in the game. A gap is quieter: it’s the distance between what you declared and what actually happened, and it grows the longer it’s left. She shares openly how her own two-week pause became three months, and what finally broke it.

In this episode:

• Why failure is never a verdict, and only quitting makes it permanent
• A story shared by Dr. Tim Storey about a man at a bus stop, and what one moment of not paying attention can cost a leader
• Seeds, soil and sea currents: why change happens to everyone, but growth only happens on purpose
• Three ways to get back on track: give yourself permission to U-turn, let people speak into your life, and take one small step while it still feels uncomfortable
• Four reflection questions to take into the final quarter
• Practical tips: start before you feel ready, put it in the diary rather than on a list, and tell someone your deadline out loud

This week’s challenge: write down the one thing you stopped that you know you’re meant to finish in 2026. Add two or three baby steps underneath it, then tell someone and give them a date. You can also email the team, and Dr. Tina reads every one.

Twelve weeks is enough. Businesses are built in 12 weeks, habits are formed and books are written. Lift your eyes, watch the road and get back in the game.

Subscribe for the rest of the series as we go all in to the finish line. Find us at www.nationsofwomen.com