The Rules We’re Using to Design Our Lives in 2026

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Thank you SoFi for sponsoring this video. Sign up here: https://www.sofi.com/Tiger Most people rush into a new year with new "goals" without ever questioning the systems running their lives. In this Tiger Sisters episode, Jean and Cherie sit down for an honest conversation about the rules they’re actually living by in 2026: the mental models, boundaries, and decision frameworks that reshaped their careers, relationships, energy, and sense of self over the past year. This isn’t a goal-setting episode. It’s a conversation about how you DESIGN A LIFE you love. Drawing from their experiences across Harvard, Stanford, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and building Tiger Sisters, Jean and Cherie unpack what they’re keeping, what they’re letting go of, and what they’re no longer negotiating going forward. We break down: ✅ Why goals failed them (and what replaced them) ✅ The personal rules that protect energy, focus, and relationships ✅ How to design a life around seasons instead of pressure This episode is for anyone who feels successful on paper, but knows something NEEDS to change before the next chapter. 🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love ✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨ 💌 Want to partner with us? Sponsorships: [email protected] ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 Why this isn’t a goal-setting episode 02:15 What we stopped optimizing for in 2025 05:10 The difference between pressure and clarity 08:40 The rules we no longer negotiate 12:30 Designing life around seasons, not grind 16:05 Why curation is our new superpower 19:40 The decisions that quietly changed everything 23:15 Letting go of performative ambition 26:20 What we’re protecting in 2026 29:45 The question we’re using before every big decision 33:10 How we’re defining success differently now 36:40 The cost of staying in old systems 40:05 What this next chapter actually requires 43:30 Final reflections going into 2026 Why trust us? ▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs ▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor ▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you What you’ll get (and keep): ▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition ▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation) ▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers ▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors ▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach ▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth 💛 LET’S CONNECT ~ CHERIE ~ Instagram — /cherie.brooke TikTok — /cherie.brooke Substack — cherieluo.substack.com LinkedIn — /cherie-luo ~ JEAN ~ Instagram — /jeanluo_ LinkedIn — /jeanluo 👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters. 🛍️ Items: 🍵 Sisters Matcha — www.sistersmatcha.com 🌀 Everything else — https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b