Hey Friends!

With the New Year right around the corner, I wanted to have a quick chat about New Year’s resolutions.

I’ve been working in the fitness industry for around 5 years now, and every year there are a couple of reminders that I like to give folks.

Spend 10-15 minutes reflecting on your 2025.

What went well?

Was there anything you told yourself you were going to do but didn’t?

Were you happy with how your life looked?

What was something especially challenging for you?

Just take some time to think about these questions. If you don’t pause to reflect on the past year, it’s difficult to know where you are going in 2026.

I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions.

People will set some goal for themselves for the entire year, thinking that they will hit it, but the success rate is very low.

There’s actually a name for the day that the vast majority of the population gives up on their resolution: Quitter’s Day. Google it, it’s an actual thing.

Every year, Quitter’s Day falls on the second Friday of January.

They get through their first weekend high on motivation and discipline, and then by the time they get to their second weekend, they go right back to their old ways.

This year, Quitter’s Day is January 9th. The majority of people will call it quits on their New Year’s resolution 9 days into the year.

For those who don’t love math, 9/365 in the year is around 2.5%. That’s pretty bad.

The fact of the matter is, “New Year New Me” doesn’t exist. You are going to be the same person on Friday that you are today. Nothing magical happens on Jan 1.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t change your life in 2026. So how do you do it?

Set weekly and monthly resolutions.

Find smaller goals that you can actually achieve.

If you set a weekly resolution, different each week, and actually stick to it, I guarantee that your life, your body, your relationships, your finances, or whatever could look entirely different by the end of 2026.

Weekly goals that are easy to take action on are amazing ways to find success. Similarly, a monthly goal is better than a yearly one for big picture things. Do something for one week, and you likely won’t see any change, no matter what you are trying to accomplish.

However, each month you will start to see yourself progressing.

This is a very simple time frame shift.

Instead of thinking about your goal for 2026, think about your goal for the first week of January and for month of January. It’s way less daunting and will allow you to be successful.

When thinking about your yearly goals, instead of thinking “I want to lose 15 pounds”, consider a single word that embodies the type of person you want to be for 2026. A mantra, if you will.

For example, my word for 2026 is Presence.

I want to be the type of person who is present for the people in my life. The type of person that people want to have as a friend.

Having this single word in mind for the year, I can then use it to filter my weekly and monthly goals.

Will this weekly goal help me be a more present friend?

This is a much better approach to setting a yearly goal that you can be successful at.

Thanks for listening. If you have any questions about how to set a challenging but achievable goal, feel free to reach out to me. Always happy to help guide you through the thought process and how this could look for you.

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