Well, the celebrations and fun are over and the New Year starts in earnest today. Back to the drudgery of work. Back to quiet desperation. Is this the year I actually made a positive, forward change or it will be more of the same–day dreaming, day dreaming, and more day dreaming?
For over 10 years now I’ve been trying to figure out how to make the positive changes in my life and I have failed–how to have better relationships with my family, be in better health, make money online so me and the family can be free, and, of course, be a full-time writer.
In years past I tried setting big, lofty goals that were supposed to be accomplished by the end of the year and often I would squander time.
I think the problem was I was focused on the big picture instead of the small, daily, incremental steps that I should have been taking–What do I need to do today to move forward toward my goals?
That wasn’t a question I asked very often, even though I knew, hypothetically, that it was the main question I should have been asking.
Will 2026 be different? Will this be the year I figure out how to move forward?
I sure hope so.
I have fumbled around making daily goals on the Apple Notes app on my phone, and last year, when I stuck to the daily goals, I did see progress. However, it was a habit I got away from.
I’m recommitting to daily goals this year–and the daily goals are focused on The Big 3 categories:
- Family
- Health
- Freedom via writing words
I do have a day job that I take very seriously. I set goals for that too each day when I come into the office, but that is a separate thing from the three above categories.
Starting this blog is also part of this process of working toward better.
This may sound silly, but when I look at my life I seemed to be firing on all cylinders when the blogging world was much more vibrant and active and I wonder if it is because there were a ton of people my age sharing information on how to best navigate life and then that faded away? It’s possible, and interesting to think about.
Either way, even without the blogs it’s not like I didn’t know what I needed to do in order to be more healthy, but even so…
That’s part of why I started this blog. I’m hoping to rekindle that blogging community so we can make our lives better together. I want to offer what I have learned as I navigate the next chapters of my life and I hope it can be useful to you.
Starting today:
- Daily goal setting to move me closer to the Big Picture Goal
- Focusing on the process and system instead of lofty goals
I know things have been tough for many of us and we all know that nobody else is going to swoop in save us and set our lives right. We must do it on our own.
So, we have no choice. We must kick-butt in 2026!
Let’s do it!