21/01/2026
How are your New Year’s resolutions going… honestly?
Every January, I used to see a flood of people signing up at the gym.
And by mid-February? Most of them were gone.
What’s interesting is that this year, there wasn’t even that January rush. Almost… silence.
That doesn’t mean people don’t want change. They do.
It just means many of us have been here before — feeling motivated because it’s a new year… and then watching that motivation fade.
Why does this keep happening?
Because most people aren’t changing *how* they approach change.
They’re just repeating the same ritual every year because “that’s what you’re supposed to do.”
Resolutions work for some people — but for most, they don’t stick.
And if we keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result… well, you know how that usually ends.
Persistence matters.
But sometimes progress requires a change of approach, not just more willpower.
Personally, I do like the sense of a fresh start that a new year brings — I just don’t rely on it. Motivation is helpful, but it’s not dependable.
So instead of resolutions, I use:
Goals (what?)
Intention (why?)
Tiny habits & systems (how?)
Small. Sustainable. Repeatable.
What about you?
What’s actually worked for you — and what hasn’t?
And why do you think that is?
Because one thing I’m certain of:
we’re not all wired the same.
