Goals
What is working and what needs attention?
Ahhh… Saturday. Good morning, friends.
There is something so comforting about waking up on a Saturday with no rush attached to the morning. No alarms screaming for attention. No immediate obligations pulling at you. Just space to breathe. I’m easing into the day, letting my mind wake up naturally, feeling well-rested—and let me tell you, the coffee is especially good this morning.
Yesterday I listened to a Mel Robbins Podcast episode featuring James Clear, and wow… it really got my wheels turning. The episode opens with this line:
“Procrastinating is choosing to delay a better future.”
That alone stopped me in my tracks.
The conversation is packed with powerful insight on building and breaking habits. Yes—it’s about an hour and a half long, but it’s one of those listens you can turn on in the background while you’re cleaning, working, or just moving through your day. It truly fills your toolbox with practical strategies you can actually use. I really think so many of you would get a lot out of it.
Listening to it made me realize something else—this is already the end of the first week back from vacation, and somehow we’re already heading into the second half of January. WHAT?! Life moves fast. No wonder we struggle to keep up sometimes. But here’s the good news: with intention and focus, we can create lives that align with what we truly want.
So this morning, I’m doing a gentle check-in with myself.
What worked this week?
What didn’t?
What goals did I completely ignore?
I want a regular sauna routine—didn’t step in once.
Ten minutes a day on the shake plate—didn’t happen.
Red light therapy—also a no.
Keeping dishes consistently clean and put away—better, but still not where I want it to be.
Why? Because I became completely hyper-focused on the book I’m working on publishing. Once my brain locked onto it, everything else fell away.
So now I’m asking myself—do I need boundaries? Or maybe I turn the book into a reward? What if I only work on it after I’ve done my shake plate and red light therapy? Better yet… what if I combine them?
That’s one of the biggest takeaways from James Clear: start small.
Not 30 minutes—10 minutes.
Build the habit first.
Grow it later.
That’s exactly how 365 Days of Me worked for me. It wasn’t just a commitment—it became a ritual. My day didn’t begin until I had my coffee, my quote, and my journaling time. I even took that ritual with me when I traveled. At that point, it wasn’t effort—it was habit.
So before I ramble on too long, here’s your gentle nudge for today:
Take a moment to reflect on your week.
What worked?
What didn’t?
And if you haven’t set any goals yet—set one today. Just one.
Five minutes of movement.
Five minutes of budgeting.
Five minutes of meal prep.
Five minutes of anything that supports you.
Invest in yourself.
Invest in self-care.
Create one small habit in 2026 that elevates your life.
It doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else.
It only has to matter to you.
See you in the morning.
Here is a link if you are interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dHEG7WxR4c
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