23/01/2026
Many of us set lofty goals at the beginning of the year only to decide a few weeks in that these goals are either:
A. Not actually worth it. 🤷♀️
B. Unattainable. ❌
Those things may be true. But it’s also likely that the standard you’re holding yourself to is what’s unrealistic.
Behavior change takes time. Sometimes A LOT of time. Results are rarely instantaneous. It’s more likely that you’ll have successes and set backs in continuous succession over and over again until your new habits become ingrained.
And sometimes, the goals might not completely stick, but where you end up is infinitely better than where you began. And that’s success too!
I’ll share mine - pretty much every year I put two things on my new year’s goals list:
Drink less caffeine ☕️
Meditate regularly 🧘♀️
Every year, guess what happens? I fall back into my old ways. Drinking the same amount of caffeine some days and neglecting to mediate most days.
But ya know what, every year, I get a little better. I have more days where I hit my caffeine goals and mediate 1000% more than I did 5 years ago when I wasn’t trying at all.
No one is perfect - even those influencers with the “snatched” bodies and unfailing 5 am morning routines. No one.
Every week, every day is a new opportunity to recommit to yourself. And every baby step toward the lifestyle you want is a win.
Don’t let a lack of immediate perfection rob the joy of the journey and the pride you should feel for continuing to try ❤️
