It can be YOU

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Happy last Monday of the year!

There are a few days every year that I sleep in a little. This week comprises most of them.

And this morning I woke up late, but I was thinking about you, Reader! Because I'm seeing a whole bunch of "new year, new you" posts and I don't think they are the most effective drum beat. I know you're seeing them too--"it's time to set your goals, intentions, new year's resolutions."

While they aren't wrong, there's something more effective you could be considering.* I recently read something that went straight in, stayed with me over the next few days, and made a ton of sense.

To summarize:

Decide who you want to be, then set a small, attainable goal in the form of an action you can take today to feel like you won. Win the day on repeat, you win the week, month, quarter, and year.

If you're a couch surfer, maybe don't decide to run a marathon by the end of Q1 (or the year!). Do decide you want to become more active--maybe someday a runner?--and go for a ten minute walk. Tomorrow, do it again. When ten minutes feels easy, increase the time to 11 minutes. Before you know it, you will be running a few miles and feeling strong and healthy (or whatever you choose to do, you're going to be super pumped and proud of yourself!). This applies to writing, learning, building a business, all the things.

Small, incremental consistent wins compound over time to become huge long-term wins.

Remember this:

Someone, somewhere has decided 2026 is going to be their year. They are going to:

Double their income and triple their time off.
Get in the best shape of their lives.
Start their business--or grow it.
Get a degree, certification, or designation.
Or something else they've been thinking about. (Writing a book or having someone do it for them? Ahem. :))

All I'm saying here is I want that person to be you.

I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow.

Honorée Corder.
Author. Executive Book Producer.

*There are several books I read in the last two months of every year to get in the right mindset. In case you're interested, here are some of them:

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