While I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, I believe that honest reflection on how we can be better leads to transformative growth and change. As 2026 begins, what success do you want to achieve? Where would getting better be most meaningful to you?
Perhaps you want to be a stronger partner for your spouse, a more present parent, or a more effective professional. Maybe fitness or finances are on your mind. As someone who has spent my career supporting the success of others, I’ve noticed that most people don’t lack goals or aspirations. Where they often get sidetracked is by the pace they keep. They’re too busy to live a life that’s meaningful to them. It can be challenging to reconcile, but to achieve the better we imagine, we need to choose where to slow down intentionally.
You reached your present level of success by making commitments, identifying priorities, and taking action. To level up, you need to pause, reflect, identify changes, and give yourself the space to do things differently. Doing more of what you’re already doing rarely leads to next-level outcomes. It typically just leads to more stress, reactive decisions, and a decline in quality.
If you want to be better, the key is to find out where it’s best to show up differently.
Where would doing less actually contribute to a better you? Is there an area of your life that consumes most of your energy? Seeing that over-commitment for what it is allows you to trim back the busyness and increase purpose, meaning, and results. That’s the essence of going slow to go fast. Here’s to an intentional 2026!
