Before you write a new list for 2026, have a quick look back at what you promised yourself last year.

What actually stuck once real life on the Hibiscus Coast kicked in.

If something held for even a month, that’s your clue, it was probably clear, doable, and part of your routine.

If nothing stuck, that’s a clue too, it usually means the goal was too big or too fuzzy, or it relied on you feeling motivated every day.

For 2026, pick one thing only and make it something you could still do on a busy Tuesday.

Write it as something you can do, not something you want to be.

“After dinner I walk for 15 minutes” is better than “get fit”, and “I do one money check on Sunday night” beats “save more”.

Then make it easier than you think it should be, shoes by the door, a water bottle on the bench, a reminder on your phone, whatever removes the friction.

Decide your rainy-day plan now, if it’s pouring, you do ten minutes inside, if you miss a day, you do not punish yourself, you just do the next one.

Pop a simple tracker somewhere you’ll see it, even a few ticks on the fridge calendar, and tell one person so they can ask how it’s going next week.

If you get to the end of January and it feels too hard, shrink it rather than scrapping it, because the win is consistency, not the size of the promise.

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