2026 New Year’s Resolutions - A Practical Audit for the New Year – JON BLANCO

1. What were the 3 biggest positive outcomes this year?
(Projects, relationships, health, finances, personal growth)

2. What were the 3 biggest disappointments or misses?
Be factual, not emotional.

3. Which outcomes were driven by habits or systems?
(Example: routines, environments, constraints, accountability)

Note: Behavior change research shows systems outperform motivation long-term.

4. What activities consistently gave me energy or clarity?
(List the top 3)

5. What activities drained energy with little return?
(Meetings, scrolling, obligations, certain projects)

6. If I removed just ONE low-value activity, what would it be?
What would replace it?

Note: Time reallocation is more predictive of progress than adding new goals.

7. Who positively shaped my decisions, mindset, or standards this year?
How can I spend more time around them?

8. What environments made good behavior easier?
(Physical spaces, schedules, social settings)

Note: Environment design is one of the strongest predictors of behavior change.

9. What goal or identity am I still pursuing that no longer fits?
Why am I holding onto it?

10. What belief about “productivity” did this year challenge?
What actually worked instead?

11. What does an ideal normal day look like next year?
(Not a perfect day, but a repeatable one.)

12. What 2–3 habits would make most days feel successful?
Start small. Make them boring. Make them obvious.

13. One sentence:
“If 2026 goes well, it will be because I consistently ________.”

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2026 New Year’s Resolutions - A Practical Audit for the New Year