There is something about the end of a year that hits differently when you are honest with yourself.

Not the surface level reflection most people do…the real kind…the foxhole kind...

The kind where you sit with a coffee in your hand and admit the truth about the year you just lived.

Did you grow
Did you drift
Did you build
Did you hide
Did you move forward
Did you avoid the hard thing you knew you needed

Most people will say they had a “good year”…but inside they know they left a lot on the table.

And that is why most people make resolutions.

Resolutions are emotional band aids....goals are emotional commitments.

Resolutions fade...goals transform

Resolutions are intentions...goals are decisions

Resolutions are someday...goals are now

If 2026 is going to be different…then you have to be different.

This year cannot be about wishing....this year has to be about building...

Because everything you want is on the other side of urgency…alignment…discipline…and ownership.

Let’s break it down.

Family…The Real Why Behind Every Goal

I once turned down a job with a massive salary because it would have cost me my family...

Weekly travel…endless airports…missing the life happening right in front of me.

I could not sacrifice what actually matters.

Money is important...but presence is priceless.

Legacy is not what you earn...legacy is what they feel when you walk into a room

Make 2026 the year your family feels your leadership…not just your effort.

Your time matters...your attention matters...your example matters...

A life that looks successful and feels empty is not success.

Choose wisely.

Self Growth…The Work No One Applauds

Growth is not glamorous...growth is uncomfortable...

Quiet...unseen...

You grow in the moments no one celebrates...

The conversations you avoid...the stories you finally tell...the patterns you break...the mirrors you stand in front of and say “This has to change.”

Everything you want exists inside a version of you that you have not become yet.

Growth is how you get there.

Your scars…your setbacks…your lessons…your failures...

They are not weaknesses...they are your curriculum...they are the chapters someone else needs to hear...they are the moments that shaped your leadership...

Your voice is stronger than you think.

And 2026 is the year you start using it.

Health…The Foundation of Every Great Year

Your body is the scoreboard for how you are actually living...

It reveals your discipline…your stress…your self respect…your priorities...

If you want a better life…build a better body.

Not for vanity...not for ego...but for capability...strength...clarity...

I know what it feels like to be off my game...to drag myself through a day that would feel different if I had respected my body more...

Training is not a chore…it is a gift.

Your body is the first place to build momentum for 2026.

Because when your body is strong…everything else follows.

Wealth…Freedom Is Built, Not Found

I have been in seasons where money felt like a weight on my chest...

Where every bill…every decision…every unexpected expense felt heavier than it should.

Where I had to pull from investments just to keep my family steady...and I still showed up for them like nothing was wrong.

Wealth is not about richness...it's about breathing room...stability...choice...dignity...

You want 2026 to be your year…build more streams of income...tighten up your spend...develop more skills...more value...more ownership...more freedom

Wealth is how you protect your peace.

Not tomorrow…now.

The Question That Changes a Life

What would your world look like one year from today if you made the important things urgent?

Your health
Your wealth
Your marriage
Your kids
Your growth
Your mission
Your identity

Not someday...not after the holidays...not when life slows down...

Now.

Urgency creates momentum...momentum creates identity...identity creates transformation...

2026 will not magically become your best year.

It will become your best year because you refuse to let it be anything else.

That is what we do in the foxhole...we get honest...we get clear...we get committed...and we move forward...no matter what.

The worst thing that can happen a year from now is saying "I wish I had..."

Let’s commit to building the year you know you are capable of.

By Chris Errington