Before You Chase 2026, Celebrate What You Survived in 2025
I was sitting with my Big A$$ Planner, a cup of coffee, and about ten colorful pens and sticky notes, ready to map out my “big a$$ goals” for 2026.
But before I could write a single word, I stopped.
Because if I’m being honest, 2025 wasn’t just a year of goals and wins.
It was a year of pivots, lessons, exhaustion, and resilience.
A year of starting over, rethinking, and holding it together while life, and work, kept shifting under my feet.
And I know I’m not the only one.
So before we chase the next big milestone, maybe we pause and celebrate the fact that we made it through.
The Truth About “Progress”
Everyone’s talking about what’s next, the vision boards, the word of the year, the gym memberships, the business plans.
But no one’s talking about the progress that didn’t make it to Instagram or LinkedIn.
Like the boundaries you finally started to hold.
The conversations you were brave enough to have.
The burnout you decided not to ignore this time.
The mornings you showed up when your confidence was running on fumes.
That’s progress too.
2025: The Year of Quiet Wins
This year might not have looked like the breakthrough you were expecting, but maybe it was the setup.
The messy middle before the magic.
The season where you finally learned that rest is not laziness, and that “enough” is sometimes the bravest word in your vocabulary.
If you survived chaos, uncertainty, or even your own inner critic this year, you’re doing better than you think.
You grew, even if it didn’t look perfect.
The Shift Going Into 2026
You don’t need to “be more” next year.
You don’t need a complete rebrand or a 90-day sprint to prove your worth.
You just need to bring the lessons with you.
Ask yourself:
What did this year teach me about my limits?
What moments am I most proud of, even if no one else saw them?
What can I let go of before I step into a new chapter?
Because success in 2026 won’t come from doing more. It’ll come from being more present.
My Reminder to You (and Me)
Before you chase 2026, celebrate what you survived in 2025.
Survival is success too.
Showing up counts.
Being human is the work.
Here’s to the year we stop glorifying busy and start honoring balance.
Here’s to the ones still figuring it out.
Here’s to you: the glue that holds it all together, even when life feels #InTheWorx.
You made it. And that’s worth celebrating.
