How is your “New Years resolution” going? We are almost at the end of first quarter, 2026.

I am not one to post my NYR on any platform because (a) I decided a while back that I wouldn’t commit to a specific resolution and (b) I don’t think social media is always the appropriate platform/place to say what you want to accomplish, change, remove for the coming year.

All that said, I read a thought provoking article published by Dan Koe over the holiday break. This was titled “How to fix your entire life in one day.” That title alone had me curious and also pessimistic that I would gain any real value from spending the 10-15 minutes reading his blog entry.

Well – I was wrong.. This hits so many key points inside and outside of making New Year’s resolutions. His focus on deep life change, breaking unconscious patterns, and how to redirect identity toward a new trajectory with your life had me thinking of the past year and new changes for this year. There are dozens of other great ideas, including setting up your day for reflection. Something I don’t take advantage of today.

In the most simplistic terms “our resolution failures are because we didn’t commit to the new dignity and we are optimized and happy with where we are today.”’

Other summarized thoughts:

– You must become the person who naturally lives the life you want.

– Real change requires changing the goal lens through which reality is perceived.

– You are not afraid of failure — you are afraid of becoming someone your current identity cannot survive.

– Its core message:

• You don’t need more discipline
• You need a new identity lens
• You don’t lack clarity — you avoid the truth
• Change happens fast once internal resistance collapses


I hope you enjoy and give this a read.

https://letters.thedankoe.com/p/how-to-fix-your-entire-life-in-1