The 'To-Be' List: Ditching Resolutions for a Real New Year's Plan
The cursor is blinking on a blank document titled "New Year's Plan 2026." My coffee is getting cold. If I'm being honest, my "plans" from previous years look more like a wish list I abandoned by February. That gym membership that gathered dust. The language app that still sends me notifications, bless its heart. The ambitious goal to "read 50 books" that stalled out at book number four. Every year, I’d write a list of all the things I thought I should do. And every year, I’d feel like a failure for not doing them. This year, something feels different. Maybe it’s the fact that this last year has been... well, a lot. I'm not interested in a total life overhaul. I don't want a "New Me." I'm actually pretty fond of the "Current Me." I just want to be a version of myself that feels a little more intentional and a lot less burnt out. So, I'm ditching the "To-Do" list. This year, I'm making a "To-Be...