#110 How To Set Goals For 2026 That You’ll Actually Follow Through On

Codie discusses how to transform your goal-setting approach to ensure a fulfilling 2026, focusing on setting big, ambitious goals instead of small, easily attainable ones. Drawing inspiration from influential figures like T.S. Eliot and Dave Chappelle, she highlights that taking bigger risks can lead to better outcomes.

A key concept introduced is 'goal gravity,' which stresses that your habits must align with your big goals for them to be realized. Codie urges listeners to shift their mindset from merely optimizing existing habits (exploitation) to exploring new possibilities (exploration) in order to achieve breakthroughs.

She presents a five-step process for goal setting, beginning with the importance of defining what you will regret not attempting in the future. This regret minimization approach, inspired by Jeff Bezos, encourages thinking long-term about life goals. Codie also suggests naming each year and framing it around a guiding intention, as she has done in her own life with names like 'full send year' and 'year of flow.'

Using Elon Musk's principle of first principles and backward timelines, she emphasizes the need to ground goals in what's physically possible and to reverse-engineer steps needed to achieve them. She categorizes goals into relationships, work, travel, and personal joy, advocating for writing them down and keeping track of them throughout the year.

Codie wraps up by highlighting the necessity of focusing on fewer, more meaningful goals rather than being overwhelmed by too many objectives, and the value of tracking progress daily. She assures listeners that effective goal alignment takes time but can lead to profound transformations in life.