2026 Goals and Life Plans
The new year we all come up with goals we want to achieve throughout the next year. This year I made my list based off the things I wanted to do for years but was always so afraid to. I always gave myself the excuse that I was a student and didn’t have the time for it. That gave me more comfort than being able to try and possibly fail so I didn’t try at all. That’s something I want to have as a mantra this year. I can try and fail and possibly even grow from it and I don’t often think about this in my personal life but I want to bring that over. I usually have the mind set of if I can’t do this 100% than I won’t do it at all and I want to get out of that and remind myself that I can do something 80% of the time and still be consistent.
Every year I set a reading goal. This year I decided I wanted to set the goal for 30 books. Last year I read 22 books but this year I want to go over last year and get back to how many I used to do before. I want this to include more classic novels, Fantasy, and horror. This past year I read a little bit out of my comfort zone but I want to get out of it more so I can broaden my reading experiences. The last couple years I’ve been trying to incorporate classics. I also used to feel like I had to understand all the books I read and Ive come to realize its okay to not fully know it as well as using reading guides. That’s the mindset I want to use with some of the books I plan to read in the new year like the odyssey and other classics such as Pride and prejudice.
Another goal I have is to become intermediate in my Spanish. A large majority of my family speaks Spanish and I don’t speak Spanish. I want to get better. I currently practice with my family every day but I want to not just practice and fully understand so this year I want to go from beginner to intermediate in my Spanish. I want to be more connected to my family and not feel like I have to try harder to understand or even communicate.
Another goal I have is to learn final cut pro better. I feel I understand it enough to get by but I want to learn more be able to fully use it and different video editing software. This would help me in my professional goals and I want to become an expert in this so I can show other people as well as help out.
I love to cook and bake. I often was making recipes I knew and just craved I want to try out new recipes and make things that my whole family could enjoy that feels nourishing to our bodies. With a big family and picky eaters it’s hard to get everyone to try the same thing but that’s my goal for the year is to try new recipes that the whole family could enjoy. I also enjoy meal prepping so building that into it is something I want to incorporate more.
Lastly I want to get better at nail art. I don’t want to have to spend money I want to try this out and save money at the same time. It’s always something I’ve been interested in and never really tried I gave up halfway through and this year I want to try it out and make new nails as a form of creativity and trying something new. I was also gifted things for this new hobby that now I have to actually try. I really want to have more outlets for creativity and trying new things.
These are achievable goals and I want to let things happen for me this year and not hold myself back to fear as well as helping out others more.