My Year in Adventures: Free 2026 Planning Workbook Why Traditional Goal Setting Doesn't Work (And What Does) Most New Year's planners want you to write things like: Lose 20 pounds Make $100,000 Get in shape And by February? You've forgotten all about them. Here's why: Those aren't goals. They're obligations. And your brain knows the difference. What Actually Works: Vision Boards + Adventure Goals For the last 10+ years, my family has had a New Year's tradition. We sit down together with...

I was standing on a ski hill, watching my kids fly down the mountain, and I couldn't breathe. Not because of the altitude. Not because of the cold. Because I was 35 years old and so out of shape that taking my own children snowboarding left me gasping for air. That moment—that humiliating, eye-opening moment—changed the trajectory of my life. The Lost Years Let me back up. As a kid, I was everywhere. Soccer, hockey, basketball—if it involved movement, I was in. I lived outside. I lived in my...