You're not ready for 2025

You're still planning?

Hmm. If you're waiting for January 1st to start planning, you're already three months behind. Sorry.

How do I know?

Experience. It was the same story for me each year: Big plans in January, and nothing happening by February.

I did this for years, getting frustrated for never starting, until it slowly, painfully, finally dawned on me: New Year is just another date. There’s nothing special, and I could start whenever I wanted.

And waiting for the perfect moment killed any chance of actual progress.

So I went to town and did everything randomly, no special occasion, just things to do. Surprisingly, these random starts worked better than any January resolution ever did.

But since we're here, let’s talk about 2025:

If you've got your plan and January 1st is execution day – you get it, you’re ready.

If you're planning to plan on January 1st – here's the truth:

Don’t plan. You're late.

And besides, the perfect plan is a myth.

But you know what isn’t a myth: action.

• Action creates momentum

• Momentum builds consistency

• Consistency delivers results

Take everyone's favorite resolution: exercise.

You make your "perfect" plan on January 1: 10,000 steps + 45-minute workout + 15-minute stretch. And you decide you’ll start on Monday. Let’s go.

But reality? You’ll miss the Monday.

And then you’ll delay it further. And that perfect day to start never shows up.

Do this instead: Start immediately.

Didn't hit 10,000 steps? Cool, you got 6,000 in.

Only had time for a 20-minute workout? That's 20 minutes more than yesterday.

The trick isn't starting when you're ready. It's starting before you feel ready.

Because getting it done beats getting it perfect.

This works for everything:

• Work

• Creativity

• Reading

• Writing

• Even breaking up with Netflix (sad)

If you need some help to get going, here's a "start messy" framework:

1. Pick one goal (big or small)

2. Choose the tiniest possible action toward it

3. Do that thing today, no matter how imperfect

4. Celebrate your messy win

5. Repeat tomorrow

You don't need a new year.

You just need to start.