Have you ever thought to yourself or said to a friend, Wow, I can believe the year is almost over, and before you know it, the new year is here?

Many people reminisce about the previous year, and many feel a little distressed or sad because things didn’t quite go as planned, but what if I told you there was a way to make your New Year resolutions come true? Would you believe me? Would you be willing to give it a shot?

The best way to make your New Year resolutions come true is to get a piece of paper and a journal. Write five of the most significant changes you would like to accomplish on the paper that would make you feel good about yourself and enhance your overall life.

Stick it on a spot where you can see it each day. In the journal, write the same goals down with 10 feasible things you need to do to accomplish them. Try to accomplish at least 1 thing each week and reward yourself when you do.

The trick is to stay consistent. Create a realistic plan and make sure these are goals that you want that are meaningful to you, not someone else trying to tell you to want you should accomplish.

Author(s)

  • Award-Winning Podcast Host & 20x Bestselling Author

    Independent Media Creator & Writer

    Stacey Chillemi is an award-winning podcast host, 20-time bestselling author, epilepsy advocate, and founder of Advisor Global Media. She testified before the United States Congress on disability rights, co-authored with neurologist Dr. Orrin Devinsky, M.D., in Brain and Life Magazine — the official publication of the American Academy of Neurology — and served as an official spokesperson for Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and the Epilepsy Foundation.

    She hosts The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi, a podcast reaching more than 1.3 million listeners worldwide, ranked in the top 0.5% of podcasts globally and winner of the NYC Podcast Award for Best Host. She has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, and five times on The Dr. Oz Show. She began her career at NBC News working on Dateline, the Today Show and News 4 New York.

    Her twenty bestselling books include Epilepsy You Are Not Alone and the children's books My Mommy Has Epilepsy and My Daddy Has Epilepsy. My Daddy Has Epilepsy was selected as a Goodreads Book of the Month for July 2026.

    She believes you do not get to choose your cards. You only get to choose what you build with them.