New Year’s Dream Goals 2026

If I had all the time, energy, and resources to work on all the goals I want to work on, here’s what excites me for the coming year!

-Have more family dinners

-Read more nonfiction books

-Do more stretching or occasional yoga

-Grow a garden

-Do more journaling

-Digital sabbath or have more set times to unplug

-Memorize a poem, quote, or scripture

-Track spending

-Be more involved with the nonprofits in my community

-Get some computer projects done: Clean videos off my phone, make baby books and family yearbooks

-Read more to Gretchen, Read more to the boys before bed. Try reading to the girls!

 -Listen to a hard  true classic like Anna Karenina on audiobook

-Do something physically demanding with my kids (hard hike)

-Go boating in Indiana as a family

-Go camping?

-Decorate the entire kitchen/dining/living room

-Ask our kids what we can do to improve to make family life more enjoyable. That family life is the place where you can find “the true source of joy”

-One family activity a week (sports, etc.)

-Go to bed earlier

-Be kind to yourself when reviewing the day

-Get monetized on my youtube channel

-Post more regularly on Instagram and Facebook

-Do more family councils

-Get out of debt

-Teach my kids more life skills. Have conversations.

-Prepare better for the sacrament

-Improve my eating

-Make ministering a more natural monthly part of my life

-Visit Carolyn during the day

-Visit Sarah during the day

-Talk to my kids about their goals

-Be more consistent at 1,000 gifts posts

-Be more consistent at praying at meals and use it as a chance to express love to my kids

-Be better at showing appreciation to my friends and family

-Increase my temple attendance 

-Have people over, have the kids' friends over more

-Call my siblings and parents more & Ben’s parents more

-Eat more raw fruits and vegetables

-Create daily chores for our family

-Be better at my calling

-Do out of the ordinary fun service for my spouse and kids. Make loving them more fun.