The Recommendation Room

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking a lot about resets—slowing down, creating routines, giving ourselves space to breathe. But today I want to talk about something just as important, and maybe even more potent: the sheer willpower and force you can bring to your life when you simply show up.

One of the promises I’m making as I move into 2026 is this: I’m going to show up for myself.

I’m showing up in my work. My job is the kind of role where I dictate the flow—the urgency, the outreach, the priorities. And that means I have more agency than I sometimes remember. Showing up for myself at work looks like being intentional instead of reactive. It looks like deciding how I want my days to feel, not just letting them happen to me.

I’m showing up by attending the workout class. By doing the thing I said I was going to do. By going to the hobby I told myself—out loud—that 2026 was going to include.

Because here’s the truth: showing up, even imperfectly, even inconsistently at first, is the single most impactful thing you can do to move yourself closer to any goal. You don’t need the perfect plan. You don’t need flawless motivation. You need presence. You need willingness.

And I know the world feels chaotic right now. Heavy. Uncertain. There are moments where thinking about the future feels overwhelming, or even scary. But you matter. How you show up to your life matters.

Sometimes showing up doesn’t look impressive from the outside. Sometimes it looks like getting enough sleep. Drinking water. Eating real food. Letting yourself rest without guilt. Taking care of your body because it’s the only place you actually get to live.

So I want to leave you with this question:

What are two or three areas of your life where you’re ready to show up—fully, honestly, and for yourself?

Where have you not been meeting yourself in the middle?

Where have you been holding back from stepping in, even though you know it could make your life softer, steadier, or more fulfilling?

You don’t need to overhaul everything. You just need to show up.

And that alone can change more than you think.