It’s That Time of Year: Set Your Goals for Success in 2026!
By Michael J Griffin
3 minute read
As we move towards 2026, may you begin to review your successes and failures of 2026 and then focus on your goals for a better, more successful 2026. This year, I have “remodeled” the “Lego Goal House” I have sent out to you over the past years for a new Lego Goal House for 2026.
Attached to the end of this blog below is our ELAvate “remodeled” Lego goal sheet. Let’s use our imagination to construct a Lego Goal House based on your daily life. Assume the activities in your daily life move you from “room to room” in your Lego Goal House. Each room can be viewed as an important goal in your life. Your Lego Goal House has twelve rooms that you move to and from in your daily life. Some rooms may be bigger (more important or more goals) that other rooms.
Hopefully, your daily life is built with a firm foundation and a protective roof: the foundation are the values you live by as an authentic leader; the roof is your life mission you want to achieve for Win3 successful outcomes by the end of 2026 – a win for you, a win for your relationships, and a win for your country or society you live in. With a firm foundation and clear life mission, you are more likely to be successful in 2026. Note that I have achieved 84% of my life goals across the 12 “rooms” of my life in 2025.
With your values and mission clear, you can then have more focused goals as you move between the “rooms” of your life. Remember, each room will have “Lego Blocks or Goals.”
The 12 Rooms of Your Life
Family Relationships
Friends and Relationships
Career & Work
Generosity and Volunteerism
My Leadership & Coaching
Health & Fitness
Finance & Budgeting
Learning & Personal Growth
What to Unlearn & Give up
Spiritual Growth
Holiday and Vacation
Out of the Box Crazy Ideas
Please remember having goals for each “room” can allow you to have a more wholesome, less stressful life. It is not about life balance but wholesomeness. Would you want a half-built house? Same with your life – create a wholesome life!
I have given you examples of my Lego Blocks for My Health and Fitness for 2026. They are found on the Lego House Goal Sheet. Remember, your goals for each “room” should be specific, observable or measurable. As Zig Ziglar said, “If you aim at nothing, you are sure to hit it!”
You can download your Lego Goal House for 2026 HERE.
How to Use the Lego House Goal Sheet
I suggest you use the Lego House Goal sheet to jot down goals in the form of keywords. The sheet allows you view all your important areas of your life on one sheet. After filling it out, sleep on it for a few days by reflecting and thinking about the future in 2026. You then can move these Rooms and Goals to an MS Word document and then write out the specific goals in detail for 2026. Finally, share them with your spouse, coach or mentor to gain feedback. By January 1st, you will be ready to “Blast Off” for a more enriching, wholesome life in 2026!
Michael J Griffin
Founder & CEO ELAvate
Life and Goal Coach
Maxwell Leadership Founding Member
Looking Forward to a Great 2026!
michael.griffin@elavateglobal.com
+65-91194008 (WhatsApp)