There Are Only 51 Left

Growth isn’t about perfect starts. It’s about choosing not to disappear.

That didn’t take long, did it?

It feels like just yesterday you were ringing in the New Year with friends and family. You blinked, and week one of 2026 is already gone.

A week ago.

In our never-stop pace of life, it feels like yesterday and forever ago all at once. Crazy how that works, isn’t it?

But loss reveals the opportunity for our next gain. One week down means there are 51 left.

So what are you going to do with it?

Regardless of the resolution or promise you made to yourself—and maybe already broke—there’s only one right answer to that question.

Show up.

Get back on the wagon.
Keep moving forward.
Keep showing up.

Here’s where most people get it wrong.

They think they failed because they lacked discipline.
They think the problem is motivation.

It isn’t.

Motivation is a spark.
Commitment is a practice.

And January is where we confuse the two every year.

Showing up doesn’t mean fixing everything at once.
It doesn’t mean perfect streaks or checking every box on an optimistic list you made with a drink in your hand.

Showing up is quieter than that.

Showing up is deciding that one bad day doesn’t get a vote on the rest of the year.
It’s refusing to let a missed workout, a short fuse, or a broken routine turn into a full stop.

Showing up looks like this:
You come back.

You come back the next morning.
You come back after you snapped at your kids.
You come back after ignoring the habit you said mattered.
You come back when the excitement is gone and no one’s watching.

That’s the work.

Not restarting.
Not reinventing.
Returning.

Growth doesn’t come from big moments.
It comes from choosing not to disappear.

Those 51 weeks aren’t a countdown.
They’re an invitation.

An invitation to decide—not once, but again and again—who you’re becoming.

Your kids won’t remember your resolutions.
They’ll remember your returns.
They’ll remember how often you came back after a hard day, a missed goal, or a moment you weren’t proud of.

That’s legacy.
Not perfection, but presence.

And if showing up feels harder than it should right now—if you’re a dad navigating the weight of special needs parenting, or a high achiever who’s successful on paper but disconnected from his deeper why—you don’t have to figure it out alone.

In February, I’m opening 24 spots for a small group coaching experience designed to help dads reconnect, rebuild, and move forward with clarity. It’s practical, grounded, and intentionally more accessible than traditional therapy or counseling—without sacrificing depth or honesty.

Once those 24 spots are filled, that’s it.

If you want to learn more, email me directly. No pitch. Just a conversation.

Sometimes the most important way to show up
is choosing to stay—and doing it with others.

PS: You don’t have to have it all figured out—just be willing to show up.