How to Make 2026 the Best Year: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself
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What year-end ritual does Mel Robbins recommend for planning 2026?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. It has been one heck of a year, hasn't it? Well, that's exactly why this episode and the conversation you and I are going to have today, it is arriving at the perfect moment. I am so happy you are here because today you and I are going to do something together that means so much to me. I'm going to share a year-end ritual with you. I'm going to walk you through it. This is something my husband, Christopher, and I have done every single year, this time of year, for 22 years. There are six questions that I will walk you through that you need to answer right now if you want to make next year your best year ever. Now, these six questions are backed by a ton of research and they guide you in both looking back at the last 12 months of your life and also looking forward.
And these six questions, they just have a funny way of giving you instant clarity about what you want. I mean truly want in the coming year. And every single time I do this exercise, I am shocked by the wisdom that comes out of the experience. And if you've done this exercise with me before, then you know just how powerful and game-changing this can be. And you're probably just as excited as I am to do it again together. And to make this year-end ritual both as powerful and as easy as it can be, check this out. My team and I have created a free companion workbook for you. It is ready to go. I'm holding it here. If you're watching on YouTube, you can see it. It's beautiful. It's this beautiful purpley color.
It just draws you right in. And here's the cool thing. You can download it right now. Just go to melrobbins.com slash best year. That's melrobbins.com slash best year. You download this companion workbook for free. This has been a doozy of a year. And if you've had a challenging year, you deserve to make the next year your best year ever. And I promise you, these six questions, the free workbook, and how I'm about to guide you through this planning ritual right now, it is the first step to creating it. So let's dive in.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am ecstatic that you're here today. It is such an honor to be together and to spend this time with you, but today in particular, I am fired up that you're here. And if you're a new listener, you're here because somebody shared this with you. I just want to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I cannot tell you how excited I am about today's conversation and the year end planning exercise that you and I are going to be doing together because I'm about to teach you how to make next year the best year of your life using six powerful questions that you need to ask yourself right now. Now, this is a year-end ritual that my husband Christopher and I have been doing together for the last 22 years.
Our three adult children now do this with us. It's based on research. It is so simple.
What are the six powerful questions to ask yourself for clarity?
It is shockingly powerful. I cannot wait for you to extract the wisdom and clarity that you need in order to make this coming year one of your best years ever. And here's one of the things I want to encourage you to do. Share it with your friends. Share it with your family. Share it with colleagues at work. In fact, you can hit the share button on this episode right now. And when you all get together, you can print out your free workbook. Just go to melrobbins.com slash best year. And let me tell you about the workbook, okay? I got the workbook right here. It is 20 pages long. It is beautifully designed, it is free, and we designed this because it acts as a companion to the episode that you're listening to or watching here on YouTube.
And here's what I love about the workbook. The workbook is going to guide you in digging even deeper into the six questions that you're about to hear me ask you and that I'm going to be answering for myself alongside you as we go through this ritual together. And so you might be asking yourself, Why do you need to do this?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What year-end ritual does Mel Robbins recommend for planning 2026?
0:00–3:24
2
What are the six powerful questions to ask yourself for clarity?
3:24–7:28
3
How can you use your camera roll to reflect on the past year?
7:28–10:28
4
What are the benefits of reflecting on low points from the past year?
10:28–20:09
5
What lessons can you learn from the highs of your past year?
20:09–25:23
6
How can you identify what to stop, start, or continue doing in the new year?
25:23–30:50
7
What new goals or habits should you consider starting in 2026?
30:50–35:41
8
How does Mel Robbins plan to implement her new business venture in 2026?
35:41–1:19:48
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