One Goal. One Year. No More “I’ll Start Next Month.”

We’re dangerously close to 2026. Which is exciting. And mildly terrifying. Because once again, time has done that sneaky thing where it quietly sprinted past while we were busy “just resting for a second” on the couch. So instead of making a colour coded, overly ambitious New Year’s list that collapses by February… let’s try something radical.

Pick one thing. Just one. Not ten goals. Not a full personality reinvention.
One skill. One hobby. One thing you’ve wanted to do for years but keep gently neglecting like a houseplant you swear you’ll water tomorrow.

You know the one. Maybe it’s bouldering.
Maybe it’s learning to surf or skate.
Joining a team sport.
Going to the gym consistently.
Or maybe it’s nothing “fitnessy” at all, instead its painting, photography, writing, music and so on. Whatever it is, it’s been tapping you on the shoulder for a while now.

Why one thing works (and everything else doesn’t)

Many people fail not because they lack motivation, but because they spread their energy too thin. We try to improve everything at once. We skim time across five goals. We never get good enough at any of them to feel progress. Then we get frustrated… and quit all of them. Cue stagnation.
Cue scrolling.
Cue watching other people live the life you meant to start. The fix? Depth over breadth. When you focus on one thing, momentum compounds instead of evaporating.

The habit hurdle (it’s shorter than you think)

Here’s the good news. The hardest part is surprisingly short. Research shows it takes roughly 3-4 weeks to get over the “this feels hard and annoying” phase of a new habit. Longer term studies suggest habits stabilise anywhere between 30-66 days, depending on complexity.

Translation?
You don’t need a year of willpower. You need one month of showing up. Even 20-30 minutes a day is enough to:

• Break inertia
• Build routine
• Make the skill feel less like effort and more like “this is just what I do now”

After that, the habit starts pulling you forward. That’s when things become second nature.
That’s when progress accelerates.
That’s when you stop negotiating with yourself every day.

The real cost of not starting

The biggest risk isn’t failing. It’s never beginning. It’s waking up in another year, still watching others climb, surf, lift, create, move…while telling yourself you’ll start “soon.” Time does run out.
But momentum buys it back.

Where oNex comes in

oNex exists for one reason…to make stagnation harder than action. We’re here to help you build momentum through community, movement, challenges, and shared progress, and most of all, to stop wasting time waiting for motivation to magically appear.

So as 2026 approaches, don’t make a list. Make a decision. Pick the one thing you want to get good at, and start now. We’ll make sure you don’t do it alone.