How to Make 2026 the Best Year: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Do you want to make 2026 your best year yet? An amazing year doesn’t happen by chance. It happens by choice. And there are only 6 questions to ask yourself for instant clarity and insight. Your answers will show you what the very next steps are in your life. The brand new companion workbook to this episode can be found at melrobbins.com/bestyear. In this episode, Mel walks you through her empowering, research-backed, year-end ritual designed to set you up for success. By the end, you’ll know exactly where to steer your energy to make next year your best yet. She will cover: -The powerful year-end ritual she has used for the past 22 years -The simple question to ask yourself to know what you really want -Why doing this every single year is the key to her own success - and how if you've done this process in the past, you can take it up a notch this year -How to use your camera roll to highlight your year -The one best step you should take after listening to this episode -Her own reflections on the year and the goals she is setting. This episode comes with a 20-page companion workbook. This brand new workbook is designed to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to take the next step forward in your life. And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get your hands on it. Just sign up at melrobbins.com/bestyear. To learn more about Pure Genius, which Mel mentioned in today’s episode, click here to get on the waitlist. For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked the episode, check out this one next: How to Reinvent Your Life Starting Today Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration. Get on the waitlist for Pure Genius Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:09.0	It has been one heck of a year, hasn't it?
0:12.6	Well, that's exactly why this episode and the conversation you and I are going to have today,
0:17.4	it is arriving at the perfect moment. I am so happy you are here because today,
0:24.5	you and I are going to do something together that means so much to me. I'm going to share a year-end
0:30.4	ritual with you. I'm going to walk you through it. This is something my husband, Christopher,
0:34.1	and I have done every single year, this time of year, for 22 years. There are six
0:41.8	questions that I will walk you through that you need to answer right now. If you want to make next
0:48.6	year your best year ever. Now, these six questions are backed by a ton of research, and they guide you in both
0:55.9	looking back at the last 12 months of your life and also looking forward. And these six
1:02.6	questions, they just have a funny way of giving you instant clarity about what you want.
1:08.4	I mean, truly want in the coming year.
1:17.2	And every single time I do this exercise, I am shocked by the wisdom that comes out of the experience.
1:24.2	And if you've done this exercise with me before, then you know just how powerful and game-changing this can be.
1:29.6	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
1:36.6	a free companion workbook for you. It is ready to go. I'm holding it here. If you're watching on
1:42.8	YouTube, you can see it. It's beautiful.
1:45.6	It's a beautiful, purple-y color. It just draws you right in. And here's the cool thing.
1:50.9	You can download it right now. Just go to melrobbins.com slash best year. That's melrobbins.com
1:56.9	slash best year. You download this companion workbook for free. This has been a doozy of a year.
2:04.7	And if you've had a challenging year, you deserve to make the next year your best year ever.
2:10.4	And I promise you, these six questions, the free workbook and how I'm about to guide you through this
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