Chris Williamson: If You Don't Fix This Now, 2026 Is Already Over!

Highest ROI of my life: getting a dog. I don’t have a garden. I live alone. No friends. No family. Lil puppo forced me outside. Forced me to walk. Forced me into sunlight, movement, routine, and responsibility. Forced gentle social contact with other humans. Forced me out of screens and into the present. I’ve lived with depression, anxiety, psychosis, schizophrenia.. the kind that makes you hide from the world just to survive. The unconditional love of a dog unlocked a version of life I genuinely didn’t believe existed. I went from chasing death… to chasing LIFE. She’s 3 years old now & because of her I have real friends, real connections, and the beginnings of family where none existed before. If you want a reason to live: take responsibility for life. For me, that started with a dog. She then taught me how to be responsible for my own life, and thus, I can be responsible for any ❤ Thank you for taking the time to read ❤

My biggest ROI this past year was to call my mom every Sunday just to chat.

Successful habit: cutting sugar. LIFE-CHANGING. My professional processing capacity increased. My fitness aspirations became more reachable. Sleep improved. Skin health and physique drastically and noticeably shifted. Nearly all metrics of fitness and performance improved in real and meaningful ways.

Biggest ROI this year: Quitting drinking (6 months sober) Quitting vaping (11 months without it) Quitting drugs (7 months sober) Reading every day (11 books this year) All-but quitting insta and X (went on Christmas Day to message some friends and instantly felt more miserable) Ditching my ‘friend’ who does nothing but smoke weed and play video games every day and got me into coke (it’s a long story, it was actually a falling out, but it’s been for the best. I’ve actually been able to save money for the first time in 3 years) Honourable mention: skincare twice a day, increasing amount of sleep from 7 to 8 (only recently done this, but I’ve felt some positive changes already) I want to start walking more (currently average 6k steps/day - might add in a morning walk like Chris suggested here), and meditating. Edit: also expecting a baby boy in February and getting married this year. Happy new year everyone! 🎉

I am 77 years old. I 'm the Mexican fisherman. I'm happy.

My biggest ROI resolution happened in 2013. I was 24 and working as a cashier. I had a boss that was constantly putting me down and my self-esteem was super low. So, I made a resolution to make it my year of self improvement. That fall I started taking business classes at the local community college. Nobody in my family had went to college. I kept going, and those classes turned into a BS in Economics and then a MS in Business Analytics. Now I am a leader in a Fortune 500 company. All from a New Year's resolution at a time when I felt like shit about myself.

The year is almost over and in this episode, Chris shares all the to-dos for a very successful 2026! 👊🏾 If you like this episode, please hit the like button on the vid - that’s the best way to vote for more like this ❤ also, would be doing me a big favour if you could subscribe - its free 🙏🏾appreciate you - SB

After I was dumped by my wife, I took a high paying and challenging desk job with great colleagues who became friends, but at the age of 65, it was killing me. I had planned to work to 68 but knew it would shorten my life. So I retired. I have less money than I planned, so had to move out of London to a quiet town. I am now in that "lonely" zone that you mention. I had two resolutions - get fit and make new friends. I didn't realise how tired the job had made me, so have spent 3 months doing very little! This is my last day of that phase. Tonight my phone goes on a charger in the next room, I go to bed at 10pm and read a book until I go to sleep. Tomorrow morning I get up and walk half an hour to the gym. I am also going to join a photography club and sign up for pilates to fix my back issues caused by sitting on my arse for 40 years! Wish me luck.

ROI (from 31 y/o Engineer): - Stop playing competitive video games - Started fasting and learning about fasting (look up autophagy) - Started talking to strangers and trying to make friends of my own.

Silence has been my best teacher in the last two yrs,after a busy life.