Hey,
10 days left until 2026.
How did you do this year?
I hope you didn't break all the promises you made to yourself.
I hope you achieved some goals, maybe not all of them, but if you did all of them, that's genuinely unbelievable.
I hope you stayed disciplined at least some of the time.
But if you didn't, here's the thing: you can always start again.
Every day.
Not in 2026.
Right now.
Maybe you're telling yourself: "On January 2nd, 2026, I'll start training for handstand pushups. I'll do it this year."
Why not take 30 minutes today and try?
"Oh no, everyone starts in January. It's only 10 days. Let me enjoy these last few days."
What if you died tomorrow?
What if that inner voice that desperately wants to try keeps eating at you for these last 10 days?
It won't stop.
It'll keep gnawing at you, making you feel stuck, making you feel like you're wasting time.
Because you are.
I've never understood this concept, to be honest.
"I'm just waiting for the beginning of the month."
"Once it's the new year, I'll start tracking this habit."
"On January 1st, I'll start reading my saved books."
Why not today?
Just 5 pages.
Some of you will say, "Come on, you're making it a big deal. It's just 10 days, and then we'll start."
No.
It's not about 10 days or 3 days or whatever arbitrary number you picked.
It's about the mindset.
If you always wait for the "right" period of time or the perfect moment to start something, you're far less likely to actually commit to it.
What if we removed calendars from the world?
When would you start then?
Think about it.
I did this myself last month.
I had this idea: next year, I'll listen to one podcast every single day.
Could be 3 hours long, could be 1 hour, depending on how busy I am, but I'll listen to it.
Then I thought, why not start this month?
So I did.
I've listened to over 35 podcasts since then, and I'm still doing it today.
If I had waited for January 1st like I originally planned, I'd still be at zero.
Instead, I'm 35 podcasts smarter, and the habit is already built.
The calendar didn't matter.
My decision to start mattered.
Just start. Forget counting days.
"On January 5th, I'll start making my personal portfolio."
Trust me, in these 10 days, you can finish it.
It's like those 1, 5, or 10 days between us and our imaginary starting line don't count in our lives.
Like they don't matter.
But they do matter.
Every single one of them.
Don't let days pass by doing nothing.
Just throw yourself in and start.
I'll be sending emails like this for the next 10 days, to myself as much as to you.
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Thanks for reading.
See you tomorrow, insha'Allah.
Osama (OLS)
P.S. - Don't wait for 2026 to start being the person you want to be. Start today. The calendar doesn't care, and neither should you.
