You had big plans. You had earnest intentions. You were really going to get after it. You were going to do things differently. It was going to be a dry January for you. It was going to be a January filled with workouts and better eating. You were going to clean up your desk. You were going to pick up your guitar again or finally quit smoking.
And what happened?
You got sick. Your kids got sick. Work got crazy. You got distracted by the events in the news. You kept on being, as Marcus Aurelius said, "the person you've always been," even though you were being "mauled and degraded" by the life you were living.
That's OK.
It happens.
Stoicism is not about perfection. Life is going to interrupt. Stuff is going to challenge us. Things are going to happen. We're not always going to follow through with what we said. But we can't just accept that. We can't just assume this is it for us. We can't settle. No, we have to insist on better.
When jarred by circumstances, Marcus Aurelius writes, we have to revert back to ourselves. We have to come back to the rhythm. We have to intervene. We can't let the challenges win. We have to challenge ourselves to get better.
That's why we're doing another session of the 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge. The year has already gotten off to a rocky start—global tensions rising, civil unrest in America, misinformation and gaslighting, AI uncertainties. It goes on and on. Much of it was out of your control. So the best thing you can do is take control of yourself. You can decide that, right now, things are going to be different—and that this is the time you're going to stop waiting and make a change.
The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is designed to help you do exactly that—to make you the person that you know you can be, the person that philosophy wants you to be. Each day, you'll take on challenges that help you get to know yourself better and live the Stoic principles that can improve your life from the inside out. You'll be better equipped to deal with any setback life throws at you. And you can start right away.
You'll walk away from the challenge knowing how to:
Build resilience by embracing discomfort
Find gratitude and meaning in adversity
Establish effective ways to respond to stress
Deepen your perspective on what truly matters
Become the best version of yourself
These will be clear exercises and methods you can put into practice right away.
As a participant, you'll get:
21 Days of Challenges – Actionable challenges sent daily, designed to help you create a better life for yourself in 2026 (plus bonus challenges!)
Access to the Private Community Platform – Unlock the community platform, where you'll be able to access the daily challenges and connect with other participants
Progress Tracker – Track and visualize your progress with our printable, illustrated 21-day calendar
And if you've been thinking about joining Daily Stoic Life, this is a great time to do it because you get all the challenges, as well as every other course we offer, for FREE as a Daily Stoic Life member. Head here to sign up.
Don't be jarred by circumstances outside of your control. Come back to your rhythm. Come back to yourself—and come back stronger.
Join the challenge before it's too late—sign up here and start today!
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