Daily Goodwill, Episode 26. Monday, January 26,
2026. Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your Daily
Goodwill for Monday, January 26th. It's the last
full week of January. You know that feeling when
a month is almost over and you look at your list
of things you were going to accomplish? And it's
just sitting there, looking at you, like it's
disappointed. but trying not to show it. January
had all these promises attached to it. New year,
fresh start, all that momentum. And now we're
staring down the final days thinking we should
have done more by now. Here's today's advice.
The month isn't grading you. Your January doesn't
get a report card that goes on your permanent
record. What matters is what you do with the
week in front of you right now. Not what you
didn't do two weeks ago. Pick one thing from
that list. Just one. The thing that would actually
make you feel good if you handled it. Not the
thing you think you should do. Not the impressive
thing. The thing that's been quietly nagging
at you. Maybe it's finally scheduling that appointment.
Or cleaning out one drawer that's become a junk
vortex. Or sending that email you've been avoiding
because you're overthinking the tone. Give it
20 minutes today. That's it. 20 minutes of actual
attention. You're not trying to finish the whole
thing. You're just trying to prove to yourself
that you can start. And your goodwill move for
today. Check in with someone who's also trying
to make it through Monday. Text a friend. Ask
how their week's looking. Not in that surface
-level way. Actually ask. Sometimes knowing someone
else is also staring down a week helps both of
you feel less alone in it. That's your daily
goodwill for Monday, January 26th. The week doesn't
need to be perfect. It just needs to be yours.
Talk soon.