LIFE BY DESIGN
Date: December 19th, 2025
Read Time: 4 mins 17 seconds
Most people treat the New Year Goals like fast fashion. They pick up a cheap resolution, try it on for a few weeks, and when it doesn’t fit perfectly or gets uncomfortable, they discard it.
That is not how we operate.
Living the TailorFit lifestyle means understanding that your life is a bespoke creation. It requires design, precise measurements, and the ruthless intensity to see the vision through.
We’ve all heard of SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based). It’s a decent framework, but it is purely mechanical. It lacks soul. As my mentor Charles Poliquin used to say, discipline is a myth. You will never grind your way to a legacy solely on willpower. You have to be obsessed with the vision.
If you don't love the life you are envisioning, you will quit when the cold morning hits.
Here is how to design a year that fits you like a second skin.
Phase I: The Design Studio (Introspection)
You cannot build a physique or a business on a shaky foundation. You need to return to a "kid’s mentality"—that rare headspace where limitations don’t exist.
The Protocol: Shut the world out. I learned this "Dream Phase" practice from Rob Bailey. It is imperative that you hack your subconscious to acquire the highest return.
1 | Move: Do not sit at a desk. Walk. Movement amplifies creative flow.
2 | Voice, Don’t Type: Writing is too slow for the speed of a dreaming mind. Use the Voice Memos app on your phone.
3 | The Dump: For 20 minutes, vent your vision for the next 365 days. What does the business look like? The bank account? The relationship? The house? The body?
Don't edit. Don't be "realistic." Realism is for the average. Visualize the compound, the helicopter pad, the legacy. After a few days of this, you will see a pattern emerge. That pattern is the truth you’ve been ignoring.
Phase II: The Cut (The One Thing)
Once you have the vision, you must cut the extra out. You cannot focus on everything, or you will achieve nothing.
As Gary Keller wrote in The One Thing, success demands singularity. If you are a UPS driver in NYC without an address, you are just wandering. You need a destination.
Look at your Dream Phase notes. What is the one domino that, if pushed over, makes everything else easier or unnecessary? Is it the 100 lbs weight loss? Is it the first million?
Pick one. Obsess over it. Everything else is noise.
Phase III: The Fitting (The Framework)
Dreams are psychological; execution is behavioral.
The reason people fail is that they look at the mountain and get paralyzed. We are going to look at the steps. You need to break the "One Thing" down into non-intimidating metrics.
The Breakdown (Example): Let’s say the goal is losing 100 lbs.
The Year: 100 lbs. (Intimidating)
The Quarter: 25 lbs. (Hard, but doable)
The Month: 8.3 lbs. (Standard)
The Week: 2 lbs. (Routine)
When you look at "2 lbs," the fear vanishes. It becomes just another rep. Just another set.
The Next Step
I have created a worksheet that creates this architecture for you. It forces you to map the four quarters and twelve months of your year.
[LINK: DOWNLOAD THE GOAL SETTING COLLECTION]
Don't just throw things against the wall this year hoping they stick. Design your life with intention. Execute with ferocity.
Steven Nickel
Founder, TailorFit
