2026 Goal Setting Guide For Athletes: Plan With Me For Your Best Year Yet!

If your goals didn’t stick this year - or if you’re looking back wondering “what did I actually achieve?” - this episode of The Unfiltered Athlete is for you.This isn’t another ‘New-Year-New-Me’ pep talk or end-of-year reset. Instead, I’m walking you through the exact goal-setting framework I use personally and with my clients - the one that helps you turn motivation into momentum without burning out by March.Because I used to set a long list of ambitious goals every January…only to feel overwhelmed, behind, and frustrated a few months later.Now, I use a system that treats January motivation as a boost, not a restart - and it’s helped me make consistent progress in training, business, and life year after year.—————————————————————————————————In this episode, you'll learn:👉The 6 biggest goal-setting mistakes that have been sabotaging your success👉The difference between outcome goals and process goals - and why process goals are the real driver of success👉How to break big goals into clear milestones and create a roadmap that takes you there👉How to review and adjust your goals to keep you moving forwards even after the January motivation dies downI also take you behind the scenes of my own 2026 planning, walking you through how I set outcome goals, milestones, and process goals in real time so you can build your own plan alongside me.By the end of this episode, you won’t just have “good intentions” - you’ll have a clear, realistic system you can actually follow.—————————————————————————————————This episode is for you if...✔️ You’ve got big ambitions for 2026✔️ You’ve set goals or resolutions that fizzled out in a matter of months in years past✔️ You know you need to do more than just ‘write your goals down’ - but you’re not quite sure what✔️ You want a simple, proven system for setting and achieving goals that stick👉 Hit play and start building a system that works with you, not against you.—————————————————————————————————🔗 Next steps + resources➡️ ⁠⁠Take the FREE T.R.A.I.N. Assessment⁠⁠👉 My free 2-minute quiz that scores you across 5 key areas you need to nail for results, then gives you a personalised report so you know exactly what to focus on next.➡️ ⁠⁠Join The Athlete Nutrition Blueprint (ANB)⁠⁠👉 Hit the ground running with your nutrition in 2026 with The Athlete Nutrition Blueprint - designed to help you fuel like an athlete to reach your peak performance and body composition goals.➡️ ⁠⁠Meal Timing Mastery⁠⁠Already confident with your calorie and macro targets but ready to take things up a level? MTM is Phase 4 of The Athlete Nutrition Blueprint - covering everything you need to know about matching your nutrition timing perfectly with your training + plug-and-play calculators and walkthroughs to put it all into practice with ease!➡️ ⁠⁠Personalised Training Plans⁠⁠Want me to write you a plan that’s 100% customised for you and your goals - whether you’re a beginner or pushing big competitive goals? I’ve got a range of options suited to all levels - check them out ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.—————————————————————————————————💬 Connect with meInstagram | ⁠⁠@georgiaradleynutrition⁠⁠TikTok | ⁠⁠@georgia.radley⁠⁠YouTube | ⁠⁠@GeorgiaRadley⁠If you enjoyed this episode…Make sure to follow the show on Spotify/Apple so you don’t miss the upcoming episodes that’ll help you hit the ground running in 2026 - without needing a dramatic New Year overhaul.Drop a comment below and let me know what your biggest goal is for this year 👇