Episode 3 of The Better Today Podcast is a real-time recap of what happened after we bought the Big-Ass Calendar and tried to plan an entire year in one sitting. Spoiler: it shocked us.

We talk about the panic of seeing so many “blank” days, how comparison can steal joy when you watch other people’s epic calendars, and what a normal day actually looks like in a household with kids, work, and nonstop responsibilities. Then we break down the big pieces we did put on the calendar, our Misogi “big thing” (75 Hard), mini family adventures, a couple bigger trips, and quarterly goals that keep family, fitness, faith, and finances moving forward without adding unrealistic pressure.

This year isn’t about filling every box, it’s about planning memories, building momentum, and letting small daily actions compound into a better year.

Hightlights

• “We thought we had this in the bag…” until the calendar showed how little of the year was actually planned.

• The shock of blank days and the panic of feeling like you’re “supposed” to fill them.

• Comparison trap: watching other people’s travel-filled calendars and realizing their “life” is totally different.

• Busy days don’t mean a full year being productive daily doesn’t automatically create memorable seasons.

• What a real “blank day” looks like in a family with kids: school runs, client work, gym, dinner, bedtime, late-night edits.

• The big yearly challenge (Masogi): choosing 75 Hard because it impacts fitness, mindset, and life without stealing family time.

• How you’ll actually do 75 Hard with kids (walks, outside workouts, weight vest, and fitting it into real life).

• “Fun has to be scheduled or it disappears.” Planning mini adventures every other month to build core memories.

• Vacations don’t happen by accident putting trips on the calendar forces you to protect the time and communicate it.

• Quarterly goals across the pillars: daily Bible/devotional, making the bed, family walks, and reading a business book together—small habits that build confidence and compound.

In Episode 2 of Better Today, Kyle and Kim are fresh off a 12-hour road trip home from Christmas in upstate New York and days away from the new year. Instead of chasing a huge list of resolutions, they’re shifting their focus to something simpler: building a year with more control, more alignment, and less “reaction mode.”

They talk about why vision boards and notebooks haven’t worked for them (real life always wins), why motivation fades fast, and how planning needs to include the gaps between the goals. This year, they’re trying a new approach: the “big-ass calendar” system, built around four pillars faith, family, finance, and fitness plus a push to plan what they want to remember, not just what they want to accomplish.

They also discuss the Misogi concept (a year-defining challenge), “six mini adventures,” and how planning your year together as a couple can reduce friction and build better teamwork.

Highlights:

• Coming home from a big Christmas trip: why being “back to normal” feels like a reset

• The shift from massive goals to wanting daily control, structure, and alignment

• Kyle’s word of the year: Optimize, and what an optimized weekday actually looks like

• Kim’s word of the year: Alignment, why she doesn’t want a “bigger” year, just a better one

• Why most New Year’s goals fail: people plan the to-do list, not the reality in-between

• Vision boards vs. real life: why aesthetics don’t equal action

• The new approach: planning around 4 pillars Faith, Family, Finance, Fitness

• Faith as a family focus: building a routine, finding a local church, and leading the kids well

• Finance without stress: budget check-ins, intentional spending, and planning experiences on purpose

• The “big-ass calendar” system: planning what you want to remember before life fills the year for you