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