Hey bestie,
Your 2025 Pinterest board is full of that girl aesthetics, morning routines, and dream life inspiration.
But if you’re honest with yourself, how many of those pins turned into actual habits? How many goals from last January are you still working on (or have you completely forgotten about)?
Bestie, 2026 is going to be different. Moreover, this is the year you stop just pinning that girl energy and start living it.
I’m sharing 26 that girl new year goals for 2026 – one goal for every letter, covering every area of your dream life transformation. Furthermore, these aren’t vague resolutions that fizzle out by February. These are specific, actionable, Pinterest-approved goals you can start today.
✨ Before we dive in, grab my free Pinterest to Dream Life Vision Map to map out these goals strategically and create your complete 2026 action plan.
Let’s make this your that girl era. All 365 days of it.
What Makes These Goals “That Girl” Approved?
First, let’s clarify what makes a goal worthy of your that girl 2026 vision.
That Girl Goals Are:
- Holistic (mind, body, career, lifestyle)
- Aesthetic and intentional
- Self-improvement focused
- Sustainable and realistic
- Action-oriented, not just wishful thinking
These Goals Cover: Health & wellness, career & finances, personal development, lifestyle & aesthetics, relationships & community, and mindset & identity.
Therefore, you’re not just glowing up in one area – you’re transforming your entire life.
Your 26 That Girl New Year Goals for 2026
A – Achieve Your Aesthetic Morning Routine
Create and stick to a morning routine that makes you feel like that girl every single day.
The Goal: Wake up 30 minutes earlier and complete a 5-step routine: hydrate, movement, skincare, healthy breakfast, and intention setting.
Why It Matters: How you start your day sets the tone for everything else. Moreover, consistent mornings create consistent results.
Action Step: Start with just 10 minutes this week, then gradually extend. In addition, prep everything the night before so there’s no friction.
B – Build Your Dream Career Path
Stop settling for a job that drains you and start building toward work you actually love.
The Goal: Take one concrete step toward your dream career every month – whether that’s learning a new skill, networking, applying for positions, or starting a side business.
Why It Matters: You spend most of your life working. Furthermore, career fulfillment impacts everything else.
Action Step: Define what your dream career looks like, then identify the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
C – Cultivate Financial Abundance
Build the financial foundation that supports your dream lifestyle.
The Goal: Save $5,000 in an emergency fund, start investing, and create a realistic budget you actually follow.
Why It Matters: Financial stress blocks your glow up. Consequently, money management creates freedom and options.
Action Step: Automate savings of $100-200 per month starting this week. Similarly, track expenses for 30 days to understand spending patterns.
D – Develop a Consistent Fitness Routine
Move your body in ways that make you feel strong, confident, and energized.
The Goal: Exercise 3-4 times per week with activities you genuinely enjoy – pilates, yoga, strength training, dance, or walking.
Why It Matters: Physical health directly impacts mental health, energy, and confidence. Moreover, that girl takes care of her body.
Action Step: Choose one type of movement and commit to it twice this week. Then, build from there gradually.
E – Eat Clean and Nourishing Foods
Fuel your body with whole foods that make you feel and look amazing.
The Goal: Meal prep one day per week and eat home-cooked, nutritious meals 80% of the time.
Why It Matters: You can’t out-supplement a bad diet. Furthermore, clean eating creates the glow from within.
Action Step: Start with prepping just breakfast and lunch for the week. As a result, you’ll save money and feel better.
F – Foster Meaningful Friendships
Build and maintain relationships with people who inspire and support your growth.
The Goal: Intentionally connect with friends weekly – coffee dates, phone calls, or quality hangouts (not just texting).
Why It Matters: Community and connection are essential for wellbeing. In addition, you become like the five people you spend most time with.
Action Step: Schedule one friend date per week for the next month. Moreover, initiate plans instead of waiting for others.
G – Glow Up Your Skincare Routine
Create a consistent skincare routine that gives you that coveted clean girl glow.
The Goal: Establish morning and evening skincare routines with quality products, plus weekly treatments like masks or exfoliation.
Why It Matters: Great skin is the foundation of that girl aesthetic. Furthermore, skincare is self-care.
Action Step: Start with the basics: cleanser, moisturizer, SPF in morning. Add one step every two weeks until routine is complete.
H – Hydrate Like Your Life Depends On It
Drink enough water daily to support every function in your body.
The Goal: Drink 80-100oz of water daily, tracking consistently.
Why It Matters: Hydration affects energy, skin, digestion, and mental clarity. Moreover, it’s the easiest health upgrade you can make.
Action Step: Get a large water bottle (40oz+) and commit to finishing it twice daily. Similarly, set phone reminders every 2 hours.
I – Invest in Personal Development
Continuously learn, grow, and expand your mindset and skills.
The Goal: Read one personal development book per month, take an online course, or invest in coaching/mentorship.
Why It Matters: Growth is that girl’s love language. Consequently, investing in yourself always pays the highest returns.
Action Step: Choose your first book or course this week and schedule dedicated time for it. Furthermore, apply what you learn immediately.
J – Journal Your Thoughts and Dreams
Process your emotions, track your growth, and clarify your vision through consistent journaling.
The Goal: Journal 3-5 times per week – morning pages, gratitude, goal tracking, or free writing.
Why It Matters: Self-awareness is the foundation of transformation. In addition, journaling reduces stress and increases clarity.
Action Step: Buy a journal you love and commit to 5 minutes of writing every morning this week.
K – Keep Your Space Clean and Organized
Maintain an aesthetic, clutter-free environment that supports your dream life.
The Goal: Implement a daily 10-minute tidy routine and deep clean your space weekly.
Why It Matters: Your environment shapes your energy and productivity. Moreover, that girl lives in intentional, beautiful spaces.
Action Step: Declutter one area this weekend, then maintain it with daily resets. As a result, tidying becomes easier over time.
L – Learn a New Skill or Hobby
Expand your life through learning something you’ve always wanted to try.
The Goal: Commit to learning one new skill – language, instrument, craft, sport, or creative pursuit.
Why It Matters: Learning keeps life interesting and builds confidence. Furthermore, hobbies make you more interesting and fulfilled.
Action Step: Choose your skill and sign up for a class, download an app, or watch tutorials. Then, practice twice weekly minimum.
M – Master Your Money Mindset
Shift from scarcity thinking to abundance mentality around finances.
The Goal: Read one money mindset book, follow financial educators, and practice abundance affirmations daily.
Why It Matters: Your relationship with money affects how much you make and keep. Consequently, mindset work is as important as budgeting.
Action Step: Start with affirmations like “I am worthy of financial abundance” and “Money flows to me easily.”
N – Nourish Your Body with Sleep
Prioritize quality sleep as a non-negotiable part of your self-care.
The Goal: Sleep 7-8 hours nightly with a consistent sleep schedule and calming bedtime routine.
Why It Matters: Sleep affects everything – skin, weight, mood, productivity, health. Moreover, rest is productive.
Action Step: Set a bedtime alarm and start your wind-down routine 30 minutes before. In addition, remove screens from bedroom.
O – Organize Your Life Systems
Create systems and routines that make your dream life easier to maintain.
The Goal: Implement planning systems for meals, finances, goals, and schedule using planners, apps, or journals.
Why It Matters: Systems reduce decision fatigue and create consistency. Furthermore, organization is that girl’s secret weapon.
Action Step: Choose one area to systematize this month – start with Sunday planning sessions for the week ahead.
P – Practice Gratitude Daily
Shift your focus to abundance and appreciate what’s already working in your life.
The Goal: Write three things you’re grateful for every morning or evening, no matter how small.
Why It Matters: Gratitude rewires your brain for positivity and abundance. As a result, you’ll attract more good things.
Action Step: Start a gratitude journal or use your phone notes. Moreover, be specific about why you’re grateful.
Q – Quit One Habit That’s Holding You Back
Identify and eliminate one behavior that’s sabotaging your growth.
The Goal: Choose your biggest time-waster or unhealthy habit and replace it with a positive alternative.
Why It Matters: You can’t add good habits without releasing bad ones. Therefore, subtraction is as important as addition.
Action Step: Track when and why you engage in the bad habit. Then, create a plan to interrupt the pattern with something better.
R – Read More Books
Expand your mind and escape into stories through consistent reading.
The Goal: Read 12+ books this year – one per month minimum across genres you love.
Why It Matters: Reading reduces stress, expands perspective, and improves focus. Furthermore, that girl is well-read and curious.
Action Step: Keep a book on your nightstand and read 10 pages before sleep. Similarly, audiobooks count while commuting or cleaning.
S – Set Boundaries That Protect Your Energy
Learn to say no to things that drain you and yes to what serves your growth.
The Goal: Practice saying no without guilt and protect your time for priorities that matter.
Why It Matters: Boundaries are self-respect. Moreover, you can’t pour from an empty cup.
Action Step: Identify one area where you need boundaries. Then, communicate them clearly and stick to them consistently.
T – Travel or Explore New Places
Expand your world through travel, even if it’s just exploring your own city differently.
The Goal: Take at least one trip (weekend getaway or bigger vacation) and explore local spots monthly.
Why It Matters: New experiences create growth and memories. In addition, that girl makes life an adventure.
Action Step: Start a travel fund with automatic transfers. Moreover, research one destination you want to visit this year.
U – Upgrade Your Wardrobe Intentionally
Curate a wardrobe of pieces you love that make you feel confident and put-together.
The Goal: Build a capsule wardrobe of quality basics and statement pieces that reflect your style.
Why It Matters: How you dress affects how you feel and show up. Furthermore, intentional style is that girl’s signature.
Action Step: Declutter clothes you don’t wear. Then, identify gaps and invest in quality pieces gradually.
V – Visualize Your Dream Life Daily
Use visualization to program your subconscious for success and keep your goals front of mind.
The Goal: Spend 5 minutes daily visualizing yourself living your dream life in vivid detail.
Why It Matters: Your brain can’t distinguish vivid imagination from reality. Consequently, visualization primes you for success.
Action Step: Create a vision board (digital or physical) and review it every morning while visualizing.
W – Work on Your Side Hustle
Build additional income streams that align with your passions and skills.
The Goal: Start or grow a side business, monetize a hobby, or create passive income.
Why It Matters: Multiple income streams create financial security and freedom. Moreover, side hustles can become full-time dreams.
Action Step: Identify your skills and passions. Then, research how others monetize similar talents and start small.
X – eXplore Your Spirituality or Faith
Deepen your spiritual practice or explore what gives your life meaning and purpose.
The Goal: Establish a daily spiritual practice – prayer, meditation, devotional reading, or nature connection.
Why It Matters: Spiritual wellness grounds you and provides purpose. Furthermore, that girl knows her values and lives by them.
Action Step: Start with 5 minutes of prayer or meditation daily. In addition, join a faith community or spiritual group.
Y – Year-Long Glow Up Challenge
Commit to one small improvement every month that compounds into major transformation.
The Goal: Choose 12 mini glow-ups (one per month) across different life areas and complete them consistently.
Why It Matters: Small changes compound into massive results. Moreover, monthly goals feel achievable and create momentum.
Action Step: Plan your 12 monthly challenges now – January: morning routine, February: fitness, March: finances, etc.
Z – Zero Tolerance for Negativity
Protect your peace by limiting exposure to negative people, content, and self-talk.
The Goal: Curate your environment – unfollow toxic accounts, set boundaries with negative people, interrupt negative thoughts.
Why It Matters: You become what you consume. Therefore, protecting your peace is protecting your future.
Action Step: Audit your social media this week. Unfollow anything that doesn’t inspire or educate you.
Your 2026 That Girl Action Plan
Having 26 goals is inspiring but potentially overwhelming. Therefore, here’s how to actually achieve them.
Month 1-3: Foundation Choose 5-6 goals that create the biggest foundation (morning routine, fitness, hydration, sleep, finances). Master these first.
Month 4-6: Building Add 5-6 more goals as the first ones become habits. Layer without overwhelming yourself.
Month 7-9: Expansion Incorporate the remaining goals as your capacity grows. By now, that girl habits feel natural.
Month 10-12: Integration Live fully in your new identity. These aren’t goals anymore – they’re who you are.
Pro Tip: Track weekly in a journal or planner. Moreover, celebrate small wins to maintain motivation.
Make 2026 Your That Girl Year
Your Pinterest boards have been showing you who you want to become. These 26 goals are your roadmap to actually becoming her.
You don’t need to be perfect at all of them. Nevertheless, choosing even 10 goals and committing fully will transform your entire year.
That girl isn’t born – she’s built through consistent, intentional choices every single day. Moreover, she shows up even when motivation fades.
So print this list, choose your top priorities, and start today. Not January 1st. Not Monday. Today.
Your 2026 that girl era is waiting. Let’s make it legendary. 💕
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Xo,
Chelsea Elise