Episode 71

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Published on:

1st Jan 2026

Why 91% of Resolutions Fail | And How to Create a Life That Actually Aligns With You

Feeling the pressure to reinvent yourself this new year? What if the clarity you’re craving isn’t found in becoming a new you… but in returning to the core version of who you’ve always been?

In this powerful Season 4 kickoff of the Core Happiness Podcast, Kacee Banks unpacks why so many of us feel stuck, disconnected, or behind and how beginning again doesn’t mean starting over. It means realigning with your values, your truth, your inner compass.

Inside this episode:

✨ Why “glow ups” can still leave you empty

✨ How misaligned goals create emotional weight

✨ The science behind identity-based clarity

✨ Why 91% of resolutions fail (it’s not because you’re lazy)

✨ How to reset by reconnecting to your core values

✨ 3 transformational journaling questions to guide your new year

If you’ve been chasing goals you “should” want… if you’ve lost track of your intuition… or if you’re craving a reset without losing yourself in the process, this episode will bring you home to YOU.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 New Year, Same You: Embracing Your Core Self

00:44 The Illusion of Reinvention

01:37 Chasing Someone Else's Success

03:32 The Power of Core Values

05:05 Setting Goals Aligned with Your Identity

08:36 Practical Steps to Realign Your Life

10:17 Journaling for Inner Clarity

11:48 Final Thoughts and Next Steps


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About the Podcast

Core Happiness
Creating a Happy Life Starts from Within
The Core Happiness™ podcast is geared towards inspiring listeners to become more mindful, gain clarity, and learn science based tips that will empower them to live their best lives while achieving personal and professional goals. Hosted by Master Certified Mindset & Positive Psychology Coach, Kacee Banks, each episode is crafted to send the message to listeners that they are not alone by sharing resources, tools, stories and experiences to encourage personal awareness and growth.

Core Happiness™ is a place for learning, experiencing, inspiration, motivation, and awareness reminders. Free of judgment and negativity. The belief behind Core Happiness™ is that we can live a life full of happiness, love, peace and abundance if we nourish ourselves with those things. Once you begin to become self-aware and use the aid of others to nourish your soul with positivity, love, hope and inspiration you will find your inner self growing more empowered, confident, motivated, and gaining inner and strength, all of which is then reflects externally to the world, your world. This podcast is to serve as inspiration and motivation to create a happy life by creating happiness within. Additional resources and support can be found at www.corehappiness.com.

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About your host

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Kacee Banks

Kacee Banks is a Certified Master Mindset & Transformation Coach specializing in Positive Psychology. Her passion is to help clients during life transitions, empowering them to be their best and most authentic selves. Over the last ten years, Kacee has completed her Positive Psychology Specialization from UPenn, dual master certifications in life coaching, and established Core Happiness™, LLC.