You know the script: new planner, new gym shoes, same overwhelmed brain by week three. The fresh energy to the start of any New Year is real, but so is the risk of failing to follow through with resolutions or goals set. Studies show that around 45% of adults make New Year’s resolutions, but only ~9% keep them all year.
The problem usually isn’t ambition—it’s that our goals live in too many places and never turn into an actual plan. Most resolutions fail from a lack of structure like setting up unrealistic goals, unclear plans, and expecting quick results when new habits usually take about 66 days to form.
That’s why Trello is here to help make your 2026 into a year of success. We’re testing out an AI-powered, limited edition feature to help you quickly create personalized boards tailored to specific goals or resolutions – the New Year’s Resolution Board Builder is fast, fun, and available for a limited time for select Free, Standard, and Premium users to test creating new AI-powered Trello boards from now through end of January.
Discover how the new feature works
The New Year’s Resolution Board Builder instantly generates a structured board using AI with lists focused on your goals, quick wins, milestones, habits, and reflection prompts. This makes it easy for anyone to turn their intentions into actionable plans that they can track and update throughout the year. If your Trello workspace has AI deactivated, your Admin can enable it to try out the New Year’s Resolution Board Builder feature.
Tell Trello your resolution, plus why it matters to you, and the New Year’s Resolution Board Builder spins up a new board in seconds. Think:
- A vision column that keeps your “why” front and center
- Quick wins and milestones, plus a yearly roadmap you can actually hit
- Habit cards for the tiny actions that add up
- A reflections space so you can adjust when life gets messy
You’ll start with a colorful, pre-filled board—lists, cards, and checklists included—so you never face the terror of a blank plan. Whether training for a marathon, saving for a financial goal, learning a new hobby, or making time to read more books, the New Year’s Resolution Board Builder feels personal, supportive, and immediately useful. Keep in mind, this board works best when it can focus on a single goal. One clear outcome keeps your lists, cards, and checklists tight, actionable, and genuinely useful.
What you’ll get on your personalized New Year’s Resolution Board
- Vision & Goals: A motivating snapshot of your success.
- Focus: Concrete milestones with quick wins, yearly roadmap, and due dates to build early momentum.
- Habits: Simple routines that compound toward your goal.
- In Progress: A place to hold your current tasks and mark items as complete.
- Reflections: Light check-ins to celebrate wins and adjust as needed.
- Fun board backgrounds and cards: Customizable backgrounds and cards, pre-populated based on your provided New Year’s resolution prompt.
Ready to turn your resolution into a real plan? To get started, open any Trello board and look for a Popover window on the bottom right corner of your board or from the blue “Create” menu at the top. Turn your “someday I’ll accomplish this goal” into “today I’m going to crush this” in just one click.
Tips for sticking with your 2026 New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Resolution Board Builder is a seasonal AI-powered experiment we’re testing with a subset of Trello users on Free, Standard, and Premium. If it appears in your Trello workspace, you’ll be able to play with it throughout January. Consider some tips on how to best try it out:
- Pick one resolution, not five: Give it a dedicated board and a fighting chance.
- Turn tasks into time: drag key cards onto your Trello calendar to block off time.
- Make progress visible: move at least one card every few days, even if it’s tiny.
- Share the board with a friend who’ll cheer you on and nudge you when you ghost your goals.
Watch the magic of tackling your 2026 goals unfold today with the New Year’s Resolution Board Builder in Trello!