Kubernetes Production Setup: Am I in the 8%? My February Check-In on 2026 Goals

In late December, I wrote that “92% of people fail to achieve their New Year’s goals by February.” That stat has been on my mind ever since.

So, here’s my own February accountability check.

For 2026, I committed to one primary professional goal:

Ship a robust, production-grade Kubernetes setup for a microservice-based application by the end of Q1 2026.

Where am I now?

• I’ve completed the full development environment and workflow.
• I’m slightly behind my original timeline for the production side.
• I still expect to have the planned setup running by the end of March.

This post is less about perfection and more about staying honest with myself in public. Writing the original “92% failure rate” piece was the easy part. Living like I’m in the 8% who follow through is the real work.

If you set a 2026 goal, consider this your reminder: February is not “too late,” it’s exactly when most people quietly give up. I’m choosing to re-commit instead of reset. What about you—how is your Q1 goal really going so far?