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New Year's Resolutions Meme Template

The New Year's Resolutions meme is used when january goals, honestly. A goals list for the year: small easy goals ticked, the big one not.

By Tayyab, Founder · Published October 20, 2026

Updated October 20, 2026.

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New Year's Resolutions meme: Shop goals / Wash the window / Order a new sign / Smile at every customer / Take one Sunday off — Our recreation of the New Year's Resolutions format, with a small business caption.

How the New Year's Resolutions meme works

What it means: A goals list for the year: small easy goals ticked, the big one not.
Use it when: January goals, honestly.
Also called: New Year's resolutions, resolutions, new years resolutions, goals
How popular: Number 123 of the 257 formats in our library, ranked by how often each is captioned and how often business accounts use it.

Its captions

1.List title (e.g. 2026 goals)up to 30 characters
2.A goal you keptup to 40 characters
3.A goal you keptup to 40 characters
4.A goal you kept (optional)up to 40 characters
5.The big goal you did not keepup to 50 characters

Every picture here is our own recreation of the format: the same layout, pose and joke, drawn with generic people. None is the original meme photo, and none shows a celebrity or the person from the original. Some formats are drawn with text and shapes only.

New Year's Resolutions meme examples for 13 industries

The same format, captioned for each kind of business. Open an industry for its other memes.

Real estate version
- “Agent goals”
- “Update my photos”
- “Learn a new app”
- “Fresh business cards”
- “Never lose the key”
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Dental version
- “Practice goals this year”
- “Buy better stickers”
- “Move the clipboard to a tablet”
- “Fix the waiting room wifi”
- “Have one calm Friday”
More dental memes
Gym version
- “Gym goals”
- “Learn every member's name”
- “Fresh coat of paint”
- “Order new mats”
- “Take one full day off”
More gym memes
Hair salon version
- “Salon goals”
- “New chair covers”
- “Fresh colour chart”
- “Better playlist”
- “Say no to the 6pm colour”
More hair salon memes
Med spa version
- “Clinic goals”
- “Order new robes”
- “Update the booking page”
- “Plant for the desk”
- “Take a full lunch break”
More med spa memes
Marketing version
- “Marketing goals”
- “Build a content calendar”
- “Clean up the CRM”
- “Fix the dead links”
- “Never launch on a Friday”
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Small business version
- “Shop goals”
- “Wash the window”
- “Order a new sign”
- “Smile at every customer”
- “Take one Sunday off”
More small business memes
Ecommerce version
- “Shop goals this year”
- “Own a tape gun that works”
- “Reply to emails within a day”
- “Name every product properly”
- “Count the stock before December”
More ecommerce memes
SaaS version
- “Product goals”
- “Close 10 old tickets”
- “Write the docs”
- “Rename the dashboard”
- “Get to inbox zero”
More saas memes
Startup version
- “Startup goals”
- “Update the roadmap”
- “Set up a dashboard”
- “Write the launch post”
- “Reach profitability”
More startup memes
Agency version
- “Agency goals”
- “Name files properly”
- “Send the invoice on time”
- “Say no to one rush job”
- “Finish the brand guidelines from 2022”
More agency memes
Coaching version
- “Coaching goals this year”
- “Block time for lunch”
- “Raise my rates”
- “Post consistently for a week”
- “Follow my own advice”
More coaching memes
Content creator version
- “Creator goals”
- “Buy a ring light”
- “Update the bio”
- “Plan a content calendar”
- “Post every single day”
More content creator memes

How to make a New Year's Resolutions meme

Open the free meme generator with this template.
Write the 5 captions above, a few words each, keeping to what the format means.
Press Make my meme and download the JPG. No signup and no watermark.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does the New Year's Resolutions meme mean?

A goals list for the year: small easy goals ticked, the big one not.

When should I use the New Year's Resolutions meme?

When january goals, honestly. It fits the irony and relatable kind of joke.

How do I caption the New Year's Resolutions meme?

It has 4 captions: list title (e.g. 2026 goals) (up to 30 characters); a goal you kept (up to 40 characters); a goal you kept (up to 40 characters); the big goal you did not keep (up to 50 characters). Keep each to a few words so the meme reads in a second.

Can I use the New Year's Resolutions meme for my business?

This format is drawn with text and shapes only, with no one else’s picture in it. Keep the caption honest and free of real people.

A New Year's Resolutions meme about your business

Type what the joke is about. Content Drifter writes the captions in your brand’s voice on this format and two others, and schedules the one you like.

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