Mandalart Examples: New Year Goals, Study, Fitness, Career & Business
The hardest part of a first Mandalart is the question "what do I even put in the 8 areas?" This guide shows example area structures for five situations: New Year goals, fitness, studying, career change, and business or side projects. Picking a structure and adapting it beats starting from a blank page every time.
Example 1 — New Year resolution Mandalart
Center goal: a direction for the year, like "Make 2026 the year my health, career, and relationships all grow." Example areas: health, career, finance, relationships, home, learning, creativity, routine.
The trick for a New Year chart is balance across areas. Spend 6 of 8 slots on work and money and you've planned a burnout. Pull from different axes of life, and write actions as frequency-based habits: "1 book a month", "evening walk twice a week".
Example 2 — Fitness Mandalart
Center goal: "Lose 5 kg of fat and finish a half marathon this year." Example areas: nutrition, strength training, cardio, sleep, recovery, hydration, habit management, tracking.
The most common fitness-chart mistake: all 8 areas end up being types of exercise. Bodies are built outside the gym — in sleep, meals, and recovery. Cap training areas at 2-3 and give the rest to recovery and habits.
Example 3 — Study / exam Mandalart
Center goal: "Pass the target exam this year." Example areas: schedule, focus, note-taking, review system, health, materials, practice problems, mental care.
The key rule: ban the word "study". Only write items with numbers and times attached — "10 past-exam questions daily", "30-minute same-day review", "lights out at 11pm". Like Ohtani's chart, always dedicate one area to mental care; exams are a long game.
Example 4 — Career change Mandalart
Center goal: "Move into my target role by mid next year." Example areas: role skills, portfolio, networking, resume & interviews, industry research, managing my current job, financial buffer, pacing & mindset.
Include areas that keep you stable through the transition — "managing my current job" and "financial buffer". Write actions as repeatable units: "one coffee chat a week", "two portfolio case studies a month".
Example 5 — Business / side project Mandalart
Center goal: "First $1,000 month from my side project within 12 months." Example areas: product, marketing, sales & conversion, finance, systems & automation, customers, team & outsourcing, growth experiments.
Business charts skew toward building. Cap product at 1-2 areas and give marketing, sales, and customers at least 3 — that's where revenue actually comes from.
Making an example your own
Borrow the area structures freely, but rewrite all 64 actions around your own schedule, energy, and resources. Our planner ships with 5 built-in templates — fitness, business, creator, study, and life reset — each with all 81 cells pre-filled so you can start from a complete chart and edit it into your own.
FAQ
Can I use an example Mandalart as-is?
Borrow the 8-area structure, but rewrite the 64 actions for your own situation — that's what makes the chart something you'll actually execute.
Can I start mid-year instead of January?
Absolutely. A Mandalart splits whatever time you have left — it works just as well for a quarter or half a year.