My word for 2025 was "buffer."
I spent six months averaging 20 hours a week. I was sick for four months straight. I moved house. Started a massive renovation. Went to France. Had 15 private clients on the go at any one time.
And this business still did $750,000.
But here's the thing: I spent the entire year working on everyone else's business but my own. My clients were thriving. My business? Just surviving.
So 2025 needed to happen. It was the ultimate kick in the ass. The harsh lesson I needed to learn about what happens when you don't create buffer before life strikes.
And now? I'm ready for 2026.
In this episode, Jenny and I are pulling back the curtain on our entire business vision for the year ahead. Not just the revenue goals (though yes, we're talking about that too). But the feeling. The word. The projects that fall out of that vision.
This is different from our usual format. This is us getting real about what it actually takes to scale, what it means to reach your full potential, and why we're going all in on content mastery across multiple platforms.
This episode is essential listening if:
You're setting your vision for 2026 and need a frameworkYou had a tough 2025 and you're ready to do things differentlyYou're wondering how to scale without adding complexityYou want to hear the real behind-the-scenes of what we're buildingYou need permission to focus on process goals, not just outputsWhy my word for 2025 was "buffer" but my reality was "survival"The lessons I learnt from working 20 hours a week and still doing $750KMy word for 2026 (and the framework I used to choose it)Our big goal: 150 humans inside Empire Era (and why that matters)How we're expanding to YouTube, LinkedIn, and keeping Instagram + podcastWhy I'm stripping out all complexity from the backendThe turning point I'm waiting for (and why Q1 will still feel foundational)How to set process goals instead of obsessing over outputsWhy doing less but doing it really fucking well is the strategyRemember: There's a breakthrough right after the breakdown. 2025 might have been survival. 2026 is about reaching our full potential.
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