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In this episode, I share my 5 Big Lessons of 2025. They are...
Distractions Kill More Dreams Than the Economy: Everything from streaming to scrolling competes for your attention. Even the folks most efficient with their time (me!) gave into a lot of wasted moments this year. But the realities of our lives are allowing for less and less wasted time. Killing distractions are essential for the New Year.
Physical Health is Not a Flex. It is the Building Block: Yes, I post a running photo every day, but it’s not a flex. It is personal accountability and brand building. But along the way, I have learned that how well my physical training goes is as much of indicator of how my business and relationships go. Discipline in one area flows into others.
Daily Learning Has to Expand and Challenge for Growth: I’m a huge proponent of daily reading and podcast listening. But at some point, if you don’t study challenging ideologies and next level learning, you will stagnate. To that end, this year, I dug deep in the works of Robert Greene, the Stoics, and many of the New Thought leaders. They kicked my butt and taught me so much.
Building Long Range Success Means Incremental Growth: This year I launched the weekly Capitalize Coaching Calls and the monthly Capitalize Your Best Life Workshops and Capitalize Marketing Labs. These were lightly attended at first but have grow to become foundational for making the impact that I hope to make. It’s been a slow and steady growth that could have easily frustrated me, but building something with long term success takes time. I’m glad I didn’t give up.
And finally, Five Years into Any Endeavor is When You Really Begin to Learn: I retired from ministry five years ago, and I feel like I have learned more this year than any other, like stepping into the Matrix. So, if you are early on, hang in there. There is so much to gain after a few years of giving all you got!