2025: Year in Review
Happy New Year! It’s my favorite time of the year where we get the opportunity to reflect and be grateful for the year we’ve had.
Overall, 2025 was pretty great; and it’s my pleasure to share it with you.
Book: Amp It Up, Frank Slootman
Amp It Up: Raise the Standards, Pick Up the Pace
Excellence is a choice—and so is intensity. In this post, Frank Slootman shares a bold blueprint for leaders who want to build urgency, sharpen focus, and align their teams for speed, clarity, and impact.
What happens when you stop playing defense and start pushing harder?
Book: Mindset, “Inside the Mindsets”, by Carol Dweck
Mindset (Part 2): Inside the Mindsets
Mindset shapes more than how you learn—it shapes how you live. In this post, Carol Dweck takes us deeper into the hidden forces behind effort, failure, ego, and identity. What happens when you stop trying to prove yourself and start trying to grow?
Success isn’t who you are. It’s who you are becoming.
Book: Mindset, “Growth vs. Fixed”, by Carol Dweck
Mindset (Part 1): The Mindsets
You’re not born smart—or stuck where you are. In this post, we explore Carol Dweck’s powerful idea that your abilities aren’t fixed, they’re built. Through effort, strategy, and the right mindset, your potential expands.
Grow into who you could be. Start with how you think.
Book: Hell Yeah or No, “Saying Yes” by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No (Part 7): Saying Yes
Saying yes isn’t about chasing everything—it’s about choosing the right now. In this final post of the series, Derek Sivers explores what makes a great goal, how to find your passion, and why fear is often just excitement in disguise.
Say yes to what moves you. Right now.
Book: Hell Yeah or No, “Fix Faulty Thinking” by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No (Part 6): Fix Faulty Thinking
To grow, you don’t always need more—you sometimes need less. In this post, Derek Sivers challenges outdated beliefs, lazy thinking, and mental rigidity. It’s a call to unlearn, subtract, and move your mind in new directions.
Wisdom isn’t just knowing—it’s letting go.
Book: Hell Yeah or No, “What’s Worth Doing” by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No (Part 5): What’s Worth Doing
What if the best ideas are the ones you overlook? In this post, Derek Sivers’ insights challenge you to share your work, balance passion with practicality, and build a business when there’s real demand.
It’s about meaning, money, and momentum—on your terms.
Book: Hell Yeah or No, “Change Perspective” by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No (Part 4): Change Perspective
Growth begins with humility—Learn to love being wrong, take full ownership of your life, and embrace randomness as a source of wonder. Inspired by Derek Sivers’ Hell Yeah or No, it’s a reminder that changing your view can change your life.
Perspective isn’t passive—it’s a decision.
Book: Hell Yeah or No, “Make Things Happen” by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No (Part 3): Make Things Happen
Speed. Simplicity. Focus. This post explores Derek Sivers’ sharpest ideas on action—from outpacing norms to thinking long-term. It’s about doing more by doing less, unlocking creativity through disconnection, and creating momentum with intention.
Make fewer moves—but make them matter.
Book: Hell Yeah or No, “Saying No” by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No (Part 2): Saying No
What if the answer isn’t “maybe”—but always “no” unless it’s a Hell Yeah? This post dives into Derek Sivers’ provocative ideas on saying no, slowing down, quitting what’s familiar, and staying focused on what truly matters.
Intentional living starts with thoughtful subtraction.
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