We’re barely two weeks into 2026, and I’m guessing your “fresh start January” looks more like “higher level of insanity.”

Every conversation I’ve had lately – regardless of continent – lands in the same place: shell-shocked by world events, frustrated by rising costs, dealing with some crisis at home. Makes concentrating on what actually matters bloody difficult.

Here’s what that actually looks like on the ground:

You’re second-guessing decisions that used to be easy. Editing yourself before you speak. Taking on other people’s problems because you’re not sure where your responsibility ends. Paralyzed by too many options and not enough clarity about what matters to you.

If you’ve been following the podcast, you know I’ve been talking about trust as infrastructure – not some quaint virtue, but the actual foundation our decisions and relationships sit on. That infrastructure is broken. In governments, institutions, corporations, families, and friendships. We’re watching the collapse in real time.

And here’s what happens when external trust infrastructure crumbles.

We stop trusting ourselves.

If we can’t trust out there, how do we know we can trust our own judgment?
So if we’re going to repair anything – and I mean anything – we start here. With ourselves. Not in a “positive thinking will save the world” way. In a “you need solid ground under your own feet” way.

That’s why I’m doing something different this week.

If you’re one of the first ten to say yes, I’ll gift you something I use with all my paying clients. No charge.

Here’s what happens when people do this work:
“OMG, this is me, and I finally get why I don’t need to say/do those things.”
“That one little tweak helped me bring in $100K this month.”
“I aced the interview and start next week.”
“I finally had that difficult conversation with my brother, and we didn’t come to blows.”
“I stood up for myself the right way, and damn it felt good.”

Small repairs to trust – in yourself, in your decisions, in your relationships. That’s what this creates.

Why just ten?

I budget ten of these each month. I’ve decided January’s batch must be for my community. Most of you have been reading and thinking alongside me for years. I will never take that privilege or YOU for granted. If you want one of those ten, simply reply yes.

Here’s what you’ll walk away with

Your WHY – your personal energizer bunny. The stuff that keeps you fueled. Your ever-flowing cup of goodness.
Your HOW – your unique way of processing information, thoughts, beliefs, logic, and love. You do it differently from everyone else in your world.
Your WHAT – your trust-builder. The gifts you take for granted. The stuff others rely on you for. This is where your revenue and relationship gold lives.

And yes, this will shift how you approach your 2026 goals — because you’ll be working from what’s actually true about you, not what you think you “should” be doing.

Reply with YES if you want one of the ten spots.
Next week, back to regularly scheduled opinions again.