Loved this. Thank you for sharing, Robert. I just had one quick comment about the younger people nowadays fearing failure: In their defense, nowadays if the failure/moment-of-shame is recorded, then it will live forever on social media and the internet. I do totally agree with you that I think the youngblood these days are too fear adverse and that has tremendous adverse societal consequences. But, that said, I also understand. Chirs Sacca has a great line that back in the day, "we believed in the idea of a 'permanent record' until one day we all just realized that if you didn't get in trouble for it, it simply didn't happen." 🙂 Nowadays though, in our panopticon society, it's obviously so very different. I love that you shared your two perspectives though on your 2025. Both are equally true! Always important that we see the glass for exactly how full it is.
Thanks for sharing your experiences Robert. I always learn so much from you, even though I do not always respond. You are truly an amazing person who makes a huge difference in people's lives.
Thank you for how you articulated two ways of summarizing the year- it really helped me as I was processing the year gone by. Very easy to go with a negative as they always make for punchy headlines (e.g. shitty year) but just a little bit of reframing puts it in perspective ( universe moved you out of a path not meant for you and here are the learnings).
Love your writing but realized I hadn't commented before to tell you so. Wish you a great 2026!
Loved this. Thank you for sharing, Robert. I just had one quick comment about the younger people nowadays fearing failure: In their defense, nowadays if the failure/moment-of-shame is recorded, then it will live forever on social media and the internet. I do totally agree with you that I think the youngblood these days are too fear adverse and that has tremendous adverse societal consequences. But, that said, I also understand. Chirs Sacca has a great line that back in the day, "we believed in the idea of a 'permanent record' until one day we all just realized that if you didn't get in trouble for it, it simply didn't happen." 🙂 Nowadays though, in our panopticon society, it's obviously so very different. I love that you shared your two perspectives though on your 2025. Both are equally true! Always important that we see the glass for exactly how full it is.
Thanks for sharing your experiences Robert. I always learn so much from you, even though I do not always respond. You are truly an amazing person who makes a huge difference in people's lives.
Thank you for the kind note, and for reading, Ria.
Invite more rejection, I love that
Wow! Wha a great reminder. LOCED reading this. Thanks so much
Hoping you'll hear "yes" a lot more than "no" when pursuing your most important goals this year!
Gold
Thank you, Robert. Saved and bookmarked for repetitive reading and a figurative kick in the pants. :)
Thank you for how you articulated two ways of summarizing the year- it really helped me as I was processing the year gone by. Very easy to go with a negative as they always make for punchy headlines (e.g. shitty year) but just a little bit of reframing puts it in perspective ( universe moved you out of a path not meant for you and here are the learnings).
Love your writing but realized I hadn't commented before to tell you so. Wish you a great 2026!
Love this! Thank you