10 Things Men Need to STOP Doing in 2026 to Have Their Best Year Yet
ManTalks Podcast
Connor Beaton
4.8 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
I break down 10 things men must stop doing in 2026 if they want their strongest year yet. I talk about why being busy is not the same as making progress, how avoidance quietly erodes integrity, and why a regulated nervous system is becoming a competitive advantage. If you want more clarity, direction, and self-leadership this year, this episode will challenge you to cut what is weakening you and focus on what actually matters.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Why 2026 Requires Elimination, Not More Motivation
01:31 - Stop Confusing Motion With Progress
03:07 - Stop Avoiding Hard Conversations
04:47 - Stop Letting Dopamine Run Your Life
06:50 - Stop Treating Your Body as Separate From Your Mind
08:52 - Stop Blaming Your Past for Your Present
10:29 - Stop Trying to Be Like Everyone Else
11:42 - Stop Living With an Unregulated Nervous System
13:58 - Stop Outsourcing Meaning and Validation
15:32 - Stop Doing Everything Alone
17:47 - Stop Waiting for “Someday”
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| 0:00.0 | All right, team, welcome back. |
| 0:07.3 | Connor Beaton here. |
| 0:08.4 | And today, I'm going to be diving into the 10 things that you as a man need to stop doing |
| 0:13.4 | today to have your best year yet. |
| 0:17.0 | All right. |
| 0:17.6 | 2025, maybe it felt busy but not fulfilled maybe your year felt disciplined but not |
| 0:23.6 | necessarily directed maybe you found yourself working incredibly hard but not winning if that |
| 0:31.7 | feels like it was you then this video is for you because 2026 doesn't need more motivation. You've probably consumed by now |
| 0:40.9 | lots of motivation about 2026 and starting your new year's off right and what you should be doing. |
| 0:47.3 | And I have found that the process of elimination sometimes is the most effective way to create fulfillment, to create |
| 0:57.0 | direction. So today I'm going to break down the 10 things that you as a man can eliminate in |
| 1:03.4 | 26 if you are really committed to having your strongest year yet mentally, physically, |
| 1:09.3 | relationally, financially, whatever your focus is. |
| 1:12.6 | And honestly, some of these things, |
| 1:14.2 | they might sting. |
| 1:16.1 | That's how you know that they are probably working. |
| 1:18.3 | My motto is, fuck you, love you. |
| 1:20.7 | I embrace that duality. |
| 1:24.0 | And it really is a big part of my personality. |
| 1:26.8 | It's a big part of my mission is you know it's |
| 1:30.7 | working when it hits and you're like, oh, F you, Connor. Like that's not what I wanted to hear, |
| 1:36.6 | but I know it's true. So let's just dive straight in. Number one, stop confusing motion with |
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