Stop taking life so seriously.

No one is getting out of this game alive. And in three generations, no one will even remember your name. And if that doesn't give you liberation to just drop your fucking problems for a moment and find some joy, I don't know what will. Because there'll never be a time when there's no problems in life. And that's why this time in between Christmas and New York is a really wonderful time to plan big dreams and goals for the year. So let's talk about that. Chris Williamson is one of the world's leading podcast hosts and thinkers. And now he's back. Educating us on how to build discipline, turning goals into results, what's stopping us finding love, and what makes a good man in today's society. The single best question to work out what you should be doing next year. What would have to happen by the end of 2026 for me to look back and consider it a success? And it usually comes down to only a few things. The first one is in order to pick something up, you have to put something down. So setting the bar unrealistically high does not increase your performance. Like you could probably lose 20 pounds and get a boyfriend. You can't do that and move cities and start a new business. So make the assumption, I can do no more than I'm doing now. Second thing, if your life was a movie and the audience were watching, what would they be screaming at the screen telling you to do with your life? It is obvious. Leave the relationship. The job is not working for you. The killer's hiding in the cupboard.

Because if you're not careful with how you design what it is that you chase after,

you can spend your entire life realizing that you climbed a huge ladder that was leaning up against the wrong wall.

And is there anything else?

So there is a wonderful upside in trying to conquer and trying to achieve mastery,

trying to really drive yourself to go and do stuff.

But I'm not like, fuck your feelings just hustle and grind until your eyes bleed either.

Because one of the biggest lessons I've taken away from this year is suppression isn't the same thing as strength.

And it's a good thing for guys who feel their emotions to show that they feel their emotions.

Right?

Like I've been at some of my lowest points over the last 12 months.

It felt like my better self was slipping through my fingers.

I realized my emotions are legitimate.

And denying myself that is not helping anything at all.

What happened? Just give me 30 seconds of your time. Two things I wanted to say. The first thing

is a huge thank you for listening and tuning into the show week after week. It means the world to all of us,

and this really is a dream that we absolutely never had and couldn't have imagined getting to this place. But secondly, it's a dream where we feel like

we're only just getting started. And if you enjoy what we do here, please join the 24% of people

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I'm going to do everything in my power

to make this show as good as I can now and into the future. We're going to deliver the guests that

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