What 2025 Taught Me (12 Lessons)
The Ride Companion
TRC Media House
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I (Davi) reflect on the lessons I've learned this year through building the podcast and business, navigating burnout, deepening friendships, saying no more often, and learning when to slow down.
I talk about why community doesn't have to be wide but it does have to be deep, why you can't outwork your nervous system, how guilt shows up when we rest and why giving yourself permission to reset often leads to better work on the other side.
This isn't advice — just an honest reflection on what 2025 has shown me so far.
If one of these lessons resonates, this episode's done its job. You're the best.
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| 0:00.0 | All right. I haven't done one of these for a while. So welcome back to the Rye Companion. |
| 0:08.0 | If you're a regular watcher, listener, whatever, you'll know. This isn't up to our usual production standards. |
| 0:15.6 | But I'm at home. I've had a few weeks off hanging out. It's the middle of, I guess it's the gooch. |
| 0:23.5 | It's in between Christmas and New Year. I like to call this a little gooch period. |
| 0:27.3 | And I thought, what better time to rip a solo episode? Have a little reflect back on 2025. |
| 0:34.2 | Again, not up to our usual standards of production. |
| 0:38.1 | We've got a dog behind me chewing a toy, so hopefully you don't hear that. |
| 0:42.2 | I got myself a Guinness note, 0.0. |
| 0:46.6 | So really nothing in it. |
| 0:50.5 | And yeah, I figured I'd come and hang out for a little bit and do a 10 things I learned in 2025 |
| 0:57.9 | or something along those lines. |
| 0:59.9 | That's the working title. |
| 1:01.7 | Haven't nailed that down yet. |
| 1:04.0 | And I've given it a little bit of thought. |
| 1:05.8 | Like I said, I'm pretty good at taking time out to reflect. |
| 1:09.5 | Cheers, by the way. |
| 1:10.3 | Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. |
| 1:11.9 | Happy New Year too. |
| 1:16.0 | Oh, that is actually not even a paid sponsor, but Guinness 0.0 actually slaps. I think I've been |
| 1:22.6 | having a few of those over this little holiday period. So yeah, figured it was a good time to sit |
| 1:29.5 | and reflect on 2025 and just share some of the things that I've learned. I've made a few notes. |
| 1:37.0 | I'm not too prepared, kind of like to fly by the seat and my pants on this one, but I would |
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