303. Look How Far You’ve Come: A Leader’s Year-End Reset for 2026 with Mick Spiers

Forget the “new year, new you” slogans. We trade hype for honesty and design a year that actually fits your values and energy. We start by reframing 2025 with a pride audit: the tough moments you handled with more grace, the people you helped, and the places you chose integrity over convenience. That grounding matters because leaders often spot gaps faster than growth, and without pride, we keep chasing the next milestone without ever arriving. From there, we run a clean truth audit—no shame, just ownership. What did you call important but never scheduled? Which habits drained your best energy? We unpack the long game and why consistency beats intensity. Drawing on Atomic Habits, we shift from outcome obsession to identity and systems: the real flex is the small habit you don’t break. We explore the math of compounding and the mindset that keeps you steady when motivation fades. We also bring in a powerful lens on courage from Emmy-winning broadcaster and author Anne-Marie Anderson. Audacity isn’t recklessness; it’s aligned, season-aware boldness. You’ll define one brave Q1 swing, then make it practical with the Three Wins Weekly framework—one win for work, one for health, one for relationships—and protect them with time blocks that match your natural rhythms. Add Michael Bungay Stanier’s minimum viable start to break inertia, and layer Brendan Burchard’s daily intentionality so you show up how your team needs: curious, inspiring, or decisive. We close with a tight 2026 plan: choose a compass word, pick three outcomes, build weekly systems and accountability, and lock in that audacious move. Ready to stop living by default and start living by design?

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303. Look How Far You’ve Come: A Leader’s Year-End Reset for 2026 with Mick Spiers is an episode from The Leadership Project by Mick Spiers.

This episode is 18:48 long.

This episode was published on Dec 22, 2025.

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