Reading Time: 28.5 seconds to your best year yet! A year to achieve a goal feels long (like, why would I start now long, because a year is forever). A month feels too short (as in, how could I climb such a tall mountain in such a short time?). But 100 days? That's your sweet spot of time for maximum achievement, Reader. It's enough time to build real momentum, but short enough you'll maintain your focus and feel the right amount of urgency. And every single day is exactly 1% of your goal—no...

Reading Time: 51 seconds Welcome to all of the new Empire Builders Summit members! I hope you love each and every interview (and hope you'll email me about your favorite). On to today's message ... It's the most wonderful time of the year--the time when we ink our goals for the following year. There's something incredibly fun and exciting about a brand new Bullet Journal with shiny new goals. Am I the only one who is giddy about the promise of a new year? While 2025 has been pretty good from...

Reading Time: <47 seconds As each year winds down, I always find myself reflecting on the past few years. This year is no exception. I'm contemplating just what kept me "so busy" (was I actually productive?) and what actually moved me forward in my empire-building pursuit. (This is an annual practice I highly recommend, by the way.) I look at what I created, including what compounded (and what didn't). What I'd do again -- and what I surely would not. What I need to start doing, stop doing,...