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,...

Reading Time: 21 seconds The holiday break is, blessedly, almost here. We're taking Mrs. Claus (Byron's mom) on a pre-Christmas vacation and it's going to be so fun! Now, for most people, it'll be a blur of Netflix, leftovers, and "I'll figure it out in January." But you are not most people! You're looking for ways to accelerate your growth and build your empire and you want to use this downtime strategically so 2026 doesn't just happen to you. These are exactly why I wrote Tall Order! I...