The start of a new year is a perfect time to hit the reset button, but let’s be real: most people don’t. They make resolutions, write goals, and then let excuses run the show. If you want 2026 to be your breakthrough year, it starts with one thing: taking full responsibility for your results.
Excuses Are the Enemy:
I don’t care what your market looks like, how busy your schedule is, or what your team is doing wrong — none of that matters if you’re making excuses. Excuses are a choice. Every day you give one, you’re taking power away from yourself.
High performers understand this. They know that growth doesn’t come from blaming circumstances — it comes from owning what you can control and taking action.
How to Own Your Year:
- Audit Your Excuses: Take a hard look at the reasons you’ve been holding yourself back. Are they real barriers, or just stories you’re telling yourself? Write them down. Confront them. Then get rid of the ones that don’t serve you.
- Focus on What Moves the Needle: Every activity should drive results. Stop spinning your wheels on things that don’t produce outcomes — whether it’s unqualified prospects, endless meetings, or low-priority projects. Be ruthless with your time.
- Build Daily Discipline: Success isn’t built on big gestures — it’s built on small, consistent actions. Prospecting calls, follow-ups, coaching moments, planning sessions — these behaviors compound over time. Commit to the actions that actually create results.
- Embrace Risk and Failure: The path to a breakthrough year is full of roadblocks. Risk and failure are part of the process. High performers don’t avoid them; they learn, adapt, and keep moving forward. Your reaction to setbacks will define your year.
Lead Yourself First:
Accountability starts with you. Your team, your clients, and your family are all watching how you handle challenges. Lead with integrity, consistency, and resilience — and they’ll follow your example.
The Difference Between Dreaming and Achieving:
Dreams without execution are just fantasies. Excuses destroy momentum. A breakthrough year comes from action, focus, and discipline. High performers don’t wait for things to get easier — they make things happen anyway.
Call to Action:
Ask yourself:
- What excuses am I still letting control my results?
- What small actions can I commit to today that will compound into success?
- Am I ready to own 2026, no matter what obstacles show up?
Stop making excuses. Start taking ownership. Make 2026 the year you don’t just set goals — you crush them.
— Glenn
