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His Pessimism Could Not Kill Me - 12/20/2024

The next 12-month are going to be amazing for you - Fear Not.

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Geoff Talbot
Dec 20, 2024
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This letter is specifically addressed to any of our readers who are wish to make 2025 a year of incredible growth!

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Dear Growth Chaser,

My late father Harold often cursed me for my optimism; he had dark veins of pessimism running thick in his blood.

Our favorite sports team was always going to lose; although with a 85% win rate they seldom did.

Good things seemed destined to fail. To dream big was to open yourself up to a world of hurt.

Hope was a dangerous thing.

And YET the spark of belief, the big dreams, the knowledge that I had within me the power to conquer metaphoric mountains, this could never be killed, it refused to die.

He could never get rid of my hope. It was unquenchable, because it is immeshed way down deep in my bones. It’s a part of my DNA. It’s in every one of my cells.

Hope. Belief. The certainty that I will live the very best life.

And so, as we stand on the cusp of a new year, in a world where many are shaking with the same dark uncertainty that my father carried for most of his life…

I am still extremely hopeful.

I am overflowing with certainty.

Every single cell in my body knows that 2025 can bring with an incredible 12-months of growth for every single one of our readers.

As you can see in the model below, your success in 2025 should be founded on 3 core principles:

  • Healthy Ambition

  • Deep Empathy

  • Direct Action

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9 Simple Things To Put on Your Fridge to Make 2025 Your Best year Ever

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