The rush to close the year can drown out the one habit that multiplies growth: reflection. We press pause to turn a demanding 2025 into hard-won wisdom for 2026, sharing a practical framework you can complete in 30–45 minutes that transforms experience into better decisions, calmer leadership, and clearer priorities.

Lois recaps the forces that shaped the year—AI accelerating from promise to reality, ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, and the tension inside hybrid work—then gets candid about the courage it took to launch this show and live the 80% rule.

We explore why burnout spiked, how resilience-based leadership protects performance, and the neuroscience behind reflection: how consolidating learning creates neural pathways that help you respond faster and wiser next time.

You’ll get six guided prompts to capture your three biggest wins, mine lessons from setbacks, map how you’ve changed, spot recurring patterns, honor the supports that kept you steady, and decide what to let go of before 2026 begins.

We also reframe the AI question with a human-first lens: let technology handle the mechanical so you can lead with presence, empathy, and judgment. Along the way, we offer perspective that restores energy, gratitude for the ground you’ve covered, and clarity on what matters next.

Take the pause. Do the reflection. Then carry that wisdom forward.

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