13 Jan 2026
Andrew H Temple

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“Do today what others won’t, so, tomorrow, you can do what others can’t.”

Here are the 5 biggest things that stuck with me in 2025 – and what I’m looking forward to in 2026.

1. It takes more work than it may seem.

If you would’ve told me when I first set out on my journey, that it would take literally tens of thousands of hours, I would’ve believed you but shrugged it off. Getting into the beginning of my third year in my business, it has really begun to sink in just how much work it really takes to be the best.

2.  There are no shortcuts.

The sooner you begin, the more focused you are, and the more you do, the better. If hard work is the goal, then starting and working hard are the only two steps to achieving the goal. If there is a goal at the end, then those two, plus focus and effort, will get you there quicker. There is nothing to shortcut the work.

3. People will try to get you to stop – even those with the best intentions.

Most people do not understand a large vision, that work hard is the primary goal, and that for me satisfaction comes from the hard work. They don’t quite understand, and that’s ok. They wouldn’t want to live the way I live, and that’s ok. The nibs they give are out of love, but they just don’t understand. 

This year, I will continue to trod along the path, and not let other people’s expectations for how they think I should live my life, determine how I will live my life. 

4. Reach out to that person. You never know what that reach out might mean. 

This year was marked by the memories of loved ones, and the regret of not reaching out to check in. Reaching out may not have changed anything. We’ll never know.

Going forward, I’m going to spend more time actually reaching out to folks instead of just thinking about reaching out. I’m also going to spend more effort to make sure that I think more often about that person I may not often think about. 

5. Feelings matter less than actions.

You might not feel patient, but if you can endure delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset, then you are patient. If the opposite it true, and you feel like you’re a really patient person, but when you encounter delay you get upset, then you’re not patient, not matter how patient you feel.

I find myself often feeling impatient. Then I look at my behavior, and I’ve not actually taken any action to suggest I’m upset. I also haven’t stopped doing the thing I set out to do. So even though I’m feeling something, it means almost nothing.  

The same is true for elsewhere. If you just do the thing to get you there, you don’t need to feel it. Do the thing.

Warm Wishes in 2026, 

Andrew H. T.