EP099: Do This in 2026!

First and foremost I want to wish you a happy new year and hope that this year is by far your best year ever yet. I'm looking forward to continuing to walk alongside his journey to encourage you, speak to you everywhere I can, speak into your life, revive those dreams, and anything else I can help you with. Don't let this should be like last. Make it even better one. I am so excited with the new year, I'll have my first coaching meeting with my coach tomorrow. Will be able to start hashing out what we were tying up from last year and focus on growing and going deeper than ever and this year and beyond.

Today's episode is titled do this in 2026 and this is a bit unusual of me but it's something I want to be very bold in expressing to you starting right out of the gate. It's very simple but yet profound, at least it is to me. This is the very first thing I want you to do after you listen to this podcast episode … it's to punch fear right in the face! That's right, just square up to it just punch it.

Often people think that not having any fear is the first step to being able to succeed and feel confident.

But let me tell you that that's just not possible. The most successful people in the world, no matter who they are, carry a measure of fear in them. Fear is not something that will just disappear but will certainly hear you when you give it too much attention.

• Quote of the week: "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear" Mark Twain

Points covered:

1. The Lie That You're "Not Ready Yet"

2. Playing Small to Make Others Comfortable

3. Seeking Permission to Be Who You Already Are

4. The Fear of Being Seen

5. Waiting for the "Perfect" Moment

6. Carrying Old Failures Like Life Sentences

7. Overthinking Every Move

8. The Need to Be Liked by Everyone

9. Saying "I'll Start When Life Slows Down"

10. Carrying Other People's Doubts

11. Confusing Comfort with Safety

12. Talking Yourself Out of Bold Moves

13. Waiting to Feel Brave

14. Comparing Your Beginning to Someone Else's journey that is further down the road

15. Ignoring the Quiet Voice That Won't Let Go

16. Overvaluing Security Over Fulfillment

17. Letting Setbacks Define Your Identity

18. Waiting for Confidence to Show Up First

19. Self-Sabotaging When Things Get Real

20. Living According to Outdated Versions of Yourself

21. Believing You Have "Too Much to Lose"

22. Delaying the Work You Know You Must Do

23. Letting Fear Speak Louder Than Faith

24. Waiting for External Validation

25. Carrying 2025's Hesitation Into 2026

I want to help you make your dreams come true. Are you ready to leave 2025 behind and just take the lessons learned form it and step into a new year? Are you ready to take bold action steps? I want to come alongside you and partner with you. I don't want to see you stuck. I want to see you go from thinking to doing. If this resonated with you then please reach out to me for a complementary Next-Level Dream Chat. It only takes about 30 minutes to get through and start diving into what may be holding you back.

If you want to take me up on this special offer then simply go to edwinsoler.com and go to the right side of my site and click on the tab that says contact Edwin and fill that form out. It's that easy. I'll be in touch with you shortly afterwards. I can't wait to hear from you!

This episode was sponsored by my book Closing the 18-inch Gap and is available on Amazon. To find it faster, simply go to edwinsoler.com/book. That will take you to the book page where you can click on the Amazon logo and order your copy right away. It's available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible.

Thank you for listening, in the meantime, keep closing that 18- inch gap!