Sunday evening took me back to something I didn’t realise I’d missed: Mumford & Sons live, in full force. There’s something unmistakable about a band slipping back into their authentic sound – those early-album roots, raw and intentional, like they’ve reclaimed the steering wheel of their own story.
It made me think about how often in life we drift into versions of ourselves shaped by momentum rather than intention. Maybe the tail end of the year is the perfect time to notice where you’ve been musically “off-album”, and what a return to authenticity might look like.
Business of Endurance Podcast
A chance meeting in London last week had me diving back into one of my favourite conversations from the podcast archive – my interview with Mark Beaumont. In 2008 he broke the around-the-world cycling record by an outrageous 82 days, riding 18,000 miles solo in 194 days. A decade later he returned with a support crew and did it in… 78 days. That’s 240 miles a day. For over two months.
Listening again reminded me just how quietly powerful real goal setting is – not the New Year’s Resolution scribbled in a notebook, but the kind of goal that reorganises your behaviour, your structure, your priorities. Mark talks about the machinery behind big ambition: planning, self-trust, the team around him, and the sort of calm stubbornness required to keep going when every part of you would rather stop. It’s a brilliant episode, whether you’re building a business, training for a challenge, or simply trying to elevate what “possible” looks like for you.
What I’ve Been Reading
I don’t often recommend fiction here, but this one hit a different note. Dan Brown’s return – and Robert Langdon’s – is paced with all the usual intrigue, but what hooked me was the blend of real history, science, and the suggestion that the super-conscious mind is far more powerful than we give it credit for.
The story unfolds across Prague’s shadowy underbelly – castles, underground passages, folklore woven into modern threat – and Langdon is forced to decode a world where the past presses sharply into the present and even the future. Beneath the chase and the puzzles sits a provocative question about human potential and the layers of awareness we rarely tap into. It’s pure entertainment, yes, but laced with ideas that linger long after you put it down. Read it here.
TED Talk I’ve Found Interesting
Carol Dweck’s work gets quoted everywhere for a reason. This talk, The Power Of Believing You Can Improve, is a sharp reminder that the word “yet” can single-handedly change the trajectory of someone’s development. She outlines how the belief that ability is expandable – rather than fixed – transforms effort, resilience, and progress. It’s a simple idea, but when you zoom out to your past year, you can often see exactly where a fixed mindset quietly shut a door… and where a growth mindset cracked one open.
What I’ve Been Watching
Tim Ferriss’ conversation with Steven Bartlett is one of those rare interviews where the science, the vulnerability and the practical tools are all equally strong. Ferriss covers everything from vagus nerve stimulation for anxiety relief to why HRV has become his most important biomarker. His five-day nervous-system reset, his take on stress mismanagement, even the diet pitfalls that quietly fuel anxiety – it’s all refreshingly actionable. It’s the kind of episode that leaves you not just thinking differently but doing differently the next morning.
Quote Of The Week
“The greatest step towards a life you want is the step away from the life you don’t.” – Unknown
Tech I’ve Found Useful
Learn.xyz is a clever little platform that serves up bite-sized learning journeys powered by AI. It’s playful, surprisingly addictive, and a brilliant antidote to the kind of passive scrolling we all fall into. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or simply exploring at random, it’s a neat way of keeping your brain switched on, even on the busiest days.
The Trusted Team
As the year winds down, reflection arrives whether we invite it or not. The goals we hit, the ones we quietly let drop, the systems that helped… and the ones that didn’t. It’s why this time of year pairs so naturally with the idea of starting again – not with a burst of motivation, but with a structure that actually carries you.
That’s exactly what The Limitless Life Launcher has been built for. In a world overflowing with opportunity – AI, global reach, easier automation, faster feedback loops – the real challenge isn’t “how do I get more?” but “how do I stay afloat long enough to make any of it count?” Too many entrepreneurs are sprinting on fumes: long hours, thin margins, no space to think, let alone thrive.
This programme is the antidote. It walks you through the systems, tools and mindset shifts that allow success to scale without your hours scaling with it. Business growth, wealth creation, time freedom, higher wellbeing – not as buzzwords, but as a designed outcome.
With six video sessions, seven downloadable tools, a copy of Entrepreneurial Happiness, and a personal Discovery Call, it’s a remarkably comprehensive reset for £397. If you’ve felt the ceiling this year – even if only occasionally – this is a powerful way to begin next year with intention rather than exhaustion.
As Mumford & Sons reminded me this week, there is something electric about returning to your true sound – the version of you that feels deliberate, grounded and unmistakably yours. As you close out the year, may you edge closer to that version, in the work you do, the goals you set and the life you design.
