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Hey Reader, As we close out 2025, I've been doing a lot of reflecting. Not just on what went right - but on what went wrong. Because if I'm being honest, this year humbled me in ways I didn't expect.I made mistakes. I got called out. I had to rethink how I approach almost everything. And while it wasn't always comfortable, those lessons ended up being the most valuable part of my year. So today, as we head into 2026, I want to share five things 2025 taught me the hard way. What We’re going to...
There were eight of us in that classroom. Eighth grade. "Remedial science." A polite way of saying: these students don't get it. I remember staring at the poster on the wall - pictures of cells, diagrams of atoms - and feeling embarrassed. Everyone else seemed to understand this stuff. Why didn't I? The teacher would explain mitochondria - "the powerhouse of the cell" - and I'd just sit there. What does that even mean? I couldn't picture it. Couldn't visualize any of it. Biology was abstract....
The client reached out and said, "Josh, our customer wants a discount. Can I still record the revenue on this deal?" Honestly? I wasn't really sure. My team didn't know either. And the client needed an answer fast. So I opened ChatGPT and explained the situation. Within two minutes, I had an answer. But I wasn't about to just copy and paste it... I mean, let's be real, ChatGPT probably hallucinated half of it. So I asked for the source. Then I actually read it. And there it was. The...