SPI 908: This Is How You Know If You’ll Win or Quit in 2026

You know what's funny? In 2008, when I got laid off for my dream job as an architect, there were probably hundreds, maybe thousands of people who started teaching entrepreneurship and online business at the exact same time that I did. We all had blogs, we all had big dreams, we all thought we were going to change the world. But here's the thing that might shock you. I think

I'm one of the last ones remaining. I mean there's a few of us, but out of the thousands, if not tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people who are talking about making money online, I'm still here. Not because I was the smartest, not because I was the most talented, and definitely not because I had some sort of secret formula that nobody else had. I'm here because of one thing and one thing only. I just

Never stop showing up. And if you're listening to this as we wrap up 2025 and head into 2026, which will be my 18th year anniversary of doing this, being my own boss, starting smart passive income, venturing out on my own, I want to share with you why consistency, not talent, not luck, or even intelligence, is going to be the single most important factor in whether or not you succeed or fail in the year ahead. So let's talk about it. And I want to tell you a story that I've never shared on this podcast before. Back in 2011, I was at a conference, one of those internet marketing conferences that were all the rage back then.

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