STOP AVOIDING THE OBVIOUS DECISIONS

If nothing changes, what will your life actually look like in 2026?

Most people don’t get stuck because they lack ambition - they get stuck because they never pause long enough to choose.

Today I’m joined by Chris Williamson returning to The Diary Of A CEO for the second time, to help make sense of the decisions that shape where we end up next year.

Chris is the host of Modern Wisdom, one of the world’s biggest podcasts, and someone who’s spent years speaking to psychologists and founders about why people struggle to change even when they know what they want.

He talks about the decisions we delay and the discomfort we avoid, and how easy it is to wake up years later wondering where the time went.

We cover:

- Why do so many goals collapse even when they matter?

- What question should you ask now to avoid drifting into the same year again?

- Why does progress slow down even when effort stays high?

- Why does freedom without direction often feel empty?

- How do you decide what actually deserves your attention next?

What stayed with me is how easy it is to lose focus on a life you didn’t consciously choose.

Chris really made me think about how often we assume there’s more time but life really does move fast especially if we’re waiting for clarity to arrive.