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What This Year Took From Me — And What It Gave Back

What This Year Took From Me — And What It Gave Back

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This isn’t a highlight reel or a motivational speech. It’s an honest end-of-year reckoning.

In this episode of A Stogie for the Road, I break down what this last year actually took from me — the illusions, relationships, and versions of myself that couldn’t come forward — and what it gave back in return: clarity, boundaries, discipline, and responsibility.

We talk about why men repeat the same year, the quiet weight they carry, the danger of “good enough,” and the decision that makes a year matter.

If this year broke you in places, it doesn’t mean it failed you. It might mean it prepared you.

Listen carefully. And don’t carry this into next year.

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