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The Power of the Final 30 Days

The temptation is real.

You’ve run hard for 47 weeks. The holidays are here. The finish line of the calendar year is in sight. The couch is calling.

Most people treat the last 30 days like a wind-down. They shift into planning mode, waiting for the mythical start date of January 1st to begin the hard work again.

But if you’re serious about autonomy, about defying the odds, and about creating momentum, you know that the calendar is just a suggestion.

The final 30 days of the year are not a wind-down. They are the launch sequence.

The mistake is inventing new, complex goals now. The success is rooted in leverage.

Look back at your year. Look at your WRAP sheets. Somewhere in that data—in the quiet successes, the routines that stuck, the clients that closed easiest—is your highest-performing asset.

It’s not a secret. It’s the single best habit or project that made the biggest difference in your results this year.

It was the system you installed. The five calls you made every day. The specific kind of content you created. The morning routine you protected.

That thing—that single, proven winner—is the rocket booster you need for 2026.

You don't need a new resolution. You need to take your best asset, polish it, and use these final 30 days to build the machine around it.

Because next year won't be better just because the date changed. Next year will be better because you refused to slow down on the one thing that already worked.

What is the best habit or project you worked on this year, and what is the one thing you will do with it in the next 30 days to make next year your best year ever?

Launch your year now. Don't wait for the new one to arrive.


Your Coach, 

Spencer Combs

 


About Spencer Combs:

Spencer Combs is a business leader and author of Momentum and Mastery: The Business Leader's Guide to Fastrack Unshakeable Profit, Productivity, and Purpose. With a passion for helping others transform their challenges into opportunities, Spencer offers unique insights through his events, coaching programs, and daily text messages.


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