Go Big with Gib Podcast
Go Big with Gib is a podcast for professionals, business owners and entrepreneurs to talk about their big wins.
Go Big with Gib Podcast
Ep 102. Finish Strong, Start Ready
We slow down to take a true year-end inventory and set simple, durable systems across health, investing, estate planning, and asset protection. The goal is to finish strong now so momentum is already moving when January arrives.
• year-in inventory with three honest questions
• health as the base and sustainable habits
• investing with automation and clarity over noise
• estate planning as control and protection for family
• asset protection as defense for durable growth
• prepare now so momentum starts before January
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Welcome to the Go Big With Gib podcast, where we talk to professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs about their big wins. Welcome back to Go Big With Gibb. As we head into the final stretch of the year, I want to slow things down for a moment. Not to coast, not to check out, but to reflect with intention because how you finish this year has everything to do with how you start the next one. Most people sprint into the holidays exhausted. They promise themselves they'll reset in January, and then January comes and nothing changes. This episode is about using the last few weeks of the year to do something different, to take inventory, get honest, and set yourself up for long-term success, not short-term motivation. Take a true year-in inventory. Before you set goals, you need clarity. Ask yourself three questions. What actually worked this year? What clearly did not work? And where did I make excuses instead of adjustments? Write it down. No judgment, no spin, just facts. Progress comes from awareness, not denial. Focus area number one, health. Start with health because without it, everything else collapses. Look back honestly. Did you move your body consistently? Did you fuel yourself with intention or convenience? Did stress run you or did you manage it? You don't need to have a perfect routine. You need sustainable habits. Next year doesn't require a transformation. It requires discipline done daily. Focus area number two, investing. Ask yourself, did I invest consistently or emotionally? Did I understand what I owned or just follow the noise? Did I focus on long-term compounding or short-term results? The goal next year isn't to get rich fast. It's to build systems that work when you're busy, distracted, or tired. It's creating an ecosystem. Automation beats motivation. Consistency beats timing. Focus area number three, estate planning. Estate planning isn't about dying. It's about control. Do you have a will or a trust? Are your beneficiaries current? Have you thought about guardianship, succession, or legacy? If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family be protected or confused? Clarity now prevents chaos later. Focus area number four, asset protection. This is about defense, not fear. Ask yourself, are my assets structured intentionally? Am I exposed personally when I don't need to be? Have I planned for lawsuits, creditors, and unexpected risk? Building wealth without protecting it is like filling a bucket with a hole. Protection is part of growth. Looking forward, setting the tone for next year. The goal right now isn't to solve everything, it's to prepare intelligently. Momentum doesn't start on January 1st. It starts now when everyone else is distracted. If you take inventory of your health, your investments, your estate plan, and your asset protection, you won't just enter the new year hopeful, you'll enter it prepared. That's how you play the long game. That's how you build a life that lasts. And that's how you go big. I'm Gib Irons. I'll see you in the next week's episode. Thank you for listening to this episode of Go Big with Gib. If you haven't already, go follow us on social media at Gib Irons. We'll see you next time.