Hey guys, long time no see! (or maybe talk)
The reason I’m sending this to you right before the end of 2025 is beacuse I want to share with you some important lessons I learned so you can get inspired and start your new year with purpose.
Of course, I’m not any 80 year old man trying to say some wise words or something. But what I know for sure, is that I’m one of the people that took action this year. Action that led me here, speaking in front of an audience so I can help you as much as I can.
So let’s dive into my personal lessons which I hope they become yours for 2026!
Just Start.
Before I create my Instagram page I was kinda stressed beacuse I didn’t feel ready. Until I realised I was never supposed to feel ready to start. So I just opened my account, and then start my journey. I suppose you know the rest.
If you have plans for your own good, just go for it. You’ll never feel ready. You just start and along the way you find pieces of the puzzle till you complete it. You have nothing to lose, nothing to worry about. Go!
Be you.
After over 100 videos that I made, I realised something that seems obvious but I did not know. I was always focusing on getting viral. Getting traction, growing my page. Therefore I started studying other “big” pages and do what they did so I can get views as well. It never worked. Until that one video blew up.
The truth? When I watch that video, I say to myself: only I could make this in this way. And now I look back to my videos and realise that no one else make edits like me.
And that’s exactly why this page grew so fast, so big. Because it’s unique. So this is my advice: if you want to stand out, be unique. And you become unique only by being yourself in whatever you do. Authenticity is key to Success.
Time is an illusion.
Since the beginning of this journey, this page is almost the only thing I spend my time on. I don’t study, I don’t work a regular job. I have all day in front of me. And this is what keeps me slow even to this day. It’s the feeling when you know that you have limitless time to do your obligations that makes you don’t act quick and then feel like you need more time.
Be careful with this trap. Be fast!! Trust me on this one.
In 2025, I experienced something extraordinary. But not something I didn’t expect. I managed to grow an Instagram theme page and gain over 100k followers.
Is this year considered as a year of success? Yes.
Is this year also a year with failures? Also yes.
But without those failures I wouldn’t succeed. So were they really failures? Or life changing lessons? Think about it.
I wanted to start this week with sharing some thoughts which I hope bring value to your life. Because this isn’t just a regular week. It’s the week where we leave behind actions, regrets, smiles, tears. But what I do want to leave behind is a year that meant something deep to me. A year in which I actually did something with my life. And yes, I did!
So this what your goal should be for the next year. I want you to look back on 2026 and say: I actually took action. I started. I’m one step closer to achieving my dreams.
Don’t hesitate, don’t overthink. Just Do It! And you have no idea how many new things you’re gonna learn about yourself…
I wish you all the best for 2026!!
Many failures lead to one big success.
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