Hey everyone! This week is a little different. I actually made a video post. Watch my raw, on-camera Lightning Research Review of 2025’s top Substack insights—it’s a fun, visual recap using a Miro board you can explore yourself. I time-boxed it to highlight eight game-changing artifacts with quick takeaways, proving consistency drives real growth. You can view the actual miro board where I documented this with links too!
Top Insights
I walked through my solo Miro board, linking back to key posts and podcasts for you to dive deeper.
1. Embracing the Magic
Kicked off 2025 with Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic quote: “Do you have the courag\ to bring forth the treasures hidden within you?” Hitting record unedited on Substack liberated me, embracing progress over perfection as a busy mom—and fueled my content strategy, repurposing one post into 3-5 social hits, à la Amy Porterfield.
2. And What Else?
From The Coaching Habit, this “Awe Question” unlocked deeper conversations with my kids, team, and mentees—getting past surface issues to root challenges and boosting my management skills.
3. Working Genius
Pat Lencioni’s framework explained why some meetings make you “want to barf,” revealing geniuses in vision, strategy, and execution. My Canva visuals exploded my LinkedIn growth—recommend this leadership fable for 2026.
4. Full Stack Facilitator
AJ&Smart’s event with Jonathan Courtney’s emergent collaboration system was transformative (and FOMO-inducing)—read my takeaways for the full impact.
5. Everything is Figureoutable
Marie Forleo’s rules: All problems/dreams are figureoutable (unless facts like gravity); if not, pivot to what lights you up. Re-listening amid challenges reignited my entrepreneurial fire.
6. Building Community
Shared how I foster connection in 25 minutes—then vulnerably updated on my sister Annie’s terminal cancer diagnosis right before my birthday. Your overwhelming support showed our community’s humanity.
7. Lightning Research Review
This team-alignment exercise (demoed live) zapped my “curse of knowledge”—realizing I hadn’t shared enough facilitator tools, sparking huge interest and requests.
8. Growth Proof
Substack stats show steady follower climb from weekly consistency, plus overlaps with faves like Facilitators Corner and Lenny’s Newsletter. Grab the Miro template to try it yourself! One more episode before year’s end—watch the video for the full energy.
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