<p>For our last episode in 2025, I decided against my better judgment to go into confessional mode.</p><p>2025 was a rude teacher. One who slapped me across the face and then threw the paper I just submitted into the furnace.</p><p>2025 resisted my efforts for linear planning and thwarted my plans for maintaining status quo.</p><p>Instead, She taught me to find my own standards...and then to pour gasoline on the little matches I lit along the way.</p><p>Got any questions for me? <a href="https://www.jonathankoe.com/podcast-ama">Submit them here</a>. </p><br/><p><p>Sign up for my newsletter to read my essays and be the first to hear about new offerings <a href="https://www.jonathankoe.com/newsletter">here</a>.</p><p>If you've enjoyed and benefited from the podcast, I invite you to <a href="https://www.jonathankoe.com/coaching-mentorship-application">apply for private mentorship and coaching with me</a>. This is an intensive container, designed to support you in refining your self-leadership skills, moving through important life thresholds with grace, and expanding your capacity for creative expansions.</p><p>Try the incredible breathwork and meditation app <a href="https://go.o-p-e-n.com/JONATHANKOE30">Open for 30 days free using this special link</a>. </p><p>This podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by Jonathan Koe. Theme music is also composed by me! Connect with me through my <a href="https://www.nateqimusic.com/newsletter">newsletter</a>, my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonathankoeofficial/">@jonathankoeofficial</a>, and <a href="https://ffm.to/nate_qi_elementary_love">my music.</a> For podcast-related inquiries, email me at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">[email protected]</a>.</p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">jonathankoeofficial.substack.com/subscribe</a>