What I'm Saying No to After the Past 30 Days | My January 2026 Recap Ritual

This month, I'm bringing back something I haven't done publicly in years: my monthly Recap Ritual™. After the biggest month of my business to date, I'm pulling back the curtain and walking you through exactly what went down - what worked, what flopped and most importantly, what I'm doing differently in February. You'll hear about major speaking wins, new systems my team and I have implemented, personal health experiments I'm running and how I'm using AI + Substack in a completely new way. I'm also sharing some honest behind-the-scenes moments - like opening the year with $0 in my business account and how that ended up being one of the best things that could've happened. If you're someone who leads, creates or just wants to be more intentional each month, this episode will give you the exact framework I use (plus a few things you'll probably want to steal). WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How I hit my highest revenue month ever in business and what shifts led to it Why my word of the year "Worthy" is already anchoring how I lead myself What didn't go well (like opening January with $0 in my business account) and how I reframed it The tech and team systems we now have in place that make my part-time team run like a machine What I'm doing about the LinkedIn algorithm crash and how I'm testing new content strategies My new AI + journaling + Substack experiment (it's wild and actually working) Why health, Whole30 and boundaries with tech are fueling how I show up as a leader My exact Recap Ritual process you can start using right now to reflect and reset each month TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Why I'm bringing my recap ritual back publicly 01:30 – What my Notion dashboard looks like + how I track wins and learnings 03:00 – January wins: largest ever virtual event, highest in-person rate, highest revenue month 05:00 – Healthy speaking pipeline and new panelist invitations 06:00 – Digital product sales & improvements to my coaching containers 07:00 – Book update: developmental edits done + Shannon Kaiser wrote the foreword 09:00 – Whole30 & self-care experiment (and how AI is helping me track results) 10:00 – Why my team is thriving with asynchronous systems across time zones 12:00 – The publisher's PR team and our book launch planning call 13:00 – What didn't go well: starting the year with $0 in the bank 14:30 – Lessons learned about cash flow and speaking revenue seasonality 15:00 – Health issues from food withdrawal, flu, and screen time burnout 16:30 – LinkedIn engagement nosedive + what I'm doing differently 17:30 – Tech breakdowns derailing back-burner projects 18:00 – My screen time spiral and how "the Brick" is helping 19:00 – A frustrating PO box shutdown and how I fixed it 20:00 – What I'm doing differently in February: Continuing Whole30 + workouts Using The Brick to set hard screen time boundaries Testing new LinkedIn content systems Cash flow runway planning 22:30 – Why the Recap Ritual works and how to try it yourself 23:00 – What will YOU be doing differently next month? DM me and let me know! NEXT STEP OPTIONS: ✔️ The Recap Ritual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClrLj51_iX8 ✔️ Design Your 2026 Like A CEO Instant Access Workshop: https://corrielo.com/designyour2026likeaceo/ ✔️ The Whole30: https://whole30.com/  ✔️ Take the Overwhelm Culprit Quiz: www.corrielo.com/overwhelmculprit ✔️ Connect with Me on Social: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/iamcorrielo Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/iamcorrielo Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/iamcorrielo LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamcorrielo YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/iamcorrielo TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcorrielo Substack: https://iamcorrielo.substack.com/ ✔️ Visit my Website: www.corrielo.com ✔️ Book me to Speak: www.corrielo.com/speaking ✔️ Enroll in Coaching: www.corrielo.com/coaching SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE: Don't miss future episodes where we dive deeper into topics like leadership, personal growth, and turning challenges into opportunities. Hit that subscribe button and join the journey to confident leadership! ✔️ Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify ✔️ Subscribe on YouTube Podcasts: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2iLLfzM7QKFoP2JFPE41hUl1SVHcH3IF&si=Fk3ZsBem6xBLRF1R