The Brutal Year-End Truth Most Men Avoid (And Why It’s Costing You Greatness)

Most men will do anything to avoid the one conversation that could change everything: an honest look at what they actually built this year. Not what they intended. Not what they told others. The truth written in evidence, not excuses.

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This episode is a direct challenge to high-performing, faith-driven men who want to lead with integrity, build a stronger foundation, and walk into the new year with clarity instead of regret. Ryan breaks down why good intentions are never enough and why your calendar, your habits, your relationships, and your spiritual life will always tell the real story.

Key Topics Discussed

• Why high-achieving men avoid honest self-evaluation
• The gap between intentions and outcomes and why honesty matters
• How busyness becomes a shield that hides drifting faith, disconnected relationships, and compromised health
• The danger of building success on a weak foundation
• The difference between growth and greatness and why growth alone will fail you
• A systematic process to evaluate your year across faith, marriage, health, finances, and leadership
• Why one courageous decision can rewrite your trajectory for the year ahead

Ryan also shares personal stories from his own journey, including how injury disrupted his fitness goals and exposed deeper gaps in discipline, and why some men fall apart when success grows faster than their spiritual and relational foundation. As he says, “Good isn’t good enough. You were created for greatness.”

Reflection Question: What truth have you been avoiding that God is asking you to confront before the new year begins?

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