The mindset I’m taking into the new year

Every year people wait until January to reset. I never understood that. By the time you have written a list of goals and bought a new notebook, half the month has gone and you have already lost the momentum you thought you were building. The truth is, the new year mindset starts now. This part of the year is quieter, calmer, and honest. It gives you enough distance from the last ten months to see what actually worked, what you tolerated for too long, and what needs to change.

For me, this time of year is about sharpening my focus. I look at my businesses, my team, my circle and the things that took too much energy compared to what they gave back. I look at the opportunities that came through because we put in the hours. And I look hard at the areas where I could have been better. I have always believed that you never grow from excuses, only from ownership.

What I want most in the year ahead is simple. I want Britain to win again. I want to keep building companies that create jobs, open doors for people, and move this country forward. Whether it is through regeneration, staycations, or supporting small business owners who feel forgotten, everything I do is rooted in that bigger picture. Britain works when British people are given the freedom to build, earn and progress. Right now too many people feel like they are being punished for trying.

I speak to farmers who cannot afford to hand their land to their own children. I speak to business owners who are spending more time fighting regulations than building their company. I speak to families whose mortgages have tripled while their wages stay the same. These people are not moaning, they are surviving. And they are being told they should be grateful for it. That is not how a country thrives. That is how a country loses the very people who hold it up.

This is why mindset matters. You can look at this situation and feel beaten by it. Or you can choose to be part of the group that rebuilds the foundations. Next year, my focus is on building smarter, stronger and with more intention. Surrounding myself with people who move forward. Backing people who work hard. Creating opportunities that benefit families, landowners, developers and communities. We have already seen what happens when we take control of our own outcomes. Plas Coch grew from two stays in a month to hundreds. TBRP went from an idea to thousands of landowners, hundreds of developers and millions in pipeline value. None of that happened by accident. It happened because we refused to wait for permission.

If the last year taught me anything, it is that discipline beats motivation and resilience beats talent. I am ending this year with a clearer head, a tighter circle, and a stronger purpose than I started with. I owe that to my family, my team and the people who trust me. I have seen too much sacrifice in my life to ever take the easy route. I have watched men risk everything so that the rest of us could live freely. I carry that with me every day. It shapes the way I lead, the way I work and the way I want the next year to look.

So my message going into the new year is this. Do not wait. Finish the year with intent. Build while others wind down. Make decisions while the noise is low. Use this time to raise your standards, raise your goals and raise your expectations of what is possible. The country needs people who are willing to push. Your family needs it. Your future needs it.

I am more committed to my businesses, my country and my people than I have ever been. Next year will be the result of the work we put in now. And I am ready for it.