{"id":3153,"date":"2026-01-01T07:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2026-01-03T07:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:12:29","slug":"happy-new-year-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/01\/happy-new-year-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy New Year, and Welcome to 2026! We made it, and the wonderful year of 2025 has closed behind us.  I have nothing bad to say about the year behind us, it was fun, challenging, and I definitely grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I read 26 books in the year, learned a lot about everything. My primary focus of reading was on AI, Self-improvement, Linux, SEO and Cryptocurrency.  Am I a master on any of them, no &#8211; but do I know A LOT MORE than I used to, YES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I plan to double that book count this year, I am going to read, read, read. I&#8217;ve gotta&#8217; keep refreshing this old brain with new thoughts, ideas, and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did not even try to stay up until midnight, figured New Years day will still be there when we wake up, and it was!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new year, new challenges, new opportunities, and new ways to grow.  I feel it is going to be another great yea and I am excited and looking forward to what it will bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for following me and checking back on my blog as we start the new 365-day journey that is 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WoW (Words of Wisdom) \u2014 365 Days of 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day 1 \u2014 Start before you&#8217;re ready<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Readiness is a myth.<br>Action creates clarity.<br>Begin now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>TaLi Merchendise<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/talimerch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/talimerch.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Custom embroidery, clothing, &amp; more\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your brand isn\u2019t ordinary, your merch shouldn\u2019t be either. Get premium embroidery from<strong> TaLi Merch<\/strong> and make every impression unforgettable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, and Welcome to 2026! We made it, and the wonderful year of 2025 has closed behind us. I have nothing bad to say about the year behind us, it was fun, challenging, and I definitely grew. I read 26 books in the year, learned a lot about everything. My primary focus of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3156,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3153\/revisions\/3156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrookers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}