End of year conversations don't have to be boring, and this one CERTAINLY isn't.

In this episode of Let’s Just Start, Laura and Christian talk about what matters heading ending 2025, not resolutions, but compound behaviours.

We talk negotiation beyond tactics (what to concede, when leverage matters), reading without pressure, and a bit on dopamine, momentum, and motivation.

Christian leads a segment on 5 WAYS TO DOMINATE YOUR CAREER OR BUSINESS IN 2026 and we also cover bias to action, telling the truth, the professional avatar we project, and a bunch of other stuff.

Packed.

Summary:

• Negotiation doesn't have to be what you think it does.

• Reading without guilt, performance, or fake intellectualism.

• Dopamine, anxiety, momentum, and why you need to think about this.

• Five ways to DOMINATE in 2026.

• Setting the industry benchmark instead of chasing approval, you don't actually know what's possible.

• Why telling the hard truth (to yourself first) changes everything.

• Managing your professional avatar and why perception still matters.

And more. :)

Thank you for listening and watching, we love you all.

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Leadership training and coaching: Leaderbilt.co

In this episode of Let’s Just Start, Laura and Christian cover a series of uncomfortable topics most people avoid saying out loud.

We explore whether kids are born as they are, or shaped by parenting. How much influence do we really have on our kids?

Why everyone is secretly making life up as they go, and knowing this is a kind of freedom. (or at least relief)

The confronting idea that people are exactly where they choose to be — even when they hate it.

Why the word “should” is one of the most dangerous words in modern thinking.

And how motherhood fundamentally reshapes identity, ambition, and priorities. A VERY tricky subject.

We finish with a deep philosophical turn into uncertainty, science, truth, and why human beings dramatically overestimate how much they actually know about the world.

This is a very honest episode about control, responsibility, identity, and the humility required to live well.

Thank you for listening and watching, we love you all.

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Laura Insta: @laura.racky

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Christian Insta: @leaderbiltacademy

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Leadership training and coaching: Leaderbilt.co

Segment from Episode 6: how to negotiate your salary in this LJS Moment That Matters.

Getting a really good deal on salary is tricky business, and while some might say 'just leave' to make a big jump, we argue that you can plan ahead at your current employer and make yourself a great deal.

Laura and Christian both agree that the negotiation begins WAY before the conversation, and here are some ideas to go about it.

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Laura Insta: @laura.racky

Laura Tiktok: @lauraracky

Christian Insta: @leaderbiltacademy

Christian Tiktok: @leaderbilt

Leadership training and coaching: Leaderbilt.co