“What’s the ONE thing you need to stop doing in 2025?”

When I asked this question to a room full of successful leaders, the silence was deafening. It’s a simple question, but it cuts to the heart of what holds many of us back from reaching the next level.

We often think that achieving peak performance means adding more—more strategies, more initiatives, more responsibilities. But sometimes, the path to greater success requires subtraction rather than addition.

The most successful leaders understand that excellence isn’t just about doing more things—it’s about doing fewer things better. They know that every ‘yes’ to something means saying ‘no’ to something else.

Your ability to identify and eliminate what’s not serving your goals might be the key to unlocking your next level of success.