There are seasons when life feels loud.When the world is rushing.When you’re trying to hold the center while everything around you keeps shifting.

And then there comes a moment — usually subtle, quiet, almost unannounced — when you realize:

* It’s time to pause.

* To breathe.

* To reset the inner landscape before stepping into what’s next.

This episode is about that moment.

As we edge toward a new year, most people wait for the calendar to tell them who they should become. But purpose-driven people, people who want to build with meaning. Prepare differently.

* They plan from intention, not pressure.

* They build from alignment, not hustle.

* They lead families, businesses, and themselves from a clarity that comes from the inside out.

Welcome to Off Topic, but On Point.I’m Odette de Beer — wife, mother, strategist, and a woman who believes the heart must be touched before the mind can be influenced and the hands can be empowered.

With me are two of my closest friends:Pastor Christo Pretorius and Dr. Janine Do Cabo.

And today, we’re going to reflect, reset, and reframe what it truly means to step into a new year better, not just busier.

🔹 Segment 1: Reflect

Before you rush into vision boards and goals, reflection anchors you.Reflection is not about looking back with regret — it’s looking back with revelation.

In this segment, we explore:

* What this year revealed about who we are becoming

* The identity shifts we didn’t see coming

* The habits that helped us… and the ones that hurt us

* The emotional patterns that keep repeating themselves

* What surprised us most about this season

Reflection is the doorway to clarity — and clarity collapses confusion.

🔹 Segment 2: Reset

Resetting is not retreating.Resetting is recalibrating.

It’s the internal shift where you say:“Before I step into more, I must make space for better.”

In this segment, we discuss:

* What we’re letting go of before the new year

* The internal narratives we’re rewriting

* How to reset your emotional rhythm

* Why rest is not the absence of work — it’s the strengthening of alignment

* The power of slowing down to speed up

Resetting is the quiet courage leadership is built on.

🔹 Segment 3: Reframe

Reframing is where hope and discipline meet.It’s where you decide to see your life through a different lens — not denial, but direction.

In this segment, we unpack:

* How to step into a new year with intention, not illusion

* Why reframing isn’t pretending — it’s positioning

* The story you tell yourself about your future

* Why identity shapes outcomes more than goals do

* What we’re reframing personally as we cross into a new chapter

Reframing is the art of stepping into the same world with a stronger perspective.

🌟 Final Thoughts

Stepping into a new year isn’t about becoming a new person.It’s about becoming a truer version of the person you already are.

When you reflect, you gain understanding.When you reset, you gain strength.When you reframe, you gain vision.

And vision… changes everything.

Engage With Us

What are you reflecting on?What is something you’re resetting before the year ends?And what one thought, belief, or fear are you reframing as you step forward?

Share your reflections with us — message, comment, or tag us.Your story may be the spark someone else needs to begin again.

In this powerful and honest episode, Dr. Janine Do Cabo and Christo Pretorius unpack the heart behind The CEO Collective, not as a networking event, but as an ecosystem of high-capacity leaders building legacy through clarity, capacity, and cadence.

What started a decade ago has now become a leadership movement shaping the modern CEO. This episode explores how growth happens when trust is built, when leaders stop posturing and start pouring, and when the right people get in the room.

Whether you’re a founder, strategist, executive, or business owner — this isn’t just another event. It’s a space where failure becomes feedback, co-opetition replaces ego, and full calendars meet full cups.

🎧 Listen if you:

* Are a CEO, founder, or high-capacity leader feeling isolated or under-supported

* Want to experience deeper, more authentic leadership conversations

* Believe growth is not just personal, it’s communal

* Are tired of the performance-based business culture and crave real connection

* Are curious about starting your own CEO Collective in your city

🔑 Key Themes:

* From Idea to Impact: The 10-year journey behind the Collective

* Why the Room Matters: Beyond Zoom and surface-level connections

* Cadence Creates Progress: What happens when growth becomes rhythmic

* Failure is Feedback: Changing the narrative around mistakes

* Co-opetition Over Competition: Why collaboration wins

* The CEO Promise: Clarity. Capacity. Cadence.

* From Networking to Net-Worthing: How community creates currency

* Scaling with Soul: How the Collective is expanding into cities and provinces

💬 Memorable Quotes:

* “The future is us —> not ego, but eco.”

* “People buy from people they like, love, and trust. That’s why community is the currency of the future.”

* “If you’re too busy to attend, that’s exactly why you need to be in the room.”

* “You don’t need another mastermind. You need a room that mirrors who you’re becoming.”

* “AI might accelerate knowledge, but only authenticity accelerates transformation.”

* “Stop chasing rooms. Start elevating the one you’re in.”

🎧 Listen if you:

* Are a CEO, founder, or high-capacity leader feeling isolated or under-supported

* Want to experience deeper, more authentic leadership conversations

* Believe growth is not just personal, it’s communal

* Are tired of the performance-based business culture and crave real connection

* Are curious about starting your own CEO Collective in your city

🚀 Call to Action:

If this episode lit something up in you -> don’t ignore it.

📬 Subscribe to the IN10TIONALIST Substack for more behind-the-scenes wisdom, tools, and frameworks: janinedocabo.substack.com💄 Join the July intake of Marketing Cosmetics —> the 5-month flagship program to build a marketing engine that works: jdcacademy.com/marketing-cosmetics📍Attend a Collective Room in your city, if you’re a business owner or leader ready to multiply your impact, let’s talk.

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