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On the first day of 2026, The What It Takes Radio Company opens the year with a simple, thoughtful, and surprisingly powerful eight-minute radio and television program designed to help listeners pause, reflect, and begin the year with intention. Hosted by Stan Hustad, the program does not offer a list of resolutions or predictions. Instead, it centers on one clarifying question—drawn from history, philosophy, and practical coaching—that has the potential to save time, sharpen focus, strengthen relationships, and improve effectiveness in life and work throughout the year ahead. A Question Rooted in Wisdom The program begins with a story attributed to two influential American thinkers, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who were known to ask one another a profound question when they met: "Since we last met, what is clearer to you now?" This question, simple on the surface, becomes the centerpiece of the broadcast. Stan connects it to the modern pursuit of clarity over argument—echoing the teaching of