Hey Empowered Fam! :) I was just in a call with @Arthur Maddocks-Brown in his group, where we talked about creating a Bucket List and I was inspired to share this with the group! He is running a Bucket List Challenge in his group (100 goals in 5 years)!! QUESTION: What are some of the things on YOUR bucket list? I would LOVE to hear about some of these! :) Aaaaaaaand...Because this is a group about inspiring and being inspired, empowering and being empowered, and living to our fullest potential (whatever that may look like) this is a great way to support/encourage each other along the way! Some additional info about bucket list, if you'd like it! :) ------------------------------- A bucket list is an intentional inventory of experiences, goals, and growth edges you want to tend to during your life. Since we never know when our time is up, it's helpful to start now. **Think of it less like a checklist and more like a map of who you want to become.Think about the values that you hold and how the items within the bucket list serve towards those values**** Most meaningful bucket lists have a few different “buckets” inside them: 1. Experiences (the classic stuff) These are the do the thing items. The things that expand your point of reference. -Travel to places that change your perspective -Try something that scares you a little (or a lot) -Attend or participate in something you once thought was “not for people like me” 2. Growth & Becoming This is where it gets deeper--identify your values; explore past hurts; who are you becoming? These items usually feel uncomfortable to write down because they require change, not just effort. -Learn a skill you’ve always avoided -Confront a pattern you keep repeating -Develop a trait you admire in others (patience, courage, empathy, integrity) . 3. Relationship & Connection A lot of people realize late that who they shared life with mattered more than what they did. i posted a short video a while back (I'll try to find it again) about how love/relationships is what matters most to people in the end of their life. :)

This post was inspired by @Georgiana D 's post here. Go check that out if you haven’t already! Really cool reading through y’alls reflections. Soooooooooo sorry for the length lol, but I wanted to synthesize all the thoughts and this community is a great place to do that 😀 Last year in 2025, I felt like I made some forward momentum. But it was REALLY tough to go back and reflect on the specifics because I wasn't tracking anything. So this year I decided to write more things down. The concept is simple. I started a google doc listing the days in January. Each day, I would add bullet points under that day. I was inspired by my family, podcasts, growing my business, etc. Every time I had a thought that felt relevant to my personal growth, I wrote it down…the good, the bad and the ugly. It wasn’t really journaling or a gratitude thing. I never forced myself to ‘make an entry’ for the day (some of the days were blank). It was just when I felt like ‘this thought COULD be helpful later’. Now that I got the explainer out of the way, here are my top 5 takeaways (some are quite personal 🫣) 1. The Jump I am going to quit my 9-5 job this year. Looking back at the last 15+ years of having a job, it’s disappointing to see how comfortable I got with trying to level up my life. Sure, I climbed the corporate ladder, that’s the path that was instilled in me since I was young. Do well in school, go to college, get a good job and keep getting promoted. I’ve done that, but I am on a real mission to find my true potential, as many of you are too. So over the last couple months, I’ve been trying to reverse engineer what would be required financially to make this jump happen. Factoring in the requirements to continue supporting my wife and kids, mortgage, etc. One day I mapped it all out and shared it with my wife as a projection to leave the job by the end of March. And while she has been super supportive, I could sense that she had the same ‘scared of risky thing’ mindset I’ve been working on overcoming myself for years. It was at that moment I was like ohhhh while my mindset has been getting more comfortable to adding positive risk, my wife hadn’t started her journey for that yet. So the plan is to continue pulling that thread

You are invited to a Zoom meeting with @Bruno Militz on February 4, 2026, from 7pm to 8pm EST, featuring a guest speaker, Eric Martin, discussing the importance of relationships, consistency, and patience for achieving freedom. Eric has been Bruno's mentor for the past 8 years, has been running his own business for over 15 years, and is someone he deeply respects both professionally and personally. I don't know Eric personally, however, I respect Bruno and I trust that his recommendation is solid. :) On the call, Eric will be touching on • Playing the long game in business and life • How relationships compound over time • Staying consistent when results are not immediate • Why freedom is built slowly, not suddenly • Keeping an open mind and remaining a great student as you grow 🕖 02/04 (Wednesday) at 7 pm EST. 🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5614515373?omn=85017240292 For those of you who have not met Bruno, he has amazing energy, is driven, and he is passionate about helping others grow--while also leading by example! I've appreciated our interactions and love how he shows up in the world. :) I absolutely have been appreciating his Monday Motivation videos/posts too :) You can find his group here :Personal Growth Skool

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. " MLK Jr. :) I wanted to share something that @Arthur Maddocks-Brown and @Maxwell Riseman are doing in their communities and that I'd like to put out here for anyone that would also be interested and inspired to do something similar!! In a world of darkness, we can be carriers of some light! :) Be the change you wish to see in the world. Arthur used to volunteer for a charity called Letters of Hope, but unfortunately they closed due to funding issues. BUT, the mission doesn't have to stop and I think that we (and others) can continue it. THE TASK, should you choose to accept it: -Write a handwritten letter of hope as if you're writing to someone you deeply care about, knowing it will be gifted to a complete stranger. -Leave the letter somewhere for someone to find, or, if you're feeling extra brave, hand the letter to a stranger. If you want to post a photo or share about your experience in writing it , please do so in the comment section below! :)

Ever notice how exhausting it is to be “easygoing”? Not because life is hard — but because you’re constantly managing everyone else’s comfort. Holding your tongue. Softening your truth. Smoothing edges before anyone even notices them. At some point, “keeping the peace” stops being mature and starts being self-erasure. What looks calm on the outside can feel loud and heavy on the inside. That weight? It’s information. 💬 Where are you spending energy staying quiet instead of being honest? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pojL_35QlSI