This is just a friendly check-in to see where everyone’s at. No pressure at all—this is your journey of introspection and discovery, at your own pace. If you’d like more accountability, structure, or someone to walk alongside you, drop me a message—I’m here for that. Wherever you are is exactly where you’re meant to be—thanks for sharing so we can all cheer each other on. – Paul

I’m excited to announce two exclusive Smart Funny Tortured Workshops* designed to ignite, explore, and deepen our understanding of the core pillars of our framework: 💡 SMART Workshop: Inquire, Inspire, Share Date & Time: [September 2nd & 9th @ 6pm PST] In this session, we’ll dive into the intersection of Skills, Acumen, and Experience, exploring how these three elements converge to form your unique toolkit for navigating life. This workshop will focus on Tools—the practical and intangible assets you’ve developed through both triumph and struggle. 🎉 FUNNY Workshop: Inquire, Inspire, Share Date & Time: [September 3rd & 10th @ 6pm PST] Get ready to tap into Joy, Flow, and Pleasure - the tools that unlock creativity, resilience, and connection. In this playful yet profound workshop, we will explore how lightness and humor are integral to our journey toward self-actualization. This session will focus on using humor as a powerful tool to navigate life’s complexities. These workshops are not just about theory, they’re about transformation. In each session, we’ll: - Share personal stories and insights - Reflect on how we can apply these tools in our lives - Create a space for connection and growth within our community These sessions are designed to help you deepen your SMART and FUNNY elements, while reinforcing our shared commitment to transformation, building a strong sense of community, and creating opportunities to laugh and grow together. * Completion of either modules is not necessary to attend. All are welcome!

Hi Everyone, Something’s been rising in me lately—borne from the conversations I’ve been having with so many of you. I say this line all the time: "You before the bullsh*t." But what does that actually mean? Why does it matter? Why this phrase? Why this course? This post—and the accompanying video—is about the WHY behind all of it. Not marketing. Not mindset. But meaning. 🧠 What "You Before the Bullsh*t" Really Means It’s not a slogan. It’s a remembering. It’s the moment you stop trying to become someone better and start reclaiming someone forgotten. It’s not about adding new tools. It’s about recovering the ones you buried just to survive. “You before the bullsht*” is: - Who you were before the shame story took hold - Before the masks, the defense mechanisms, the overperformance - Before the world trained you to hide your contradictions just to fit in It’s the self that’s still in there—whole, complicated, magnetic—waiting to be remembered, not rebuilt. 🔥 Why This Matters Now Because people are tired. Tired of “doing the work.” Tired of feeling like healing is another job. Tired of self-help that treats them like a project to manage. Smart Funny Tortured doesn’t ask you to fix yourself. It invites you to remember yourself. Like finding your car keys. Or your wallet. Or your kid in a grocery store. That tear-conjuring relief of: “I found you.” That’s what this is. A return. A recovery. A remembering. 🧱 Why I Built This Because I was lost. I was exhausted. Racked with shame. Drowning in depression. And what I found wasn’t a fix. It was a framework that helped me remember who I was before the world made me perform, protect, and pretend. That’s the WHY behind Smart Funny Tortured. That’s the WHY behind You before the bullsht.* 🫂 Share Your WHY Below If you feel it, drop a few words in the comments: What does “You before the bullsh*t” mean to you?What part of yourself are you trying to remember?

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