This group doesn’t exist to keep you entertained or busy. It exists to make sure you don’t drift. Life gets loud, work takes over, and before you know it months have passed and nothing actually changed. That’s the trap. This space is here to interrupt that. The direction for 2026 is simple and it’s not negotiable. We’re focused on becoming more solid men. Better husbands, better fathers, better leaders, better friends, and better at carrying weight without checking out or blowing up. Not perfect. Not polished. Just honest and consistent. I’m not interested in resolutions. They sound good for a week and die the first time life pushes back. We’re setting rules instead. Rules are what you fall back on when motivation disappears. Here are the five we’re living by this year. First, you show up even when it’s inconvenient. Especially then. If you only engage when things are calm, you don’t actually have support when it matters. Second, you speak honestly here or you don’t speak at all. No pretending, no chest beating, no highlight reels. Wins are welcome. Struggles matter more. Third, you handle the basics daily. Sleep, movement, reading, time to think. Nothing heroic. Just the boring stuff done consistently because that’s where strength actually comes from. Fourth, you take responsibility without hunting for someone to blame. What happened already happened. What matters is what you do next. And fifth, you don’t do this alone. If this group has helped you, even a little, bring another man with you. A coworker. A friend. A guy who looks fine on the outside but you know isn’t. This year isn’t about reinventing yourself or chasing some new identity. It’s about tightening the foundation and standing on it when life gets heavy. We’re moving forward. I'm glad you're here. Let’s get to work. Stay anchored.

I’ve been sitting with this all weekend, trying to figure out the best way to share it, and honestly…I’m just excited. This guide isn’t perfect. It’s not some polished “10-step blueprint.” It’s not meant to live on someone’s desktop collecting dust. It’s meant to wake a man up. To give him a place to start when everything feels heavy and unclear. It’s simple on purpose. It’s a jump start. A shove in the right direction. A reminder that you don’t need to have everything figured out before you take the first step. The real work happens here in this community, with the conversations we’re having and the accountability we’re building. And I want the men in this room to be the first ones to get it. Wednesday morning, it’s yours. You’ll find it inside the Classroom section here on Skool. A couple things I want to be clear about: • Please don’t share the PDF publicly.I made this for us, for the men who are actually doing the work. I’m trusting that it stays here. • If you know a guy who needs this, a coworker, a friend, your brother, invite him into the community. He’ll get the guide for free just by being here. No pressure. Just an honest nudge. “Hey man, this group has helped me. Thought of you.” You never know what that simple message might do for someone. I’m proud of this guide. I’m proud of what we’ve been building. And I’m proud of you guys for showing up the way you do. Wednesday we take another step forward. Stay anchored.

I dropped this is another group for accountability but I need to start interacting here with all of you so here she goes. I got absolutely hate fucked at work yesterday. All 12 hours of it. Multiple incidents and then having to deal with the Provincial Government regarding those incidents was a lot. I managed the stressors most of the day pretty good but definitely was worn down and beaten close to the end of it. I let them have access to my energy. I let them knock me down to their level. I did that not anyone else. Anger and rage that reflected my past way too much. I cried in frustration about it on my way home and in the driveway briefly. It bleed into my personal life at home. Got into a pretty heated argument with the wife not about nothing but I don’t think it was necessary after the days events and we both agreed to that later on in the evening after a much better conversation. When I woke up today I made it part of the morning to be very intentional with a reset and that it’s a new day. What happened yesterday is done and I don’t have to carry it with me. Majority of my growth in my time here has been gained from disconnecting from my past. Yesterday was a good reminder of that. Thank you universe 🌌

I wanted to share something that hit me hard this past week. Part of the reason I had to cancel our Saturday call was because I got called out to an emergency service job, and what I walked into has been sitting heavy with me ever since. A family had just gone through a house fire. Not only the fire itself, but the water damage, the chaos, the smell of smoke that hits you in the chest, and the look on their faces as they walked through what was left. Every personal belonging gone. Kids’ keepsakes soaked, burned, destroyed. Their whole world changed in a night. Standing there with them, watching them try to process all of it, it hit me how quickly life can flip. How fast the things we take for granted can disappear. And honestly, it rocked me. It stuck with me all weekend. Still have that lump in my throat as I write this. But it also pushed me into gratitude in a way I wasn’t expecting. Gratitude for my home. Gratitude for my wife and daughter. Gratitude for the quiet, simple moments we blow past every day. Gratitude for the people in my life who I get to love and who love me back. Even gratitude for the problems I do have, because they’re problems I get to work through, not ones that take everything away from me in a second. I don’t say this to be dramatic. I say it because sometimes life throws something in front of us that forces us to slow down and see what’s actually in front of us. And that’s what this was for me. So today, I want to offer you the same reminder I needed: Take a second and sit with what you still have. Your people. Your health. Your chance to wake up today and choose who you’re becoming. Your ability to start again, no matter where you’re at right now. It’s easy to get caught up in the stress, the noise, the grind. But gratitude doesn’t make the hard stuff disappear, it just anchors you so the hard stuff doesn’t take you under. Appreciate you guys.

Hey guys, I just wanted to jump in here and acknowledge the mix-up with this morning’s Coffee and Clarity call. I cancelled it last night because of a work emergency, but for whatever reason Skool didn’t process it until right before the call…and I genuinely thought it had pushed a notification out. It didn’t. That’s on me. No excuses. I’ll own that one and be better with communication moving forward as I keep learning how to navigate this platform. I really appreciate the understanding. Back at it next Saturday. If you ever have questions, ideas, or things you want covered on these calls, drop them in here anytime.