I've been learning a lot from everyone's experiences, and I'm grateful for the positive environment here. One thing that's becoming clear to me is that consistent learning and showing up every day really make a difference. Thank you to everyone who shares their knowledge so generously. I'm looking forward to learning even more and contributing wherever I can. Wishing everyone continued success on their journey!

I was inspired by Aaron's story from a while back about his pull to start creating a daily video when he got started, and how that was one thing that launched him into his first success as a creator. I finally got the pull I've been waiting for to do mine. I started last Monday—committed to getting to bed at 10 every night, so I can get up at 5, bike into a local nature preserve, set up my tripod and mic, shoot a video (2, actually because I'm shooting a different one every day to share on LinkedIn, under my real name), and be back home before my wife and kids are even up. This morning was Episode 9, and I just opened up with zero idea of what I was going to say before pressing record (every other day, I've planned the video in my mind while biking over). I've always wanted to host my own show, so created one and nominated myself as the host. My show is called, "Act As If," and it's about the power of acting as if you already are the person you want to be—because it's up to each of us to step into it, noone else can do it for us, and it's not dependant on anything outside of ourselves. If I'm being honest, I've been feeling pretty insecure about my videos—it feels like a very vulnerable act—especially since not many people are watching yet, but have kept going every day trusting that I am following a pull that is going to help me on the journey to where I want to go. Aaron's approach from his paid programs have helped me learn to be more comfortable on camera, and I just looked back at Episode 6 (from Sunday), and realized it's not actually as awkward as I once was on camera. Would love to know what you think, and please follow along if you're inspired to see how my journey unfolds.

And naturally, our mind opens its little achievement spreadsheet. 📋 "What did I accomplish?" "What did I finish?" "Did I finally become the person who wakes up at 5 AM, drinks green juice, meditates for 2 hours and has life completely figured out?" 😄 (Still waiting for that update to install...) But maybe consciousness is asking a different question. Not: "What did I get?" But: "Who did I become?" - What belief that used to control me doesn't have the same power anymore? - Where did I become softer instead of harder? - Where did I stop asking for permission to be myself? - What today feels normal that six months ago felt impossible? - What version of me is no longer invited to the next chapter? Because transformation is funny... We spend so much time waiting for the big external change. The new job. The new relationship. The new house. The new opportunity. But sometimes the biggest shift happens quietly. One day you notice: "I don't react the way I used to." "I don't chase what I used to chase." "I don't carry what I used to carry." And you realize... something inside you already moved. Your circumstances are just catching up. ✨ Awareness is powerful because the moment you truly see a pattern, you are no longer completely trapped inside it. The observer changes the experience. The breath you take before reacting. The pause before answering. The moment you choose love instead of an old wound. These tiny moments are not tiny. They are the bricks building a completely different version of you. So maybe this week, instead of creating another endless list of things to achieve... Take a moment. Write two pages: "The person who started this year." And: "The person I am becoming." Don't write only about achievements. Write about your courage. Your peace. Your boundaries. Your emotional freedom. The fears that lost their voice. The things you finally released. Then look at it. You might discover something beautiful... The greatest transformation you were waiting for... was already happening inside you. 💛

Time’s up. Over the next month (I started this morning), I’m waking up at 5 every morning to record 2 videos: One for my personal brand that I will share on LinkedIn and more professionally focused, to get consulting clients. One for The Midlife Mystic that I will share on social media for my (small but growing) audience there, and my newsletter, to get coaching clients. Does it scare the crap out of me? Yes. Do I feel like it can transform my life? Yes. Is it guaranteed? No. Am I going to commit to it either way, because I know that on the other side of the next 30 days, regardless of the outcome, I will be a different version of myself—one who has faced his deepest fears around putting himself out there in the world? Hell yes. I’ll keep you updated on my progress. And also, why am I so scared? It’s all just energy right? And physical reality is just a projection of my own consciousness. All just an illusion. When it comes down to it, there’s really nothing to fear. So, I guess it’s time to prove that to myself—and demonstrate it for others as well.