Reframing the word "goal" to "challenge" as I think it can force more of a growth mindset. Mine for example is to completely leave work. No stepping down or side-stepping. Fully leave the company before my 5 year anniversary (June). This is obviously a goal, but in reality it will be my biggest challenge of the year. I have to view it as a problem to be solved with sequenced steps in order to succeed, rather than a "goal" with no tangibility. Reverse engineer it from the desired outcome and just stick to the process. In reality, I could just get another job, but the challenge is because of the bigger picture. I don't want to work in a conventional working structure my whole life, and life's responsibilities will ramp up even more in the coming years. (little guys gotta get a good education and dad's dreams won't matter so much at that stage). I don't have much time left to take more shots without it potentially pulling time, energy and resources from my family that I would struggle to make back. I genuinely mean it when I say you are all capable of so much more than you give yourselves credit for. I'm sure some of you might look at this as inspiring or courageous or interesting that I'm doing it, giving this whole community thing a go. I'll be honest, I got no clue what I'm doing, BUT.. I'm just leaning into it. I'll figure it out. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I'd love if you guys would consider sharing your biggest challenge for the year. It doesn't have to be life changing. But it has to be challenging enough to force you to grow in the process. (There is nothing like the social pressure of telling everyone what you are trying to accomplish to get you started and follow through haha. Case and point–this community) much love, Krys

Hey guys. I've been really thinking about how I can provide you guys with the most value for being here. In short, I want to develop a course that would sit in the 'Classroom' tab. It would be a step by step of how to take action towards your goals and ownership of your lives. It would follow the sequencing of... 1. Accepting full responsibility for your current situation 2. Acknowledging where you are at 3. Deciding on what you're interested in 4. Doing what you are interested in without worrying about what others think 5. Stating what it is you are going to do 6. Having a system for getting it done and staying accountable Is this something that you guys would like? It would take me a little bit to get it right and provide the most value but it feels like a very impactful way of helping you guys take agency over your lives. Let me know what you think and be brutally honest. Also, tell me of some of the other challenges you guys are facing in an abstract way so I can think of other courses/resources that could help you all out 🫡 much love, Krys

I appreciate you guys being here. A few years ago I got into this self-help, philosophical, personal-development shit and wanted to build a community around it. I think we can all be better than we are. And we need to start looking at ourselves and asking if the person we are now is the person we want to be remembered as. This is fresh. It's a really blank canvas, and i'll do my best to facilitate what we should be doing here but I really want us to organically create a group that fits the needs of US. First thing is we need some 'category' names so we can filter posts and keep discussions in their relevant places. If you guys had any ideas–remember we are here to talk about some real shit and support each other–put them down in the comments. And genuinely, if this isn't something you are interested in being a part of once it starts picking up and becoming whatever it becomes, no hard feelings, I'd rather you respect your own time and leave 🫶🏻 much love, Krys