1300 days sober today! I have to much to be grateful for and I’m stoked about who I am without booze in my life. My wife and kiddos have cheered me on the entire time too 🙏🏼❤️ Want help getting sober? Hit me up and I’ll help pay it forward.

Hey Josh Wheeler 👋 Just checked out Resilient Daily. You're still early enough to structure the community properly before growth starts kicking in — which honestly is the best possible timing. We're currently helping new Skool owners turn empty/basic communities into launch-ready ecosystems completely free. Examples + full breakdown here: 👉 Community Launch Before vs after examples below 👇

While listening to a podcast tonight a question was asked about how do you focus on being more grateful. It was from the angle of struggling to find things to be grateful for. The host then said, “imagine something that you love tremendously and then imagine losing it, and then imagine getting it back.” I have so much to be grateful for and I’m also a person who is generally happy and wakes up that way every day. Hearing explained like that made me reflect on Father’s Day and getting to spend the day with my family. I hope you were able to find something to be grateful for today even in the midst of adversity in life's busyness.

Much of suffering comes not from events themselves, but from our resistance to them. We argue with reality, demand different outcomes, and exhaust ourselves fighting what already is. In doing so, we become our own greatest adversary. There was a time when every day felt like a battle—against circumstances, against other people, and against myself. Yet no amount of struggle could force life to bend to my will. The harder I fought, the more peace slipped away. Tranquility begins where resistance ends. I cannot control other people. I cannot control every outcome. I can only govern my own thoughts, actions, and character. When I accept what is outside my control and focus on what is within it, I regain my freedom. Today, I choose acceptance over conflict. I will meet life as it is, not as I wish it to be. I will release the urge to fight every inconvenience, every setback, and every fear. Peace is not found by conquering the world—it is found by mastering myself. Reflection: What am I resisting today that would bring me peace if I simply accepted it and responded with wisdom instead of struggle?

Today I am 1293 days sober. It took me a while to figure it out but once I said it out loud to people and owned it, I haven’t gone back. I start every day with a daily reflection and take time to examine myself, plan a workout and get ready to own my day. I need this. Being productive and finding meaning through action and purposeful work. I hope you enjoy it and would love to know how you start your day! Josh Fear never completely disappears. It shows up in different forms—self-doubt, uncertainty, stress, loneliness, and the temptation to return to old coping mechanisms. As first responders, we’re trained to run toward discomfort on the job. Recovery asks us to do the same in our personal lives. Sobriety isn’t about eliminating fear. It’s about learning to move forward despite it. It’s choosing the difficult conversation, the early workout, the meeting, the phone call, or simply sitting with uncomfortable emotions instead of escaping them. Every day we lean into discomfort rather than away from it, we build resilience. Today’s challenge: Do one thing you’ve been avoiding. The path to growth is usually hiding behind it. Own your day. Stay sober. Stay relentless.