First of all — just wanted to say again how much I loved coaching you those eight weeks! You showed up with so much heart and honesty, and it made the whole experience feel bigger and deeper than anything I could have created on my own. At the end of our time together, a bunch of you said you were interested in continuing with Closure Classes —and after a lot of thinking (and a few deep talks with my coffee mug), I’ve decided to officially launch it this June - and spread it out over 4 months, 2 sessions a month. Here's the plan.... TAP HERE TO LEARN MORE & ENROLL! https://sales.notsalmon.com/closure-classes/ P.P. S. If you have any questions — just email me. I’m here. (Probably with coffee.)

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Confession time: I spent years making financial decisions based on temporary happiness, and now that I’m in my 60’s I realize that was… Hmmmm….what’s the opposite of “wise”? Oh yeah: DUMB! Like, why did I spend all that money on designer shoes when I could have contributed it to retirement? The financial choices we make now will set us up either for freedom or regret in our later years. So this is my reminder to you… Regularly contribute to a “Future Me Fund” — aka a retirement fund. Literally label your retirement account “Future Me Fund.” Why label it this way? Because when you do, then you’re remembering there’s a Future You out there… counting on you not to be the opposite of wise (aka: dumb!). This is actually research based. In my book Your To Die For Life I share a fascinating study called: “Saving for the Future Self: Neural Measures of Future Self-Continuity Predict Temporal Discounting.” (Yeah, academics really love their long-winded titles, eh?) Anyway . . . in this study, researchers showed participants a glimpse of their future selves using the digital wizardry of a face-aging app. They showed people what they’d look like several decades down the line. Wrinkles, age spots, the works! Then, something remarkable happened. People who confronted their future, aged selves were more likely to save for retirement rather than spend their money on immediate gratification. It was as if coming face-to-face with their future faces ultimately slapped some sense into them. Like a cinematic moment, where “Old Them” traveled back in time and shook “Young Them” by the shoulders and yelled, “Wake up, you fool! Quit blowing all of our cash!” The takeaway? When you confront the reality of Future You, you think about your present choices differently. You become more motivated to improve your daily habits — to make Future You happier. So, whenever you’re tempted to make an impulse purchase, ask yourself: “Is this worth taking from Future Me?”

I want you to explore embracing Empathic Love more this week. This the undercurrent of a truly meaningful connection. It gives you the ability to see beyond yourself and recognize that everyone carries their own battles. Empathy also empowers you to listen more closely—so you actually ask things like, “Hey, you doing okay?” And you stop fake-listening—like the “uh-huh, yeah, sure” stuff. Share below anything that comes to mind around this core value this week. And any "I am and so I do" statements you create around this core value!

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