Hey Reader, I turn 28 today. One inch closer to 30! I'm excited for the third decade. What about you? To celebrate, me, Caroline, and the fur fam are at my buddy's lakehouse. Not sure if I brought enough bug spray or sunscreen (wish me luck). Anyway, wanted to say thank you so much for being part of my community. Cheers to yet another year 🥂 Love you guys. Now, let's dive into today's letter. If you’re not careful, life will sway you in directions that leave you feeling miserable and unhappy....
about 2 years ago • 7 min read
Hey Reader, It’s Monday morning. You just woke up, rolled over to turn the alarm off, and dragged yourself out of bed. Another dreadful start to a new week. Brush teeth, get dressed, and brew coffee. Thank God for coffee. An hour later, it's time to make the commute to work. As soon as you hit your first red light, instincts take over. Red light. Stop. Pull phone out. Check socials. See notification bell. Open. Respond. Exit. Get lured into Instagram feed. Next thing you know, the person...
about 2 years ago • 6 min read
Morning Reader, James Clear said best in his book Atomic Habits “making a choice that is 1% better or 1% worse is insignificant in the moment. But over the span of moments that make up a lifetime, these choices determine the difference between who you are and who you could be.” I see the "could be" as the version of yourself with the highest potential. And it's small, tiny adjustments that make all the difference; not huge leaps of change. So today, I want to share 5 tiny adjustments that...
about 2 years ago • 8 min read
Hey Reader, Your greatest teacher of all time is something we all share in common. Although it's good for us to contemplate, we'd usually rather avoid its teachings. Because it can be uncomfortable, especially at first. If you've avoided it for the majority of your life, it's easier to think that your life is better without facing it. But weirdly enough (or not), it just might be the key to unlocking your potential and living a meaningful life. That teacher’s name is... Death. When you're...
about 2 years ago • 8 min read
Happy Saturday Reader, In a world where we're constantly surrounded by examples of success, it’s easy to think that the only way to achieve your goals is by obsessing over them. This is one major challenge I’ve dealt with over the course of my life. Overthinking may have helped me in math class, but it kept me stuck in every other aspect. I learned this the hard way: Overthinking stems from a place of fear. I wanted security. I wanted approval. I wanted to avoid future pain. And what did I...
about 2 years ago • 8 min read
What's up Reader, This past weekend, I went to EDC Las Vegas for the second time. When Caroline and I went last year, it was pretty hot. But this year? GODDAMN. I didn’t sweat bricks, I sweat a whole f*cking mansion. Imagine staying up until sunrise to finish a music festival, then only getting to sleep until 10:30 am because the sun comes out balls blazin’ like a prisoner straight out of solitary confinement... 3 days in a row. The festival itself was a blast, but camp was brutal… Our tent’s...
about 2 years ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, In a world full of distractions, it can be difficult to feel like you’re actually making progress. All these dreams and wants and amazing ideas. But there's only so much time in a day. Your attention is scarce. And not only do you desperately need your attention, so does your coworker, your partner, your friend… The list goes on. The worst part is the end of the day, when you look back and feel like you got nothing done. You’re still where you were that morning. In comes the...
about 2 years ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, The monkey mind can be a b*tch. It’ll pull you in a million different directions making you feel stuck with little to no progress. I know this from firsthand experience. During COVID, I was introduced to my own monkey mind. With no freelance clients and all that free time, I thought I was moving the needle forward consuming books, podcasts, and YouTube videos. But really, I was just mentally master-bating, hopping from one piece of advice to another. [intentional type there] I...
about 2 years ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, For the first 25 years of my life, I bounced from thing to thing without asking myself what I really wanted to do. Two of my sisters play trumpet? I'll play it too. One goes to Sam Houston State University? I'll go there too. Study accounting? What the hell, why not? I followed the easy route until I no longer had a role model. When I stepped into entrepreneurship, I didn't have any friends or family who could relate. It felt like someone dropped me off in a city I'd never seen...
about 2 years ago • 6 min read