Month: September 2025

  • What I Read in September

    Soundtracks by Jon Acuff (Re-read)This might be my favorite book by Jon Acuff. Soundtracks are his word for repetitive thoughts. We have them ruining in our minds constantly. Often, they…


  • Maxim #7: Embrace the Suck

    This is what you wanted. You wanted it to be hard. You wanted it to suck so you could prove to yourself that you could handle it. That you were…


  • On Death

    Every morning when I am getting dressed, I put this coin in my pocket. “Memento Mori” means “Remember Death”. It is a reminder to me that I might not live…


  • Maxim #6: Do The Reps

    This maxim is another soundtrack I heard from Jon Acuff. I love it. It can be applied to so many different things: Working out. Playing the guitar. Learning to juggle.…


  • Maxim #5: Make Tomorrow Easy Today

    On the bottom of my habit tracker card (you can see an image on this post) are the letters MTET, which stand for Make Tomorrow Easy Today. It reminds me…


  • The Richest Man in the World

    Who is the richest man you know? It might be me, if you know me. I can have bad days. I can get discouraged and frustrated. I can look around…


  • Binary Thinking About Some Ultimate Things

    I understand that there are plenty of things that are not binary, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some things that are binary. In fact, I think there are some…


  • Maxim #4: Future You Is Calling…

    Would you like to be able to tell Younger You a few things? Warn them of some mistakes? Encourage them to take some risks? Kick them in the pants? Give…


  • Maxim #3: Win the Morning, Win the Day

    At zero dark thirty this morning, I was out doing a 4 mile ruck with 30 lbs. on my back. It was close to 6 am when I was coming…


  • I Believe Things That Aren’t True

    I believe things that aren’t true. I know I do. I am sure of it. If nothing else, it is a matter of the odds. I have thousands upon thousands…


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