The Bryson Every Day Project

11:03pm, April 30th, 2024, Car, UT I’m faced with the same opportunities in life as I was years ago. This time, I am immensely more equipped to handle what is in front of me. That is so exciting for me to think about and realize. I'm very proud of how far I’ve come. But this is the start of the next chapter. So here we go!

8:29pm, April 29th, 2024, Desk, UT Discipline will always be king, but resilience is up there. Your ability to bounce back in times of adversity and times of extreme hardship is going to help for damn sure. I’ve done a lot of “practice” to get my resilience up. Ice baths have been a huge factor in that. Developing resilience I think has been one of the most valuable things I could’ve done so far. 1 day out from chapter X in my life. Sad but not sad at all? Stoked? Ready? All the above.

8:55pm, April 28th, 2024, Desk, UT Spent the day packing and getting ready. Super hyped. As I record this, my room is empty and is echoing. While I’m feeling “sad” for sure, it’s much easier knowing that I am moving onto a new chapter of life and im doing so absolutely having crushed the last chapter. I have proof that I can do hard shit. I remind myself of that every day by indirectly following my powerlist. Also thinking about the life I’ve chosen and the path I want to follow. It feels damn good being so sure of where I;m headed. I know it’s going to be brutal. But damn man, we get one life. We’re all going to die anyway. None of us will be here in 100 years. The earth is going to explode one day. Just do what you wanna do and live an epic life. Fuck the rest. Let’s go. 2 days out.

10:25pm, April 27th, 2024, Car To Gym From Work, UT Even when I record the episode earlier in the day I still don’t type this shit out till it’s too late. Damn I blow. Been having a lot of thoughts that just serve as a great reframe when in what we call “shitty situations” like traffic. One hell of a day today but I pushed through and got everything done as planned. 1 year ago I would have folded the second I got off work. So cool to look back and see actual, real growth in myself.

10:04pm, April 26th, 2024, Desk, UT Adhesive sound-proofing panels don’t come off easily. This is some horseshit. Got a few ideas for some episodes coming up as well as changing the intro outro to be more concise and to the point. New chapter in life requires a new change in the shits on the podcast(s). So here we go.

10:11pm, April 25th, 2024, Desk, UT Putting any task off till later is just a shitty idea. Putting any task off till later that is also very hard to do.. That’s a very shitty idea. Maybe I’ll learn soon. Short and sweet. Just being lazy.

8:09pm, April 24th, 2024, Desk, UT HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA! SUPPORT YOUR SON AND LISTEN TO HIS SHOWS! As I sit and pack my stuff up for my third run at having my very own place, I think about how the last 5 times moving went. Full of sadness and aimlessness. I was just a lost soul searching for something that was within me the entire time. Those are some of the truest words that have ever come out of my mouth too. I’ve since found that within myself and have progressed immeasurably. I am so stoked about this move now. A new chapter of life with new challenges, stress, and rewards. 6 days left!

5:14pm, April 23rd, 2024, Car Ride to Gym, UT Straight up, not a huge fan of writing these podcast captions. Kind of tedious to do every single damn time, but it is what it is. One thing I want to point out with this fact alone is that I am now feeling that annoyance of this task after 187 episodes. Which indicates that I don’t actually feel that way, I’m just in a headspace that is not serving me. Why all the sudden would it be a pain in the pass or tedious to get this done? I’ve not felt that wat much at all for 187 straight episodes. Keep your mentality in check and check in on yourself. Just caught myself in some bullshit complaining. Anyway, a family member told me they don’t know who this new Bryson is. They miss the old Bryson. They wouldn’t be saying that if I hadn’t actually changed and made that much progress to be seen as “different.” So that’s a HUGE win for the perspective of myself to keep moving forward. Kind of a right hook to the dome in another sense too. I worked hard to get to where I am right now, and they said they miss how I used to be? I’ve grown, matured, and worked my ass off to be in my position of self development and vision. And that’s not appreciated? Damn. Oh well dude. Keep ‘er movin’.

8:16pm, April 22nd, Desk, UT Happy birthday Keybin Son. Little update on what I’m doing at the moment. Been slacking hard to be honest. Every episode should have stuff like this one in it to be honest. Documenting what I’m doing in detail like this. Who knows. Anyway, that’s it. Short and sweet.

8:42pm, April 21st, 2024, Desk, UT As I sit here and type this out, I wonder if I am in those grinding, golden, fun years of my life right now by going through all the things I’m doing. I’m sitting here on my bed typing all this out absolutely exhausted and all I can help with think is this is going to be a cool story in 15 years. And it would be absolutely easy for me to just give up on everything and disappear. What a shitty story that would be and what a load of regret that would be on my chest for the rest of my life.

12:11am, April 20th, 2024, Desk, UT I got asked how I get my fire/drive back when Iose it and I don’t want to do something. Like running, a workout, an ice bath, whatever it is. I think back to my life before I started all this and get scared of feeling like that loser piece of shit I was. That’s a big one for me now when I think about it. That’s what I do.

9:13pm, April 19th, 2024, Desk, UT Here’s a list below of all the accomplishments of the last tiny little 6 months of my life. It’s wild to look back and see this stack of proof. What’s crazier to think about is how this is only 6 months. I have 80 years of life left. And this is what I was able to accomplish in 1/160th of that. So awesome. Very proud. Here’s the list I wrote in my notes app on my iphone. Nothing fancy, just writing notes. As always, it’s as i wrote it. Nothing changed or edited. It’s ugly and not fancy, but that’s why im doing this podcast. Document everything. Completed 75 hard Phase 1 failed, phase 1 Phase 2 Gained probably 30lbs Strongest ive ever been (except legs cuz herniated discs) Started this podcast Havent missed a day Read a handful of self help books Got samples ordered for pre workout supplement, Got revision on sample, made 2nd order, Now doing it again for third revision Getting my own place in 11 days, Paid off like 8k in debt Am now saving for first order of pre workout supplement which is gonna be my firs business more than likely. Rebranded podcast 3 times Made a second podcast and the cover art that’s going to launch soon and on YouTube in a few months Got intro outro going Ice bath consistently. 145 days straight. Maybe missed 2 or 3 days between 183 and now. Recorded 100 podcasts without telling anyone anything about anything, Went sky diving Developed an incredible amount of discipline and mental resilience Gotten 2 raises at my job Done a lot of extra shit at my main job making guides and step by steps for everyone else. Gotten almost 15 certifications at my main job. Successfully got back into the swing of things fitness-wise. Got a third job washing trucks First milestone episode. Halfway to year 1, which is 1/40th of the way to 7305. Changed my entire life around in a matter of a few weeks, but really it was over 120 days or so. And now being almost 9 months in, I’m an entirely different person.

8:02pm, April 18th, 2024, Desk, UT Lots of stress for not doing anything yet. Just trying to navigate this path the best I can. I wanted to share all of this with you so you can rest assured that it’s normal to have these forecasted thoughts that cause stress and frustration. You’re not alone. I’m literally figuring this out day by day as I go. There’s only hints and guidebooks, no blueprints. My life and their life and his life and your life are not the same. Maybe similar in some ways, but there’s no perfect blueprint. And if there were, what would that cost? Anyway, thanks for listening. Means a lot. If you’re listening to this in 2029, send me a DM or comment on my stuff with #2029Listener182BED. Fun little experiment.

5:47pm, April 17th, 2024, Car Ride Home From Gym/Work, UT Currently, my goal for bed is to be asleep by 8:00pm. Which usually has me in bed by 8 and asleep by 8:20-40. Somewhere around there. I’ve noticed significant changes in my ability to focus, concentrate, and get work done when I have restful nights. Sleep really is the cure-all for everything. At this point in my life, I’m sleeping around 8:20, awake by 3:22am, ice bath by 3:35am, shower, dressed, prep, and work by 5, work 5-2:30pm, gym until roughly 3:30 or 4. Home by 4:15ish, work on goals until 7:30, prep for bed and repeat. I’m sure this will change soon too as I get my own place again in 2 weeks from today. Episode 195 will be the new chapter episode or some shit. Let’s go.

10:23am, April 16th, 2024, Desk, UT I used to have the problem of getting upset when I would hear my goals would take 2 years to accomplish. Now? With everything i’ve learned in the last 8.5 months? If it’s less than 20 years it’s quicker than I thought. I am willing to bet that I will attribute a lot of my success in 5 years to this mindset alone. The perspective that anything less than 20 years is relatively fast. I’ll hear big guys in the industry talk about time frames for goals, and I have yet to hear any of them mention 20 years. It’s always 10 or less. Sometimes 15. So with that frame of mind, it makes all of these goals of mine seem more than achievable.

6:28pm, April 15th, 2024, Desk, UT In order to get into a good habit, you first have to make it as easy as humanly possible to succeed. Otherwise you set yourself up for failure. This is just one way of thinking and one perspective. But if you sign up for a gym an hour away, the likelihood that you, without a good habit of hitting the gym daily, will actually make that drive every day, is extremely low. But if that gym were a 4 minute walk away, you’d probab;y adhere to the new plan more easily. The barriers and resistance are so little that it’s so easy for you to do this. After a while of doing it, you build that discipline and consistency. Then, discipline keeps the habit going. So one school of thought here is that convenience and ease of execution is what gets a good thing going, but discipline and commitment is what keeps it long term. Make it as easy as possible to work as hard as you can.

5:47pm, April 14th, 2024, Desk, UT I am looking forward to the new chapter in life I am about to start. It’s going to be the hardest chapter in my life so far if I had to imagine. But that’s because it’s a lot of things combined together that I have no reference point for. When I think about all of this, and how life was for me when I had my own place previously in 2 other states, I reminisce about it was for me. It was isolated and empty for me. Now, I come home to people and can say what’s up. I won’t have that luxury anymore. It’ll be me and me only. All me. I am pumped for the challenges for damn sure, but I’d be lying if I said negative, self-doubting thoughts resurface more frequently at the thought. But what gets me going again is to think about where I was 8 and a half months ago verses where I am now. My self doubts then are things I laugh about now. It’s a growth game. Time to get hella uncomfortable again. Also mentioned the idea of Milestone Episodes. Every 91-92 episodes I’ll do a recap of the last 90 days. Every 183 I’ll do a recap of the last half year. Every 365 I’ll do a recap of the last year. And so on. I dunno.

8:40pm, April 13th, 2024, Desk, UT Generally speaking, I feel like my vision in the macro is dialed in. But my vision in the micro is not where it should be right now. Which sort of contradicts itself in a way. How can I see the long game if my short game is total ass? Time blocking seems to me the secret sauce. After one go at it my day was infinitely better. Interesting how that works huh. Gotta stop procrastinating.

10:33pm, April 12th, 2024, Desk, UT I do this thing where I’ll let one bad day really change my whole perspective on my life. Even if I have 99 straight days of excellence, if that 100th day is a total flop, it makes me feel like I am doing everything wrong and I could’ve done so much better. It is awful. 1 bad day is in fact not the end of the world.

10:15pm, April 11th, 2024, Desk, UT Topic 1 - Hey. If you don’t know the answer, say that you don’t know the answer. It’s okay. Fuck. Topic 2 - I never think about the money, clicks, views, fame, fortune, attention, shares, favorites, or anything. I am just so dialed in on the day-to-day that everything else really is irrelevant for me right now. Yes, still want a lambo. Yes, still want a nice house. Yes, still want nice shit. But if I never got any of that I still wouldn’t quit. I love this stuff so much. Growth every day? Almost on demand? Priceless. Topic 3 - None of these are being recorded for anyone listening now, but for the person listening in 13 years from now. So the fact I have an average of 2.5 listens per episode and I am almost 6 months deep without missing a day, it doesn’t bother me. Because one day someone will come back and listen and have an ENTRE roadmap to where I got to. All in real time. All day by day. So valuable man…

7:08pm, April 10th, 2024, Desk, UT Today was one hell of a day. And I could’ve taken the bad and ran with it. I could’ve let the frustration, stress, and lack of productivity ruin my whole day. But I made the conscious choice to turn this into a day of education. I learned, the hard way, how not to do something. So the reality of the situation is that I learned how to be better today. At the roots of it all, that’s all that happened today. That’s not to say it wasn’t frustrating or inconvenient. But what I am saying is that I could’ve let it ruin my day. But I didn’t. And now as I type this I am having a terrific end to my day. It’s all about the reframe. I truly believe, with all my heart and soul, that there is a positive thing that can be extracted from every single bad thing in life. You just have to look. This topic was inspired (2 minutes before I began recording) by ATB. ;)

5:47pm, April 9th, 2024, Desk, UT Well would you look at that. When you plan out your day with the time frames in which shit will get done, you get them done. Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion. So I gave myself time blocks to get each task done in. So far we are right on target. The fact I even recorded this at 5:30 and not 8:30 is a key indicator of it’s effectiveness. Hell yeah. First day blocking my time out was a success.

8:41pm, April 8th, 2024, Desk, UT I guess we are on a time management kick now. I have to get this under control because what am I even doing dude. Parkinson’s Law states that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion. Meaning if we are given 7 days to complete a task, we’ll get it done in 7. If we are given 1 hour, we do it in 1 hour. I am taking 6 of my 4 hours to get things completed. What I am doing now should’ve been don 2 hours ago. So why wasn’t it? Right? Wrote some goals for tomorrow with time blocks and I’m going to get that shit done. See you then.

The more I walk down this path of development and growth, the more I realize that the process and the journey really is the dream. Not the destination. It becomes clearer and clearer everyday that this is the case. And what a peace of mind that brings, knowing I’m there. I made it. Awesome reframe.

11:39pm, April 6th, 2024, Desk, UT Same exact time as yesterday. Weird. This isn’t some flex, it’s just a matter of fact. Every day is generally the exact same for me. I’ve designed it to be “hard,” unknowingly making it easier. The harder it is now, the easier it’ll get. Because if the first ever wall I climb is the hardest wall I ever climb, I will forever have this in my back pocket as evidence that anything that comes after is easier than the previous. That gives me a lot of relief and reassurance on the days I doubt myself most. The only way is through.

11:39pm, April 5th, 2024, Desk, UT I kept my word with the 3:30am ice bath and lost sleep because of how petrified I was of breaking that promise I made. It sounds so silly, but at the root of it all, this is what it’s all about. I said I would do something, and I got it done despite everything else. That is extremely powerful shit. Spent about 4 hours today designing a new podcast cover art. Doing graphic work is almost therapeutic for me. It’s so relaxing just messing with overlays, shading, shapes, and objects in photoshop. I love it. I got that cover art done for the most part believe. I’ll change it up with time I bet, but it’ll do for now. Your New Norm. Est. SOON 169 of 7305 @brquse

8:02pm, April 4th, 2024, Desk, UT My time management skills are garbage. How do I know? Because I had 10 extra hours in my day today to get things done. I got less done today than other days where I had more structure. Which goes back to the thing I mentioned about 75 Hard being harder if you have more days off from your job. Or just more freetime in general. Also came to the realization today that you cannot do it alone and that it’s okay to have others help you in your journey. Mentors, friends, family, whatever. Take advantage of what’s around you. I’ll dedicate a show to that in the future. If I do not get in the ice bath tomorrow morning before work (3:30am), I am going to do 1,000 push ups before bed. I will not break my word. 168 of 7305 @brquse

8:13pm, April 3rd, 2024, Desk, UT Taxing day mentally, so, low effort on this one (I’m sure it’ll be funny to look back on this in 6 years to see how this easy peasy taxing day was so hard for me now). Quick mini-updates in this one. Also hit 400 downloads today was which very cool. Fastest we’ve hit 100 which was 11 days. I’m averaging about 5-7 listens per new episode now and then a few extra from past ones. Very cool to see this happen in real time slowly. 167 of 7305. @brquse

8:32pm, April 2nd, 2024, Desk, UT Everyone knows what the golden rule is. Treat others how you want to be treated right? The actual origin I believe is “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” Meaning… Act the way you want others to act toward you… right? So… I don’t want a christmas gift, so I’m not buying you one. Or I don’t want you at my wedding, so I’m not going to yours. Or I don’t want you to talk to me, so I’m not going to talk to you. Or I’m not going to your birthday party, so I don’t want you at mine. Is this not the golden rule? Just one of the many thoughts I have about things. 166 of 7305. @brquse

8:34pm, April 1st, 2024, Desk, UT I’ve been learning about creating offers that are so good people feel stupid saying no. Today was my first AHA moment where it clicked for me. It felt empowering as hell. So that is what I’ll be working on and crafting up from here on out until launch day comes. Very excited to have that sense of direction in the business and growth sense. I’ve been working on myself aggressively for the last 8 months and now I get to see what this new sharpened version of me is capable of. Hell yes. Very excited.

8:06pm, March 32nd, 2024, Desk, UT I've come to the realization that after 165 episodes, that I will in fact continue making more episodes after this. April Fools. Gottem. Damn.

8:55pm, March 31st, 2024, FedEx Truck, Magna UT I’ll be 100% honest here, I can’t remember what I talked about. I’m writing this hours later and my brain is fried. What a day huh. Also, I don’t like the fact I’m just leaving it at that. But I also love the fact that I am because it documents the journey in real time. It shows the fact that I’m flawed and make mistakes. That’s what makes it more relatable to someone who might be listening in 17 years. So for the sake of documenting everything, hell yes.

7:17pm, March 30th, 2024, Desk, UT I am stoked to have the amount of options that I do to record in. Garage, bedroom living space, wherever. I like the idea of the garage because it’s unusual, yet poetic in the long term. I’m going to be more intentful with the day to day I share on here because that is the point of the show to begin with. To document the day to day. And I feel like I haven’t been doing that. So there’s that part. The last part of the show here is how I am going to crunch some financial goals in the next 6 years and make some very ignorant goals based on my lack of context and knowledge. But it’ll be fun to look back on in 12 years. Also, goals aren’t permanent. You can change the numbers, times, dates, whatever. No one talks about that. Anyway, sorry for absolutely screaming.

11:44pm, March 29th, 2024, Desk, UT I now realize it’s not the 30th. Whoops. Anyway, yeah I need to start doing the harder shit first. That’s pretty much the entire show right there. Also, I recorded with my phone on my bed. The quality is 100% better than using my mic and investing in sound proofing panels. Funny how people think you need the best equipment for quality but in all reality all you need is a bed and a phone. Night & day if you ask me.

10:12pm, March 28th, 2024, Desk, UT Title says it all for this one. You can really avoid a lot of struggles and hardships in life if you just suck it up and work harder than everyone else. That truly is the beginning and end of the lesson here. Take this and run with it.

7:30pm, March 27th, 2024, Desk, UT For one, it’s always something. There’s always 1 little thing that shows up. I’m going to coin this the Law of Always 1. There is ALWAYS something that was missed, overlooked, or forgotten. Today ran smooth, except I need to sleep in 30 minutes and have 58oz of water to down still. Great. I’ve had those brutal self doubts coming in hot the last few days. So much so it sparks a mental conversation. Dangerous territory usually, but I have done a good job building up my defenses to that horseshit. We keep movin’.

7:15pm, March 26th, 2024, Desk, UT Little dilemma here is that it’s very difficult to get good quality work in when I am tired as shit. My schedule is fairly “fit” in the sense that there’s not much wiggle room to move things around and experiment. The one thing I could do is swap my sleep schedule to be from 8-3am to 3-10pm. Then live life between the hours of 10 and 4am. That would put the gym and my job at the backend of my day, allowing me to work on my own shit when I am at my freshest. What a world flip that would be though. Not a good idea, but it is an idea none the less. And I don’t feel like I am doing shit either. I am in for a rude awakening my friends.

7:59pm, March 25th, 2024, Desk, UT (Shitty airpod quality). I have 2 podcasts. This is one. The other is not yet out, but it is going to be the “professional” one that focuses on bringing a ton of value. Guests, quality, video, youtube, etc are all to come with that one. This one is just meant to document the day to day as it happens in real time. For no other reason than to be here for the people who might listen in 17 years. That’s the vision.

6:11pm, March 24th, 2024, Desk, UT I spent a good chunk of the morning today writing this podcast out, designing the cover art, and putting it altogether. I found immense joy in doing this despite being stressed off my ass. I feel incredible now having gotten it done. Like Episode 100, I’m going to just drop the entire word doc of notes of this show in this description below. I covered vulnerable, personal, nitty gritty details of my life in this one for the sole purpose of serving as a reference point and milestone for future listeners (10+ years). This makes me feel weird to drop it now, knowing my coworkers, friends, or whomever can listen and know ever detail about me. Let alone the millions of strangers. But anyway, here’s the show notes: Re-Intro To The Show & Re Brand: Crazy to think how far we’ve come here, but how little it is in the big picture. I did 100 episodes without telling a soul. I had 6 rules. Couldn’t tell anyone. No guests, just me. Had to be 20 minutes long. Had to have some sort of takeaway or value No cuts or edits or removing anything Had to upload 5 a week. Started recording a podcast as part of Live Hard Phase 1. Failed phase 1 on day 25 of 30, but kept on with the podcasts. 5 months later here we are. My ultimate goal with this podcast specifically is to document everything from ground zero to the top floor as the intro says. Cool to see day to day of modern day leaders like Andy, Musk, Goggins, Hormozi, celebrities, authors, philosophers, etc. Really anyone you look up to and aspire to be like. Imagine being able to go back and listen to the day to day of your favorite celebrity, author, whatever, etc., years before they even had the idea to do whatever they are known for know. Imagine listening, live, to them develop their idea to pursue their thing. HOW SICK would that be. As intro says, it goes without saying, but I believe I’ll make it there. That’s what this podcast is about. I want people who aren’t even born yet to be able to look back at these episodes when they are 20 years old and see where I’m starting from, where I’m at, my conditions, circumstances, and see what I did to help them either relate to me, not feel alone, and just serve as proof that anyone can do this shit. You just have to be willing to start right now and look like a dumbass for a few decades. I did 75 hard and it changed my entire life. I’ll always preach the benefits of that program. I’ll always be a fanboy of it. It truly changed my entire life and I will never not do it. It proved to me very quickly that I’ve been living a mediocre life and that I am capable of living an exceptional one. It proved to me that I have the potential to do big things. It showed me that I am tough, I can develop discipline, I can escape a depressing life, I can keep my word to myself, I can remain committed, I can battle through hard days, and I can win the day, every day. You’re listening to this episode because the program showed me that giving up is actually harder than not. What is BED? Better Each Day? Bryson Every Day? Business, Excellence, & Discipline? Be Exceptional Daily? The original idea was to go from bq.Daily to Bryson Every Day. Business Excellence, Discipline just so happened to be BED as well. Then I thought better each day. So it’s whatever the hell floats your boat. This is the bed show. Gonna put our old selves to sleep. The idea is to make another podcast that is refined and polished with strict focus on professionalism, organization, and quality that focuses on what it takes to actually get to where you want to go. This podcast is the day to day behind the scenes, more personal to me, more nitty gritty details and random shit. It’s more about the thoughts and ideas that cross my mind and I share them without organization or thinking it through. It’s to show the vulnerable side and realness of a man who desires more out of life and what actually, really, literally happens behind the scenes. So with that being said, the rest of this podcast is going to go into personal detail of my life and where I’m at. Wages, interests, jobs, time schedule, priorities, family, etc. For no other reason than to give an insight to the hand I’m playing with. Some may have it easier, some may have it harder. But here we go. 3 Jobs: Hill Air Force Base - I repair F35 Fighter Jet canopies so the pilot can see out. $26.68/hr, scheduled to go to $28.52 in the Summer, $29.66 in October, and $31.14 in Winter of ’25. FedEx Driver - I deliver boxes $170 per day no matter what, $1 after 135 stops. I do about 165-205 daily, which is $200-240 a day. About 6 hours worth of work. Which is $33-40/hr. Truck Washer - Clean FedEx Trucks $200 a day for 1 hour drive, 6 hours wash, 1 hour drive. - $33 hour Work Schedule: M-F Hill AFB - Sat FedEx - Sun Truck Wash M-Th Hill AFB - Fri & Sat FedEx - Sun Off One day off per 14 days. Pay Schedule: Hill AFB - Biweekly. FedEx & Wash - Weekly Pay Amount: With taxes, insurance, etc,

10:51pm, March 23rd, 2024, Desk, UT I was brainstorming today about how I could make the energy cost of my life go down so that I had more in the tank when it comes time to work on myself. Some of the things that I can do is stop caring about certain aspects and focus on what actually matters most. I place a lot of weight on certain things that just don’t matter. That costs me mental energy. I want to make it so that I go about my day spending as little as possible that I am fully loaded (or as close as I can be) to get my own shit going. It is so difficult to sit down and force myself to read for example when I am absolutely fried. That’s no winning strategy.

6:45pm, March 22nd, 2024, Desk, UT Why should I? Why should you? For what reason? For what purpose? Why? Ask yourself questions. Ask other people questions. Be okay with being wrong but learning faster as a result. The opposite of that is fearing failure and learning exponentially slower. Easy choice if you value growth and learning. I think we, collectively, need to start spending more time in our own heads instead of filling it with literally anything else. Play the devils advocate for yourself. Ask yourself why a dozen times. You’ll be surprised by what you uncover. We need more critical-thinking-able people in the world. I’m working my way to becoming as great of a deep thought provoker as I can, because I believe that’s where a lot of buried treasure resides. Social norms are just that, social norms. Are you normal? No? Well then start questioning the social norms that are sent your way. Follow the ones that make sense for you, get rid of the ones that don’t. Thinking out loud. Also ran through a ChatGPT exercise with this live on this episode. At face value, those are all good reasons to have friends, but do you value friends in those regards? Do you need what friends have to offer? Can you provide the effort and energy to those friends to maintain the friendship in the first place? What is harder for you? What’s easier? Think about this stuff for yourself.

7:32pm, March 21st, 2024, Desk, UT I didn't do shit all day today. I guess when I say "all day" I am referencing the three hour gap that I have after I get off of work and the time before I have to go to bed. It feels like such a waste when I just sit here and do nothing. I beat myself up quite a bit because of it. And I think because I do that, I get very worn out mentally because I am beating myself up over something I could've done but didn't. And so I get very fatigued thinking about the lack of inaction. It's a vicious cycle.It's funny because I slept great last night and got a lot of rest, but I am even more tired today than I was a previous days, and I know that that is only because I didn't execute on shit today. Also, a little behind the scenes here, I am writing this voice chat, and I have to say the punctuation marks. This feels very weird. Documenting everything. Let's go baby.

8:07pm, March 20th, 2024, Desk, UT All sorts of emotions in this one. I am grateful. I am stressed. I am feeling serendipitous. I am feeling exhausted. I’ve got myself committed to so much right now and sometimes I feel like I am trying to swim with a cinderblock tied to my ankle. And the cold hard truth is I’m not even doing anything yet. I’m just spending all my free time trying to learn and educate so that I can build something from nothing for no other reason (now) than to get into the game and learn the game. Life is a crazy ride. Make sure you’re the one behind the wheel.

8:14pm, March 19th, 2024, Bedroom, UT I have been gamifying my life by tracking multiple areas and trying to see patterns so that I can best recreate the better days and be as productive as I possibly can. One of the things I have recently incorporated is that I set a timer for when I work on myself/business/dreams/goals/etc., and don’t allow myself to do anything else until the timer is done. I can either work, or I can sit there. But that’s it. When the timer is up, I then allow myself to check my phone if needed or rest my eyes or whatever it may be. I have had 2 days in a row now where I have been very productive and gotten a lot done. It’s been a great addition to everything by gamifying it all. I want to keep this consistency and keep the productivity as high as I can. I feel great about everything I did today. I got a lot done. More so than I have been getting down in the last few weeks. It’s all about sustainability. Whatever you can adhere to the longest is your winning strategy. Make it as easy as possible for you to stick with. There’s no shame in that. Consistency compounds.

5:52pm, March 18th, 2024, Desk, UT I opted out of my retirement investments. I no longer am putting money into my retirement plan. Here’s why in a nutshell: If you invest $200 per month starting at age 20 with an average annual return of 7% compounded monthly, you could potentially have $824,200 by age 60 (the numbers could be off, I don’t care enough to make them exact. It’s for illustrative purposes only). That’s 40 years. That’s 14610 days. That’s on average, $56 a day. You’re telling me that in order for me to make the same amount of money by investing into my retirement, I only need to sell two $28 (profit) products per day? First off, how many businesses do you know who are 40 years strong ONLY making $56 a day. Probably 0. Meaning they probably make a shit ton more than that and a lot earlier too. Second, why settle for $824,000 by age 60 (which, if you spend 50k a year, will only last you 16 years. What about age 76-100+?) when you can quite literally run a business for 20-40 years and reach a point where you could take home $824,000 per month. Or even a week. Think about that. And I get it, we all have different desires, visions, goals, aspirations, you name it. I get that, and that’s okay. But that seems so blatantly obvious to me what the better option is. I’d rather pocket $100 per week in myself than a fund that gives me 8%. You can take $100 a week and invest into 5 books. All it takes is one sentence in one of those books to give you enough information or confidence to get you to $100,000 a year. Then $1m a year. Then 5m a year. Then $1m a month, etc. And I’d be the one in control the entire time too. I would call the shots. Of course this alls pounds great on paper, it’s a lot harder work with more “risk.” But I think it’s a bigger risk not taking any risks at all. Disclaimer, do not do anything I said in this podcast. Consult your financial advisor before making any financial decisions. Everything in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken seriously.

3:37pm, March 17th, 2024, Car/Gym, UT I actually felt good about this one. It makes me feel like I actually have something valuable to share with the world when I can (at least I feel this way) nail a particular idea. Progress baby. But anyway, I’m going to copy and paste my notes I wrote for this. I didn’t write the notes for this episode, I just write here and there. Sometimes I put a lot more work into it, other times it’s a couple sentences like I talked about yesterday. The purpose of this one was to help me understand that people will always pick you apart. The people who do this need the most help. They are also the ones who cannot be helped. It is what it is. But putting some light on it and thinking it through helps. No matter what, it’ll always be easier for you and harder for someone else. I haven’t even started virtually anything yet and I’m getting comments thrown my way. It’s interesting. So here is the exact note I wrote: I keep thinking about when I “make it.” There’s going to be people who say the only reason I was able to get to where I’m at is because I don’t have kids. Okay, I don’t have kids. There’s validity to that argument. Kids take up time and resources. Correct. Let’s say I have a kid then. There will be people who say the only reason I was able to get to where I’m at is because I only have 1 kid. Okay, I have just 1 kid. There’s validity to that argument. Surely, having 2 kids is more time consuming and more financially demanding than just one. Fair. Let’s say I have 3 kids then. There will be people who say the only reason I was — Get it? “Of course you make a lot of money. I’d have a lot of money to if all I did was waste my life away working.” Fair statement. What’s inaccurate is the use of the word “waste,” which is subjective based on personal values. “No wonder you are able to do all this. You don’t socialize, see your family, or talk to friends!” I think this is interesting because that assumes that in order to be at any point in life that is identical to me, you cannot socialize, see your family, or talk to friends. Surely people have “made it” while doing the previously mentioned things. It goes back to personal values. “You have no balance. All you do is look after yourself. I’d be able to afford that too if I didn’t have any responsibilities other than myself.” Correct. Unbalanced circumstances lead to outsized returns. Being unbalanced is often seen as bad. But why is it bad? Suppose I get a kick out of being the highest on the teeter totter rather than being at the lowest. My enjoyment, then, stems from the literal unbalanced load on the teeter totter. I am therefore at my highest (no pun intended) and enjoying my time being on an unbalanced ride. It is a desired position to be in — for me. So, in other words. My desires, independent of the sacrifices or trade-offs, lead me to happiness, fulfillment, and abundance. That is absolutely correct. If the person I hop on the teeter totter with wants to go up and down, they’re seeking balance. I am not. 2 goals. 2 outcomes. Nothing bad. Nothing good. It’s preference based on desired outcome. “Yeah you have a Lamborghini but you traded half your life to have it. At least I have memories.” Correct. Big goals take a lot of time to achieve. Giant goals take an even longer time to reach. And monumental goals take decades. I “traded” half my life to buy this car because of what the achievement means to me. And by “trade” I mean I swapped Netflix, drinking, guys night out, drugs, doom scrolling, bitching, gossiping, and time wasting activities for intentional work I found joy in. I willingly sacrificed a lot to make this happen. This goal got me out of bed in the morning and got me to work hard. I helped a lot of people in the process and also missed out on a lot. If everyone owned a Lamborghini, there would be nothing special about it at all. This goal gave me direction. Without this goal, I’d be living a nightmare. Which is the social norm of today’s world. 9-5, Netflix at night, drinking on weekends, miserable, fat, and lazy in the mean time. No thank you. I got a steal. I’m only 38 and own a Lamborghini.

10:11pm, March 16th, 2024, Desk, UT Something I have been doing recently is immediately writing down my thoughts as they come to me that are of some sort of value – at least to me. I think sometimes I have very unique perspectives and thoughts arise, so I've been trying to save each of them by writing them in my notes app on my phone to refer back on later and add to or write more about. It’s been a great way to brain dump my thoughts. Some aren't half bad. No other updates, just trying to work hard and keep afloat. Reverse engineering your thinking is a great exercise to get to the root cause of something, too.

11:16pm, March 15th, Desk Chair, UT Title says it all man. Unproductive. Still got everything done, but it was executed so poorly. I mean its 11:18pm as i write this. I had all day. Live & learn.

2:47pm, March 14th, 2024, Car, UT I think the story in this episode of how I let my insecurities bleed is a perfect example of how our perception and views, based on our values, can lead us to act and behave certain ways depending on the context. For example, in the story here, I previously felt $2000 was a lot for rent. Anyone who I viewed to be in the same position as me who spent $2000 on rent would be a fool in my eyes. So much wasted money and they would be spreading themselves so thin. The truth is that I have no idea what they’ve got going on. I have no idea what they can or cannot afford, but because of my circumstances, I make assumptions that theirs must be that way too. As a result of this, I felt that judgment cast onto me when I shared the numbers. It was an observation I made that I think is more important than I realize. I think what was most important about it is that I realized that despite what they might think, say, or do, the facts remain the same. And that is I can comfortably afford what I am getting myself into. What anyone else says or thinks about it doesn’t change anything. So why let it bother me?

8:58pm, March 13th, 2024, Laundry, UT I woke up yesterday with the plans of touring a potential place to live in 5 months. I will go to sleep tonight with confirmation that I am moving in 2.5 months to that exact place on June 1st. My application went through extremely quickly and I was approved and accepted. In a matter of 1 day, my life's trajectory was shifted substantially. I am very grateful man. I worked hard as shit to make this happen. We can call this Milestone 1. This is huge for me personally. I’ll have to dedicate a show to why that is soon. But for now, we keep going!