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The greatest motivational speaker of all time: Jim Rohn. He gave 6,000 speeches in 39 countries, became a millionaire by 31, and mentored a young Tony Robbins to greatness. 10 life-changing quotes that you'll never forget:

I'm 43. At 32, I was down to $2000 in my bank account after founding my first company (and failing to profit). Then, I discovered Warren Buffet's letters on investment & life, and became a millionaire at 33. Here are his 9 most powerful lessons (that will change your life):

This is Kobe Bryant. The legend who scored 81 points in a single game - the second-highest in NBA history. He practiced 1,000 shots every day, even on Christmas - a routine that lasted 20 years. 9 clips from the most disciplined person on earth:

I used to think I needed $100M to be rich. So when I sold my company in 2019, I kept my foot on the gas. I was deploying capital into deal after deal, swinging for the fences. Two years after my life-changing exit, I was so stressed out that there were days I didn't want to get out of bed. I'd acquired a failing company in hopes of turning it around and selling it for 3-5x what I paid for it. I was working myself to the bone, but I was still losing $100,000 a month trying to right the ship. I was 41. Last week, I celebrated my 45th birthday. I woke up, enjoyed coffee with my wife, and drove my kids to school. We listened to my daughter's favorite song while she sang every word at max volume. I meditated, went on a hike, and drank more coffee. The highlight of my day was my weekly call with my Unbreakable Wealth community. In honor of my birthday, we focused on everything that we deserved to celebrate in the past year. Here's what I know now that I didn't at 41: True wealth is the ability to live life slowly. To be present. To be here, now. I don't have $100M. Not even close. I likely never will. But now, at 45, I get to wake up and live my perfect day. I get to spend time with my family, take time for myself doing things that bring me joy, and put deeply meaningful work into the world that aligns with my values. True wealth is waking up every day and realizing the only thing you genuinely want is "more of this."

Most underrated life decision: Where you choose to live. It's second only to who you choose as a partner. Hot take: where you live is even more important than what you choose to do for work. But both the place you live and the physical space in which you live deeply influence your quality of life. In 2016, when I chose to leave Texas for the mountains of Colorado, everyone warned me it was a bad business decision. And they were right. Being physically close to my industry provided much better access to deals, and proximity to the source of knowledge gave us an edge. But living in Texas did not allow me to create the life that I wanted to live. Whenever I would do the exercise where I would design my perfect day, I would imagine waking up and going mountain biking. My weeks would be filled with hikes, fishing with my kids, and snowboarding in the winter. No matter how I tried to justify it with mental gymnastics, access to the outdoors was a glaring gap in my happiness. There were a million reasons not to take the leap. My parents were there. My kids had friends there. My business was there. My network was there. And I moved anyway. Then, in 2020, I doubled down and built my dream house with my dream partner, who later became my wife. For two years, I poured my heart and soul into creating this space. The combination of these two decisions has yielded infinite Return on Happiness. Every morning as I sip my coffee and look out at the red rock cliffs that punctuate the view from my patio, I am filled with a deep sense of peace and gratitude. I meditate, and then ride my bike on the 28 miles of exquisite single track out my front door. And it's every bit as fulfilling as I imagined it might be when I was dreaming about it all those years ago. My home has become a gathering place for my community, my family, and the inspiration for my coaching business. I designed my home with the idea of one day hosting retreats here. Shortly after moving in, I circled a date on the calendar, and a few months later, I hosted 16 founders looking to level up their wealth and their lives. Had I not made a decidedly bad business decision to leave Texas, and then an equally questionable financial decision to build this house, I may have never uncovered my true purpose. I may have never found the most meaningful relationships that now sit at the center of my life. I would have quietly longed for the outdoors while trapped in a life that looked successful on paper. So much of what makes my life so meaningful now is a direct result of choosing a path that didn't make sense on paper, but aligned instead with my values. Every time I land at the Denver airport and start the drive home, my heart leaps with joy as the snow-covered Rockies loom in the distance. My wife laughs as I say the same thing every time: "I love where we live. I can't believe how lucky we are." But of course, luck has little to do with it. I chose Return on Happiness (ROH) over ROI. And I'll be forever grateful that I did.

The secret to life isn't collecting more peak experiences, but in recognizing the ordinary as peak experiences. I have a lot less money now than I did in 2019. I had just sold my company, and I legitimately thought I had won the game of life. Turns out, I was just getting to the starting line. On paper, everything looked Instagram-perfect. I had the house, the money, the cars. I was traveling the world, collecting experiences like they were trophies. But something was still missing. My internal experience didn't match the external success. I had everything you are supposed to want, and it all left me feeling even emptier. So I burned it all down, both consciously and unconsciously. I went through a painful divorce, and lost millions in a failed business venture. My net worth was cut dramatically as a result. And in all of the pain as I watched everything that I had worked for crumbling, I learned something remarkable: Wealth can only be experienced in the present, because wealth is a state of being. Wealth is being able to find the same joy in your morning coffee as in heli-skiing. It's being fully present with your kids as they show you their new magic trick. It's slow mornings with your partner, or even *gasp* binge-watching Netflix together. This doesn't mean we shouldn't cultivate peak experiences; they add texture to life. Instead, it means elevating ordinary experiences by being fully present and meeting each moment with wonder. We spend so much time furiously racing toward an imaginary finish line that always seems to slip through our fingers. And we do it in the name of more. To be wealthy, we think we need more money, more time, more stuff. Nowadays, I think of it more like minimum effective dose: I want exactly enough money to live the life I want to live and create the impact I want to create. For me, true wealth means living life more slowly. It means deeper, more meaningful relationships, a body that works, and the time to focus on what brings me joy. It means aligning my actions with my values and thinking deeply about what matters. For years, I sacrificed the present on the altar of more. Now, I try to see each moment as complete, without it needing to be any different than it already is. And as a result, each day is a gift. Spacious, full, and free. It took losing what I thought was wealth to find what it truly means to live a rich life.

These things are all cool. But the older I get the more I also like: - staying up til dawn laughing around a campfire - eating ice cream for dinner with my kids - staying in bed all day with my wife and cat - playing hooky on a “work” day to read a good fiction book - Taking on an adventure for which I am woefully underprepared Everything in moderation, including moderation. Don’t forget to live a little along the way.

The most influential philosopher of the 20th century: Alan Watts. His speeches reached millions, authored 25 books, and inspired the peace movements of the 1960s. 8 life-changing quotes that will give you goosebumps:

When you measure wealth in money, you are missing the point. It's like grading a meal by its ingredient list rather than how it actually tastes. Everyone thinks they want more money, but what we really want is the feeling we imagine that money will give us. And feelings, by definition, can only be experienced in the present. From that view, money is really only useful to do two things: 1. Close the worry loops that keep us from being present 2. Increase joy and fulfillment, both now and long term Closing loops: It's hard to be present when you are worrying about paying your bills. This is why renunciation of money entirely doesn't work in our Western system. Having enough money to live the life you want to live, free from anxiety, is extremely important. Increasing joy and fulfillment: Once you have enough to cover your desired lifestyle, the pursuit of more will be forever empty unless you use it wisely. Joy comes from experiences, fulfillment comes from serving others. These are the key ingredients in finding happiness. This is how you break the cycle of always wanting more. This is how you escape the trap of "I'll finally be happy when..." Define the life you want to live. Focus on how you want to feel, not the stuff you want to own. Price it out. Once you have your number, multiply by 33x annual expenses. I call this "Escape Velocity" - enough money to sustain your life without ever touching the principal. This is how you define enough. This will keep you from moving the goalposts. There is a number, and it is knowable. Anything you make beyond that, well, that's when things get really fun. You can use it to make your life (and those around you) better. Once you get clear on how much is enough, you can focus on what actually matters.

Hard skills kept me alive in the military. Soft skills allowed me to build an 8-figure company. The 8 most important soft skills to fast-track your career:

I spent ten years abandoning myself to keep a marriage alive. I told myself that I was doing it for the kids. But the truth is, I was doing it because I was afraid. I was afraid of losing half of everything I'd built. I was afraid of not being seen as the guy who had it all together. Most of all, I was afraid of being alone. But here's the part I couldn't admit to myself back then: I was already alone. Everything I was afraid of still happened. I lost half of my money. My carefully constructed self-image unraveled. My life still came apart. And it was all worth it. I look back on that decision as the greatest gift I have ever given myself. Today I celebrate 3 years of marriage to the love of my life. I have a true partner. She lights me up every time she walks into the room. But most importantly, I never have to diminish myself or keep myself small to be with her. She celebrates my victories as her own. She shares in my losses as if they were hers. She provides for our family so I can pursue my purpose. It is because of my partnership with her that I am the man that I am today. To everyone reading this who is living in fear, afraid of what might happen if they leave a relationship that is no longer serving them: It might be hard. It will be scary. And someday, you will look back, just as I do, and thank the version of yourself that chose courage. The one who chose to stop abandoning yourself. The one who decided that you were worthy of love. I promise.

I never considered that I might be suffering from PTSD. In 2016, by all outward appearances, I was crushing it. Drawing on my days flying F-18s in the Navy, I knew what it took to fight and win. I had experienced the bleeding edges of human performance. After I got out, I founded and scaled an 8-figure investment firm. But I was white-knuckling my way through life. My entire self-worth was based on external metrics. I was constantly scanning for threats. I was thinking three steps ahead. You’re only as good as your last flight. When something bad happened, like losing a friend to suicide, I carefully locked it away, just as I had learned in the military. When I started supporting research focusing on psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans, I had no idea that I might have PTSD. I wasn’t a door kicker. I was never blown up by an IED. And I was leading a very successful civilian life. Who was I to even consider the idea? That all changed after my first medicine journey. I saw how my nervous system had normalized the stress of years of operating tactical aircraft in high consequence environments. I saw the dozens of near-midair collisions that I had laughed off over a post-flight beer. I was finally safe enough to feel the cost of operating in life or death situations for a decade. My nervous system finally began to relax. Through meditation I learned how to shift my baseline from hyper-vigilance to peace. It’s taken nearly ten years to unwind the complexities of my relationship with my military service. It’s still an ongoing process. A gentle invitation to all of my brothers and sisters who served: You don’t have to qualify for PTSD. It’s ok to have complex feelings about your time in the service. And if you are struggling, please, reach out to someone, anyone. There are people who can help. I just recently lost another dear friend to the veteran suicide epidemic. It never gets easier. I wish he would have called. And so I write this message today in hopes that it helps even one person reading this: You are not alone. And you don’t have to suffer in silence.

Everyone thinks being rich is about: • Owning Rolexes • Driving Lamborghinis • Being a multi-millionaire They’re wrong. True wealth has nothing to do with money. What it actually means to be rich:

People say they are building their empire to give their kids a better life. But if you truly want to give your kids a better life, work on yourself, not on your business. Here’s the truth no one admits: your business is for you, not for your kids. People say they’re doing it for their kids so they can justify missing school plays, never being home for dinner, and constantly checking their phone. But if you ask your kids what they actually want, it’s not an empire. It’s not your accomplishments. It’s not a trust or inheritance. They want you. They want you to be present while you watch their new magic trick. They want you to listen while they tell you the thing they just figured out. They want you to watch them without your mind racing about your to-do list, or your meeting tomorrow, or your investor deck. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t build. Far from it. We trick ourselves into thinking that if we give them all of the external things, that makes us a good parent. But the greatest gift you can give your kids is in being here and now.

If you struggle to fall asleep, read this: (I'll teach you the method Navy Seals use to fall asleep within 2 minutes):

I'm 43. At 32, I was down to $2000 in my bank account after founding my first company (and failing to profit). Then, I discovered Warren Buffet's letters on investment & life, and became a millionaire at 33. Here are his 9 most powerful lessons (that will change your life):

The greatest motivational speaker of all time: Jim Rohn. He gave 6,000 speeches in 39 countries, became a millionaire by 31, and mentored a young Tony Robbins to greatness. 10 life-changing quotes that you'll never forget:

I used to think I needed $100M to be rich. So when I sold my company in 2019, I kept my foot on the gas. I was deploying capital into deal after deal, swinging for the fences. Two years after my life-changing exit, I was so stressed out that there were days I didn't want to get out of bed. I'd acquired a failing company in hopes of turning it around and selling it for 3-5x what I paid for it. I was working myself to the bone, but I was still losing $100,000 a month trying to right the ship. I was 41. Last week, I celebrated my 45th birthday. I woke up, enjoyed coffee with my wife, and drove my kids to school. We listened to my daughter's favorite song while she sang every word at max volume. I meditated, went on a hike, and drank more coffee. The highlight of my day was my weekly call with my Unbreakable Wealth community. In honor of my birthday, we focused on everything that we deserved to celebrate in the past year. Here's what I know now that I didn't at 41: True wealth is the ability to live life slowly. To be present. To be here, now. I don't have $100M. Not even close. I likely never will. But now, at 45, I get to wake up and live my perfect day. I get to spend time with my family, take time for myself doing things that bring me joy, and put deeply meaningful work into the world that aligns with my values. True wealth is waking up every day and realizing the only thing you genuinely want is "more of this."

Most underrated life decision: Where you choose to live. It's second only to who you choose as a partner. Hot take: where you live is even more important than what you choose to do for work. But both the place you live and the physical space in which you live deeply influence your quality of life. In 2016, when I chose to leave Texas for the mountains of Colorado, everyone warned me it was a bad business decision. And they were right. Being physically close to my industry provided much better access to deals, and proximity to the source of knowledge gave us an edge. But living in Texas did not allow me to create the life that I wanted to live. Whenever I would do the exercise where I would design my perfect day, I would imagine waking up and going mountain biking. My weeks would be filled with hikes, fishing with my kids, and snowboarding in the winter. No matter how I tried to justify it with mental gymnastics, access to the outdoors was a glaring gap in my happiness. There were a million reasons not to take the leap. My parents were there. My kids had friends there. My business was there. My network was there. And I moved anyway. Then, in 2020, I doubled down and built my dream house with my dream partner, who later became my wife. For two years, I poured my heart and soul into creating this space. The combination of these two decisions has yielded infinite Return on Happiness. Every morning as I sip my coffee and look out at the red rock cliffs that punctuate the view from my patio, I am filled with a deep sense of peace and gratitude. I meditate, and then ride my bike on the 28 miles of exquisite single track out my front door. And it's every bit as fulfilling as I imagined it might be when I was dreaming about it all those years ago. My home has become a gathering place for my community, my family, and the inspiration for my coaching business. I designed my home with the idea of one day hosting retreats here. Shortly after moving in, I circled a date on the calendar, and a few months later, I hosted 16 founders looking to level up their wealth and their lives. Had I not made a decidedly bad business decision to leave Texas, and then an equally questionable financial decision to build this house, I may have never uncovered my true purpose. I may have never found the most meaningful relationships that now sit at the center of my life. I would have quietly longed for the outdoors while trapped in a life that looked successful on paper. So much of what makes my life so meaningful now is a direct result of choosing a path that didn't make sense on paper, but aligned instead with my values. Every time I land at the Denver airport and start the drive home, my heart leaps with joy as the snow-covered Rockies loom in the distance. My wife laughs as I say the same thing every time: "I love where we live. I can't believe how lucky we are." But of course, luck has little to do with it. I chose Return on Happiness (ROH) over ROI. And I'll be forever grateful that I did.

The secret to life isn't collecting more peak experiences, but in recognizing the ordinary as peak experiences. I have a lot less money now than I did in 2019. I had just sold my company, and I legitimately thought I had won the game of life. Turns out, I was just getting to the starting line. On paper, everything looked Instagram-perfect. I had the house, the money, the cars. I was traveling the world, collecting experiences like they were trophies. But something was still missing. My internal experience didn't match the external success. I had everything you are supposed to want, and it all left me feeling even emptier. So I burned it all down, both consciously and unconsciously. I went through a painful divorce, and lost millions in a failed business venture. My net worth was cut dramatically as a result. And in all of the pain as I watched everything that I had worked for crumbling, I learned something remarkable: Wealth can only be experienced in the present, because wealth is a state of being. Wealth is being able to find the same joy in your morning coffee as in heli-skiing. It's being fully present with your kids as they show you their new magic trick. It's slow mornings with your partner, or even *gasp* binge-watching Netflix together. This doesn't mean we shouldn't cultivate peak experiences; they add texture to life. Instead, it means elevating ordinary experiences by being fully present and meeting each moment with wonder. We spend so much time furiously racing toward an imaginary finish line that always seems to slip through our fingers. And we do it in the name of more. To be wealthy, we think we need more money, more time, more stuff. Nowadays, I think of it more like minimum effective dose: I want exactly enough money to live the life I want to live and create the impact I want to create. For me, true wealth means living life more slowly. It means deeper, more meaningful relationships, a body that works, and the time to focus on what brings me joy. It means aligning my actions with my values and thinking deeply about what matters. For years, I sacrificed the present on the altar of more. Now, I try to see each moment as complete, without it needing to be any different than it already is. And as a result, each day is a gift. Spacious, full, and free. It took losing what I thought was wealth to find what it truly means to live a rich life.

Hard skills kept me alive in the military. Soft skills allowed me to build an 8-figure company. The 8 most important soft skills to fast-track your career:

I spent ten years abandoning myself to keep a marriage alive. I told myself that I was doing it for the kids. But the truth is, I was doing it because I was afraid. I was afraid of losing half of everything I'd built. I was afraid of not being seen as the guy who had it all together. Most of all, I was afraid of being alone. But here's the part I couldn't admit to myself back then: I was already alone. Everything I was afraid of still happened. I lost half of my money. My carefully constructed self-image unraveled. My life still came apart. And it was all worth it. I look back on that decision as the greatest gift I have ever given myself. Today I celebrate 3 years of marriage to the love of my life. I have a true partner. She lights me up every time she walks into the room. But most importantly, I never have to diminish myself or keep myself small to be with her. She celebrates my victories as her own. She shares in my losses as if they were hers. She provides for our family so I can pursue my purpose. It is because of my partnership with her that I am the man that I am today. To everyone reading this who is living in fear, afraid of what might happen if they leave a relationship that is no longer serving them: It might be hard. It will be scary. And someday, you will look back, just as I do, and thank the version of yourself that chose courage. The one who chose to stop abandoning yourself. The one who decided that you were worthy of love. I promise.

This is Kobe Bryant. The legend who scored 81 points in a single game - the second-highest in NBA history. He practiced 1,000 shots every day, even on Christmas - a routine that lasted 20 years. 9 clips from the most disciplined person on earth:

These things are all cool. But the older I get the more I also like: - staying up til dawn laughing around a campfire - eating ice cream for dinner with my kids - staying in bed all day with my wife and cat - playing hooky on a “work” day to read a good fiction book - Taking on an adventure for which I am woefully underprepared Everything in moderation, including moderation. Don’t forget to live a little along the way.

I gave up being a serious sports fan a long time ago. Between raising kids, building businesses, and working on myself, I prefer to be the hero of my own movie rather than a spectator of someone else's. But last night, I took my son to see Nikola Jokić play in person, and it broke my brain. He doesn't play like the fierce competitors I grew up watching—Kobe, Jordan, LeBron. Those legends dominated the game through sheer force of will. They bent the competitive field around them through intensity. But Jokić operates on a different frequency entirely. The field organizes itself around him. It's effortless. It's like watching gravity. He is inevitable. He doesn't bend the game to his will. He allows it to flow through him. He doesn't play basketball. He becomes basketball. This is the difference in power vs. force. Both can be effective. Force burns energy to make something happen. But power allows what wants to happen to unfold effortlessly. For decades, we've worshipped mastery based on striving—work harder, grind longer, want it more. But a new paradigm is emerging. Watching Jokić felt like witnessing the future of mastery itself: effortless precision, from a place of complete allowing. We are at a turning point in human history. We are on the verge of a post-scarce world, where human effort is no longer the basis for flourishing. We are watching the death of striving in real time. From that place, effort gives way to unfolding. Force becomes flow. Last night was a beautiful reminder of what's possible when we allow life to move through us, and what's on the horizon for humanity. The next chapter of human evolution is being written, and there's never been a better time to be alive.

I never considered that I might be suffering from PTSD. In 2016, by all outward appearances, I was crushing it. Drawing on my days flying F-18s in the Navy, I knew what it took to fight and win. I had experienced the bleeding edges of human performance. After I got out, I founded and scaled an 8-figure investment firm. But I was white-knuckling my way through life. My entire self-worth was based on external metrics. I was constantly scanning for threats. I was thinking three steps ahead. You’re only as good as your last flight. When something bad happened, like losing a friend to suicide, I carefully locked it away, just as I had learned in the military. When I started supporting research focusing on psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans, I had no idea that I might have PTSD. I wasn’t a door kicker. I was never blown up by an IED. And I was leading a very successful civilian life. Who was I to even consider the idea? That all changed after my first medicine journey. I saw how my nervous system had normalized the stress of years of operating tactical aircraft in high consequence environments. I saw the dozens of near-midair collisions that I had laughed off over a post-flight beer. I was finally safe enough to feel the cost of operating in life or death situations for a decade. My nervous system finally began to relax. Through meditation I learned how to shift my baseline from hyper-vigilance to peace. It’s taken nearly ten years to unwind the complexities of my relationship with my military service. It’s still an ongoing process. A gentle invitation to all of my brothers and sisters who served: You don’t have to qualify for PTSD. It’s ok to have complex feelings about your time in the service. And if you are struggling, please, reach out to someone, anyone. There are people who can help. I just recently lost another dear friend to the veteran suicide epidemic. It never gets easier. I wish he would have called. And so I write this message today in hopes that it helps even one person reading this: You are not alone. And you don’t have to suffer in silence.

If you struggle to fall asleep, read this: (I'll teach you the method Navy Seals use to fall asleep within 2 minutes):

I used to be so stressed I couldn't sleep. My company was losing $100k per month and it was taking a toll on my health and relationships. Then, I finally understood the real purpose of wealth:

1 in 8 adults is a millionaire in Singapore. That's 4x higher than the US. I had to find out how they do it. Here's how a country smaller than Hawaii became one of the financial capitals of the world:

I built an AI agent that takes all of my meeting transcripts, summarizes them, pulls out action items, highlights themes, and even pulls out content ideas. And after running it for a few months I discovered something amazing… It’s worthless. I don’t refer to it. It hasn’t made me more productive. It hasn’t made my life easier. Welcome to the age of productivity theater. In this wild ride of rapidly advancing AI, I’ve noticed something. Amidst the constant stream of posts touting AI productivity “hacks,” I’ve been feeling behind. That I should be using it in better and more productive ways. Like everyone else has 100 agents running full time that have replaced their entire team. And as a result, I’ve spent way too many hours automating for the sake of automating. Now, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater. AI is wildly powerful and is a total game changer. It’s definitely changing our world in ways that we are only starting to comprehend. I’ve found plenty of strategic use cases that have completely changed my life. But amongst all of the productivity porn, I’m starting to realize that more data and more automated summaries are often solving problems that aren’t really problems. So I’ve started to ask myself: Is this actually moving the needle or is this simply making me *feel* more productive? I’ve given myself permission to let go of pretending that more summaries and more data points are actually useful. I’ve decided to leave the theater. What's an overrated AI use case you've let go of?