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Even My Discipline Was an Escape?

Even My Discipline Was an Escape?

5 min read13

Busywork can be a clever escape hatch from your true goals. I thought I was disciplined, but I was just avoiding my real work.

A person holding a glass of water, patiently watching an hour glass run down to its very last grains of sand.

Day Three of My 72-Hour Water Fast

3 min read10

On day three of a 72-hour water fast, keeping momentum gets tough. Here is why skipping lunch led to a surprising breakthrough.

A hand opening a fresh, blank notebook at a cluttered desk.

A Traitor Lives Inside My Brain, and I Let It In

2 min read53

Learned helplessness made me freeze whenever I tried to take action. I wasn't lazy; my brain was protecting itself from past regret.

Do You Believe in Yourself?

Do You Believe in Yourself?

2 min read44

Despite completing 12 months of water fasts, self-doubt stayed. Here is what happened when I chose to show up anyway.

The Lighthouse Simply Shines

Showing Up Isn't As Fancy As Announcing Results

2 min read28

Fasting, a course, a brother's health scare, and a 10th year in the same stage role. No big win this week, just showing up.

Admiring a work-in-progress

Crushing Work and Course While Fasting

4 min read39

Feedback went from being called too slow to genuine praise, while juggling night classes and a fast. Here's what actually changed.

I'm Getting Slower

I Was Told I'm Too Slow But How I Reacted Surprised Even Me...

3 min read17

On day four at a new job, I was told I was too slow. How I responded surprised even me. A lesson in asking for help.

Still growing

Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick

2 min read48

I tracked 13 goals for 2024 and hit only 4. What I learned about sharing goals publicly versus keeping them private.

Feeding a tiger with milk and grass

The Cow and the Tiger

2 min read14

An old parable about a cow and a tiger reminded me: not every kind suggestion is one I should take. Staying true to myself.

Weight loss

40 Days, No Sugar, Done

1 min read18

I finished a 40-day no sugar fast combined with exercise, but feeling constantly weak showed me I messed up somewhere. Here is what changes.

Duckling chasing after imprinted human

Unfollow Now: My 60-Day Challenge Begins

3 min read48

Posting content regularly is the only thing I can control. Here is why I am committing to a 60-day challenge today.

Fell asleep on the floor instead

How Did I Know I've Had a Packed Week

2 min read43

Between a workshop, ad campaigns, coaching calls across time zones, and a TV drama shoot, I fell asleep on the floor.