For most of my life I’ve lived by the opposite formula.

Ready. Aim. Aim. Aim. Aim.

Then maybe shoot.

The funny thing about chasing growth is eventually you realize the same brain that helped you build everything can become the thing that keeps you stuck.

Thinking is valuable.

Overthinking is expensive.

At 17, I started a business because I didn’t know enough to convince myself I couldn’t.

I just moved.

Somewhere along the journey, success created more expectations.

More expectations created more analysis.

More analysis created hesitation.

The kid selling things out of his mom’s garage wasn’t worried about having the perfect plan.

He was worried about taking the next shot.

And somewhere along the way, I think a lot of ambitious people lose that.

We convince ourselves we’re being strategic when sometimes we’re just hiding behind preparation.

The lesson I keep coming back to:

Clarity comes from movement.

You don’t think your way into the next version of yourself.

You act.

You collect feedback.

You adjust.

You keep playing the game.

This chapter of life has been about removing the things that no longer serve me and getting back to the simplest version of growth:

Show up.

Do the reps.

Tell the truth.

Keep going.

The world rewards people who stay in motion.

Ready.

Aim.

Shoot.

What I Thought I Knew (2021)

I thought success came from figuring out the perfect plan before making the move.

If I could just think through every possible outcome, avoid every mistake, and prepare enough…

I’d win.

What I’ve Learned (2026)

Preparation matters.

But momentum teaches lessons that planning never will.

The version of you capable of handling the next level is usually built through the process of chasing it.

Not before.

Profitable Takeaways

The trap of overthinking growth

Returning to your younger, more creative self

Why execution creates clarity

Balancing ambition with presence

Removing habits that no longer match where you’re going

Learning to enjoy the game again.

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Welcome back winners it is Week 27 of the current paradigm but for the next few weeks we are going back to our early twenties...

Day 17 • 2021 | Learning to Love the Process

Five years ago I was sitting in the Florida Keys after a meditation, recording a voice memo that I never expected anyone else to hear.

At the time, I wasn't building an audience.

I wasn't creating content.

I wasn't trying to go viral.

I was simply trying to remember who I was becoming.

Listening back today, what surprised me wasn't how much I've changed.

It was how much has stayed the same.

At 21, I believed success was about learning to appreciate the process.

I talked about embracing uncertainty, not worrying about money, trusting that people come into your life for a reason, and believing that building something meaningful would take time.

I remember saying that I wanted to become the best, but more importantly, I wanted to become myself.

Looking back, I don't think I fully understood what that meant.

Five years later, I still believe the process is the point.

The difference is that life has tested that belief.

Businesses have grown and changed.

Relationships have come and gone.

I've lived abroad.

Started over.

Fallen in love.

Lost clients.

Found new opportunities.

Questioned my purpose more times than I can count.

And somehow I keep arriving back at the same lesson.

The process wasn't preparing me for life.

The process is life.

I thought there would eventually be a moment where everything clicked and I'd stop questioning myself.

That moment never came.

Instead, confidence has become less about certainty and more about trusting myself to figure things out.

I said that appreciating the process would matter more than the destination.

I still believe that's true.

Maybe even more today than I did back then.

Because every chapter I was impatient to finish ended up becoming part of the story I now value most.

If there's one thing this old recording reminded me of, it's this:

You don't need to have your entire life figured out.

You just need to keep becoming the person who can handle whatever comes next.

Maybe that's all any of us are really doing.

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