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“Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
connect spirit, mind, body, and money w/ Justin Castelli
I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.
“We are what we repeatedly do.” - Will Durant What we repeatedly tell our Self is what we end up doing. So we are what we say to our Self. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
This morning I had a great conversation with my brother Sam and I told him I thought it was going to lead to today’s Note. I decided to keep the Note my stream of thoughts and not clean it up to flow a little more naturally. Greatness is defined by what you can control—what you can do, how you can serve. Once you deliver greatness, the outcomes are out of your control because they have been handed to someone else. Most times, your greatness will carry to the individuals who have received it,...
Joe Hudson tells the story of his daughter sharing that she found her billion-dollar idea. He asked if she meant a business she could build to be worth a billion dollars, and she replied no; it is a business she wouldn’t sell for a billion dollars. What a flip of perspective. Most people are focused on building something that can be turned into a financial windfall, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But what if building something that gave you purpose, was something you wouldn’t want to...
“Living life as an artist is a practice. You are either engaging in the practice or you’re not. It makes no sense to say you’re not good at it. It’s like saying, “I’m not good at being a monk.” You are either living as a monk, or you’re not. We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output. The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.” -Rick Rubin You are an artist. Your greatest masterpiece is your life. And it will be your masterpiece whether you control the design or...
I hope you had a great week! Let's get to the Notes... 📝 this week's Daily Notes 10.12.26 #1326 faith and fear 10.13.26 #1327 your experience is shaped by your heart 10.14.26 #1328 expanding awareness 10.16.26 #1329 pivot and iterate 10.17.26 #1330 today's decisions, tomorrow's results 10.18.26 #1331 new horizons 📺 AlignedLife Podcast Expanded Awareness With Jeff Williams Listen Apple Podcasts Spotify After 27 years in corporate sales and relationship management, my friend Jeff Williams felt...
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -William Faulkner See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
“Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today. -Ernest Hemingway Where you find your Self today is a result of your past Self’s decisions. Are you happy with those decisions, or do you wish you had made different decisions? Think about your future Self with the decisions you make today. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
Allow your Self to pivot and iterate your way toward your Authentic Life. From experience, I have learned that it is ok to change direction and try again in a slightly different way—especially professionally. Through the pivots and iterations, you end up finding exactly where you are supposed to be. Let’s take a quick look: launch my firm with a barbell approach helping young professionals and retirees. create a new relationship for entrepreneurs that starts with personal planning, moves to...
I try not to use the Daily Notes to distribute my podcast, but the latest AlignedLife episode is perfect for the Notes. I am joined by my friend and fellow Leading Edge Community member, Jeff Williams, and we dive into his decision to leave his corporate career after 27 years. What makes his decision so inspiring and valuable for listeners is it wasn’t a decision to retire—it was a decision to leap into the unknown with the faith that he will be led to what is next. I have a pretty good idea...