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.
“From good people you’ll learn good, but if you mingle with the bad you’ll destroy such soul as you had.” —Musonius Rufus It seems we’re in a period when people are showing the world who they really are. Pay attention and heed Rufus’s warning. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
I’ve continued to think about putting on blinders and thought I’d share how I plan to use the additional time and energy: Read more Write more Meditate more Create more Rest more Connect more As I shared yesterday, a big part of my blinders will include dropping off social media. Like many, it has become my default time killer. Instead of scrolling to kill time, I’ll just use LinkedIn and Substack to distribute the content I create. I hope to replace the connections I’ve made on social media...
Yesterday, I was talking with a friend, discussing the momentum from 2025 and my current embodiment, and sharing my vision for the end of 2026; towards the end of our conversation, she asked me what could get in the way of everything coming to fruition this year. I sat for a moment. The answer came to me loud and clear. “My Self.” The only way my vision board for the year doesn’t become my reality is if I get in the way. Allowing my Self to fall out of alignment.Allowing my Self to get...
“The search for meaning is only valid if you’re willing to take action with what you find.” - Paul Rosolie I’ve recently gone down the Paul Rosolie rabbit hole thanks to his recent podcast appearances on Modern Wisdom and The Diary of a CEO. If you haven’t heard of Paul before, I highly recommend checking out one of the episodes, and I’m going to recommend his new book even though my copy hasn’t even arrived yet. Paul’s purpose in life is to save the Amazon, and he committed himself to this...
Yesterday, I received a prototype of a t-shirt I want to make for the PRST brand, which sparked a cool back-and-forth with a friend on LinkedIn. The shirt, still in development mode since I don’t like the style of t-shirt it was printed on, was inspired by a shirt from the brand 247. 247 is the athletic-wear division of the Represent brand, and in many of the vlogs on the Represent and its co-founder George Heaton’s YouTube channels, you will see a black t-shirt with small holes and tears...
“The truth really can make us free once we realize that much of what we believe, especially about ourselves, is not necessarily the truth. Struggle to become aware of what you believe about yourself, others, and the world around you. Ask yourself, “Is this really true, or could it be an illusion or life?” If your beliefs are limiting your options in life by keeping you in bondage, they probably do not represent the truth. When you know the truth about who you really are, you may indeed be...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been aware of my thoughts and reluctant to allow them to stay negative for long. I’m convinced that my ability to redirect my energy has kept minor inconveniences from expanding into something much bigger and more painful. Take, for example, a backed-up toilet in our basement this weekend. Sunday afternoon, I went downstairs to get a workout in, stopped in the bathroom for some strange reason (I didn’t need to use the bathroom), and noticed that the...
I hope you had a great weekend--let's get to this week's Notes... 📝 this week's Daily Notes 1.26.26 #1105 know your values 1.27.26 #1106 what's missing? 1.29.26 #1107 choose how events impact you 1.30.26 #1108 making tough decisions 1.31.26 #1109 done competing with other people's lives 2.01.26 #1110 money's real power--from AlignedLife 📺 AlignedLife Blog Reading: The Story You Were Told About Money See you next week (or tomorrow) and keep pursuing, JC
Originally posted on the AlignedLife Blog. In case you haven’t been following my writing on money on AlignedLife, here’s one of my most recent posts, “Money’s Real Power”. Money doesn’t change who we are. It reveals us. I think this might be one of the most misunderstood truths about money. We’re taught, explicitly and implicitly, that money does something to people. That it corrupts. That it spoils. That it turns otherwise decent humans into something darker. But money isn’t a moral force....
“I'm thoroughly convinced that the biggest boost to happiness comes when you start building the life you want for your family and stop competing with other people's lives.” - Justin Welsh See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC