“Don’t follow your passion. Follow your talent and find your purpose.” -Adam Grant Usually, when I share a quote to start a Daily Note, it’s because I like it, agree with it, or think it might speak to you. This is not one of those quotes. This quote triggers me because I think it leads more people further from their Authentic Life than it helps. I think this quote, which I saw on Twitter, can become so influential because of who said it. Adam Grant is an extremely successful author and an...
about 24 hours ago • 1 min read
As a believer in manifestation and someone who has manifested many experiences, opportunities, and things in my life, I’m struggling to decide whether we need to envision every detail of what we are trying to bring into our lives or just be directionally correct. I’ve read a lot on the subject. I’ve listened to more podcasts and videos than I’ve read. And I’ve heard both sides, but I feel like the consensus is to be as specific as possible with our manifestations—the what, the when, the how,...
2 days ago • 1 min read
I heard something the other day that really grabbed my attention. What if our habits suggest more about how we view our Self than a reflection of our discipline? If we struggle with habits, it’s not that we aren’t disciplined; it’s that somewhere we are not valuing our Self as we should. That made me uncomfortable. It also made me rethink the habits I want to improve and the ones I want to let go of with a new focus. What do your habits suggest? See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
3 days ago • 1 min read
“We are all labeled when we are young, we are all subject to well-intentioned social expectations. We all fall into the rhythm of automatic behavioral patterns, unaware routines, and the suppression of our authentic selves for the sake of fitting in. We limit ourselves so completely that we hardly know what it means to reach our full potential, let alone come close to realizing it. Humans are naturally creative beings – we create every moment of every day. When we create from a place of...
5 days ago • 1 min read
“So live your life (Hey), ayy, ayy, ayyYou steady chasin' that paperJust live your life (Oh), ayy, ayy, ayyAin't got no time for no hatersJust live your life (Hey), ayy, ayy, ayyNo tellin' where it'll take yaJust live your life (Oh), ayy, ayy, ayy'Cause I'm a paper chaser” -T.I. and Rihanna This evening, after working out outside, I hopped in the pool and kept listening to my playlist (the MNDFL playlist for Mindful Mondays), and "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna came on. As I floated,...
6 days ago • 1 min read
Short and sweet, since it was Labor Day weekend and I spent most of it driving to Milwaukee, watching Leo's soccer team play, and driving home from Milwaukee. Let's just get straight to the Notes... 📝 this week's Daily Notes 8.31.26 #1291 creativity and intelligence 9.01.26 #1292 what are you measuring? 9.03.26 #1293 embrace delusion 9.04.26 #1294 comfort is a monster 9.05.26 #1295 don't delay your dreams 9.07.26 #1296 money and your soul Note: I'm going to no longer include the thumbnails...
6 days ago • 1 min read
"Let your soul inform your money and your money express your soul." -Lynne Twist See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
7 days ago • 1 min read
If you have dreams—if you’ve discovered your Authentic Life—don’t delay taking action to move towards them. I’m not saying you have to drop everything and jump fully into it, but you should start moving towards the life you are being called to. Don’t delay because it could take some time to manifest your Authentic Life. Remember, most overnight successes took ten years to build. Don’t delay because you don’t know when you’ll run out of time. No one knows when their last day will be, and you...
9 days ago • 1 min read
This week, I finally got to see The Odyssey downtown at the Indiana State Museum in 70mm (the largest screen), and as I expected, I loved it—Christopher Nolan is my favorite director, so I went in expecting to. I’m going to see it again Monday evening with a couple of friends, and I’m looking forward to seeing what I might have missed the first time around. Instagram must have picked up on me seeing the movie because it started feeding me tons of Odyssey content. One of the posts really...
10 days ago • 1 min read