the Weekly Note Vol. 102


Hope you had a great week. This weekend was full of sports--2 soccer matches for Leo, 1 for Silas, and 4 basketball games for Roman, which didn't leave much time for weekend creating.

So we'll keep this week's intro short and get straight to this week's Notes...

📝 this week's Daily Notes

4.13.26 #1176 no limits

4.14.26 #1177 default to optimism

4.15.26 #1178 do it for you

4.16.26 #1179 self-preservation

4.17.26 #1180 when you know why

4.18.26 #1181 play to play

4.19.26 #1182 change the inputs


🎙️ AlignedLife Archives: Failing Forward with Tyrone Ross

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A visit to the archives for an episode with one of my closest friends, Tyrone Ross Jr.; this episode is back when the podcast was called LifeDesign+, before I rebranded it to AlignedLife.

I heard Tyrone mention the concept of failing forward on an IG Live, so I asked him to join me for a conversation about it. We'll be doing the same thing later this month on his "violently disciplined" mantra.
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📺 The Authentic Life On Other Shows and What I've Been Consuming

From time to time, I listen to a conversation, and all I can hear is other people talking about the Authentic Life.

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What else I Read/Watched/Listened To

📝 It's Time We Talk About Gunna by Hezekiah

📝 When The Gods Left Earth by Jeff Williams

📚 Unreasonable Hospitality by Wil Guidara

🎧 Unlocked by George Mumford Still listening every car ride with Roman has been spent listening to George narrate this book; my attempt to help open Roman to meditation. I've also reached out to George's company to hire a coach for Roman.

See you next week (or 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.

Read more from connect spirit, mind, body, and money w/ Justin Castelli

If you aren’t happy with the outcomes in your life, then it might be time to take a look at what you’re doing to receive them. It’s easy to play the victim, especially if you are doing what you’re “supposed to do” but not getting the results you feel you should. For example, I haven’t hit the physical goals I want—I want to drop body fat, rebuild some muscle I let slip over the years, and regain a six-pack. I started working out with my trainer regularly and working out from home when I’m not...

“All art is a work in progress. It’s helpful to see the piece we’re working on as an experiment. One in which we can’t predict the outcome. Whatever the result, we will receive useful information that will benefit the next experiment. If you start from the position that there is no right or wrong, no good or bad, and creativity is just free play with no rules, it’s easier to submerge yourself joyfully in the process of making things. We’re not playing to win, we’re playing to play. And...

It’s amazing what happens when you connect with the details in your Authentic Life. When you know what you want, why you want it, and how it aligns with your Authentic Life, it is not uncommon to receive it and receive it sooner than you can imagine. I’m seeing it happen all around me, and all I can do is smile. See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC