I hope you had a great weekend!

I started reading Dr. David Hawkins's Letting Go and have found so many great passages that I'm sure they will make their way to Daily Notes, AlignedLife, and other content. Today's Daily Note was inspired by one, and I thought I'd kick off this Weekly Note with another as a reminder of another reason it's so important for us to live our Authentic Lives.

"The lower our emotional state, the more negatively we influence not only our own lives but also all of the lives around us. The higher the emotional level of evolution, the more positive our life becomes on all levels, and we support all life around us. As negative emotions are acknowledged and surrendered, we get freer and move up the scale, eventually experiencing predominantly positive feelings.

All lower emotions are limitations and blind us to the reality of our true Self."

If we are living our Authentic Life, we are much more likely to operate from higher emotional levels and consciousness, which not only makes our lives better but also the lives of everyone and everything around us.

My first vlog

I finally had a chance to finish editing my first vlog from my trip to Baltimore back in December. I'm really happy with how it turned out, especially since this one was all on me--recording and editing. The feedback has been great so far, which makes me happy because I want to do more of these, even leaning on someone else to run the camera so I can capture even more great conversations and moments.

Check out "24 Hours In Baltimore For A Fireside Chat About Money And Purpose"

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I also want to bring your attention to an Omen I wrote today that highlights a few human connection experiences that I'm working on for the spring: PRST Ruck Club, PRST Yoga In The Park, and Intentional Conversations. You can find today's Omen down below, or if you know you're already interested, you can read it here.​

The Weekly Note will be the home for all the details as I get started.

Ok, let's get to this week's Notes...

📝 this week's Daily Notes

3.09.26 #1145 your calendar's truth​

3.10.26 #1146 why rush?​

3.11.26 #1147 the stories of your past and future​

3.12.26 #1148 don't limit your Self​

3.13.26 #1149 stop hedging​

3.14.26 #1150 curiosity over money​

3.15.26 #1151 consciousness and money​

🎙️ AlignedLife Podcast Convos with Friends: Choosing To Stay With Aaron Schaben

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What if you were given the choice to stay or go — and you chose to stay?

In this conversation, I sit down with my friend Aaron Schaben, and we start exactly where his story begins: the moment he left his body during a near-death experience at the 2019 Boston Marathon. With an internal body temperature of 108°, Aaron found himself above his own body — not in fear, but in complete peace — and was given a choice most of us never face. What followed was 15+ months of physical recovery and some of the deepest soul-searching of his life.

In this episode, Aaron shares publicly for the first time what he saw, what he felt, and how that experience cracked him open to a completely new way of living. We get into:

• What it actually felt like to be given the choice to "stay or go"
• How a near-death experience becomes a nervous system reset — physically, mentally, and spiritually
• The concept of sacrifice with intention and how it reframes the trade-offs we all make
• Why curiosity might be the most underrated spiritual practice
• Gene Keys, Human Design, North & South nodes, and how these tools can complement — not contradict — faith
• Elevating consciousness and what it actually has to do with your relationship with money
• How aligned finances start from the inside out

Aaron is one of my closest friends and one of my biggest supporters in staying true to who I am. This is one of those conversations I've been having privately that I knew needed to be recorded — and I'm so glad it finally was. If you're drawn to questions about purpose, soul, and what it means to truly show up in the life you chose — this one's for you.

🦅 Omens

​Stepping Into A New Role "My role as a guide for the boys will focus primarily on habit-building, training, nutrition, recovery, and mindfulness. I believe the lessons in this role as a guide are going to be patience, communication, learning when to push and when to let them learn on their own (which might be defined as surrendering), and motivation. I also think I’ll learn more lessons about my own habit-forming, discipline, and time management."

​Human Connection "I’ve been talking for a while now about how I believe people are seeking human connection with aligned people more than ever. And, I think this demand is only going to grow with the lack of authenticity we are starting to see with AI—one of the only ways to know you’re actually engaging with another person is to a.) be with that person or b.) have a relationship with them to know that the online interactions are real. There are plenty of articles about how people are lonelier than ever, despite having the world at their fingertips."

📺 The Authentic Life On Other Shows

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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See you next week (or tomorrow) and keep pursuing,

JC