
<h3>Start the day with a stupid, dumb little joke?</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>What did the sushi say to the bee?</p>
<p>Wasabi?!</p>
</blockquote>
<div><hr></div>
<h3> Maybe follow it up with some stupid pictures?</h3>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg" width="1170" height="1211" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1211,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":184420,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb54074e9-53e4-4ad7-a5a9-4be76ddc25d1_1170x1211.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
</div></a></figure></div>
<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg" width="1170" height="1134" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1134,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":262203,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc972e27b-9bc8-4cf1-8420-32d15399130b_1170x1134.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg" width="1170" height="836" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/caab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":836,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":82416,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcaab7131-a338-4d29-8776-e1697f355330_1170x836.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
</div></a></figure></div>
<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg" width="1170" height="1057" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1057,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":182068,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a7a9f77-6d2d-4e09-9dde-e4403bd9b964_1170x1057.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg" width="1170" height="938" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":938,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":109394,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52fdfa3-b674-4671-afde-35914a73ba1b_1170x938.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<div><hr></div>
<h3><strong>Aaaaand finally and least funny-ly, maybe close out with something completely irrelevant that I found interesting or inspirational from the previous day?</strong></h3>
<p></p>
<p>Happy Friday!</p>
<p>Just some stupid pictures and a quick quote today. Start the weekend off right!</p>
<p></p>
<div class="pullquote"><p>“I’m not interested in whether the glass is half empty or half full. I’m interested in figuring out how to fill the glass.” -Donald Kaberuka</p></div>
<p></p>
<p>Have a great one!</p>


The Glass Half Empty


<h3>Start the day with a stupid, dumb little joke?</h3>
<blockquote><p>I was kidnapped by mimes once…. They did unspeakable things to me.</p></blockquote>
<div><hr></div>
<h3> Maybe follow it up with some stupid pictures?</h3>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg" width="1170" height="863" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":863,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":59615,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19f28e07-aa37-4e46-b8d4-767354e351d2_1170x863.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg" width="1170" height="841" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":841,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":73605,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8e1ff81-9f6c-4a3e-8c5d-4a9cf1f0e755_1170x841.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg" width="1170" height="903" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":903,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":182540,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4250b09-20da-416c-818c-995515aee474_1170x903.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg" width="1170" height="1226" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1226,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":152178,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd84fafc2-df7b-4013-8ba0-f7fce5ecbe93_1170x1226.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg" width="1170" height="754" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":754,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":93642,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13f3de7a-28c8-4511-9a9b-93e0840c35dd_1170x754.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<h3><strong>Aaaaand finally and least funny-ly, maybe close out with something completely irrelevant that I found interesting or inspirational from the previous day?</strong></h3>
<p></p>
<p>Happy Thursday!</p>
<p>I was listening to The ONE Thing podcast and they had my boy, Dan Martell, on as a guest. He was talking about his book “Buy Back Your Time.” Great book, if you haven’t read it. Crazy cool concepts.</p>
<p>He started getting on the topic of setting goals and being able to visualize them and almost have certainty that they would happen. A lot of the things he was describing around people’s problems with goals is that they aren’t SMART… Which, if you didn’t know, stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.</p>
<p>He and the interviewer then got to an amazing point, that I feel is so overlooked:</p>
<p>Why is it that we have such specificity and granularity with goals related to work, but we are incredibly vague when it comes to goals related to our personal lives… if we even have goals for our personal lives.</p>
<p>At work, we’ll have goals to complete for the day and by the end of the week and the quarter and the year and the next five years…. And we’ll have specific end goals to them, so we know when one is achieved. We’ll break these goals down and work backwards to make mini-goals and achieve those along the way. But, it’s the complete opposite with personal goals.</p>
<p>Instead of “I will get promoted to X position by December by doing X, Y, Z” we have “I will get healthy” or “I will have a great marriage.” What???</p>
<p>I’m a huge culprit of this, so the call out was such a slap in my face. Like, what the hell does “I will get healthy” even mean?!</p>
<p>See what I’m saying! It’s time we get specific with personal goals too and actively work towards improving our personal lives by spending time, money, effort, and thought to do so.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the podcast episode:</p>
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<p>Have a great day!</p>


I've Been Screwing Up With Personal Goals


<h3>Start the day with a stupid, dumb little joke?</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Why couldn’t the lifeguard save the drowning hippy?</p>
<p>He was too far out, man!!!</p>
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<h3> Maybe follow it up with some stupid pictures?</h3>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg" width="1170" height="855" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":855,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":65745,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59cd0c04-5906-493e-868e-58ad70994415_1170x855.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg" width="1170" height="984" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":984,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":116107,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1008634c-df09-4de7-ba19-28493c1c8266_1170x984.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg" width="1170" height="823" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":823,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":93571,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F558e4d53-4db2-4658-9d7b-49575b0f907f_1170x823.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg" width="1170" height="793" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":793,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":66923,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05588292-cb4d-46c7-a746-bfc2eeee0e90_1170x793.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<h3><strong>Aaaaand finally and least funny-ly, maybe close out with something completely irrelevant that I found interesting or inspirational from the previous day?</strong></h3>
<p></p>
<p>Happy Wednesday!</p>
<p>Here’s a great excerpt from The ONE Thing newsletter on breaking bad habits (hint: it’s done by replacing them):</p>
<p></p>
<p>Bad habits stick out like a sore thumb. Everyone has them, but you have to be willing to take account of these habits. </p>
<p>Every habit we want to change or get rid of has to be replaced by a new one. To do this, you’ll have to complete the process of the habit loop. </p>
<p>The first part of the habit loop takes the shape of a cue or trigger that tells our brains we need to automate our behavior. Similar to how a hypnotist will snap their fingers to bring you into a trance, these triggers might be things like the time of day, an emotion, or a location that causes our brains to act differently.</p>
<p>The next part is a physical or mental routine that occurs once a trigger takes place. A few examples of this may be a nervous tick in response to stress or a craving after an intense workout. This is anything that is done routinely in response to another event.</p>
<p>Finally, after the action takes place, we receive a reward. It doesn’t matter if it’s tangible or intangible, such as a piece of chocolate — rewards are what solidify our habits. Rewards assist our brains to determine whether or not a loop is worth remembering for the future. The loop between cue, routine, and reward becomes more and more automatic over time until a habit forms.</p>
<p>Perhaps instead of spending money on a different sweet each day at the vending machine, spend that time and energy taking a trip to the water fountain and packing a healthy alternative to combat that urge when it hits. To achieve success we need to decide upon the right habit to develop — a habit that will help us reach our goals and bring just enough discipline to establish it. </p>
<p>Bad habits are difficult to break. These long-standing habits help us get through each day without getting caught up in every decision we need to make. If you want to succeed in this, you need to create an environment that will support you and your new, better habits. </p>
<p>The important thing is to be intentional with the habits you’re building by working toward a single goal. Doing so allows us to be proactive instead of reactive. Thus, you’ll be better equipped to handle those detours when they occur because you’ll already be holding your habits accountable for producing desired outcomes.</p>
<p>Don’t be surprised when everything doesn’t go smoothly. Just focus on building the first habit, and adjust your actions when you need to.</p>
<p>Success isn’t about doing everything — it’s about doing the right thing.</p>
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<p>Have a great day!</p>


Replacing Bad Habits


<h3>Start the day with a stupid, dumb little joke?</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Not to brag, but I made six figures last year.</p>
<p>I was also named the worst employee at the toy factory.</p>
</blockquote>
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<h3> Maybe follow it up with some stupid pictures?</h3>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg" width="1170" height="1275" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1275,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":256200,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14c787c1-e6ff-444d-a4b5-6c636ec25e58_1170x1275.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg" width="1170" height="900" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":900,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":177114,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc838e46f-2e5a-48f4-b0cb-e8c78b438423_1170x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg" width="1170" height="1407" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1407,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":233834,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5638259-47a0-4536-b926-7a52756d3625_1170x1407.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link is-viewable-img image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset">
<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg" width="1170" height="1018" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1018,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":216051,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a438850-f016-4eb8-9dd3-e9dcba64b830_1170x1018.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<p></p>
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<picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg" width="1170" height="1150" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg","fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1150,"width":1170,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":184060,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}' class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb80b73fe-edfe-48de-aa1c-9d742f0e2521_1170x1150.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></source></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div>
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<h3><strong>Aaaaand finally and least funny-ly, maybe close out with something completely irrelevant that I found interesting or inspirational from the previous day?</strong></h3>
<p></p>
<p>Happy Tuesday!</p>
<p>I saw someone post a page of a book in Instagram, but am not sure where it’s from… but it was good:</p>
<div class="pullquote"><p>If you can’t fight and you can’t flee, flow. - Robert Eliot</p></div>
<p>Too often, we men have lived with a single answer to every situation: win. We saw our friendships in competitive terms, so we couldn’t let our guard down. We looked at life as a challenge to be conquered rather than something to be enjoyed. Therefore, our first impulse was to fight and come out a winner. Many of us have played life like a game with only winners and losers, and we have neglected the deeper meaning in our experiences. Living that way, many of us have felt like losers.</p>
<p>We all experience moments when a situation is much more powerful than we are. Those moments feel like defeat unless we allow them to open a whole new viewpoint on our lives. When we can flow with a situation, which will have its own way anyhow, we have become more mature men. We can breathe a sigh of relief because much of the tension in our lives is reduced when we stop trying to conquer every moment and instead simply flow with it.</p>
<p>…..</p>
<p>Today, I will practice playing a new game of flowing and thereby deepen my awareness of life.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Have a great day!</p>


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