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“Later” is a heavy word.

It feels light when you say it, but it piles up quickly.

Later I’ll train.

Later I’ll start the blog.

Later I’ll take my kids for ice cream.

Later I’ll call my mom back.

The problem with “later” is it pretends to be a choice, when really it’s just a delay. And delays compound.

Missed training sessions become weakness, quick. Skipped calls become gaps in trust, which may never be earned back. Postponed ideas become someone else’s, their venture, not yours.

Don’t carry “later” around.

Move now. Not perfectly, not with fanfare—but with presence.

Lift the weight in front of you, dial the number, write the first messy draft, say yes to the moment with your kids.

Muscles don’t grow on intentions. Neither do businesses or relationships. They grow on action, repeated in the present tense.

“Later” is heavy. “Now” is lighter than you think.

A lot of life is like being a 49er back in the day—standing in the river, sifting through the mud.

Most of what you scoop up isn’t gold. It’s rocks. Sediment. Noise.

But with patience and persistence, every now and then—you hit pay dirt.

Life works the same way.

The right people. The right work. The right pursuits.

You won’t find them in every pan.

Most of it won’t fit you. Most of it won’t build you.

But keep sifting.

Because when you find the gold, it changes everything.

I get seasonal allergies, and with them, brutal asthma attacks.

Attacks that feel like your lungs are caught in a vice. Like trying to breathe through a straw.

Your body, trying to protect you—also trying to kill you.

It’s funny, the things we take for granted.

Like breathing.

You don’t think about it—until it’s gone.

And then it’s all you can think about.

So right now: stop.

Take a deep breath. Take two. Take three.

Feel your lungs expand.

And be thankful you can.

What stories do you tell yourself about yourself?

“I can’t get fit. Bad genetics.”

“I don’t understand my kids. I’m not cut out to be a good parent.”

“I’ll never find someone. I’m meant to be alone.”

“I’m not wired to be an entrepreneur.”

“Tech? I’m just not a computer person.”

These are scripts—handed to you by others, or worse, ones you wrote in weakness.

But here’s the truth: they’re not truth…if you don’t let them be.

You’re the author. You hold the pen.

Humans are built to adapt. To evolve. To learn new skills. Build new bodies. Rewrite broken patterns.

If that weren’t true, we’d still be chasing squirrels with stone axes.

The next chapter is wide open. Start writing it.

Having the right tool matters.

Try to screw in a screw with a hammer—you’ll only make things worse.

Try to hammer a nail with a screwdriver—you’ll get nowhere.

Same with scale.

You can’t walk across the ocean. You need a ship or a plane.

But you also don’t fly a jet to the next town.

That’s where the car, the bike, or even your legs get the job done.

The lesson: tools have contexts.

The wrong tool isn’t just useless—it can sabotage you.

The right tool makes the job possible.

Use the right tool.

Skip the gym? Debt.

Put off the meeting? Debt.

Delay the launch? Debt.

What you don’t do today doesn’t disappear. It piles up.

Health and fitness debt. Relationship debt. Business debt.

And like any debt, debt of delay compounds with interest.

You’re making tomorrow even heavier—and pushing what you want to achieve further into the void.

Pay daily.

Rep by rep. Task by task. Brick by brick.

Do it right now.

In the gym, resistance stimulates muscle growth. No resistance, no reason to grow.

But resistance training isn’t limited to the gym. The chance to train with resistance is everywhere.

Writing when your mind wants to scroll. Reading when TV is easier. Tough conversations that are easy to avoid. Emails that need to be sent but you’re unsure.

Each is a battle. Each is a brick. Each is a chance to grow.

Don’t avoid resistance—embrace it.

Because if it feels heavy, it means you’re building.

I went out to eat with my kids.

Yes—it was expensive.

But I didn’t have to cook. I didn’t have to do dishes.

That’s the convenience tax. You pay extra for time, ease, and less effort.

Don’t avoid convenience. But don’t drift too far into it either.

Deploy it strategically—when the tradeoff is worth it.

Sometimes you need to save time and energy.

Sometimes you’re able to DIY.

Use both. Strategically.

We like to think perfect exists.

The perfect time. The perfect place. The perfect partner. The perfect plan.

But perfect doesn’t exist.

Chasing it only blocks action. It stalls progress. It feeds procrastination.

Take perfect and throw it out the window.

Of course, this doesn’t mean settling. It doesn’t mean shoddy work. It doesn’t mean junk.

Have high standards.

But know that nothing’s going to be perfect.

You’ve heard it a thousand times: knowledge is power.

Somewhat true.

Let’s be precise: relevant knowledge is potential power.

Because it’s not enough to know “something.” You have to know the right things for what you’re building.

Information on climbing the corporate ladder? Useless to an entrepreneur.

And even relevant knowledge isn’t enough if it just sits in your head. Knowledge is potential power until it’s applied.

So don’t just learn it. Use it.

Knowledge is power…but only if it’s relevant and applied.