FREEEEEEEDOM!
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM slowing down and taking care of myself.
My positive energy is rippling out
and my peaceful actions are making a difference.
I AM shining my light into the world.
5a Yin Yoga & Breath work
530a Yoga Nidra / Prayer
6a - 8a Weight Room - Heavy Back
Warm UP
- Walk 3.5mi @12%
- Weighted Pull ups (4x8)
- Cable Wood Chops (4x12/s)
- Barbell Rows (5x6)
- Face Pulls (3x15)
- Dumbells Rows (4x6)
- Barbell Curls (Straight Bar - 5x8)
- Lat Pull Down (Neutral Grip - 3x15)
- Cable Curls til Burnout
815a Breakfast
830a - 1030a Trade & Write / @ Desk
11A - 1230p Lunch @ French Meadow
1p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 8p Family Time
8p - 9p Walk w/Tulip
9p Rest & Recovery
The rarest love isn’t for what you own, but for what you think. When someone values your mind over your possessions, they touch the part of you that outlives the material—the part of you becoming.
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The Power of Letting Go: Becoming a Magnet for Alignment
We live in a world that glorifies the chase. Hustle harder. Push more. Force the door open. And while there’s a time for effort, there’s also a deeper truth the warrior learns on his path: some battles are not won by fighting harder—they are won by stepping back, grounding deeper, and trusting that life is already moving in your favor.
Every time you stress about how something will happen, you create resistance. You’re gripping the sword too tightly, shaking your own hand. That stress blocks the flow, clouds your vision, and blinds you to opportunities standing right in front of you.
But when you let go—when you release the need to control every outcome—you stop fighting the current and start moving with it. Trust is not weakness. Trust is strength. It takes more courage to surrender than to clench your fists. It takes more discipline to ground yourself in faith than to spiral into fear.
When you allow yourself to be led, you become magnetic. Doors open where you thought there were only walls. The right people appear, not by accident, but by alignment. Opportunities present themselves, not because you forced them, but because you prepared yourself to receive them.
A true warrior knows: you don’t chase what’s already meant for you. You don’t beg what is already written into your path. You stay ready. You stay open. You stay rooted in your faith, no matter what storms try to shake you.
So remember—life isn’t asking you to chase. Life is asking you to receive. To stay aligned. To trust that the battle is already turning in your favor. To hold your ground with quiet power, not frantic motion.
Because the deepest victories don’t come from forcing life into submission. They come when you let life meet you where you are—grounded, surrendered, and unshakable in faith.
The Trader’s Edge: Nervous System Recovery
One of the most underrated skills in trading isn’t chart reading, pattern recognition, or even risk management—it’s recovery. The ability to regulate your nervous system after you’ve been triggered by the market.
Every trader gets worked up. You miss an entry, you chase a breakout, you size too big, you watch a green position turn red. The adrenaline spikes, your heart races, your breath shortens—and suddenly you’re not trading the market anymore, you’re trading your emotions. That’s where tilt lives. That’s where accounts get wrecked.
The edge is in how fast you can come back. The trader who can reset quickly—who can breathe, regulate, and return to a calm, grounded state—is the trader who stays in the game long enough to catch the real opportunities.
It’s not about never getting emotional. It’s about mastering the art of coming back to center. The faster you recover, the faster you can see clearly again. And clarity is where good decisions come from.
This is a muscle you can train. Every time you catch yourself before spiraling—every time you choose to step away, reset, and re-center—you’re building resilience. You’re telling yourself: I don’t have to trade out of emotion. I can wait for alignment.
The strongest traders aren’t the ones who never tilt. They’re the ones who know how to recover, regulate, and return to their edge.
In a market that punishes the reactive, nervous system recovery is alpha.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra -
I AM filling myself with love
and shining this positive healing energy into the world
5a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
6a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
7a - 8a VO2 Max Spin 5.1
Trainer Road: Monadnock -2 (60m 16mi)
815a - 830a Breakfast
830a - 1030a - Trade & write @ Desk
11a - 12p Reiki Session/ Breath Work
1230p - 3p Trade & Write @ Desk
3p - 5p Weight room (Chest & Shoulders)
Warm Up
Walk 60m 3.5mi @ 12%
Ab Wheel 3x12
Push Ups 3x15
Flat Bench Dumbbell Press 5x8
Overhead Dumbbell Press 5x8
Inc Barbell Press 4x6
Dumbbell Lateral Raise 4x12
Cable Flys 5x12 Slow
Dips TF
530p - 8p - Family Time & Dinner
8p - 9p Walk w/ Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
“Every loop you find yourself in is a mirror asking you: WILL YOU CHOOSE DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME?”
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Fear is the great illusionist. It clouds your vision and convinces you that you are lost, late, or left behind. But the truth is, you are exactly where you need to be. Life has not abandoned you; the universe has been conspiring in your favor all along.
Your story is unfolding with divine precision. Nothing is wasted, nothing is random. Even the detours and delays carry sacred purpose, teaching you lessons, deepening your wisdom, preparing you for blessings greater than you imagined. What feels like waiting is really alignment. What feels like loss is really clearing space for love, light, and joy to enter.
The energy is shifting now. You can feel it if you pause and breathe. Doors that were closed are unlocking. Paths that felt heavy are becoming clear. You are being guided toward what is for your highest good—not just eventually, but beautifully, in ways that will feel like peace, like purpose, like finally coming home.
So exhale the fear. Release the timelines you thought you had to meet. Stop measuring yourself against someone else’s journey. You are not behind. You are not late. You are right on time.
Trust this moment. Trust yourself. Trust the flow of grace. Everything you have prayed for, worked for, hoped for—it is already on its way. And when it arrives, it will not trickle in. It will arrive like a sunrise, flooding your life with light, love and laughter.
This is your season. This is your moment. Yes—it’s your time now. LFG BABY
Trading in a World of Noise
The market is a world of 10,000 things. Every headline, every hot take, every guru tweet, every indicator flashing like neon in the night. Ninety-nine percent of it is noise. One percent is truth. And until you learn to separate the two, you’ll stay stuck in confusion, chasing shadows, bleeding capital while the few who see clearly build wealth in silence.
Most traders feed on noise. They scroll through endless feeds, hunting for the next big call, thinking if they consume enough opinions, they’ll stumble into clarity. But noise can’t give you clarity. Noise only scatters your focus, fractures your discipline, and keeps you addicted to the game of “what if.”
The truth? The one percent? That’s found in experience. In the charts you’ve studied until your eyes burned. In the setups, the patterns & the psychology you’ve failed to understand. In the discipline you’ve built by sitting tight when everyone else flinched.
And here’s the brutal reality: the more you value the noise, the more your results will reflect it. Jump from stock to stock, from strategy to strategy, and your equity curve will look like your attention span—scattered, volatile, without roots. But the more you value the highest—the few names showing true relative strength, the cleanest setups, the timeless principles of risk and patience—the more your trading reflects mastery.
Think about it. Anyone can talk trading. Most do. They parrot what they read in books, what they heard from some guru, what a holy PDF of “rules” told them. But unless it’s rooted in their own screen time, their own pain, their own wins and losses—it’s just philosophy. And philosophy won’t save you in the middle of a drawdown. Philosophy won’t keep you from blowing up when tilt sets in.
It’s like a business professor teaching entrepreneurship who’s never run a business. He can talk all day about models and theories, but when the rent’s due and payroll’s late, he knows nothing. Same with traders who talk setups they’ve never executed, or risk management they’ve never lived through.
Noise. Empty rigmarole.
The only truth is lived experience. That’s why the best traders don’t talk much. They don’t need to. Their results are the sermon. Their peace in the storm is the proof.
So here’s the path: cut the 99%. Stop worshiping the noise. Stop confusing motion for progress. Dig roots into experience, into the highest truths of the market. Focus on leaders. Focus on strength. Focus on the setups that keep showing up through cycles.
Be the embodiment of discipline. Be the embodiment of peace in chaos. When the crowd is panicking, you’ll sit tight. When the world screams 10,000 things, you’ll hear the one that matters. And that’s how you stop being a victim of the market—and start trading like the market is just another reflection of your own clarity.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra -
I AM choosing to be hopeful
and believe that things can improve.
345a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
5a - 730a Weight room: Heavy Legs
Warm up
3mi Walk @ 10%
Dead hangs 3x 60s
Air Planes 4x10/s
Barbell Deads (5x8)
Barbell Squat (5x6)
Lying Leg Press (3x8)
Ham Curls (4x8)
Leg Extensions (4x8)
Split Squats (4x8/s)
Calf Raise (5x12)
Burnout Split Squats
8a Breakfast
830a - 1130a Trade/Write @ Desk
1130a - 1p Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p Stocktwits Community Rip Pod w/ The BOYS
2p - 3p Trade & Write
330p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Walk w/Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
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Today, I want you to trust the fire within you. Your instincts are sharper than usual, and acting on them could open doors you didn’t know existed…
Nothing is Ever Permanent — Risk Management Is
Fintwit is full of creators pushing the illusion that once you “make it,” profitability is permanent. That once you hit a certain level, the game is over and you’ve won. But that’s a dangerous myth.
Profit is only permanent the day you cash out and walk away. Until then, the scoreboard is still running. Every tick of the market, every position you hold, every decision you make carries risk. And one lapse in discipline can undo years of progress.
All it takes is one bad day on tilt. One reckless week where you let emotion run your hand. One month where you convince yourself “this time is different” and chase when you should sit tight. That’s all it takes to burn your account to the ground.
This is why risk management isn’t optional—it’s survival. It’s the difference between traders who build lasting wealth and those who end up as cautionary tales.
The Illusion of Permanence
The market has a way of humbling even the sharpest minds. You can be right 90% of the time, but if the other 10% catches you overexposed, oversized, or under-disciplined, it won’t matter. Profitability is not a status you achieve—it’s a discipline you maintain.
Tilt: The Silent Killer
Tilt doesn’t announce itself. It sneaks in through frustration, ego, revenge trades, or the belief you’re “owed” by the market. Tilt blinds you to risk, makes you size up when you should size down, and tells you to double down when you should walk away. Traders don’t usually blow up from lack of knowledge. They blow up because they couldn’t control themselves when it mattered most.
Risk as Your Lifeline
Managing risk means more than slapping a stop loss on your chart. It’s about structuring your entire approach so one trade, one day, or one emotional spiral can’t take you out. It’s about living to fight another day—because opportunities are endless, but capital is finite.
Every legendary trader preaches the same thing: survival first. Profit comes second. If you lose your capital—or your discipline—you lose your seat at the table.
Cashing Out Is the Only Closure
Remember: profits only crystallize when you pull them out of the game. Until then, they’re just numbers on a screen. Don’t let temporary success trick you into permanent arrogance.
The only way to play this game long enough to let compounding work in your favor is to respect risk every single day.
My Final Word
Profit is never permanent. Risk is. One protects you, the other seduces you. Choose wisely.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra
Healing light is flowing to me,
filling every cell. I AM healthy and well.
5a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
6a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
630a - 730a Sweet Spot Spin 4.8
Trainer Road: Guyat - 60m - 17.48mi
730a - 830a Breakfast / Family Time
830a - 11a - Trade & write @ Desk
11a - 12p Holding Bags Pod w/ The Boys
12p - 1230p - Read & Lunch
1230p - 3p Trade & Write @ Desk
4p - 8p - Family Time & Dinner
8p - 9p Walk w/ Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
The Eclipse Portal, Divine Masculine, and the Cycles of Trading & Life
We are in the eye of the eclipse portal — a place where the old has already been stripped away, yet the new hasn’t fully formed. It’s a liminal space, unsettling and disorienting, where clarity feels just out of reach. For men walking the path of the divine masculine, this is where your mettle is tested. Because in this void, you are stripped of false certainties, of external definitions, of the comfortable illusions you used to cling to. It is death and rebirth in motion — not rejection, but redirection. The universe is removing what doesn’t serve the man you’re becoming, and though it may sting, it’s only to clear space for the authority and clarity you asked for.
This is no different from the cycles of trading, or the cycles of life itself. You are not always meant to be in momentum. Markets breathe. They expand, contract, consolidate, shake out the weak hands, and only then reveal the next trend. To force clarity in the chop is to bleed your account. The wise trader waits. He pauses. He breathes in stillness, watching as the next steps form on their own. The eclipse portal is the same. The volatility, the uncertainty, the sudden losses or exits — they are not punishments. They are recalibrations. They are liquidity flushes on the soul level, designed to test whether you will panic in fear or hold steady in your higher knowing.
The divine masculine does not flinch in the void. He does not need the comfort of constant bullish runs or easy wins to affirm his strength. His power comes from standing rooted when the ground shakes, from trusting the unseen order even when the chart looks like chaos. He knows that cycles are law, and that clarity always returns — just as sure as night becomes day, or as a bear market eventually flips to a bull.
So let this eclipse portal strip the stories. Let it reveal the truth of who you are when nothing external defines you. Your worth is not in the last trade, the last win, or the approval of the world. It’s in your willingness to stand firm in uncertainty, to let go of what’s leaving, and to trust that what’s being born will align with what you truly wanted all along. The universe is adjusting your path — not for comfort, but for clarity. The trader in you, the man in you, the warrior in you — all of them must remember: patience is not weakness, stillness is not passivity, and redirection is not failure.
On the other side of this portal, the chart will clear. The setups will come. The path will make sense. But only if you don’t sell yourself out in the chop. Hold the line. Trust the cycle. The man who endures the eclipse with steady hands will walk out reborn, aligned, and ready to claim his next season of victory.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra
I AM choosing to be kind,
patient and compassionate.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
5a - Weight Room - Chest & Shoulders
Warm Up
3mi Walk @ 3.33%
Push Ups 3x25
Ab Wheel 3x15
Barbell Bench (5x10)
Inc Dumbbell Press (5x6)
Overhead Dumbbell Press (5x8)
Cable Lateral Raise (4x15)
Tricep Pushdown (5x12)
Face Pulls (4x12)
Reverse Grip Cable Fly (3x TF)
Dips TF
730a - 830a Family / Breakfast
830a - 945a - Trade @ Desk
10a - 11a Therapy
1130a - 1230p Yoga Nidra/ Breath Work & Lunch
1p - 3p Trade, Read & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
September Affirmations
✦ i use solitude as a tool for clarity + healing.
✦ i allow myself to explore new spaces + dream bigger.
✦ i celebrate how much i have grown + evolved.
✦ financial opportunities flow to me quickly + abundantly.
✦ i ground myself daily so i can move with clarity + calm
Sun in Virgo. Moon in Cancer.
Saturn Complex
Saturn RX Enters Pisces
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Today, if youre finding it difficult to focus or stay on task, try to see this energy as a way to expand your imagination. You may expect thing to proceed in a linear way… so when they don’t, try not to get frustrated. Detours can often help you discover new sources of inspiration.
The Fragility of a New Idea
A new idea is like a newborn flame. It doesn’t begin as a roaring fire that can withstand the winds of criticism or the weight of the world. It begins as a spark — delicate, trembling, easy to extinguish. Ovid’s words remind us that a new idea doesn’t always die from grand opposition; more often, it perishes from something small. A sneer, a yawn, a careless quip, or even a disapproving frown can be enough to snuff it out before it has the chance to grow.
Think about it: how many brilliant inventions, movements, or works of art never made it past their infancy because someone, somewhere, dismissed them too quickly? Ideas are born vulnerable. They don’t yet have the armor of proof, the shield of evidence, or the power of momentum. They live only in the fragile space of imagination and possibility — and it takes courage to protect them there.
This is why discernment and guardianship are so essential. If you carry a new vision, you cannot afford to expose it recklessly. Not everyone has the eyes to see it or the heart to nurture it. Share it with those who can feed it, not those who would starve it. Shield it from the cynic’s smirk and the skeptic’s shrug. Let it gather strength in the silence of your own devotion until it is strong enough to withstand the storms.
The world has a way of testing every fresh idea. It asks: Do you truly believe in this? Will you stand for it even when it is mocked, ignored, or doubted? Only by holding steady through that trial can the spark grow into a flame. And when it does, that once-delicate flame can become a fire powerful enough to change lives, reshape culture, even alter the course of history.
So if you are carrying a new idea right now, treat it with reverence. Protect it as you would a sacred seed. Guard it against premature judgment. Feed it with patience, work, and faith. Because today’s fragile thought, if sheltered and nurtured, could be tomorrow’s revolution.
Light, Responsibility, and the Power of Your Aura
In a world where light and darkness constantly weave around us, the greatest battle is not out there in the streets or on the news — it is in your own heart. Every day, your heart generates currents of thought, feeling, and energy that ripple into the world. What you allow to issue forth from it can either nourish the light or give subtle weapons to the darkness. That is the real discipline: guarding your heart so that nothing destructive can take root there.
We’ve all stumbled. We’ve all carried mistakes like stones in our pockets, weighing us down. But there’s a dangerous trick in that — worry itself becomes its own demon. If you obsess over your misdeeds, you feed them with your attention until they grow teeth. The wiser path is not endless self-punishment, but cleansing. Uproot those old weeds from your aura, and replace them with seeds of constructive labor. Action, not guilt, transforms.
Responsibility is not a punishment. It is medicine for the soul. When you take full ownership of your presence — of what energy you carry, of how you move, speak, build — you align with the deeper laws of Kosmos. That alignment strengthens you. It clears the static. And it makes you a vessel through which higher powers can pour their strength.
There is a simple truth here: when your light shines clean and bright, shadows cannot stand before it. Evil recoils. It has no choice but to slink into corners, hiding its face beneath the cloaks of its own shame. The light does not fight darkness; it simply reveals it, and the darkness flees.
So guard your heart. Stop feeding your demons with worry and regret. Plant new seeds with your daily actions. Accept the full weight of responsibility for your own soul and how it radiates into the world. That responsibility is your liberation. And as you walk in it, your aura becomes a beacon — a fire that sends every spirit of deception scrambling into the night.
Shine. The Kosmos is watching.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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☼ Today’s Mantra☽
I AM choosing to be peaceful
and focusing on solutions.
Love fills me and surrounds me.
Love inspires me and guides me.
Love directs me and protects me.
I AM living from love.
4a Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a Yoga Nidra / Prayer
5a - 730a Weight Room - Heavy Back
Warm UP
- Walk 3mi @12%
- Weighted Pull ups (4x8)
- Cable Wood Chops (4x8/s)
- Barbell Rows (5x6)
- Face Pulls (3x15)
- Dumbells Rows (4x6)
- Barbell Curls (Straight Bar - 5x8)
- Lat Pull Down (Neutral Grip - 3x15)
- Cable Curls til Burnout
745a - 830a Breakfast & Family Time
830a - 12a Trade & Write / @ Desk
12p - 1p Breathe, Read & Lunch
1p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 8p Family Time
8p - 9p Walk w/Tulip
9p Rest & Recovery
“The man who loves only love-givers is a merchant of hearts, buying affection with affection, but the man who loves the loveless becomes rain, falling on thorns that will never bloom. This endless stupid beautiful falling without promise of return”
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The Most Dangerous Traders Aren’t The Ones Who’ve Had It Easy
The world teaches us to admire the ones who win effortlessly. The champions who never stumble, the traders who seem to always be in the right stock at the right time, the ones who post gains without showing the blood it took to get there.
But if you’ve been in this game long enough—trading, business, or life—you know the truth:
The most powerful people aren’t the ones who’ve had it easy.
They’re the ones who’ve been crushed. The ones who’ve known defeat. The ones who’ve stared at screens while their account bled red, who’ve questioned themselves in the middle of the night, who’ve known the sting of loss deeper than most can stomach.
And yet—they came back.
The Depths Forge the Depth
There’s something sacred about the person who has clawed their way out of the abyss. Out of max pain, margin calls, the humiliation of being wrong again and again.
That fight doesn’t just build skill. It builds depth. It builds sensitivity to risk. It builds appreciation for strength when you see it.
You learn to spot leaders not because you read a textbook, but because you know what weakness feels like. You’ve lived it. You’ve traded it. And you never want to touch it again.
You gain compassion for others because you know the torment of blowing up. You know how hard it is to rebuild. That compassion makes you human—but it doesn’t make you soft. It makes you lethal. Because compassion, paired with discipline, is clarity.
Powerful Traders Don’t Just Happen
A trader forged in struggle is different. They’ve developed a gentleness toward themselves—because they’ve been to hell and back—but also a ruthlessness when it comes to cutting losers and protecting capital.
That’s the paradox: they can be both gentle and fierce. Compassionate and cold-blooded. Loving with people, merciless with garbage stocks and poor setups.
They understand the market doesn’t care about them, and so they stop expecting it to. They care about themselves enough to do the hard thing—to wait for the true leaders, the stocks showing real relative strength, the setups worth betting on.
They’ve stopped trying to force trades, because they know where that road leads. And they’ve stopped chasing shortcuts, because they know wisdom is bought with scars.
Struggle is the Gate
The beauty of a seasoned trader—the kind that survives and thrives—isn’t in how smooth their equity curve looks. It’s in the fact that they’ve endured when others quit. They’ve taken the same pain that wiped out countless others and turned it into fuel.
Beautiful people don’t just happen. Neither do great traders.
They’re built in the shadows. In the sleepless nights. In the moments when it would’ve been easier to give up—but something in them refused.
That’s the real beauty: the unshakable kind. The kind forged in loss, sharpened in defeat, and reborn in the fire of persistence.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra
My words are powerful.
I AM speaking intentionally.
I anchor my mind in purposeful intention.
My thoughts create a life of clarity and impact.
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
6a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
630a - 730a Spin (Trainer Road: Echo 5 - 60m - 17.37mi)
730a - 830a Breakfast / Family Time
830a - 11a - Trade & write @ Desk
11a - 1230p - Read, Breathe & Lunch
1230p - 3p Trade & Write @ Desk
4p - 8p - Family Time & Dinner
8p - 9p Walk w/ Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
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Today, you don’t need to be anywhere other than where you are. Not further along. Not more perfect. Not more ready. Right here, in this exact breath, in this exact moment, the door is wide open. An epiphany isn’t waiting somewhere else. It’s not hiding at the top of a mountain or in the version of you you’re still trying to become. It’s here—in the dirt under your feet, in the rhythm of your lungs, in the silence behind your thoughts.
Stop bargaining with tomorrow. Stop measuring yourself against some horizon that never arrives. That’s the trap. That’s the delay. Power doesn’t live in the future. Power is presence. If you choose it, this moment can split you open. If you allow it, clarity can hit you like lightning right where you stand.
This is the threshold. This is the holy ground. You don’t need to chase it. You don’t need to earn it. You only need to stop running, stand still, breathe deep—and face yourself.
And when you do, you’ll realize: The breakthrough you’ve been chasing was circling you the whole time. Everything you’ve been reaching for is already in your hands. I love you dude. Keep going, keep pushing, keep striving. The best is yet to come.
Energy Is Currency: Why Traders Must Focus on Leaders and Relative Strength
There’s a universal law that most people nod at but few actually live by: everything is energy. Energy is currency. And just like dollars in a trading account, where you allocate that energy determines your outcomes.
In life and in markets, attention is the channel through which energy flows. Put your attention on distractions, and your energy is siphoned away into noise. Put your attention on leaders, strength, and momentum—and your energy compounds. For traders, this isn’t philosophy. It’s survival.
Attention Is Allocation
A trader’s capital isn’t just measured in dollars. It’s measured in focus. Each chart you watch, each news headline you consume, each narrative you entertain—it all costs energy. And energy is finite.
The mistake most traders make? They spread that focus too thin. They watch fifty tickers, chase every headline, trade every setup. The result is scattered energy and mediocre returns.
The best traders treat attention like capital: they allocate it strategically, toward the assets that are already proving themselves.
Why Leaders Matter
In every bull cycle, a handful of stocks step out ahead of the pack. They lead with explosive earnings growth, disruptive products, or undeniable momentum. These leaders are where institutional money flows.
And here’s the kicker: when you focus your energy on the true leaders, you sync your personal energy with the dominant market force. You stop fighting for scraps in laggard names and instead ride the wave of strength.
Leaders create clarity. They show you where the current is strongest. Put your attention there, and your energy compounds with theirs.
Relative Strength Is the Compass
Relative strength is the purest indicator of where energy is flowing in the market. It tells you what stocks are holding up while the indexes wobble. It tells you which names institutions can’t stop buying, even on red days.
As a trader, your job is to direct your energy into these pockets of strength. It’s not about predicting. It’s about aligning. Energy flows toward the strongest magnets in the market—and relative strength is the compass that shows you where that magnet is.
The Currency of Focus
Think of it like this:
Scattered attention → weak energy → mediocre trades.
Focused attention → concentrated energy → asymmetric returns.
When you stop chasing everything and start focusing on the select few leaders showing real strength, you’ve upgraded your energy allocation. You’ve shifted from trading like a gambler to trading like a fund manager of your own internal currency.
Practical Application for Traders
So how do you embody this?
Build a tight watchlist. Twenty stocks max. Ten is better. These should be leaders in their sector, names breaking out on volume, stocks showing superior relative strength.
Filter by strength. Ignore the laggards. If a stock can’t beat the index, it doesn’t deserve your energy.
Re-allocate daily. Just like capital, your focus must adapt. If a leader breaks down, cut it from your mental portfolio. Redirect attention toward the new leaders emerging.
Protect your mental capital. Doomscrolling, over-analyzing, chasing chatroom picks—it all drains the same energy you need to execute clean trades.
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
The deeper truth is this: trading isn’t just about markets. It’s about resonance. When you align your attention with strength, you align your energy with growth. And when you align your energy with growth, your account becomes a mirror of that flow.
Everything is energy. Energy is currency. Where attention goes, energy flows.
In markets, in life, in trading—focus on strength, and strength becomes your return.
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Magic is everywhere & Miracles are unfolding.
You don’t have to do anything but trust the process.
Today’s Mantra
I see through fear and past illusion
to the divine power that lives within me.
I AM remembering.
345a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
5a - 730a Weight room: Heavy Legs
Warm up
3mi Walk @ 12%
Dead hangs 3x 60s
Weighted Pull ups
Single Leg Cable Lateral Raise (4x10)
Air Planes 4x10/s
Barbell Deads (5x8)
Barbell Squat (5x6)
Lying Leg Press (3x8)
Ham Curls (4x8)
Leg Extensions (4x8)
Split Squats (4x8/s)
Calf Raise (5x12)
Burnout Split Squats
730a - Breakfast/ Kids off to School
830a - 1130a Trade/Write @ Desk
1130a - 1p Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p Stocktwits Community Rip Pod w/ The BOYS
2p - 3p Trade & Write
330p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Walk w/Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
One of the loudest scars of childhood trauma is not knowing how to walk away from abusive people. Instead of leaving, you overanalyze every detail, convinced their behavior must be your fault. Truth is, your nervous system was trained to tolerate chaos instead of choosing peace.
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Pluto Retrograde
Today, I want you to tap into your ability to think and quickly and seize the moment. A part of you is comfortable running on instinct and can avoid overthinking - this genuinely helps you take advantage of opportunities that land right in your lap.
Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius: The Call to Inner Revolution
On May 4th, Pluto stationed retrograde in the sign of Aquarius. If you’ve felt the ground beneath your feet shifting this year, you’re not imagining it. The cosmic climate is charged. Planets are changing signs, old patterns are cracking open, and the intensity is undeniable.
Pluto turns retrograde for about five months every year, but each cycle carries its own weight depending on where Pluto is in the zodiac. Retrograde motion—when a planet appears to move backward through the sky—slows and magnifies that planet’s influence. With Pluto, that means transformation, shadow work, death, and rebirth. It’s never subtle. It’s the phoenix rising from the ashes, the destruction of what no longer serves so that new life can grow.
Pluto’s Arrival in Aquarius: The End of an Era
Pluto entered Aquarius on November 19th, 2024, beginning a nineteen-year transit that will reshape not only our personal lives but also the collective fabric of humanity. This marks the end of Pluto’s long stay in Capricorn, which began in 2008—a period defined by hierarchy, elitism, empire, and control. Capricorn energy tested us on how tightly we cling to established structures, even when they no longer fit.
Now the tide turns. Aquarius is about freedom, individuality, equality, and the future. It’s the sign of community, consciousness, rebellion, and technology. Pluto in Aquarius is not polite—it forces a revolution. Expect massive shifts in technology (especially AI), new frameworks for community and governance, and radical redefinitions of what it means to live authentically. The last time Pluto traveled through Aquarius coincided with the French and American revolutions. Today, the revolution is both external and internal.
The Retrograde Invitation: Turning Inward
When Pluto goes retrograde, the work is less about external events and more about self-reflection. It asks:
Where do I feel disempowered in my life?
How am I using—or misusing—my power?
What am I afraid to reveal about myself?
Who or what is draining my energy?
Aquarius energy amplifies these questions with a focus on authenticity. Are you showing up as your true, unconventional self? Or are you hiding behind masks, trying to fit into systems that no longer make sense?
This is where shadow material surfaces. The shadow is not inherently negative—it’s simply the hidden, unconscious parts of us that steer our decisions without awareness. Old childhood patterns, outdated beliefs, and buried insecurities often drive our choices about relationships, careers, and communities. Pluto retrograde brings these shadows to the surface. It can feel turbulent or irrational, but the purpose is cleansing. What is buried must be revealed in order to be healed.
Breaking Down and Breaking Free
The Capricorn era taught us about structures and control. But control often masks fear—fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of the unknown. Aquarius invites us to break free of that. The old paradigms of proving our worth through status, money, and conformity are collapsing. Pluto in Aquarius reminds us that our true value lies in living authentically, contributing to the collective, and embodying our unique frequency.
This is uncomfortable work. Transformation rarely comes wrapped in ease. Letting go of what no longer serves—whether it’s a toxic relationship, a draining job, or an outdated mindset—can feel like death. And in a way, it is. But Pluto’s promise is always rebirth. The ashes clear space for something truer to emerge.
Fear, Consciousness, and the New Currency
In today’s world, fear spreads like wildfire. The headlines, the noise, the collective anxiety—it’s contagious. Pluto retrograde challenges us not to catch the fear, but to rise above it. Consciousness is the new currency. The magic lies in knowing who you are, what you believe, and what values guide you. When you anchor yourself there, you stop being swept away by the storm.
Practical Ways to Work With This Energy
This retrograde is a time for deep reflection and conscious release. Some practices to consider:
Journaling: Write honestly about where you feel powerless, where you hide your strength, and what patterns you’re ready to let go of.
Community check-ins: Reflect on whether your friendships and partnerships are aligned with your growth—or whether they drain your energy.
Shadow work: When uncomfortable emotions surface, meet them without judgment. These are the keys to your transformation.
Surrender: Let go of control. Pluto teaches that true power comes from release, not grasping.
The Power of Surrender
Ultimately, Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is about surrender. Not surrender as defeat, but as liberation. When you stop trying to control every outcome, you make room for authentic power to emerge. Transformation is not linear. It’s messy, circular, and often uncomfortable. But the only way out is through.
As we move through this chapter, remember: you are not just witnessing a collective revolution—you are part of it. Every time you choose authenticity over fear, every time you let go of an outdated belief, every time you rise from your own ashes, you contribute to the greater evolution of humanity.
Pluto retrograde in Aquarius is your invitation to inner revolution. Step into it with courage.
Masculine Initiation
The most dangerous traders aren’t reckless.
They’re self-controlled monsters. 🐺
That’s the initiation of the warrior. You don’t repress your primal force—you integrate it. You bring the wild beast inside you under conscious command. When anger rises, you don’t let it control you. When the urge to dominate surfaces, you don’t unleash it recklessly. Instead, you harness it as fuel, as focus, as drive.
That’s why Jung and later Peterson emphasized: a “good man” is someone who has sharpened claws but keeps them sheathed until the moment truly requires them. Controlled danger, not suppressed danger.
Trading & Discipline
Trading is the perfect arena for this metaphor.
Markets tempt you to act like a reckless predator—overtrading, revenge trading, chasing every move. If you let your impulses run wild, you burn yourself out and bleed your account. That’s the harmless version of danger: it only hurts you.
But when you’re a self-controlled monster, it’s different.
You have the aggression to take a bold position when the setup is undeniable.
You have the power to size up and strike with conviction.
And you have the discipline to sit still, sometimes for days, while everyone else chops themselves to death in noise.
It’s like being a warrior in the market: you don’t swing your sword at shadows. You wait until the target is clear, exposed, and worth the strike. Then you move with speed and precision. That’s how you win.
At its Core…
A harmless trader gets eaten alive.
A reckless trader self-destructs.
A self-controlled monster thrives—because he has the fangs, but he also has the discipline to bite only when the odds are in his favor.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra
I AM magnetic.
Everything that is meant for me
will always find its way to me.
5a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
6a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
630a - 730a Spin (Trainer Road: Pioneer 3 - 60m - 17.17mi)
730a - 830a Breakfast / Family Time
830a - 11a - Trade & write
11a - 1230p Holding Bags Pod w/ The Boys
1245p - 130p - Breathe & Lunch
1p - 3p Trade & Write
4p - 8p - Family Time & Dinner
8p - 9p Walk w/ Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
As a man you are cursed to become the exact size of what you hunt. Hunt pennies and your soul shrinks to copper. Hunt kingdoms and your hands grow large enough to hold crowns. This is the law: God carved your capacity from the same stone as your ambition, and He will not let you cheat the equation. The man who fights giants dies a giant. The man who fights nothing dies nothing
Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one’s back they are a heavy weight.
Sun in Virgo. Moon in Aries.
9/9/9
Uranus RX in Gemini
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Even in times of doubt, holding on to your faith can you see past the existing challenges. Today dude, I want you to dive deep into your imagination and enjoy.
The Orchestra of Consciousness: How Brainwave Frequencies Shape Our Reality
Most people think of the brain as a command center—an organ that processes information, sends signals, and governs the body. But what if we flipped that perspective? What if, instead of being just a control panel, the brain is also a frequency generator? What if your lived experience of reality is being played, moment by moment, like notes in a song—determined by the rhythm of your brainwaves?
That is not just a metaphor. It’s a lived truth.
Brainwave Frequencies: The Vibrations of Mind
Every second, your brain emits tiny electrical pulses that can be measured as waves. These waves vibrate at different speeds, and those speeds are not random. They directly correspond to different states of consciousness:
Delta (0.5–4 Hz): The slowest waves. They carry you into dreamless, restorative sleep. In delta, the ego dissolves and you drop into the timeless ocean of pure being.
Theta (4–8 Hz): The dream state. Imagination, intuition, and creativity live here. Theta is the realm of symbols, visions, and inner journeys.
Alpha (8–12 Hz): A calm, relaxed but awake state. Meditation, light daydreaming, and “flow” often ride on alpha rhythms.
Beta (12–30 Hz): The ordinary waking state of thinking, analyzing, focusing, and separating. Beta sharpens the sense of “I am me and you are you.”
Gamma (30–100 Hz): The fastest measurable waves. They correlate with heightened awareness, insight, and states of expanded consciousness—moments when the brain is firing in symphonic harmony.
When the frequency slows, consciousness sinks deeper inward, into the vast ocean of unconscious unity. When the frequency speeds up, consciousness rises outward into the experience of individuality and separation.
The Illusion of Separation
At the surface, waking life feels separate. You are a person with a body, surrounded by other people, moving through time and space. That’s what beta waves gift you—the clarity of separation.
But this separation is only an appearance. Like a movie screen that seems to show countless characters and places, the truth is that everything is projected from one unified field of awareness.
When you enter dream states or deep sleep, the illusion thins. In dreams, you begin to notice how fluid and interconnected everything is. In deep sleep, you dissolve completely into the silence behind all things.
Awakening is not about escaping these cycles, but about recognizing the continuity. Waking, dreaming, and sleeping are not separate—they are variations of a single song being played at different tempos.
The Practical Inquiry: What State Am I In Right Now?
This isn’t theory—it’s practice. At any moment, you can stop and ask yourself:
What is the texture of my consciousness right now?
Is my mind racing, hyper-focused, or scattered?
Am I calm, centered, or drifting?
Do I feel connected or isolated?
The simple act of reflecting tunes you into the brainwave state you’re inhabiting. And from there, you realize: your experience of life is not fixed. It’s fluid. By shifting your state, you shift your world.
Life as a Divine Orchestra
If all of this is true, then reality itself is music. Each brainwave is a note. Each state of consciousness is an instrument. Together, humanity—and all of creation—is a symphony unfolding.
Picture it:
You are the violinist, your strings vibrating in time with your thoughts.
Someone else is the drummer, pounding out a rhythm with their actions.
Others form the brass, woodwinds, and choir of this living orchestra.
And the song? It is life itself. It is not random. It is not chaotic. It is a perfectly timed composition, both improvisational and eternal.
The astonishing part is this: you are not just one instrument in the orchestra—you are also the composer, the conductor, and the very song that is being played. You are both the part and the whole.
Living in Tune
So how do we live with this awareness?
Notice your state. Awareness itself is the beginning. The more you notice what brainwave “tempo” you’re in, the more mastery you gain over your state of being.
Practice shifting. Meditation, breathwork, movement, and music all tune your brainwaves. You can speed them up, slow them down, or bring them into harmony.
See the unity behind separation. Waking life emphasizes division, but the deeper truth is connection. Carry that awareness into your daily interactions.
Play your instrument. Whatever role you have in this life, play it with devotion. Trust that it contributes to the greater song in ways you cannot always see.
You Are the Song
When you pause and reflect, you’ll find that your brainwaves are not just a biological phenomenon—they are the vibrational strings of consciousness itself.
They create your experience of being awake, of dreaming, of dissolving into silence. They also create the illusion that you are separate. But look closer, and you’ll find that separation itself is part of the unity.
Life is a divine orchestra. A cosmic song unfolding note by note, moment by moment. And you are not just listening—you are playing. You are the music.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM shining my light everywhere I go.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
5a - Weight Room - Chest & Shoulders
Warm Up
3mi Walk @ 3.33%
Push Ups 3x25
Ab Wheel 3x15
Barbell Bench (5x10)
Inc Dumbbell Press (5x6)
Overhead Dumbbell Press (5x8)
Cable Lateral Raise (4x15)
Tricep Pushdown (5x12)
Face Pulls (4x12)
Reverse Grip Cable Fly (3x TF)
Dips TF
730a - 830a Family / Breakfast
830a - 945a - Trade @ Desk
10a -11a - Therapy
1130a - 1230p - Yoga Nidra/ Breath Work & Lunch
1p - 3p Trade, Read & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
It's not your mind that knows when danger comes, it's your gut tightening, your shoulders rising, your breath catching before your thoughts catch up. The body speaks first, speaks true. Your flesh is not your enemy, not your burden, it's your first teacher, your truest prophet, the only holy book that updates in real time. - Lichthauch
The courage to stand alone is the first condition of a life worth living.
Pisces Full Moon - Lunar Eclipse
The Pisces Full Moon: Warrior’s Initiation for the Divine Masculine
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There comes a moment when the warrior inside you can no longer be ignored. A moment when the mask cracks, the armor splits, and something real pushes through. It’s not a clean moment. It’s not cinematic. It arrives like a single tear you didn’t plan on shedding, rolling down your cheek like a fracture in time.
That’s when you realize: you’ve been carrying weight that was never yours.
Most men do. We inherit burdens from fathers, mothers, cultures, religions, systems. We kneel at altars we didn’t build, convinced sacrifice will earn us honor. We light candles with pieces of our own worth, convinced patience will eventually be rewarded.
But the altar was false. And the blood was always yours.
The Altar of False Masculinity
Every man knows this arithmetic:
If I just endure more, maybe I’ll finally be seen as strong.
If I forgive more, maybe I’ll finally be loved.
If I keep my mouth shut, maybe I’ll finally be accepted.
If I need less, maybe I’ll finally belong.
This is the lie men swallow. That shrinking is noble. That silence is wisdom. That self-erasure is loyalty. That disappearing will earn us love.
But all it earns is delay. Delay of your true life. Delay of your true voice. Delay of the self you were born to embody.
The veil eventually rips. You see the altar for what it is. You see how your boundaries were mistaken for obstacles. How your needs were painted as burdens. How your kindness was consumed without reciprocity. How you were praised only for your willingness to shrink.
And that’s when something in you hardens and sharpens. You blow out the candle. You leave.
You walk away—not as a coward, but as a warrior reclaiming his sword.
The Wilderness Trial
But don’t mistake the leaving for liberation. Leaving is only the first gate. What follows is the wilderness.
Every warrior passes through fire before he’s crowned. You are no different. When you walk away from false altars, the world looks like ruin. Charred. Dead. Ashes where you thought life should be.
And yet, if you stay, if you don’t run, you begin to see it—the green sprout rising from the blackened ground. Healing doesn’t arrive like a sunrise, all glory and fanfare. Healing comes like smoke after battle. Quiet. Subtle. Easy to miss.
It doesn’t look impressive. But it endures. And that’s the difference.
The Earthquake of Truth
The Pisces full moon is not gentle. It is an earthquake. It tears down the walls you’ve been hiding behind—the pretending, the performing, the armor built of lies.
And when the dust settles, there you stand. Raw. Breathing. Contradictory.
Some days you’re angry. Some days you’re tender. Some days you contradict yourself entirely. That’s not weakness. That’s proof you’re alive.
Only the living contradict themselves. The dead are consistent. The warrior in his sacred ground is messy. Bleeding, shimmering, raging, softening—sometimes all in the same day.
That is the divine masculine. Not static. Not rigid. But wild, alive, enduring.
Death and Rebirth of the Warrior
Here’s the paradox: you are both tombstone and sprout. The grave and the cradle. The place where your old self is buried and the soil where your new self begins to rise.
This is initiation.
It’s not about dominance. It’s not about eternal endurance. It’s not about disappearing into duty. The divine masculine holds death in one hand and life in the other. He knows how to fight, how to bleed, how to grieve, and how to soften.
You are not here to erase yourself. You are here to endure. To rise. To live vividly—even in pain.
This is your afterlife. The one you live before death.
The Call
You need to hear this: this moon is not asking politely. It is not inviting you to meditate in peace. It is roaring. It is tearing down walls. It is shaking the ground beneath you. It is saying: stop kneeling at false altars. Stop bleeding for those who refuse to honor your fullness. Stop starving yourself in the name of selflessness. Stand. Contradict yourself. Rage, then soften. Bleed, then heal. Shatter, then sprout.
This is your warrior’s path. This is the divine masculine reborn.
You’ve survived the fire. That’s your proof.
Now live the afterlife—while you’re still breathing.
LFG!
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Today’s Mantra
My thoughts and emotions play an important role in the health of my body and the experiences I attract into my life.
I AM directing my thoughts and emotions to a positive focus.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
5a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
530a - 730a - Weight Room - Heavy Back (Pull Day)
Warm UP
- Walk 3mi @12%
- Weighted Pull ups (4x8)
- Cable Wood Chops (4x8/s)
- Barbell Rows (5x6)
- Face Pulls (3x15)
- Dumbells Rows (4x6)
- Barbell Curls (Straight Bar - 5x8)
- Lat Pull Down (Neutral Grip - 3x15)
- Cable Curls til Burnout
745a - 830a Breakfast & Kids to School
830a - 12a Trade & Write / @ Desk
12p - 1p - Breathe, Read & Lunch
1p - 3p Trade & Write
430p - 6p ZM Chat
6p - 8p Family Time
8p - 9p Walk w/Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
Why are we embarrassed by silence?
What comfort do we find in all the noise?
Sun in Virgo. Moon in Aquarius.
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I know, I know. Today though, see if you can soften your heart and connect with others in a deep way. It may be your instinct to be independent, but letting yourself be vulnerable create space for growth and intimacy in your relationships. Keep at it dude, you’re doing great. I am proud of you.
Stop trying to fight your demons.
That just makes them stronger.
Bury them.
Build so much discipline on top of them they can’t breathe.
Bad habits don’t die from force — they die when you stop feeding them.
Every morning, you choose who wins: the weak version or the strong one.
And the one you feed is the one that grows.
Feed focus. Feed discipline. Feed action.
Starve doubt. Starve excuses. Starve fear.
Stack wins so high your losses get crushed under the weight.
That’s how you kill the old you. LFG.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra
I AM filled with light
and vibrating with positive energy.
5a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
6a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
7a - 815a Breakfast / Kids to School
815a - 830a Breathe & Find Center
830a - 10a - Trade & write
10a - 11a Spin (Trainer Road: Solferino - 60m - 15.25mi)
11p - 12p - Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p Stocktwits Community Rip Pod w/ The Boys
1p - 3p Trade & Write
330p - 5p ZM Sesh w/Blake
5p - 8p - Family Time & Dinner
8p - 9p Walk w/ Tulip
9p - Rest & Recovery
Real power is walking into any room and genuinely wanting the best for everyone in it, even the ones who hate you. Wish them well, wish them healing, wish them love.
Confessions of the Ego:
• Hatred = the ego’s mirror of self-rejection
• Disrespect = fear disguised through the ego
• Jealousy = admiration the ego can’t admit
• Sabotage = the ego’s projection of unworthiness
• Withheld recognition = the ego’s fear of your power
• Mockery = ego’s powerless attempt to dim your light
• Imitation = the ego’s inversion of originality
• Obsession = the ego’s recognition of your greatness
• Gossip = the ego projecting its own discomfort
• Silence = the ego’s resentment it can’t articulate
• Criticism = the ego’s confession of inadequacy
• Exclusion = ego’s attempt to erase what it can’t match
• Dismissal = the ego’s inability to meet your depth
• Competition = the ego’s confession of inadequacy
• Bitterness = the ego’s grief over unmet potential
• Smirks = the ego’s mask hiding silent reverence
• Resistance = the ego’s refusal to face the mirror you hold up
Mercury Enters Virgo
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Today, this is what I want you to reflect on. “What in your life makes you feel empowered vs what makes you feel disempowered? Power is an internal resource.
On September 7th, there will be a Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Pisces. It's marking the beginning of this powerful Eclipse Portal that's focused on relationships. This is a magical two-week period of time where unexpected things could happen, specifically around relationships. While every Full Moon tends to heighten feelings, this one could feel especially emotional because it's in the sign of Pisces. Pisces is ruled by water. It's this spiritual, emotional energy that wants to merge. It's about falling in love and connecting with something greater than itself. Eclipse portals are very mysterious, especially with this one, because the North Node eclipse is about your destiny. Whenever you're in that kind of portal, it's trying to transform your life and push you forward in the most progressive and healthy ways.
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Today’s Mantra
I AM loving.
I AM loved.
I AM love.
530a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
630a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
730a - Breakfast/ Kids off to School
830a - 1030a Trade/Write @ Desk
1030a - 123p Weight room: Heavy Legs
Warm up
3mi Walk @ 12%
Dead hangs 3x 60s
Weighted Pull ups
Single Leg Cable Lateral Raise (4x10)
Air Planes 4x10/s
Barbell Deads (5x8)
Barbell Squat (5x6)
Lying Leg Press (3x8)
Ham Curls (4x8)
Leg Extensions (4x8)
Split Squats (4x8/s)
Calf Raise (5x12)
Burnout Split Squats
1p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
“It’s not the pretty sunset that changes you, the soul only wakes up when your eyes can’t handle what they’re seeing. We think awakening comes from lotus flowers and meditation cushions but it actually comes from staring directly into the thing that makes you want to close your eyes and never open them again”
Wisdom is not work done once. It’s work you must continue to do. The mind & ego battles against itself - against prejudices, its simplifications, its conceits, its patterns, its demons.
Saturn RX Enters Pisces
Sun in Virgo. Moon in Sagittarius.
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Today, I want you to tap into the side of you that’s incredibly connected to your emotions and physical energy. Ideally, you can feel secure in knowing that you’re following a path that feels right on all levels…. if something doesn’t make you feel alive inside, i need you to say no, it is not for you.
Heyyyyyooooo! So, we’re stepping into some pretty intense energy with the Double Eclipse Equinox of September 2025. After riding the Lion energies of August, we’re hitting one of the biggest turning points of the decade. It’s like a Double Eclipse-Equinox Portal, a gateway for rebirth, getting us ready for a brand new 9-year cycle starting next year.
Right now, in the planetary grid and our collective consciousness, we’re on the edge of something huge—a revival of both the original feminine and masculine spirits. Pretty cool, eh!?
On September 7-8, a Total Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon will light up the skies, sending us into the deep end of soul reclamation, shadow clearing, and ancestral healing. Then, two weeks later, on September 21, a Partial Solar Eclipse veils the Sun just hours before the Autumnal Equinox—the time of harvest, a threshold between life and death, and that sacred balance of light and dark. This double eclipse equinox portal is happening within one lunar cycle, creating a cosmic initiation chamber where our old selves (and the old world) collapse, and a new self is born.
Humanity’s standing at the brink of a major shift—from adolescence to adulthood. Together, we’re overcoming the temptations of our shadows: comfort, laziness, addiction, materialism, and dodging responsibility—to claim our destiny. The forerunners, a small group of humanity, are leading this maturation process. They’re like human wayshowers, walking through the valley of shadow, triumphing over death and decay. They’re grabbing their destiny by the horns, fueled with a passion for life, and lighting up with fire and purpose.
The Equinox is that still point between yin and yang, life and death, this world and others, supercharged by the solar eclipse. Light gets swallowed into shadow so it can be purified, restored, and emerge truer. The potency of this alchemical gateway can’t be overstated for those forerunners ready for the next level of their lives.
There’s a revival of both high feminine and masculine blueprints flowing through the collective right now. Women are waking up to their true nature, breaking free from societal confines and restrictions. Spells and curses of submission, giving up our voice and inner dreams, and taking a backseat to others are being broken. At the same time, the pain of abuse and victimization is dissolving through this activation. We’re restoring our Wholeness!
A new kind of woman is rising from the ashes—one who’s fully reclaimed her joy, brilliance, empathy, intelligence, ability to nurture, love, build legacy, and lead nations in her own way. We’re bursting through the spell of women becoming men, but remembering how whole, multifaceted, and powerful women inherently are. This healed woman moves beyond hatred and fracture from the masculine, reclaiming her wholeness. She feels peace and sovereignty to stand by his side—not as superior, not as a follower, and not as an adversary—but as companions and co-creators, as God created us to be.
The masculine spirit is waking up on tremendous levels too. His/OUR journey through the underworld is wrapping up, and we are preparing to overcome the shadow principalities that have kept us in shackles for eons. The shadow has locked men in addiction to power, glory, sensuality, and self-rejection. But the final hour of victory over these forces of darkness is coming, and the Eclipse-Equinox window is calling men into their destiny. Human men are being initiated through the darkness to reclaim their pillars as Kings—protectors, guardians, and stewards of physical strength and power.
This new kind of man being resurrected now will realize that the war between good and evil happens within our psyche. He’ll stand at nothing to destroy the evil of this world and ensure a safe, peaceful world for all of life. He answers the call of destiny with a steady, strong heart and feet, carrying strength through devotion and tenderness with life itself. He protects not out of simple duty, but out of a profound love for life and the sacred. The Kings return not with armies of armor and swords, but with a planetary tribe of men with light in their hearts and holiness on their tongues.
Anyone reading this should tune in and ask God how you can prepare and allow these powerful energies to transform your life.
LETS FUCKING GO!
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM focusing my mind and emotions on feeling good.
I look for the good present in my life and notice the goodness around me, even in the simple things.
5a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
6a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
7a - 815a Recovery Spin
(Trainer Road: Jumba Kang - 75m - 22mi)
815a - 830a Breakfast
830a - 11a - Trade & write
11p - 1p - Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
“She who unmakes you, makes you. The fool wants a woman who confirms him. The wise man finds one who ruins him correctly. Shallow women make shallow graves. You can climb out unchanged. The deep ones plant you so far down you meet your own roots, finally understand what you’re growing from”
Movement is life never stop moving - doesn't matter if you end up backwards or forwards. Stagnation rots the mind and soul, while momentum begets energy acceleration. The farther you walk and the more you shift, the more opportunities you'll find in places you never anticipated.
“What makes a great decision is not that it has a great outcome. A great decision is the result of a good process, and that process must include an attempt to accurately represent our own state of knowledge. That state of knowledge, in turn, is some variation of “I’m not sure”.
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Sun in Virgo. ♍︎ Moon in Scorpio. ♏︎
Venus Enters Leo
Neptune Retrograde
Sagittarius Rising… Ambition, Career, Longterm Goals, the Public.
Chiron in 7th House
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Today, consider exploring what changes could make you feel more secure and grounded in your life. A part of you craves adventure and wants to find your own direction - but it’s also important to review the structures in your life. Make sure your foundations are already supporting where you’re heading, and if they aren’t, don’t hesitate to change them.
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM connecting daily to my Higher Self and my Unlimited Soul. This part of me holds the answers and assistance I am seeking.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
515a - 8a Weight room: Heavy Legs
Warm up
3mi Walk
Dead hangs 3x 60s
Single Leg Cable Lateral Raise (4x10)
Air Planes 4x10/s
Barbell Deads (5x8)
Barbell Squat (5x6)
Lying Leg Press (3x8)
Ham Curls (4x8)
Leg Extensions (4x8)
Split Squats (4x8/s)
Calf Raise (5x12)
Burnout Walking Lunges
8a - 830a Breath Work
830a - 1130a Trade & Write
1130a - 1p Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p StockTwits Pod w/The Boys
2p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 7p Family Time
7p - 8p Walkin’ my Dog
9p - Rest & Recovery
“The good man who refuses the crown hands it to the devil. Purity that will not dirty its hands ensures dirty hands will rule the pure, and in the end your humility becomes the greatest pride of all - the pride of staying clean while children suffer”
Venus Leo Opposite Pluto Aquarius
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Today, make an effort to deepen your relationship with your intuition. A part of you is able to trust your gut instincts and decide without over thinking things. Adding an intuitive element means that you’re choosing to commit to what your soul feels called to do.
Slowing down time in a dandelion breeze. I blew a wish into the wind.
Heavy heart and tears in my eyes. I don’t have much to say. My heart goes out to friends, families, parents, children, students, teachers and the Minneapolis community.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM centered in my heart
and shining my light.
530a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
630a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
7a - 8a Spin: Active Recovery Week
(Trainer Road: Neige - 45m - 12mi)
8a - 830a Breakfast
830a - 1030a - Trade
11a - 12p - Pod sesh with the Boys & Cookie Monster
123p - 1p - Lunch
1p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
And right when you least expect it, the divine timing will reveal itself. Doors you didn’t even know existed will open, and the weight you carried will finally lift. You’ll find yourself glowing, not because life became perfect, but because your spirit learned how to rise.
“Intelligence is not thinking correctly but thinking dangerously. The thoughts that horrify you contain the truths that could save you, and the mind that refuses its own darkness will never find its light. Wisdom begins when you stop running from the monsters in your head and start asking them what they know about the world that your angels are too polite to mention”
“Men are cursed to love stones that will never bleed for them, to serve fires that will never warm them. Masculine love is unrequited by design, and the moment you demand love back from your principles you stop being principled, demand gratitude from your sacrifice you stop being sacrificial, demand recognition from your mission you stop being a man and become a child throwing tantrums at the universe for not applauding your devotion”
Jupiter Enters Cancer
Sun in Virgo. Moon in Libra.
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Today, or any day for that matter when you’re feeling more sensitive than usual, try to slow down, conserve your energy, so you don’t feel overwhelmed. It is okay to retreat from the world for a little while, and spend that time grounding, breathing, doing that which ignites the passion in you. Play is grounding.
Midheaven in Virgo
“You don’t kill them with kindness.
You don’t kill them with hatred.
You kill them with indifference.
Whatever you don’t pay attention to?
Dies.
Perception is reality.
Curate perception.
Stay in control.”
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“If you have water, pour it before you’re asked. If you know the way, walk behind them. If you own two coats, wear the older one. If someone falls, sit on the ground until they can stand. If you must speak in the temple, whisper. God’s ear is always closest to the quiet”
Today’s Mantra:
I AM strong.
I AM brave.
I AM courageous.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
5a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
6a - Weight Room - Chest & Shoulders
Warm Up
3mi Walk @ 3.33%
Push Ups 3x25
Ab Wheel 3x15
Barbell Bench (5x10)
Inc Dumbbell Press (5x6)
Overhead Dumbbell Press (5x8)
Cable Lateral Raise (4x15)
Tricep Pushdown (5x12)
Face Pulls (4x12)
Reverse Grip Cable Fly (3x TF)
Dips TF
8a - 830a Breakfast
830a - 945a - Trade @ Desk
10a -11a - Therapy
1130a - 1230p - Lunch & Errands
1p - 3p Trade, Read & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
“Many are clearing deep wounds rooted in the experience of being used, exploited or taken advantage of.
This wounding creates a protective aversion to being seen, to awakening your gifts, to accessing resources or sharing your knowledge.
But your purpose requires these things.”
“Your voice is more than just words and sounds. It is the energy signature of your soul. A form of creative expression no one can replicate. When you cultivate the quality of your voice, you become a divine work of art. And your individuality and originality speak for themselves.”
Sun in Virgo. Moon in Virgo.
Venus Enters Leo
…and I, at the door between worlds…
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Its time for a rest. The next three weeks I want you focusing on grounding, organizing, and setting these plans into motion. Don’t worry about chasing, you won’t need to what so ever. Its all coming to you, dude.
Today though, I want you to try and engage with life a little bit more creatively. It can be your instinct to solve problems quickly and directly, but its also important to look for meaning in all things, whether or not hey have a concrete use. The more you can open your mind, the more aspect of your life can seem purposeful.
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Venus, the planet of love and relationships and feminine energy and feminine power, changed signs from Cancer to Leo.
It's a shift from water to fire. Leo is a fire sign. It's autonomous and creative and free, and it doesn't need permission or validation to shine.
By sharing its light, it makes everybody else light up. And right away, Venus in Leo is going to form an opposition with the deeply transformative outer planet, Pluto, which is in Aquarius.
Pluto wants to strip away what's not essential or authentic, and you can apply that to your relationships and your relationship values. This is a shift from an energy that is more emotional and sensitive and more internal and introspective - towards fire.
Leo is about expressing your love and self-love in a big and bold way. So Venus in Leo, this moment is encouraging you to step out into the world, to be yourself, and to shine.
Leo is about loving yourself so unconditionally that it inspires others to love themselves. So it's about being bold in your actions and moving from the heart and loving from that more emotional place than necessarily a feeling sensitivity place.
In its highest expression, Leo comes from the heart, not from the ego. It's one of the most generous signs, because it's coming from a place of abundance. Its confidence is meant to inspire others and not to dominate them.
Again, right now Venus is opposing the outer planet Pluto. So this opposition can add some themes around death and rebirth and transformation in your relationships and your relationship to yourself.
Right now, this is an incredible time to assess your relationship with self-love. Again, Leo's confident. It's into what it's into, but in a way that's meant to be contagious, not self-centered.
So this is a moment to start thinking of loving yourself as a principle to live by. You've let yourself fall into the belief that you're unlovable, this is a moment to transform all that.
This energy is encouraging you to love yourself, to put yourself out there, to be able to share yourself. That's the greatest contribution you can give, is to share your energy in the most healthy way. The Leo energy is very animated right now, so the shadow sides might come out.
If you notice that you start getting a little too attached to needing to be the center of attention or to external praise, it might mean that your ego is getting a little activated. It's about coming back to a place of balance and channeling this energy in the most positive way.
Whatever inspiration comes through you, it's just meant to be that. It's not a value judgment or proof that you're better than anyone else.
This is a time about being the individual that you are and being comfortable in your own skin. And even if you're not feeling that, understand that that energy is available to you right now to work with and to channel, even if it's baby steps of just being less critical day to day and trying to encourage yourself.
Or even if it means distancing yourself to people that don't feel good for you, any act of self-love is basically encouraged right now. It's a beautiful energy to play with, to enjoy, and to just soak it in while it's very alive right now.
LFG
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM imagining the best possible outcomes
for myself, my health and my life.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
5a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
530a - 8a - Weight Room - Heavy Back (Pull Day)
Warm UP
- Walk 3mi @12%
- Weighted Pull ups (4x8)
- Cable Wood Chops (4x8/s)
- Barbell Rows (5x6)
- Face Pulls (3x15)
- Dumbells Rows (4x6)
- Barbell Curls (Straight Bar - 5x8)
- Lat Pull Down (Neutral Grip - 3x15)
- Cable Curls til Burnout
8a - 830a Breakfast
830a - 12a Trade/ @ Desk
12p - 1p - Lunch Walk
1p - 3p Breathe, Read & Trade
330p - 7p Family Time
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
Sun Enters Virgo
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Today is a great day to tap into your instincts and jump into a project that really excites you. A part of you is able to take bold action, and accessing this trait will forever boost your confidence and enthusiasm.
THIS TOO, SHALL PASS…
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM taking positive action based
on the guidance from my Higher Self.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
5a - 730a - Hike @ Afton State Park
(6.25miles / 1300ft)
8a - 830a Breakfast
830a - 12a - Trade, Write,
1230p - 130p - Breathe, Yoga Nidra, Lunch
130p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
Virgo New Moon
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The new moon in virgo is about becoming conscious of your standards and what you need to do to protect your integrity. Its about gut-checking if you’re selling yourself out or self betraying. Its the mirror, gotta be honest and adjust where necessary.
Be intentional with your moves today.
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Today’s Mantra:
I AM listening to my intuition
and trusting my inner guidance.
4a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
515a - 8a Weight room: Heavy Legs
Warm up
3mi Walk
Dead hangs 3x 60s
Single Leg Cable Lateral Raise (4x10)
Air Planes 4x10/s
Barbell Deads (5x8)
Barbell Squat (5x6)
Lying Leg Press (3x8)
Ham Curls (4x8)
Leg Extensions (4x8)
Split Squats (4x8/s)
Calf Raise (5x12)
Burnout Walking Lunges
8a - 830a - Find Center
830a - 1130a Trade / Write
1130a - 1p - Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p - StockTwits Pod w/The Boys
2p - 3p Trade & Write
3p - 7p - Family Time & Dinner
7p - 8p Dog Walk
9p - Rest & Recovery
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