When I quit my job in 2022, I was working a few side hustles. These odd jobs provided some income, but I knew these weren’t the things that I wanted to continue to do forever. I had to choose a business that I’d be willing to commit to for the “long term” and stick with…
Today I want to talk about the importance of focus. More and more lately, it’s been resurfacing in my own life as an extremely important differentiation between progress and procrastination. Without focus, our vision is blurry. Literally and figuratively. Focus allows us to work on the things that matter, and overlook the distractions. Focus…
Recently, I’ve been thinking about how I want to use this newsletter to provide as much value to each reader as possible. I know that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of other emails each week that are fighting for your time and attention. So, if you take time each week to read the Stoke…
I talk about this a lot, but… We are what we consume. The food we eat fuels our body. The things we watch, read, and listen to fuel our thoughts, ideas, and actions. Seeking the Good We continue consuming more and more as a culture. And even WHAT we’re consuming is typically decided by…
Happy Saturday to the “Stoked Squad.” I’ve got a simple and sweet one for you all today. Hope this resonates with some of you, especially as we dive into the new year. Here’s a thought I had as of a couple weeks ago: “Life is just one big continuous crash course on believing in…
In past years I’ve made the dangerous mistake of setting numeric goals. “I want to make X dollars. I want to grow my audience to X amount. I want to build muscle and hit X weight.” And so on. But I’ve made the important realization that these goals mean nothing. You must focus on the…
I have an important question that most people aren’t willing to consider. What would you find, if you blocked out outside influence for ONE week? No social media. No news. No gossip with friends. No cheap dopamine. What might you discover? What things might have gone missing in your life and mind? If you’re…
Lately I’ve been feeling the importance of learning something new. To me, there’s nothing better than learning haha. It’s what we strive for as humans, and most of the time we don’t take a second to realize that! Literally any given day, at any given moment, you can choose to learn something entirely new for…
For the past few years, the biggest thing that has held me back is a lack of clarity. “You can’t score without a goal.” I was feeling like I didn’t have a clear goal. It kinda felt like I was driving in the fog, not sure where everything was heading. I was making some kind…