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When The Path Suddenly Closes.
Last week in The Moonshots, I wrote about something many people don’t think about after a big challenge: What happens after your Misogi? When the thing you trained for, obsessed over, and built your life around is suddenly finished. For a while, it can feel like there’s nothing left. But the realization I came to was simple: There’s always another mountain.Another challenge.Another version of yourself waiting to be built. For me, that meant continuing down the path I’ve grown to love over the...
The Day After The Mountain
The Day After The Mountain In a previous edition of Moonshots, I talked about the idea of Misogi. The concept is simple. Once a year, you should attempt something so difficult that there’s a 50% chance you fail. Not a comfortable goal. Not something you know you can complete. Something that forces you to confront the edge of who you think you are. Run the ultra. Climb the mountain. Launch the thing you’ve been avoiding. The purpose isn’t achievement. It’s confrontation. You confront your...
Failure Is Feedback.
Note: Thank you for waiting patiently for this week's newsletter. I unfortunately experienced a power cut and couldn't send it out until now. Back to the topic at hand. What Failure Is Trying To Teach You Nobody enjoys failing. Not the awkward silence after something goes wrong. Not the self-doubt that creeps in. Not the quiet voice asking, “Maybe I’m not cut out for this.” Failure feels heavy. Personal. Uncomfortable. So most people treat it like something to escape… avoid… or forget as...
The Slow Force That Builds (or Destroys) Everything.
Nothing in life changes…until suddenly everything does. That’s how most meaningful progress works. You train for months, barely notice a difference, then one day your body feels different.You invest a small amount, and growth feels invisible, then years later, the numbers shock you.You practice a skill awkwardly, slowly, frustrating and then competence arrives almost overnight. We call these “breakthroughs.” But breakthroughs are illusions. What we’re actually seeing… is compounding revealing...
The Wealth Rules That Haven’t Changed in 5,000 Years
Some ideas don’t age. They don’t care about inflation, recessions, crypto cycles, or new apps that promise to “change finance forever.” They survive because they describe human nature and human nature doesn’t upgrade. Nearly a century ago, George S. Clason wrote simple financial parables set in ancient Babylon. Clay tablets, gold coins, camel caravans different tools, same problems: People earn money.People spend money.People struggle to keep money.People wish they had more money. The wisdom...
The Hidden Debts You’re Already Paying.
Most people think debt is just a money problem. It’s not. The most expensive debts in life never show up on a balance sheet.They show up years later when momentum is gone, energy is low, and regret feels heavier than effort ever did. These are the hidden debts of life.And whether you like it or not, you’re already paying them. Life Lets You Borrow First Life is generous early on. You can skip sleep.Ignore your body.Delay the hard conversation.Say yes when you should say no.Set goals...
The hidden upside of saying no
Saying no sounds simple. It isn’t. Most people don’t struggle because they lack opportunities.They struggle because they say yes to too many of the wrong ones. Yes to plans they don’t want.Yes to work that drains them.Yes to expectations they never agreed to. And every yes quietly steals time from the life they actually want. Saying no is a skill, not a personality trait We tend to frame “no” as rude, selfish, or confrontational. It’s none of those. Saying no is simply choosing where your...
You Don’t Need to Rush This.
Step Back Before You Step Forward Most people associate progress with force. More effort.More pressure.More urgency. If something isn’t moving fast, they assume it’s broken. But speed doesn’t equal direction.And pressure doesn’t equal purpose. When everything feels urgent, nothing feels intentional. That’s usually the sign you need to step back. Not because you’re failing.But because you’ve been moving without checking the map. Clarity doesn’t come from grinding harder.It comes from pausing...
Investing Is Easy, Actually.
Why “Boring” Investing Wins Nobody gets excited about consistency. You don’t see viral TikToks about it.No one brags about it at dinner parties.No one writes headlines like: “Person slowly builds wealth by investing small amounts every week.” It doesn’t sound glamorous.It doesn’t feel powerful.It doesn’t look impressive. And yet, it is one of the most reliable paths to financial freedom. We’ve been taught that investing is for people with big salaries, big savings, and big risk appetite. That...
Have you set your goals yet?
I hope you had a great Christmas and a strong start to the new year.Here in New Zealand, the end of the year usually slows down. Summer. Fewer emails. A little more space to think.At least when it’s not raining. That pause matters. Because it creates room to ask better questions. I’m still thinking about what I want The Moonshots to become. That’s a work in progress.But the quiet of the holidays gave me clarity on something else first.What I want out of 2026, personally. Which naturally led...
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