It wasn't my idea to write a book I went through school being told i would never amount to anything

Jail or the army were my options

Yes there were a few teachers who tried to encourage me, but their positive influence was drowned out by the negative

Negativity always speakers louder than positivity

So when Ian came to me and said i should write a book based on my lived experience and the teaching i deliver I laughed

But I trusted him so I sat down and wrote as best I could, there was a lot of time effort and work that went into it, I think it was worth it, my book has gotten some incredible feedback over this years

⚔️ The Warrior Path

Every man on this path hits a point where he doesn’t feel ready. Where his past, his doubts, his old story feel louder than his future.

That’s normal.

Sometimes the most powerful move you can make… is to trust the person who believes in you until you believe in yourself.

If you cant think of anyone right away, use me, i believe in you because ive been where you are and ive achieved what i though unachievable.

💥 Truth: The belief you need isn’t a feeling.It’s a pattern of action you’re not living — yet.

Act on the Compliment You Keep Ignoring

Someone, somewhere, has already seen a strength in you.

“You should speak more.”

“You’ve got a story that could help people.”

“You’ve been through some real things — you should share it.”“You’ve got presence.”

This week, don’t brush that off.

Pick one and act on it.Move as if that compliment is true, even if you don’t fully believe it yet.

Final Words

Build routines that bring you closer to your goal, even without belief if you just keep doing what needs to be done, you will achieve them.

You’re not stuck — you’re just wearing the wrong label.

This episode is about breaking out of the boxes you’ve put yourself in — and reclaiming the freedom to evolve.

For years, I wore the label: Kung Fu instructor.And I was proud of it I still am. It shaped me. It taught me discipline, presence, structure.

I actually still teach kung fu todayBut eventually the label Kung Fu instructor, became a cage.

Every time I felt a pull to speak more…To write…To step up as a guide in new ways…I’d feel this voice say: “That’s not who you are.”

Because my identity was tied to a single definition.And if I stepped outside of it, I felt like I was abandoning something — or faking something new.Labels are helpful… until they aren’t.

Luckily I never held on to that label, I expanded it and added to it.

• They can give structure, but they’re not your full truth.

• The moment a label limits you, it’s time to question it.

• Saying “I’m just a ___” is how men stay small.“You’re not just anything — you’re unimaginable potential."

• If you label yourself “shy,” you’ll never speak up.

• If you label yourself “broken,” you’ll never heal.

• If you label yourself “just a coach,” you won’t lead.

Labels become unconscious rules. Break them.

1. Write down every label you currently live by.(e.g. Coach, Father, Quiet Guy, Hustler, Fitness Guy)

2. Ask: Does this serve me — or limit me?

3. Choose ONE label to replace or retire this week.Example: Change “I’m not a confident person ” → “I’m learning to be more confident by challenging myself daily.”

“You don’t owe your past identity anything.The man you’re becoming needs space to emerge.So drop the label… and write a new one.”

“Most men aren’t broken — they’re aimless.Without a direction, discipline dies. Without purpose, comfort wins.”

1. Purpose doesn’t shout — it whispers. You need silence to hear it.

2. Direction doesn’t mean you have it all figured out. It means you stop drifting.

3. A man with a mission walks differently.

4. Who are you serving? What are you building? Who suffers if you stay lost?

The North Star Letter

• Write down your personal code.

• What do you serve? What do you protect?

• Who do you need to become — and why?

“A drifting man is forgettable.A man with direction is impossible to ignore.”