[AIYA] What Man Needs Is Not A Tensionless State
Happy Monday! 🙌 Let’s cut through the noise to kick off your week. The truth? Everyone struggles. Everyone battles demons you don’t see. Even the people you think are “winning” right now. The problem isn’t the struggle. The problem is how we see the struggle. Perspective isn’t just helpful—it’s everything. And no one framed this […]
[AIYA] A Reminder of Perspective and Resilience
Happy Monday! I came across this perspective shifter a few weeks ago and thought of you: Imagine for a moment you were born in the year 1900. By the time you turn 14, World War I breaks out, and it ends when you’re 18, leaving over 22 million dead đź’Ł. Barely a breath later, at […]
[AIYA] Perspective Crisis 🇺🇸
Happy Birthday, America 🇺🇸 I hope you had a great 4th! I used to think I had it rough. And maybe by American standards, I did. My dad was an alcoholic. Eventually, he walked out and never came back. We spent the next decade running out of money before we ran out of months. And […]
[AIYA] Time is Fleeting
Happy Monday! Time is fleeting. We know this, but we forget. That is, until life reminds us. For me, that reminder came a few weeks ago with the passing of my Brazilian grandmother, Vo Nely. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the 1930s to Portuguese immigrants. A fiery spirit, faithful to her […]
[AIYA] Reframe it
Happy Monday! Today, we focus on the final step of turning adversity to your advantage: Reframe It! This is where the magic happens. You’ve gone through pain. You’ve grown. You’ve reflected. Now you connect the dots. Now you look back at that adversity and say: “It didn’t break me. It built me.” This is deeply […]
[AIYA] Reflect on it..
Happy Monday! After you embrace it, reflecting on the adversity is your 3rd move to Turn Adversity Into Your Advantage. After all, endurance comes with perspective. But you don’t get perspective automatically. You have to be intentional and create space for it. This is the step most people skip—because we live in a go-go-go world. […]
[AIYA] Endure It (Embrace Feedback)
Happy Monday! We learned the 4 moves on how to Turn Adversity Into Your Advantage. And that the 2nd part is to “Endure it.” Enduring it requires growth. Within this growth phase, 3 practices have helped me and will do the same for you. The 3rd? Embrace Feedback Even with a guide—even with a plan—success […]
[AIYA] Endure It (Seek Guidance)
Happy Monday! We learned the 4 moves on how to Turn Adversity Into Your Advantage. And that the 2nd part is to “Endure it.” Enduring it requires growth. Within this growth phase, 3 practices have helped me and will do the same for you. The 2nd? Seek Guidance Once you know what you need to […]
[AIYA] To Honor Our Fallen Heroes 🇺🇸
Happy Monday! Today, we are going to pause on the Adversity is Your Advantage implementation framework. Instead, I want to honor the day. Here in the States, it’s Memorial Day. 🇺🇸 It’s a day to honor our fallen heroes. Yes, I hope you enjoy the day off from work with some family time. However, I […]
[AIYA] Endure It (Curiosity)
Happy Monday! We learned the 4 moves on how to Turn Adversity Into Your Advantage. And that the 2nd part is to “Endure it.” Enduring it requires growth. Within this growth phase, 3 practices have helped me and will do the same for you. The first? Cultivate Curiosity Curiosity is the starting point of all […]