This morning, I enjoyed a cup of cold brew on a long walk along the Pacific Ocean with a few of my financial advisor friends. There was a little discussion about our businesses and the profession, but most of the conversations were centered around life and other random topics. I broke off for an extended conversation with one of my friends about our spiritual journeys; a few years ago, we discovered that we were traveling on parallel journeys at the same conference in California, and it...
about 23 hours ago • 1 min read
"What we think, we become." —Buddha Note: I’m on my way to Huntington Beach, California for the next few days to hang out and learn from some of the best financial advisors in the world. There will be no break in the Daily Notes, but they might just arrive a little later since I’ll be operating on West Coast time. See you tomorrow (or later today), and keep pursuing, JC
2 days ago • 1 min read
Inspired by watching Chris Brickley training Roman and one of the top freshman basketball players in college basketball Clank! The sound of the ballcoming off the front of the rim.“F- misses.”“We can’t do anything about them.” F- misses. Next shot.“Swish” Even the best shootersmiss shots, a lot of shots,but missed shots don’t faze them. F- misses. Give too much powerto the missesyou’ll never get backto the makes. F- misses. You gotta letthose misses knowthey don’t bother you.They’re just a...
3 days ago • 1 min read
There’s one word in the English language that is guaranteed to keep you from living your authentic life… “can’t” I’ve tried to banish the word in our house when the boys were little, and for the most part, it doesn’t come up very often and when it does they are quickly reminded to choose a different word and rethink what they are saying. I believe the second you say “can’t,” a message is sent to your brain that goes right to the subconscious to be carried out, making sure you do not, in fact,...
4 days ago • 1 min read
“Can anything be more idiotic than certain people who boast of their foresight? They keep themselves officiously preoccupied in order to improve their lives; they spend their lives in organizing their lives. They direct their purposes with an eye to a distant future. But putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses...
5 days ago • 1 min read
I was working on our patio yesterday morning, and I stopped for a moment to just be. I took a few deep breaths, closed my eyes to clear my mind, and when I opened them again, I just focused on being present. I noticed the birds chirping sounded louder and more clear.I noticed the leaves rustling in the wind sounding more musical than just leaves.I noticed the sky seemed bluer and the clouds whiter.I even heard the buzz of a bug (not sure what kind) as it flew by. There were no smells of...
6 days ago • 1 min read
A friend sent me the latest episode of the Rich Roll podcast, which I would have listened to later this week. As I listened to it this morning, I felt a sense of confidence overcome me. I’ve been discussing the alignment of spirit, mind, and body for a while now (mental note: go back and see WHEN I started talking about this alignment), and my belief in its importance has been based on my experience and feelings. I know there are science and studies that back up how important our...
7 days ago • 1 min read
“We’re on this planet for too short a time. And at the end of the day, what’s more important? Knowing that a few meaningless figures balanced–or knowing that you were the person you wanted to be?” - Sophie Kinsella See you tomorrow and keep pursuing, JC
8 days ago • 1 min read
Happy Sunday! I hope you're having a great weekend! A new episode of LifeDesign+ dropped this week with an episode of The Next Episode with my dad. This is a "show" that we don't film enough episodes of but when we do they are always fun and some of the most listened to and viewed episodes. In this episode we discuss "authenticity", whether or not it's a buzzword, and how different generations view the term and living authentically. I think this is the best episode for us yet. I also dropped...
9 days ago • 1 min read