Into the Shadow: Why Wrestling With Your Dark Side Might Be the Best Thing You Ever Do
Imagine this, you’re at dinner with friends. Everyone’s talking about careers, promotions, and vacation homes, and out of nowhere you…
From Espresso to Expedition: NOLS Teaches You to Ditch the Latte and Navigate the Wild
Picture yourself standing in line at a café on a Tuesday morning. Phone in one hand, oat-milk latte in the…
Why We Can’t Stay Satisfied (Even When We Win)
You finally get the thing. The car. The promotion. The six-pack abs. The espresso machine that could pull a perfect…
Waking Up on the Silk Road: Gurdjieff’s Strange Map of the Soul
Imagine this: you’re sitting in a dim café somewhere along the Silk Road. Not the sanitized “Silk Road Experience” from…
Focus Is a Superpower – If You Use It Right
Some people say attention is the new currency. Others say it’s the scarcest resource. Here’s a simpler truth: focus is…
Mental Alchemy for Modern Life: How Hermetic Philosophy (and The Kybalion) Can Actually Help You Win
1. Welcome to the Occult… Sort Of You don’t have to wear robes or chant in Latin to practice Hermetic…
How to Breathe Like a Navy SEAL (Without Ditching Your Cold Brew): The Dapper Savage Guide to Box Breathing
Let’s get this out of the way. If you’re reading this, you’re probably wound tighter than a kettlebell swing in…
The Most Rebellious Thing You Can Do Is Give a Damn
Put Your Money Where Your Soul Is: Why Real Badasses Give Let’s get something out of the way right now:…
Scarcity vs. Abundance Mindset: Ego, Opportunity, and Where You’re Leaving Cash (and Love) on the Table
🔪 Scarcity Mindset: The Basement-Surfer Mind Imagine you’re hoarding ramen during an apocalypse – that’s scarcity mindset. It’s the paranoid…
The Hybrid Edge: Why Bodyweight & Kettlebell Training Outshine Barbells in More Ways Than You Think
Let’s get one thing straight: barbell training is a beast. If you want to stack on pure, brute force—deadlifts, squats,…