Hey Reader, Let me be straight up. This alignment isn't about religion. I don't care what you believe in specifically. What I do care about? That you have faith in something bigger than yourself. Could be God. Could be the universe. Could be a higher power you don't even have a name for yet. What matters is that you have some kind of inner life. A practice that grounds you when everything around you is spinning. I've been practicing Daoist healing arts since I was a kid. My mom introduced me...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, When was the last time you spent money on something you'll barely remember... But passed on an experience you'll never forget? I think we've all done it. A new gadget. Another subscription. Something that felt exciting for about a week... And now it's sitting in a drawer collecting dust. But ask me about hiking through Glacier National Park with fellow entrepreneurs... Watching my kids laugh around a campfire... Or taking an adventure with the people I love most... I can tell you...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever hit a goal you worked your tail off for... Only to feel excited for about five minutes before your brain started chasing the next one? I've done it more times than I can count. You launch the business. Hit the revenue goal. Buy the house. Reach the follower milestone. And before you even celebrate... Your mind whispers, "Okay... what's next?" Sound familiar? In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast. I talk about something psychologists call the hedonic treadmill....
25 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever noticed how one conversation can completely change your direction? Not a book. Not a podcast. Not another YouTube video. Just one conversation with the right person at the right time. When I look back at some of the biggest shifts in my business and my life, they almost always started with a relationship. Someone challenged the way I was thinking. Someone asked a question I'd never considered. Someone believed in me before I fully believed in myself. That's why this...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I'll keep it real with you. No matter how successful you become professionally, if your personal relationships are a mess, you will NOT be Happy Hustlin' a blissfully balanced life. Full stop. Your relationships are the foundation. All of them. Romantic partner, family, friends, the people who actually show up for you. Here's something I learned from my own love story. I met my wife Steph at a promo-modeling gig. I was literally walking around carrying a silver platter of high-end...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, If your business disappeared tomorrow... Who would you be? That's not an easy question to answer. And honestly, it's one I've wrestled with myself over the years. As entrepreneurs, we pour so much of ourselves into what we're building that it's easy to blur the line between what we do and who we are. That's exactly what we're talking about in this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast. I sat down with Nic De Castro, founder and CEO of LandTrust, and we had one of the most honest...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, When was the last time you went a full day without looking at your phone? Not airplane mode. Not "I'm only checking email." I mean... completely off. If you're anything like me, you probably reached for your phone this morning before your feet even hit the floor. That's exactly what I'm talking about in this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast. I dive into what I call The Three-Day Effect, why just 72 hours in nature can reset your brain, sharpen your thinking, boost your...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Ever feel like you're surrounded by people, texts, emails, Slack messages, and social media notifications… yet somehow still feel disconnected? It’s weird, right? We’ve never been more connected digitally, yet so many people feel lonely, unseen, and disconnected from the relationships that matter most. That’s exactly why this conversation with Barb Betts hit me right between the eyes. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I sat down with international keynote speaker, CEO,...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I once lost my phone, my wallet, and my dignity at a foam party in Ibiza. I didn't replace the phone for over a month. It was honestly one of the freest times of my life. No DMs. No notifications. No scroll hole. Just presence. We live in a world that's screaming at us 24/7 through a screen. And most of us are just letting it scream. The average person touches their phone 2,600 times a day. That's not living. That's reacting. My golden rule: Disconnect to Reconnect. Every year, my...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read