Learning to Love the Journey

And to build on Saturday's email, I'm finding that there really is no "arriving," just simply "living."

That being said, goals are essential, and the bigger they are, the better imho.

But everyone I talk to has a similar theme in their unique story...... it just gets harder, busier, more exhausting as you go in life, and "I wish I had enjoyed it more when I was your age".

Just this morning, I dropped donuts off to my neighbors here in downtown Windsor, and the husband was encouraging me that I am leagues beyond where he was when he was my age.

Hard to believe, as I sit where I am, but the reason is what struck me as something I need to narrow in on and understand.

His viewpoint is that he wasn't moving in the right direction in his mid-twenties, and instead was just wasting time and "goofing off".

Moving. In a direction.

I'm convinced this is the single most important thing, especially for a guy leading in any relationship.

They say luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

I think that's partly true.

From observation, it's more when intentional preparation (learning) paired with active application meets the right opportunity... pursued with 100% excellence and dedication.

That's what "luck" is.

And for a lot of us, "lucky" won't likely mean gobbs and gobbs of money 😉

But "lucky" might be said of our marriages, our families, our kids, our side hustles, our careers, our businesses ... all to differing degrees.

And as I've talked to the couples who have the most successful marriages I've ever seen, to multi-millionaires who built up from 0 the tremendous net worths they have, and fathers of some of the best raised and successful children I've seen yet in all of my traveling ... the same theme applies to every story I hear:

They kept moving, they kept learning, they kept applying, and they didn't seek a destination but rather a continuation.

"Embrace the journey, not the destination" is such a cliche; I rolled my eyes writing it just now.

But I think we're in danger of missing an incredible lesson if we toss it out completely.

Right here, right now, is the most important time of our lives.

Because we're alive and living in this moment.

I may not be where I was hoping I would be by the end of 2026 - but despite why that might be, I can give today 100% of energy, focus, and my best ability.

My uncle says, "All you can give is 100%. If you do that today, you have succeeded more than most people on earth today. And tomorrow, when you realize that 100% is now only your 99%, that means you grew, and now, you can give your 100% today, and it will be worth a lot more than yesterday. That's how you grow, that's how you succeed."

And that's what I'm after. To grow, succeed, and love life.

See you next week, friend :)