What do you see when you look into the mirror of your mind?

So, what vanquishes devils? What keeps them locked away?

1. Start with starvation. Don’t feed them with attention or small wins. Like animals, devils stop begging when they’re never fed. Eventually, they go searching for easier targets.

2. Lifestyle habits. We talk a lot…

General James Mattis (US Secretary of Defense, 2017–19) once told me the most important part of any battle comes down to six inches. No - not precision targeting. Rather, the six inches between combatants' ears. How they think.

Did you catch the latest headline from the United Nations? 

Cropland is in decline worldwide, and we’re supposed to see it as another alarm bell for climate change. But is that the whole story?

Where’s Paul Harvey when we need him? You know, the radio legend who always gave us “the rest of the story”?

"Good intentions are fleeting. If you don’t act on them quickly, they fade into procrastination."

When it comes to moving towards our best selves we usually already know what to do. Doing it is the problem. We set a goal, make a plan, even tell ourselves, ‘This time, I mean it.’ But when the moment comes to take action… we stall.

Maybe we procrastinate. Maybe we convince ourselves we’ll start tomorrow. And tomorrow turns into next week. We fall into the “intention gap”.

Why don’t we take action when we know doing so is in our own best interest?

Fentanyl is not the problem. Well, yes, 80,000 lives lost to fentanyl in 2023 alone is a problem - but it is only the tip of the iceberg for what is going on in America alone. Substance use is our dirty little secret. Despair and destruction behind the curtain are being masked by toasts and good times on the daily stage. Substance abuse is ravaging lives, families, and relationships all around us.

I’m writing naked now, so please close your eyes. Well, not actually naked, but certainly with transparency.

Every skill starts with struggle, and sometimes it takes going against the grain to find your breakthrough. Take my time on the ice for example…

You might think the idea of brainfood is straightforward - something you understand at first glance. Not so fast. There’s a lot to chew on here, and digesting it could be very good for you.

Let’s take a few bites and see what we can discover together.

The challenges of homelessness are real. Well-intentioned strategies like "housing first" and "harm reduction" are not working . Let's explore the root causes such as substance abuse and mental health. How can promoting treatment on demand and the reconstruction of mental health infrastructure be viable solutions?

Especially Big Companies With All The Money…