I've been reviewing and trying to better implement the principles from The Science of Scaling. Working to define the 10X goal with an impossible timeline, use time as tool to identify the crux, and raise the floor by doing less of what doesn't get me to the goal. Still a lot of work to do, but pressing forward. Here is my May 1-Page report. If you have yours, please share it. FYI, I still use Chat for the first pass, but Claude makes a much better finished looking report.

Following the great examples of Benjamin Hardy, @Michael Clegg , and @James Stephenson , here's my first monthly report. I hesitated — this exposes some personal struggles — but if I can't be vulnerable here, where can I? This is the group I trust. And yes, I owe you an apology for missing several meetings last month. I miss you all. My focus for June is securing side income while IdaHealth, the startup where I serve as fractional COO, works toward closing its funding round. We have several professors ready to invest, which is encouraging. But I've learned the hard way: it's only real when the money hits our account. This morning, during my daily meditation, I read Matthew 6:25 — "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes?" Two hours later, I received an email confirming a new project, an additional €3,000 for June. God provides.

April was a 7/10 overall, with strong momentum on the business development side. • Three speaking events led to two solid leads, one new client, and a potential third. • Leadership Squared was integrated into its first Q Works Group client, including a $10,000 down payment to begin the work. • I kicked off my first cohort of the year and paid down roughly $30,000 of Q Works Group debt. • May is about more at-bats: two webinars, filling the second cohort, more sales calls, and two conversations with a Fortune 5 organization. • Theme for May: more focus, more faith, more conversion. How's everyone's year coming along?

I’m starting a new health protocol next month. My Functional Medicine practitioner reviewed my blood test results and, in addition to prescribing supplements, has told me to breathe into a ziplock bag every morning and evening for three months. This is an intermittent hypercapnia technique that shocks the body into a state of relaxation. She also prescribed a sauna protocol, a lymphatic drainage routine, and a supplement. I’ve been thinking about something that came up on the call a couple of weeks ago. It was about how not being disciplined about the things you’re meant to be disciplined about makes you reactive. Being reactive sucks. It wastes the weekend. So I’m wondering: what relaxes you all, especially on a weekend? And is this form of relaxation an activity? I struggle to maintain my morning routine on weekends–it just goes out the window. I’ve now decided to focus on just one exercise every day: meditation. (Specifically, Ziva meditation–if anyone wants to know about that, I’m happy to share resources). Something that helps me stay focused on just one task/habit is the 66-day focus challenge sheet from the One Thing book. Attaching it here in case it’s timely for anyone. I intend for it to pull me through the week and the weekends, so I maintain consistency and enjoy the compounding effects of a regulated nervous system. Hope it helps!

I mentioned on the last call that I’ll be setting up large sheets of paper in my studio to draw on. We joked about Imperial/metric measurements, but I thought I’d share a few pictures to show the scale. I decided to focus on one sheet at a time, so I’m not split-focused. Even setting it up was a future-self move about legacy-building and, hopefully, a grand-slam offer (big is beautiful). Measures 150 x 200 cm.