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.

The one day I’m able to join…. LOL…

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.

In ChatGPT I used voice dictation a lot, something Claude doesn't do well. @Kuldeep T had mentioned that he uses Wisprflow.ai and I installed the free trial version early this week. And I am blown away with the results. It is fast; it is very effective. It even recognized what you're saying and corrects mistakes. I'm now using it to dictate emails where it automatically breaks down the introduction sentence and the greetings at the end. Definitely worthwhile trying. I'm using it now for almost every application ranging from LinkedIn to Claude to email to Word. It's just a perfect tool and will save you a lot of time

I’m looking to learn how to forgive. I have a very specific situation in my life that is causing me a great deal of suffering, and I want to forgive, but don’t know how. It’s especially hard because the suffering isn’t limited to just me. My whole family is experiencing hurt and suffering. If anyone has experience or suggestions on how to learn how to forgive, I’d appreciate the support. ❤️