Progress doesn’t announce itself. It builds quietly through repetition. One rep teaches, many reps shape instinct, and time turns effort into identity. This is the power of compounding. Small efforts done daily stack into something unshakeable. This is where parents matter most. Children borrow consistency from adults, learning that patience and routine create mastery. Today, after our routine clean up at the gym, we drill before the new week begins. The work continues. No rush. Just reps, consistency, and trust in the compounding process.

I do not even know how to name this post. This week has included a lot of hard conversations with my soccer club boss. I learn a lot about myself, standing up for myself, doing what is best for my coaching business and not let anyone take the wheel out of my own hands. He is really good with talking to people and I am glad I did not cave and agreed to his terms. I took the time to sit back and appreciate the man I have become!

This week my battle was locking in a second job outside of coaching. This caused me to put a pause on a lot of life fluff; prioritize and focus, in addition to trying to continuously grow what I’m currently doing. - I am grateful to be offered a contract to work for 3 months in a hospital setting. Floating, working overflow, etc. I agreed they could put me wherever they need me most. This contract is local and will help me catch up on life. It will be night shift, which is beneficial so that I can train/coach before or after. It will also include re-certification of many of my certs that are due to expire this spring - My strength is that I love training/using my body to grow knowledge and be in the gym as much as possible. I try to use this to my advantage. Putting my body through new skills training with experts in their skill, sharing my knowledge in strength, conditioning, and sports nutrition - I am now going to be training a kid that has previous injuries from a bad car accident and is ready to get into strength training and practices jui jitsu. His mother is also a nurse so she could “speak nurse language” to me and is happy that I am in Phil’s mentorship program because the kid also practices jui jitsu. It sounds like his case will push me and my knowledge, so that I can help him be as active as he can as a kid. - I had been procrastinating on purchasing a mobility certification however as more people are coming to me with previous injuries this has re-inforced my need to get it done especially while I have the time prior to starting the contract - I had been using my car for extra income, putting on quite a bit of miles. I ultimately ended up with some troubles for the first time. I also now need 4 brand new tires. Although this is an extra cost I am grateful to have an up to par car to continue my grind This month I will continue to stay consistent putting in work. Know that everything happens for a reason and even in the bad moments there is a good that comes out of it

Progress on Priorities from Past Week: ✅ Successfully mastered week 01 of my new S&C program 🌔 Did feet routine on most days (5 out of 7) 🌔 Did eat sweets on several days, but managed to end three days with calories deficit ❌ Failed to do the daily mindfulness session ❌ Failed to read the book I've chosen for January 2026 ❌ Failed to complete chapter 3 of the NSCA guide. Three Things Going Well: ✔️ Did posts in the Daru Skool community ✔️ Did design the new S&C program tailored to my current needs ✔️ Did the morning and evening routine on most days. Three Things to Improve: ➡️ Persist with the feet routine (15 minutes) every morning as a non-negotiable ➡️ Schedule a time block for daily mindfulness session as an important "external" meeting ➡️ Complete Chapter 3 of the NSCA guide by making detailed notes AFTER reading, and test my knowledge with the help of NotebookLM. Priorities for the Next Week: 🎯 Complete week 02 of the new S&C program 🎯 Read 80 pages of "Bringing Out the Best in Your Wife" by H. Norman Wright 🎯 Complete Week 04 of the NIF course. Lessons Learned: 🙏 The answer to the question "Who am I?" is crucial and foundational. This answer defines my goals, my actions, my decisions, and the people I choose to surround myself with. 🙏 I carry within my psyche many beliefs, approaches, attitudes, and views that came from other people. Many of these were internalized unwillingly and unconsciously - mostly during childhood. Today, many of these beliefs act like a poison, leading me to hate or disapprove of myself, to doubt myself, and to degrade. Psychotherapy is what helps remove that poison from the psyche.

✅ Progress on Priorities: - successfully completed 4 weeks of the Hybrid S&C program - successfully completed Mindset by Carol Dweck - evening routine 80% of days. ✔️ Three Things Going Well: - consistent morning routine (85% of the time) - consistent workouts - consistent posting in the Daru Strong community. ⚒️ Three Things to Improve: - schedule a time block for the daily mindfulness session as if it were an important "external" meeting - set aside an honest 45-minutes bout for doom-scrolling on IG and FB in the evening - stick to tracking calories. 🚀 Actionable Insight: - playing chess online and doom-scrolling cost much time, could be replaced with NSDR protocols. 🎯 Three Priorities for Next Month: - master 4 weeks of the new S&C program - read Bringing Out the Best in Your Wife by H. Norman Wright - complete the NIF course.