This episode is me breaking the news.

I finally pulled the trigger and decided to leave Leland. And honestly… this one hurt. A lot more than I expected.

You’ll hear the raw convos — me calling the team, telling them I’m taking the San Francisco offer, trying to explain that I still love them, that this wasn’t easy, that this might even be the dumbest career move I’ve made.

But I'm leaving Leland for an SF startup (that I only found out abt 2 weeks ago).

It’s exciting. It’s scary. It’s messy. It’s real.

Episode Summary

• “Dude, I absolutely love Leland.” — which is exactly why this decision wrecked me.
• I didn’t fully process how disappointed they’d feel.
• This wasn’t an obvious decision — it was overthinking, second-guessing, and long talks with friends/mentors/family.
• “This could totally be the dumbest career move I’m making.” — but I still said yes.
• Start date is March 9th, I got 2 and a half weeks left at Leland. Time to sprint and not leave anyone hanging.
• I was lowk almost tearing up on the call. Forgot I was even recording.

Episode Summary

• I accidentally made the easiest $10K of my life by sending one text — then did it again.
• I thought I bombed an interview so badly it haunted my runs… and somehow still advanced.
• When opportunities stack up fast, clarity doesn’t — it actually gets louder and messier.
• Living with the boys in SF sounds fun, but a great culture is hard to walk away from.
• Having a high bar matters more than having an offer at all.
• Being the first non-technical hire sounds cool until you realize you’d be learning alone.
• A mentor reminded me: early career is about proximity to great people, not titles.
• Faith, fitness, and focus are slowly pulling me out of my own head.
• Hard moments aren’t setbacks — they’re feedback wrapped as gifts.
• I don’t know exactly where I’m going yet, but I trust that moving forward is enough.

Episode Summary

• Feedback isn’t criticism—it’s proof someone believes you can be better.

• Ignoring feedback doesn’t make it disappear, it just makes the lesson louder later.

• Receiving feedback means actually sitting with it, not just nodding and moving on.

• Most of life isn’t the highlight reel—it’s the average Tuesday afternoon.

• The quality of your ordinary days ends up being the quality of your life.

• Asking “what would it take?” turns vague goals into honest self-reflection.

• You don’t wait to be healthy to see the doctor—so why wait to be whole before turning to God?

• Showing up broken isn’t a failure; it’s the starting point.

Episode Summary

• Greatness vs. responsibility — when betting on yourself starts costing the people around you.
• Ego doesn’t pay the bills — obsession looks cool until real life shows up.
• Survivorship bias is loud — for every Michael Jordan, there’s a hundred Marty Supremes.
• Faith beyond facts — knowing the arguments isn’t the same as building the relationship.
• Community matters more than certainty — why walking with people beats having it all figured out.
• Fun is underrated — learning is important, but joy might be the missing ingredient.
• Burnout isn’t quitting — it’s forgetting why you started.
• Cold runs and big decisions — discipline, discomfort, and choosing what’s next in real time.

• Nobody is thinking about you — the realization that kills overthinking and unlocks action.
• Cringe is part of the process — why posting anyway is the price of growth.
• Side quests over perfection — choosing one hard, memorable goal for the year.
• Slope > position — habits matter more than instant results.
• Long-term thinking as a cheat code — where laziness, rest, and recovery blur.

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Summary

📖 Story: Si'i kae hā

🌟 Dub/Ls Of the Week: Got caught using ai 💀

🤔 Philosophizing:

• Kids rise to expectations
• Inefficient Productivity
• Owning outcomes

🔄 Weekly Round Up

• 🗣️ Quote: Focus > talent
• 🎙️ Podcast: Goggins on Modern Wisdom
• 📖 Book: Can’t Hurt Me by Goggins
• 📑 Article: Twenty

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Summary

📖 Story: Thugging it out & Head of the table

🌟 Dub/Ls Of the Week: New role + disconnected

🤔 Philosophizing:

• Optimize for slope
• Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation…
• Pride for the culture

🔄 Weekly Round Up

• 🗣️ Quote: Be the ONE
• ❓ Question: How little can a thing make my day?
• 🎙️ Podcast: Alex Hormozi x Logal Paul

Every year, I’ll interview myself (on my birthday) to reflect on life. Let’s see how things go… 👀

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Summary

📖 Story: Learning vs earning

🌟 Dub/Ls Of the Week: Offer + memories

🤔 Philosophizing:

• Tinder, school, & faith in God
• AI is KING

🔄 Weekly Round Up

• 🗣️ Quote: Raising my hand
• ❓ Question: Would you take a bullet for God?
• 🎙️ Podcast: Alex O’Connor on Flagrant pod
• 📖 Book: Die with Zero
• 📑 Article: Amp it Up!

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Summary

📖 Story: Master samurai

🌟 Dub/Ls Of the Week: Revamp pod, didn’t meet Tony Finau

🤔 Philosophizing:

• Short-term want vs long-term want
• Logic vs logic & emotion vs emotion

🔄 Weekly Round Up

• 🗣️ Quote: Is faikava against the word of wisdom?
• ❓ Question: What was the plan last night?
• 🎙️ Podcast: Hormozi & Shaan Puri
• 📑 Article: Keep your identity small by Paul Graham