In this episode I share a raw, unexpected series of moments—that all converge on one unavoidable truth: life is fragile, and integrity can’t wait. I explore how incongruence slowly kills our aliveness, how the smallest compromises quietly accumulate, and why waiting for the “right time” is the most dangerous lie we tell ourselves. This is a direct, unfiltered invitation to stop negotiating with your future self, to reclaim your attention from the distractions anesthetizing your potential, and to live in alignment with what you already know is true. Because every choice you make is either life-affirming or life-draining, and one day, you won’t have the luxury of pretending otherwise.
00:00 – A Moment That Changed Everything
02:10 – An Unexpected Psychedelic Wake-Up
05:00 – Confronting Mortality Head-On
08:15 – Fatherhood Changes the Stakes
11:30 – The Cost of Small Compromises
15:05 – How Incongruence Drains Your Life
18:40 – The Lie of “I’ll Do It Later”
22:10 – Distraction as Self-Anesthesia
26:00 – Integrity Is Urgent
29:45 – Every Choice Is Life-Giving or Life-Draining
33:20 – Stop Negotiating With Your Future Self
36:50 – The Call to Live Aligned—Now
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