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Thesis: What happens when you stop forcing decisions—and start trusting your process? The start of a new year usually invites declarations. Goals. Intentions. Big statements about who we’re becoming. That’s not what this week looked like for me. Instead, it looked like a series of very tangible experiments—each one small on its own, but collectively revealing something unexpected: a calm confidence that only shows up when you actually test reality instead of imagining it. Her

This experiment didn’t begin with a goal to impress anyone. On the surface, strapping fireworks to a drone sounds like a stunt. A show. Something flashy meant to produce a moment worth filming. But from the start, that wasn’t the point. The real question behind the experiment was quieter and more interesting: What happens when you try something purely because you’re curious—without needing the result to justify the effort? A drone. Fireworks. Music. And a genuine willingness

Over the last few weeks, something subtle but important has shifted in how I relate to my own life. It didn’t come from a big decision or a dramatic moment. It came from letting go of the need to be someone specific . Instead of asking, “Who am I supposed to be right now?”I started asking, “What experiment am I running?” That question has changed everything. The Problem with Fixed Identity Most of us inherit identities early. Entrepreneur. Provider. Athlete. Thinker. Leader.T

Over the last ten days, I’ve been using my conversations with Thor—my AI research partner—as a thinking laboratory. Not to get answers fast, but to ask better questions . What emerged wasn’t a single insight. It was a pattern. The questions I keep returning to all orbit the same theme: How do we live extraordinarily well once “enough” is already handled? Below are the three questions that have mattered most—and how they’ve changed my thinking. 1. How Efficient Is My Money—Rea

The world doesn’t slow down for questions. But if you don’t ask, you stay stuck in someone else’s algorithm. Over the past week, I’ve found myself in some deep conversations — with AI, with friends, and with myself. Here are three questions I’ve been wrestling with that I think others are asking too — whether they’re voicing it or not. These aren’t just curiosity flickers. They’re pressure points for a lot of people trying to design a life on their terms. 1. What crypto is go

(Featuring two breakthrough videos + a real conversation with Mr Serviss) There’s a fascinating tension emerging in the lives of high performers — especially those who’ve spent decades chasing goals, building wealth, hitting milestones, and stacking achievements. Many people reach their “summit moments” only to discover something unexpected: the summit isn’t delivering the feeling they assumed it would. This week, that theme came front and center through two videos that lande

This morning I sat at the kitchen table with a pencil and a sheet of paper, sketching out what the future looks like in my mind. Not a business plan, not a spreadsheet—more like a treasure map. A hand-drawn landscape of flying vehicles, sensor-rich cities, energy hubs, humanoid robots, and tiny pockets of opportunity scattered like gold. It was messy, playful, and strangely grounding. Because what I realized while drawing is that the future isn’t a distant abstraction. It’s t

Most people chase more. More returns, more accounts, more commas. But once you reach the point where your investments produce enough income to fund life comfortably, “more” starts losing meaning. The real question becomes: How efficient is your money? What yield are you getting not just financially, but in health, energy, and time? 1. The Wealth Yield — When Enough Becomes Amplifier For anyone with over a million dollars invested, earning 7–9 percent annually, you’re generati

A New Chapter in The Picture of Wealth I’ve spent years helping people design wealth, freedom, and balance. That work continues—but it’s evolving. Starting now, The Picture of Wealth  becomes a field journal for applied curiosity —the home of TPOW Labs . Every week, you’ll find one small experiment in performance, decision-making, or financial behavior—tested in real life, not theory. Some weeks the lab looks like an options chart. Other weeks, it’s a recovery protocol, a tra

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