Mastering Modern Life

12/31/2025

Thoughts on keeping your New Year’s resolution (if you’re still into that type of thing)…

I say if you’re still into that type of thing, because resolutions are helpful for some and not for others.

1. Don’t make one. Make two.

Make one in which you want to improve yourself. Make another one fun—like watch more movies.

2. Read about the one in which you want
to improve.

Not blips on social media. Books. Audio books count. Pick three on the subject. Spend at least 15 minutes a day consuming new information. Stay motivated!

3. Write them on your bathroom mirror.

Magic marker, lip stick, or whatever. And, if you don’t want to be looking through a bunch of writing (like my wife and I do) to fix your hair in the morning, then make them daily visible, someway, somehow.

4. Track your progress. (Daily.)

Apps—there’s practically one for every self improvement subject imaginable. Journal. Keep it in notes on your phone. Tattoo check marks on your arm. You do you, just keep track.

5. Set milestones and celebrate.

Weekly or monthly might work best. You decide. Just don’t celebrate in a way that sets you back. 😉

Good luck! And, may this be your best year yet!

06/06/2025

Fear is fast!

I’ve rarely met a person who hasn’t had the following generalized experience…

You wake up one day with an odd ache in some part of your body. (To point out the absurdity in all this we’ll say big toe.) The ache persists throughout the day.

Day two ache remains. There is only one logical course of action, Dr. Google!

Usually you’re only in this Dr.’s office for five to ten minutes before you get the diagnosis. It’s a rare form of rapidly spreading cancer!

Now Dr. Google also mentioned it could be a few things including a slight sprain due to the five miles a day you run. (Giving you the benefit of the healthy lifestyle doubt here.) But, no!

All your brain computes is it must be cancer!

Fear is fast!

It starts small. It plants itself in one brief, tiny connection between a couple of neurons in our brain, and in just minutes it overruns all three pounds of our intellectual capacity.

From there it wreaks havoc on our physiological system and we may or may not (often not) find our way back to equilibrium for the day.

It happened to me this morning.

Sitting on the couch in the garage, watching the sunrise, drinking espresso, and enjoying getting my mind into the proper place for the day through some spiritual reading.

My 17 year old comes out and announces he’s taking the car and headed to Chick-fil-A.

He cranks it up, and I think about a little funny noise the car has been making. (Fearful neuron connection complete.)

He then sits idol in the driveway for a bit longer getting his phone connected for some jams.

Second fearful thought occurs. What if he accidentally puts the car in drive instead of reverse?

I would have to jump off the couch quickly, and at my decrepit age, would likely fall, sending me hurling into the wall where some out of place pointy object would pe*****te my skull resulting in immediate demise with no need of an autopsy.

Welcome to the underworld of my interior insanity!

This also confirms my mother’s early childhood diagnosis of me as melodramatic.

Keep in mind this fantastical, fear based mental movie all took place in the midst of my regular morning journey into positivity!

Now I know I’m not the only crazy one out there. Maybe just one of the few to be crazy enough to admit it this way on social media.

If you’re honest, then you’d admit that fear can do a quick number on you too. (Maybe not at the dead in garage level, but your imaginative scenarios are troubling nonetheless.)

Thankfully, within the last ten years I have discovered simple practices that can reset my brain within a matter of minutes. It’s not to say I use them all the time, but they’re at least in my life hack toolbox.

The good thing means that when fear works fast within me (as it always will within all of us), if I have the wherewithal, I can pull out a simple practice and be back to a more inviting and positive space in a matter of no time.

There’s no reason to let fear control our lives. While beneficial in small doses, it is a deadly toxin to our creativity and productivity as well as our relationships and community, if allowed to manifest for any length of time.

If you ever want to chat or know more about some simple practices that can get you back on the positive path, then feel free to PM me.

Would love to share!

Have a great day free from fear!

11/23/2023

08/22/2023

Here’s what Richard Scales had to say about his recent experience in the 12-week Journey for Professional Achievers…

“I have been a high achieving professional for over 30 years. I kept pushing the boundaries with every success until I stepped into a project for which I would succeed wildly or lay in pieces broken on the ground. The latter happened, and I wasn’t sure how I would ever get out of the hole I found myself in.

I talked with John on the phone and he said…

‘Your best thinking got you where you are, if you want your life to be different, then your thinking needs to change. You need help, as you can’t think your way out of the hole you are in on your own, because if you could, you would have already.’

I signed up for his 12-week Journey and it has been the most significant, life changing experience in my career.

I now find I am ‘back in the saddle’ again with new hope, new ideas, a fresh vision and at peace with myself and my past thanks to John.

Do it now. It is the best investment you will ever make for yourself and your career.”

Thanks Richard!

You’re the epitome of a Professional Achiever!

Want to know more about the 12-week Journey?

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08/21/2023

What to do with prolonged pressure and stress…

Life is seasonal. Some seasons are amazing. Some seasons are downright panic driven.

Learning to mange seasons of prolonged pressure and stress is one of the hallmarks of a Professional Achiever.

One thing I know is that Professional Achievers hold themselves to a high standard.

We often make the mistake that we are supposed to be “healthy” in a tough season.

When we don’t perform or act in a healthy manner, then it adds further weight and pressure to an already difficult period, because of the guilt and shame we experience by not operating at peak performance.

Drop all that!

There are some tough seasons in which you are not going to be healthy. This isn’t an excuse to take unhealthy action, it’s just recognition that you’re not perfect and that’s okay.

What do you do when you’re physically sick?

Go to the doctor and take your medicine.

The same applies for a tough and unhealthy season of a Professional Achiever.

1. Stop going it all alone!

Your smart. Your talented. A tough season doesn’t mean you’re not.

It just means it’s a tough season.

In those seasons it’s hard to gain perspective and see next steps clearly.

Quit trying to figure it out all alone.

Find someone who has been there, done that, in terms of what you’re facing and what you’re trying to accomplish.

Quit thinking and borrow some of their thoughts. Then take the action they tell you to take!

By the way, this is a great reason to hire a coach. 😉

2. Develop a strong self care and personal development routine.

This is one of the key things I teach in my 12-week Journey for Professional Achievers.

The most effective asset in your arsenal for recovering from a tough season is YOU!

If you’re not taking proper care of yourself , then you’ll never have the energy it takes to get out of the tough season.

It’s certainly easier to do if you’ve had one in the past and know how to work it.

(That’s why if you don’t have one and it’s a good season, then you should get one established now, before a tough season comes.)

However, even in a tough season you should use what little energy you have to start one. It will generate more energy for the journey through.

Most importantly…

3. Keep inching forward!

The only way out of a tough season is through. Don’t give up. Don’t quit.

In the great words of my wise mother…

“This too shall pass.”

I hope you find this helpful.

If you’re a Professional Achiever in such a season and you want to talk a little more about it…

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08/20/2023

Summer fun is coming to a close. 😞

The activity of real life is now staring you in the face.

But get this…

This could be your greatest fall yet!

This could be the fall when YOU…

👏🏻 Discover that success begins with YOU!

🗺️ Develop and a Vision and Strategic Plan

🤗 Master your Mindset and Emotions

💰Learn how to find or create another
$100K a year by…

Launching your own business.

Retooling the business you already have.

Discovering your real value as an employee and get that promotion.

All of this can begin to unfold in the next 12 weeks!

If you take action on it now, then next summer may be beyond anything you can imagine.

Don’t just keep settling for life as it is.

Determine NOW. This fall. To become the best version of yourself.

Who can and will YOU be by next summer?

Join me on the 12-week Journey for Professional Achievers.

Learn all this and more!

At least give yourself the permission to have a conversation.

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08/16/2023

THANKFULNESS!
(You need to read this!)

I’m blessed.

I’m blessed to work with Professional Achievers who are just getting started as well as already highly successful Professional Achievers transitioning to building their legacies.

Here’s what they have in common.

Problems!

Some are looking for enough money to pay their light bill.

Some have all the money, but have just been hit with a debilitating disease, or question how to regain the life they’ve lost in the pursuit of what they have.

Either way. problems are ever present and always part of this beautiful journey called life.

Here’s the simple approach no matter where you find yourself.

THANKFULNESS!

It’s not just for one day a year.

It’s a mindset that must be cultivated.

It’s the only mindset that will ever work for a Professional Achiever!

Here’s a simple practice I like to teach.

Every morning journal 3 things for which you are thankful.

They don’t have to be big.

Just three things. Keep it easy.

Learn to let your thankfulness outweigh your problems. It’s maybe the top key to success!

In fact, let’s do it Professional Achievers.

In the comments below what are three things you are thankful for right now? 👇

08/06/2023

You Only Live Once…

Ran into a young couple from New Jersey this last week, on vacation here in the Sunshine State.

Both of them talked about how amazing it was and how they couldn’t wait to get here eventually.

That sparked my attention.

Why do people wait for living where they want to live and doing what they want to do?

As I continued to speak with them I discovered there’s nothing really keeping them from going for it now.

As we further unpacked their supposed obstacles it came down to a cat.

Yes.

You read that right.

A CAT!

If it wasn’t for their cat that has a hard time with change, then they would likely make the move to their dream place today.

Wow!

Our ego can come up with a million reasons to keep us from pursuing our dreams.

It can even use a cat.

What is your ego using to keep you from pursuing your dream?

Take a long hard look.

Your ego wants safety and comfort which leads down the hill to rock bottom.

YOU want risk and reward which leads up the hill to your dream.

Which one are you going with?

If you need some help unpacking this (and everybody does), then do yourself a favor and…

DM me NOW!

Please don’t let a cat get in the way of your dream. 😞

08/02/2023

MIND. BODY. SPIRIT.

Everybody loves the idea of finding or creating $100K more a year.

Show us how to get rich and do it quick!

We want knowledge. We want strategy.

However, it will never work without first ensuring that your Mind, Body, and Spirit, are properly engaged.

These are the components that make up a Professional Achiever.

Their alignment leads to every other alignment that is required for your business and entrepreneurship.

MIND. BODY. SPIRIT.

MIND: Do you have control over what goes on between your ears?

BODY: Are you taking care of it and giving it the best chance to help you succeed?

SPIRIT: Are you willing to accept that there is more going on here than what you can see, and how connected are you with it?

Three components that a Professional Achiever cannot afford to ignore.

No plan or strategy can help you succeed above and beyond paying attention to these three most important components first.

Pay attention to YOU (Mind. Body. Spirit.) and the rest will follow.

This is a part of what I teach Professional Achievers in my 12-week journey.

If you’d like to know more then…

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07/14/2023

$100K more a year is probably sitting right under your nose.

When Steven Goris joined the 12-week Journey for Professional Achievers he did it because he wanted to expand his food truck operations.

Through conversation he shared with me a little side hobby he had helping veterans achieve a higher rating in their disability benefits.

As a veteran himself and former employee of the VA, I could see his passion for helping fellow veterans obtain the services and resources they deserved that they likely don’t know about.

A new, more profitable, and much more fulfilling business was launched, and today he is helping veterans achieve the real benefits they are owed.

Steven is now part of my Mastermind for Professional Achievers and he is on the way to scaling his business model to help 100’s if not 1000’s more!

You too have unbelievable potential for more income and impact based off who you are and what you know.

It’s time to take the next step forward. No MLM or get rich quick scheme.

The 12-week Journey for Professional Achievers is all based on YOU!

YOU are the key to your future success!

If you want to know more, then check out the first comment below or DM me NOW!

You’ll be on the way to a an unstoppable future by this fall.

P.S. - If you’re a veteran, then be sure to check out what Steven is doing at Pro 411 Consulting. This guy really cares!

06/20/2023

How does this sound?

💸 Economic freedom.

⏰ Control over your own time.

🏦 Upward financial mobility with no limits.

✌🏽Personal peace.

🧗‍♂️ Calling your own shots.

It’s already within you. It’s not in some get rich quick scheme or program. It’s in YOU!

Your idea. Your talent. Your skill. Your passion. Your energy.

I’m a coach for people like you. Professional Achievers!

In 12 weeks I’ll help you find or create $100K more a year using your own ideas.

Let’s go!

DM me NOW!

06/05/2023

It’s a great Monday morning filled with possibilities!

It could be the Monday that changes everything.

The Monday you chose to no longer accept the status quo.

The Monday you stepped into the dynamic future of which you have always dreamed.

The Monday you started.

I want to invite you to the 12-week Journey for Professional Achievers.

Here you can learn to break the time constraint of trading hours for dollars, and achieve the economic freedom you desire.

This is not some MLM or program where you sell something.

This is YOU!

YOU learning how to take your skills, talents, and ideas and in the next 12 weeks turning those into $100K more in a year.

It doesn’t have to be just another Monday.

It could be the beginning of your next!

DM me NOW!