Read time: 2 min 1 sec Whatup Reader! And after 37 weeks, we have reached the end of January. 🫠 If you’re new here, I send these recap emails out on the last day of each month as a way to share the things that this awesome community has told me they’ve found helpful, and also to let you in on things that are coming your way in the next few months. I know you’re busy and I realize I put out a lot of content in a bunch of different places, so if you’re ever worried about missing anything, rest...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Read time: 1 min 35 sec Whatup Reader! Sometimes you just gotta walk and talk it out. Last Thursday and Friday I cohosted the 5th LEGACY Live event, with my bestie, JillFit. We make it a point to give our folks an hour and a half lunch break so that they can rest their brains, move around, get outside (hush up those of you who have only ever seen rain when visiting LA 🤫🤦🏽♂️), and basically do anything than sit in the room and stare at their computer screen. There were about 15 minutes left in...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Read time: 3 min 37 sec Whatup Reader! “It is better to teach people than to scare them.” – Reverand Olamina, from Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler That quote in mind, my response to all that is going on in the world right now is to invite you to the Mafia family dinner next week. YOU'RE INVITED What follows is an excerpt from the email I sent out to my Mafia yesterday (I write to them every Monday). I’m sharing it here, with their permission, because I think it best encapsulates the...
18 days ago • 3 min read
Read time: 3 min 39 sec Whatup Reader! Allow me to start this email off by saying that Rupert, Moose, Lex, and I are all very much safe from the LA fires. We actually live in the one area that has remained in the ‘white zone’ throughout the entirety of this insane disaster, which has been both a godsend and a mindfuck all at once; living life and going about our days while people who live 15 miles from us have lost literally everything. If you follow me on the Instagrams then you’ve seen my...
25 days ago • 3 min read
Read time: 2 min 53 sec Whatup Reader! I already know that a review video hates to see me coming. Yes, today I’m talking about YouTube review videos and not the absolutely INSANE 40th birthday party that I had last week. Like I wrote to my Mafiosos yesterday: Shit was the dopest ever. No notes. What I do have notes about is the fact that there are pretty much eleventy billion different ways to do most things, and rarely if ever is there a clear-cut singularly correct approach. Consider that...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Read time: 3 min 12 sec Whatup Reader! Ya’ll, 2025 and my 40th birthday are knocking on the door! Let’s gooooo. If you’re new here, I send these recap emails out on the last day of each month as a way to share the things that this awesome community has told me they’ve found helpful, and also to let you in on things that are coming your way in the next few months. I know you’re busy and I realize I put out a lot of content in a bunch of different places, so if you’re ever worried about missing...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Read time: 2 min 18 sec Whatup Reader! They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. I think that imitation is the farthest thing from the original. Who “they” are, I have no idea, but I’m guessing that they’re people who like to copy and imitate others. Now don’t get me wrong, when we’re starting almost any new expressive endeavor (namely thinking of things like sports and anything artistic/creative) we’ll absolutely look to emulate others, especially the greats, as we find our...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Read time: 1 min 29 sec Whatup Reader! We're keeping this one short and sweet today, and not just because It’s mid-December and I don’t feel like doing shit. We're keeping this one short and sweet because I want to make sure there’s no fluff to confuse you, no extra words to distract you, and basically zero reasons for you to not take action. My soft suggestion action item for you: Write down exactly how you’re feeling right now. How much work you want to be doing, how much tv you’d rather be...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Read time: 2 min 36 sec Whatup Reader! So, real quick story time before I share today’s Maestro Musing with you (because JillFit asked that I include it in today's email). This past Sunday I was at a holiday party and Jill texted me that she wanted to chat about something business related. She said that it would only take two seconds but would be easier to discuss via a phone call. Now, ya’ll know I hate the phone, but there are a handful of people who I’ll get over my shit for and get on the...
2 months ago • 2 min read