Read time: 2 min 45 sec Whatup Reader! In last week’s email we chatted about taking advantage of the things you already have and the things that already exist. No need to reinvent the wheel, right? Today I want to riff about taking care of the things we have and that already exist. Now, as I type that last sentence I also feel the need to point out that it is ABSOLUTELY worth taking a moment to look around and see what is ACTUALLY worth fighting for and keeping, but what I’m really trying to...
13 days ago • 2 min read
Read time: 1 min 20 sec Whatup Reader! Take advantage of what you already have, and what is already around you. My inspo for this email: The timer in our home gym. I bought this badboy when I built out my garage gym during COVID, nearly 5 years ago. As we all do when we get something new, when this timer arrived I took advantage of the cool features, utilizing preset EMOMs, and tabatas (but also, fuck a tabata), and set rest periods. Since Lex and I moved into our current place in August of...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Read time: 6 min 25 sec Whatup Reader! I’m gonna do a little reverse cross-posting for today’s Maestro Mail and bring Instagram content over here and let it serve as the main course. Every now and again I’ll take emails and pull them over to the ‘Gram, laid out as a carousel post, with an invite to join the email list at the end. I’m throwing down an Uno reverse this week and pulling from IG because last Wednesday I shared a carousel post that I’m INCREDIBLY proud of (if you already checked...
27 days ago • 6 min read
Read time: 3 min 2 sec Whatup Reader! We blinked and February said ✌🏾. Perhaps it’s for the best. Real quickly before we hop in, today, February 28th, I’m participating in the economic blackout and would love to have you join if you haven’t committed to it already. You can click here to learn more. I’m under no impression that it’s going to change the world and right every wrong, but I do believe it’s something (which will always be MOAR than nothing), and could also serve as the start of...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Read time: 1 min 27 sec Whatup Reader! Sliding in with a super short one today. If you’re feeling low on morale, if you’re really not feeling like doing much of anything, if you’re having one of those days, pick one grounding action that brings you back to yourself, and go do it. Life be life-ing right now, and the plan to shock, overwhelm, and create a general sense of chaos and futility remains in full swing. Pick one grounding action that brings you back to yourself, and go do it. I...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Read time: 2 min 58 sec Whatup Reader! So, lately I’ve been seeing the word “overwhelmed” pop up quite a bit in these social media streets. It’s also come up a time or two from folks close to me, so I figured I’d do a little digging and see what was up. The general consensus is that there is a lot of stuff being said on social media, and simply stated, it’s overwhelming. Me being me, I asked my people what the action item was, and the most common solution offered was to spend less time on...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Read time: 1 min 59 sec Whatup Reader! About two months ago I saw an idea on Threads that I decided to let it bobble around in my brain for a little bit before giving it a try. The concept was simple: Eat the frog by telling yourself “I might as well do it now.” Yes, I realize the irony of waiting to try an idea with a central tent of do it now. If the idea sounds simple, that’s because it is. That’s the point. We really gotta stop championing the struggle. Ya’ll already know that I’m not...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Read time: 2 min 41 sec Whatup Reader! If at any time in the past 2+ weeks you’ve found yourself asking, “What’s the point?”, please know that you’re not alone. I too have uttered this phrase. More than once. Right now things feel like we’re living at the bottom of an active volcano, just chillin’ and waiting to see what happens. (Fun fact, when I used to travel a ton for RockTape I stayed in like eleventy billion hotels all around the country and pretty much every stay, without fail, I’d...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
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...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read