Hobbies aren’t distractions. They’re medicine

You’re allowed to enjoy something simply because it grounds you.”

There was a time I thought hobbies were a waste.If it wasn’t work, fitness, or part of my mission, I dismissed it.Art? Music? Learning something random? What’s the point?

But here’s the truth most men avoid:When you cut out the play, you kill the presence.You become efficient… but not alive.

For me, reclaiming small things, photography, movement for the joy of it, creating without an outcome, brought me back to myself.

Sometimes, hobbies aren’t a break from your path.They’re what reconnect you to it.

• A Warrior doesn’t grind himself to dust he trains with purpose, and rests with presence.

• You don’t need to monetise your curiosity.

• Hobbies aren’t distractions. They’re medicine.

• Doing something just because you enjoy it is a form of self-respect.

• When you remove everything that doesn’t “perform,” you lose parts of yourself.

The Unproductive HourPick one hobby or activity this week that has no “output.”No camera. No tracking. No posting. No profit.Just you, enjoying being in it.

Draw. Garden. Cook. Walk. Build. Play guitar.Whatever pulls you into presence, do it.No outcome. Just intention.

“Your soul doesn’t care how productive you are.Sometimes, the most grounded thing you can do… is enjoy being a man at peace.”

It wasn't my idea to write a book I went through school being told i would never amount to anything

Jail or the army were my options

Yes there were a few teachers who tried to encourage me, but their positive influence was drowned out by the negative

Negativity always speakers louder than positivity

So when Ian came to me and said i should write a book based on my lived experience and the teaching i deliver I laughed

But I trusted him so I sat down and wrote as best I could, there was a lot of time effort and work that went into it, I think it was worth it, my book has gotten some incredible feedback over this years

⚔️ The Warrior Path

Every man on this path hits a point where he doesn’t feel ready. Where his past, his doubts, his old story feel louder than his future.

That’s normal.

Sometimes the most powerful move you can make… is to trust the person who believes in you until you believe in yourself.

If you cant think of anyone right away, use me, i believe in you because ive been where you are and ive achieved what i though unachievable.

💥 Truth: The belief you need isn’t a feeling.It’s a pattern of action you’re not living — yet.

Act on the Compliment You Keep Ignoring

Someone, somewhere, has already seen a strength in you.

“You should speak more.”

“You’ve got a story that could help people.”

“You’ve been through some real things — you should share it.”“You’ve got presence.”

This week, don’t brush that off.

Pick one and act on it.Move as if that compliment is true, even if you don’t fully believe it yet.

Final Words

Build routines that bring you closer to your goal, even without belief if you just keep doing what needs to be done, you will achieve them.

You’re not stuck — you’re just wearing the wrong label.

This episode is about breaking out of the boxes you’ve put yourself in — and reclaiming the freedom to evolve.

For years, I wore the label: Kung Fu instructor.And I was proud of it I still am. It shaped me. It taught me discipline, presence, structure.

I actually still teach kung fu todayBut eventually the label Kung Fu instructor, became a cage.

Every time I felt a pull to speak more…To write…To step up as a guide in new ways…I’d feel this voice say: “That’s not who you are.”

Because my identity was tied to a single definition.And if I stepped outside of it, I felt like I was abandoning something — or faking something new.Labels are helpful… until they aren’t.

Luckily I never held on to that label, I expanded it and added to it.

• They can give structure, but they’re not your full truth.

• The moment a label limits you, it’s time to question it.

• Saying “I’m just a ___” is how men stay small.“You’re not just anything — you’re unimaginable potential."

• If you label yourself “shy,” you’ll never speak up.

• If you label yourself “broken,” you’ll never heal.

• If you label yourself “just a coach,” you won’t lead.

Labels become unconscious rules. Break them.

1. Write down every label you currently live by.(e.g. Coach, Father, Quiet Guy, Hustler, Fitness Guy)

2. Ask: Does this serve me — or limit me?

3. Choose ONE label to replace or retire this week.Example: Change “I’m not a confident person ” → “I’m learning to be more confident by challenging myself daily.”

“You don’t owe your past identity anything.The man you’re becoming needs space to emerge.So drop the label… and write a new one.”