I grew up in a world where certain things felt set in stone. Church was a staple of my life—four or five times a week, without fail. That was my mother’s way. But the moment I stepped out on my own at 17 and joined the military, the world as I knew it cracked wide open. By the time I was 18, I had turned my back on everything I had once accepted without question. For the next ten years, I was a devout atheist.
Then one day, at 28, I had what I can only describe as an epiphany. It wasn’t tied to any specific doctrine, tradition, or name. It was simply the realization that there was something greater than me—a reality beyond my own limited perspective.
That moment shaped the rest of my life. But not in the way most people would assume. I didn’t suddenly revert to everything I had been taught as a child. Instead, I began to sift through what truly mattered—the fundamental truths that define a meaningful, fulfilling life. I focused on the principles that stand the test of time:
The choices we make have consequences. What we put into the world will always find its way back to us. And if we live without care for ourselves or others, the fallout is inevitable.
For decades, this understanding has shaped how I move through life. I’ve watched people rise and fall, succeed and struggle, sometimes at the hands of their own decisions and other times as a result of forces far beyond their control.
What I’ve come to realize is that the people who thrive are the ones who refuse to stay the same when the world around them is shifting.
And right now, we are in a time of massive shifts.
People are waking up to the realization that things they once took for granted—stability, security, predictability—are not guaranteed. Many are experiencing, for the first time, what it feels like to have the ground pulled out from under them. And while some are just now encountering hardship, for others, this has been a lifelong reality.
But here’s the truth: What happens around you doesn’t have to define what happens within you.
I’ve said this for years: whenever the world is in flux, that is your cue to level up. When things seem most unstable, that is the moment to become the strongest, smartest, and most resilient version of yourself. Because when the dust settles—and it always does—you’ll either be in the same place you were before, or you’ll have positioned yourself for something greater.
I learned this firsthand when I decided to go back to school in my 50s. No one expected me to. I already had a good job, financial security, a stable home life. But I understood something that too many people miss: If you are not growing, you are declining. By the time I earned my MBA at 60, I had expanded my worldview, unlocked opportunities I never would have recognized before, and set an example for my children that transformed their own paths.
That’s what evolution looks like. That’s what adapting to change means.
And right now, we are in a period where the world is forcing change upon us. Economic shifts, job losses, political upheavals—none of it is happening in a vacuum. And no one is immune. Even those who once believed that no matter what happened, they would always be okay, are now realizing that nothing is guaranteed.
But the people who will come out of this stronger are the ones who refuse to be passive participants in their own lives. The ones who decide—right now—that they will not wait for the world to stabilize before they take action.
I’ve seen it happen time and time again. People lose jobs they thought were untouchable. People watch the systems they relied on crumble. People who once felt secure in their place in the world suddenly find themselves on the outside looking in. But I’ve also seen people use those moments as a launching pad to something greater.
And that’s my challenge to you today.
Stop focusing on what’s crumbling. Stop fixating on what’s beyond your control. Instead, ask yourself: What can I build right now? What skill can you develop? What knowledge can you gain? What step can you take—no matter how small—that moves you forward?
Because one thing is certain: The world is going to change whether you’re ready or not. The real question is—will you?
✨ Your next chapter is waiting. ✨
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