If you've enjoyed any of my work, you're going to find immense value in this book. I guarantee it.
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In this book, I offer a new way for you to think about your life centered around five types of wealth: Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth.
A new way to measure what matters, make better decisions, and design your life around the pillars that truly create lasting joy and fulfillment.
One of my favorite quotes comes from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse:
"We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps."
There are many moments on your journey where you'll feel stuck—in a rut, like you're just spinning your wheels, going in circles. Your lack of perceived progress sows the seeds of self-doubt. Anxiety and tension build.
You push harder, spin the wheels faster, in the hopes that you'll break out.
But inevitably, in these moments, I'm reminded of the Law of Reversed Effort, a phrase coined by author Aldous Huxley:
"The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed."
Instead of pushing, pause to create space. Zoom out and consider this:
What if your path is a spiral?
What if you're not really going in circles, but going upwards?
What if things are exactly as they are meant to be?
The Shu Ha Ri model comes from traditional Japanese martial arts.
It breaks down the journey to mastery into three stages:
Shu (to obey): Learn to operate according to the rules.
Ha (to break): Begin to challenge and adapt the rules.
Ri (to transcend): Create new rules.
The first stage (Shu) is about learning the existing conventions. This is an essential stage as it creates the foundation off of which mastery is built.
The second stage (Ha) is about beginning to challenge those existing conventions. You test the boundaries, bend, and innovate in context-specific ways. You are still using the existing rules, and just manipulating them on the edges.
The third stage (Ri) is about complete separation from the existing conventions. You are creating your own conventions beyond the frontier of what was previously understood or possible.
Neo's journey in The Matrix is a perfect illustration of the model:
Neo learns the rules: Training, jumping across buildings, etc.
Neo breaks the rules: Storms in to rescue Morpheus, dodging bullets from the agents and realizing he can move just as fast as them.
Neo creates his own rules: Stopping bullets in midair.
So, where are you on your journey to mastery? Is it time you started breaking a few of the rules, or are you ready to create your own?
How to take advantage of that lucky break:
Legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov has a brilliant quote on luck:
"The phrase 'it's better to be lucky than good' must be one of the most ridiculous homilies ever uttered. In nearly any competitive endeavor, you have to be damned good before luck can be of any use to you at all."
Luck is floating around everywhere, but the ability to capitalize on it is rare.
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I get asked about my morning routine all the time. It changes from time to time, but AG1 has been the one constant since 2011. I drink it with a big glass of water every single morning to start my day on a positive tone.
It replaced an entire cabinet of supplements for me in one daily scoop—seriously, its latest iteration covers a multivitamin, multi-mineral, prebiotics, probiotics, adaptogens, greens, and more. It keeps me feeling healthy and strong throughout the year, even when I'm traveling (thanks to the travel packs).
