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Knowing When to Walk Away Is Wisdom Not Failure

Photo: Markus Spiske There’s a dangerous idea many of us carry through life: "I’ve already invested too much to stop now." Too much time.Too much effort.Too much love.Too much money.Too much history. And because …
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May 15, 2026

Choose Better Before Time Chooses for You

Digging back into my post from two weeks ago regarding action vs. inaction, and living in that familiar state of: “I want to do this, but I’m not happy in this situation.” We all …
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April 22, 2026

Why Not Now? The Discipline of Beginning

Greetings, I’ve been thinking about something from my post from last week—the tension between action and inaction. Not in a dramatic way.In the quiet, everyday way that shapes our lives. Because when I look …
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April 8, 2026

A Future Unfinished (For My Dad)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kurtis (@kurtispowers) This day always finds its way back to me, quiet as a little cloud that won’t quite pass. This is my dad. He …
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April 6, 2026

Design Your Response, Don’t Default to Circumstance

Alright everybody, I want to unpack an idea I mentioned on Monday—because it’s one of the simplest principles I know, and one of the hardest to live. It comes from Epictetus, who reminded us: …
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April 1, 2026

You’re Not Alone: The Hidden Insecurities We Carry—and How Community Turns Struggle into Strength

Happy Mondays, everyone.I wanted to check in this morning with a small follow-up to my last video.It’s been heartening to see how much people care. But I also want to gently remind us: every …
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March 30, 2026

Avoid Rabbit Holes and Focus on Personal Growth

The things that own our time own our minds.
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April 5, 2021

How to Love What You Do (Even When It’s Hard)

Loving what you do is a skill.
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February 24, 2021

Design Your Life Intentionally (Instead of Living on Default)

When we choose to default, we accept how things are as unchangeable. When we choose to design, we commit to developing a vision for the dreams we have.
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February 22, 2021

Learn From Your Mistakes: Why (Happy) Monday(s) Is the Perfect Fresh Start

The thing that always excites me about Monday is an opportunity to start again. It’s not that somehow we came to some finality on Sunday, but it feels like a fresh slate to not …
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October 5, 2020

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