HeyJaredRewired
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Stand Firm. Let Go. (opens the original)
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In my early twenties, I was inspired by the works of Ayn Rand. No, I’m not going to get into libertarian politics or tell you what I think of our current government. I was a proponent of self reliance, discovering who I was. Finding my way. Stumbling onto a path I thought I was supposed to go down. Figuring out some real life lessons the hard way. Before eventually finding where I needed to go. I was finishing up college and trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life. I read Atlas
Every Step Led To This Moment (opens the original)
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In March of 2025, my son was just about to turn one year old. My wife and I were holding on for dear life. She had just started her own business. I was thinking about whether the career track I was on was for me. All while keeping a tiny human alive. We were just trying to figure it all out. Keeping our heads above water. Throughout the winter, panic attacks paralyzed me to the point of laying on the floor thinking it was all over. A combination of stress and overwhelm at work, feeling deficient
The Weight I Signed Up For (opens the original)
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The following is an excerpt from Chapter 9, “The Weight I Signed Up For,” from Rewired: From Rock Bottom to Unshakable . My son was in the bath. Water was everywhere. I sat there watching him. He asked me, in his cute little voice, pointing to a seahorse on his bathmat, “What’s that?” I told him, and he repeated it back to me. We went through this exercise with all the sea creatures he could find. We played some basketball and he would pass me the ball and I would shoot it over the top of the sh
The Best Way Out Is Always Through (opens the original)
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In early 2018, I found my way back. I had been destroying myself for months. Drinking and smoking and watching myself disintegrate before my very eyes. I checked into rehab for 40 days. Got my s**t together. And kept on the straight and narrow. I stopped going around the problem. I simply walked through those doors and started figuring out what drove me to drink in the first place. I delved into the depths and began to understand the man I needed to become. For years, I had taken the easy way ou
I Finished My First Book (opens the original)
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I got a package from Amazon this weekend. But this one was different. It was something I had been working on for 18 months. Something I’d poured quite a lot into. I finished up a few hours of yard work in the 95 degree weather. Sweat, dirt, and grime. Took a shower. Then I picked up the package, tore it open, and pulled it out. All the time I spent laboring over this. All the hours I’ve sat with it. All the headspace it has occupied. It was my first book. I finally finished it. Get full access t
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