HeyJaredThe Way Back
Grounded reflections on clarity, self-trust, and mindful performance for people finding their footing when life feels noisy.
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Certainty Isn’t Coming (opens the original)
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I made a tactical error after publishing my last article.I actually liked it.Usually, I hit publish and immediately start wondering if the whole thing sucks.Does this even make sense?But that wasn’t the case this time. And therein lay my problem.How the hell was I going to follow up something I actually felt good about?For weeks,
Happiness Isn’t Waiting for You to Grow (opens the original)
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Growth should expand your life—not postpone it.I’ve always loved the way a film or TV show can pose a question that stays with you long after you’ve finished watching.I recently finished a rewatch of one of my all-time favorite shows, Wilfred.It’s a strange, dark, deeply raunchy stoner-comedy about a mentally unwell man named Ryan and his neighbor’s dog, Wilfred.While the rest of the world sees
The Next Twenty Minutes (opens the original)
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Ordinary moments feel entirely different when we stop treating them like time we’re losing.I was outside cleaning the pool earlier (a sentence I am fully aware comes locked & loaded with its own tiny violin) when I started to get annoyed.I had the vacuum attached to the pole and was slowly working my way across the bottom, watching the tiny bits of dirt disappear.Only…they weren’t disappearing quickly enough.Is the battery dying?Is the va
What We Already Know (opens the original)
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Sometimes the way forward begins with understanding why the old way has been so hard to leave.You’d be surprised how many coaching conversations eventually come to the same two words:I know.I know…I feel better when I exercise.I know…I should have that conversation.I know…I need to slow down a little.In my experience, most people aren’t confused about what might help.They̵
Reasons to Return (opens the original)
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Discipline can build a journaling habit. It cannot make the practice meaningful.It’s kind of funny when you think about it.A single journal entry can stretch three pages on a difficult night.And be followed by a week (or three) of blank paper.We usually call that a discipline problem.And sometimes, it is.But we also ask a lot of our journals.We expect them to explain how we feel, help us make decisions, reveal patterns, and turn difficult experiences i
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