It Starts With You.
If you’re honest, the reason you started is still in the mirror. Don’t confuse it with the reason the world wants to see.
This week, I met up with a friend in Calgary. We sat down over coffee and started talking about family, business, the weight we carry, and why we do what we do.
We both have kids. We both love them. But after years of running, building, scaling, and sacrificing, we admitted something most people don’t say out loud.
We’re not doing it for them.
Not first, anyway.
The truth is simple: you're doing it for you.
Because you want to win.
Because you want to build.
Because you want to feel like your life is your own.
Saying it’s for your kids makes you sound noble. Society claps. But if you're honest, the fire started in you long before anyone called you "Dad."
And that’s not selfish. That’s clarity.
When you show up fully for yourself, you lead better. You parent better. You grow stronger. Family benefits, but the work starts inside.
So the question isn’t, “What are you building?”
It’s “Why haven’t you owned the real reason yet?”
No more half-truths. This thing is about you. And it always was.
100 Ways to Live a Better Life by Jacques
This Week: Health
If your body breaks, everything else breaks with it.
Business, relationships, clarity, all of it suffers when your health slips. You don’t need six-pack abs or to run marathons. But you do need energy. You need strength. You need a baseline you can rely on when life gets chaotic.
Start resistance training and never stop.
Sleep 7 to 8 hours a night without exception.
Eat whole foods, mostly protein, and stop snacking.
Get morning sunlight and fresh air every day.
Walk 10,000 steps a day.
Measure metrics that matter to you.
Do blood work at least once a year.
Build a consistent routine you can repeat anywhere.
Remove or limit the stress that is slowly ruining you.
Take full ownership of your health.
"A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure."
— Oscar Wilde
Until Next Time
That’s it for this week. A shorter note, but a focused one.
– Jacques
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