Hi Everyone,

Welcome to 2026! Let's take a moment to thank our employer for the exciting breakroom holiday pizza party.

It was so kind of HR to schedule the mandatory Christmas Eve after-hours gathering for our work family. That's real commitment to our core value of team building! It really brought us together for a break from all the hustle and bustle this season heaps on our home lives. Special thanks to regional assistant Jeremy for pinch-hitting as host when "big boss" got called away at the last minute.

AI can't twist a roll of crepe paper, much less two together for the corporate logo dual color combo. (I see see what you did there, Sharon!)

Sorry to cross-post here in addition to my #AllStaff email. I just received so many bounced messages after corporate's New Year's Eve layoff email, I wanted to be sure everyone had a place to focus on the positives even if they're moving on to new opportunities.

Eric Ries wrote "...if the fundamental goal of entrepreneurship is to engage in organization building under conditions of extreme uncertainty, its most vital function is learning." (The Lean Startup, p38) My high school basketball coach put it differently: "Losing is learning".  As we close another year and another company, we once again examine what we've learned. In no particular order

No one will sign your NDA.

I know they say that "Ideas are nothing, Execution is everything", but my idea is REALLY something special. It's just so good that anyone hearing it will want to steal it. Although it's the cornerstone of my billion-dollar baby, I'm not quite ready to spend a few thousand dollars on copyrights and patenting the idea. I just need one VC who's willing to entertain my pitch and take on the risks of getting sued for independently becoming subsequently involved in a vaguely similar proposal.

Why does everyone assume I'm the litigious one for asking? Also, just because it's so easy to copy that literally anyone who hears the idea could execute it better than me, doesn't mean it's not a copyrightable trade secret. That just means I'm smart and never going to share it with the developers and investors whose help I require to execute.

Tax-loss harvesting

Everyone knows losses on one investment can be used to offset profits from another. This is a great strategy for reducing taxes. Since I'm only halfway there without a profitable business, I've pivoted to a new strategy. Similar to carbon-offsets where companies sell CO₂ credits to help airlines and power producers to become net neutral on emissions; I sell failed ventures to profitable companies for a share of their tax savings. 

I call it PIVOTAL: Profitable Investment Ventures Own Tax Allocation Losses. It's a win-win for losses. I have quite a catalog of ventures available. Six were founded this year alone. DM me for a list of options and the approximate amount of money you'd like to lose/offset.

California is a Two-Party State

Apparently, California is a "Two-Party State" with regard to recording conversations. This applies more generally than just an entrepreneurial lesson. Let's just say you (or not you, but someone associated with your company) hypothetically promised an investor a "guaranteed return" or offered an "Iron-clad promise" to 5X their money. For the sake of argument, such statements would be inadmissible in legal proceedings if the alleged conversation were surreptitiously recorded.

Who among us hasn't slightly stretched the truth with friends and family about "can't miss" investments when asking them to mortgage their homes? As long as the audio recording isn't admissible and/or the fine print of the contract disclaims any such promises, every savvy investor knows startups have risks.

Per LinkedOnion Terms of service, this post is not legal advice even if I say: "wink, wink" or the emoji equivalent.

 ;) ;)

Wow! What can I say but "Wow!"?

I am humbled and proud ebullient about the invitation to speak at Gritter '25. So many friends, so many sand and seashell-themed artistic creations to cherish. Mr. Perhyped will just have to forgive my extra trip(s) to the merch tent. This year's event was truly one for the ages.

The Fargo weather gave us a little holiday gift, hovering above minus five degrees for a few hours yesterday. Either Mother nature conspired with our delightful organizers, or it was simply kismet that everything worked out so well.

Special thanks to Sandy and Dusty for staying over time and really taking my presentation's Q&A to another level. I'll never look at periwinkle blue the same way again. Full blog post to follow!

Well, it's back to the daily grind. Thanks again to everyone who traveled to pack the conference with oodles of opportunities to connect and share our Colored Sand Craft Marketing experiences.

Pretty much what the title says.

Want to know my technology stack? How did I find my Ideal Customer Profile? Wondering  which industry I’m in and other obvious details I’ve purposely left out?

If you have any questions, just Like this post and ask in the comments! I’m not a bot and totally not a teenager baiting frustrated entrepreneurs to grow my engagement numbers.

No offense to my Mom and Dad for working regular jobs, but they have been pretty unhelpful with managing my multi-million dollar media empire. I was "Today" years old when I learned that all write-offs are not created equally. My accountant said hosting my company's annual "shareholders meeting" in the Cayman Islands is only partially deductible for the day(s) and expenses directly attributable to the meeting. Who is this clown? I don't even have time to fire them and start over.

My parents just don't get it. They're trihards who get all sweaty anytime they see a check for a few hundred thousand dollars. Just this week, a broadcaster asked me to host their annual New Year's Eve extravaganza. They want to ink the deal today. I was like, "...and pay taxes on this in 2025?" What kind of n00b do they think I am?

I told them: duh, fly my entourage to Tokyo or someplace cool. We'll execute the contract after 12:01 am local time on January 1. Bam! I'm onstage any time before the ball drops in NYC. My posse wilds out for the ball drop. I shift the taxable income into 2026 and give myself 12 months to burn the profit or reinvest. That's why they call YouTubers "creatives".

My dad was like, "you can contribute to retirement accounts all the way until tax day the following year". I mean, he's a great guy, but tell me you're poor without telling me you're poor. YOU can contribute to that because you're under the Income limit. That's cap, literally and figuratively. Why shouldn't I be able to deduct the same percentage as anyone else? The tax rates go up at higher income levels. What sense does it make that the deductions go down, too?

Anyway, I don't want to bring anyone down with my problems. This is just a reminder to bake time into the holidays for tax mitigation planning. Peace Zacolytes!

Our client Hoaxcelerator Vapor Capital seeks Founding Co-Founder for a pre-funding unlimited growth opportunity.

About the job

Success is an alchemical combination of psychology and brain chemistry. Why limit yourself to the occasional dopamine hit of life milestones like winning a game, a promotion at work, graduation, or marriage? By shifting your mindset from milestone quality to quantity, you can feel successful from microdoses of success in your everyday tasks.

This is not a millennial-only phenomenon. Boomers did it first. Our grandparents gamified their tools and workflows to arm their inner child’s reward system with the strategy of microdosing success. Consider the manual typewriter. For those who’ve never experienced it, here’s a typewriter simulator and quick demonstration video.

It gives instant, intimate sensory feedback of your progress. Each keystroke satisfies with a whish and a whack. The lowly spacebar adds a cadence to the tune. Together, their tempo builds to a crescendo at every nearly complete line with a resounding ding! We thrust the paper forward and return the carriage like a conductor plunging headlong to a symphony’s next sheet of music.

How can you microdose Success? Picture that email you dread writing. Start by setting an achievable goal like a 10-second sprint to just type the greeting and immediately stop. You might even want to go back and celebrate the fact that you even overcame that initial dread. Savor it a little. Come back when you’re ready to sprinkle a few bullet points into an outline.

Not ready to leap into the message body yet? Try plugging in a signoff first. Stuck for ideas? Just use “Thank you” as a placeholder. That’s another small win. Your victory lap could be a stroll to the coffee bar. Don’t grow too attached to the greeting or signature, though. You may change it later and choose “Regards” instead. Whoever you want to be in the moment is who you SHOULD be. You’re the only scorekeeper who matters.

Think of it mathematically. Zero multiplied by anything is zero. Even if the greeting and signature are only 1-2% of the message’s value, 1-2% is infinitely better than 0%. The details are just details. Be content with each bit of content. Every 10-second sprint moves you closer to the goal. Congratulate yourself on collecting those small improvements without worrying the competition has lapped you or the stadium lights are turned off.

**Thanks to Emma for suggesting the microdosing success strategy!

Join our fast-growing team of highly experienced entry-level all-stars! Do you have 5 years of prompt engineering, a PhD in Data Science, and 2 years of hands-on field experience in neurosurgery or molecular biology? If so, you may be an excellent candidate for our Junior Intern position.

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to)

• Mapping natural, theoretical, and Artificial Neural Networks
• Lead teams of other data scientists in cutting edge research
• Ghost-write peer-reviewable theses on LLMs for our Senior Managers to submit
• Be able to lift 20 lbs without injury

Compensation

• Highly desirable resumé exposure
• Federal Minimum Wage (CA residents need not apply)
• Eleven annual remote work days (sometimes referred to as Federal Holidays)
• Free medical advice via WebMd
• Unlimited PTO (with written pre-approval from manager, department head, unit supervisor, executive suite, and all teammates)

Preferential treatment given for:

• Top secret military clearance
• Fluency in conversational Latin
• Left-foot dominance
• Type O⁺ blood

Success is a journey of successive steps in succession. I'm a big, big believer in having a morning routine, an afternoon routine, and an evening routine to keep those steps in line. Because in Feng Shui "bad luck moves in straight lines", you want to meander a bit in between the parallel lines of bad luck. For inspiration, I promote six to eight changes of scenery for every "work/life" day. My personal routine is:

• Sunrise yoga with Keith and Sally
• Morning Coffee Meetup (actually, tea for me but you do you!)
• Hot Pilates with Jordan (Sound mind in sound body!)
• Smoothie Shop with Kellyie for a 15-minute status check-in
• Library / cafe for tea, WiFi, and blogging
• Sunset yoga
• Decompress / Scout TikTok trends
• Evening entrepreneur meetup / mixer

That's not a rigid prescription. These are more like guideposts on the day's journey through entrepeneurship. As Confucius asked: "Where should we eat lunch?" It may not be in a book, but I'm sure he said it in at least once, except in Chinese. He wasn't philosophizing 24/7. Unless that IS deep and I haven't examined it closely enough yet...

Anyway, allow at least 20-30 minutes in between each of these events to decide which cafe, coffee house, or smoothie shop each of meeting. Someone from ancient Greek or Latin once said that "the unexamined life is meaningless". That means taking time to carefully consider the merits of a venue's view, parking options, and small plate offerings.

Success is like a pattern of "emergence", like flocking birds spontaneously creating complex flows in flight. The same way life itself springs from a certain collection of inanimate molecules for unknown reasons, like free WiFi, Success is an invisible force which inhabits yet transcends the various coffee houses, pilates classes, and smoothie shops of Southern California. You can't plan for serendipitous one in a million insights, but you can increase the opportunity by at least a tenth by 10X-ing the frequency of your weekly meetups.

As I write this post and consider my twelve-year founder's journey, it's uncanny how similar the days look. Even with the unpredictability of life's ebbs and flows, the habits of entrepreneurship emerge.  My friends and fellow entrepreneurs may not have corralled their Unicorns yet, but there's no single formula for success. Let's get together and talk about our dreams!

December is MORE than the highlight of many religious calendars. Did you know that December is also the time for our annual gathering of Colored Sand Craft Marketers in Fargo, North Dakota? At "Gritter '25", we make a 5-day deep dive into Colored Sand aka "Gritty Glitter" in a whirlwind of winter whimsy. It may be -7 degrees in Fargo, but inside, it'll be as warm as our hearts.

I'll be elated to speak to the collected Colored Sand Crafts community at 4:45 pm on Friday. Make sure to stay the extra overnight to catch my 15-minute presentation "Catch the Grainbow: Pastel vs Primary Colors". We can transcend any winter blues with hot pinks and Day-Glo yellow. Googly eyes are optional but always welcome!

In the lilting spirit of rainbows in a jar, we will not be discussing any jarring controversies from the news (see what I did there?). Even though we know in our hearts there are some fine folks in the fracking industry, we'll respectfully decline their byproducts this year pending the outcome of the Environmental Protection Agency investigation.

Want to join a rapidly growing company with top-level pay and benefits? We're growing so we need to hire all levels and positions, Business Analysts, Stock Analysts, Psychoanalyst, Medical Professionals, Day Laborers, Teachers, Software Developers, you name it!

Application Process:

Please prepare a brief-30 minute introductory video discussing your background and qualifications for whatever job you'd like. We're like a family. To help us get to know you better, please describe your family, friends, and pets.

Make an account on our proprietary Applicant Tracking System by answering the brief 100-question survey, upload your resume and the introductory video, then manually retype each and every detail from your resume into simple ATS entry form.

We're optimistic about your chances, so please include your banking information so we can expedite your first pay deposit.

PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte) season is behind us. Is it too late to plan for the most heart-warming scents of our coldest season? Not at all!

Check out my in-depth video review deconstructing holiday candle offerings. Go beyond pine and nutmeg this year. Join me as I react first time to the new Zactacular line of scented candles including Roasted Chestnuts, Mulled Cider, Toasted Marshmallow, and Manger scents. Here's a sneak preview from the video:

Zactacular Manger Scented Candle

The Zactacular Manger scented candle is truly a journey unto itself. Fresh from the box, they conjure earthy top notes of rough hewn Aleppo Pine and Olive wood indigenous to Bethlehem. Suitable for lighting during a family meal, bovine and porcine middle notes are subtly understated and not too "on the nose" to accent a holiday ham. Finally, the fragrant end notes of frankincense and myrrh add just the right je ne sais quoi lingering after the experience.

Use code "XMAS2025" when ordering for $12.25 off any orders over $100.

Check back for clearance specials on Zactacular Pumpkin Spice Latte candles or use code "SBUX86" to rveal the discounted price in your cart.

Opportunity

Shell & Specter Paper Corp is currently seeking a new Senior VP of Business Development. This demanding role demands dynamism, synergy, and probably some AI. Hiring contact is our Interim Senior VP of Business Development, Roland Thedough. 

Responsibilities

• Fulfill the duties of Acting Senior VP of Business Development, but on a permanent basis.
• Review applications for business development executives

Requirements

• Recent 8.5 months experience as Interim Senior VP of Business Development at Shell & Specter Paper Corp
• Qualified applicants will include the middle name of our current Interim Senior VP of Business Development in 4-pt font white text. Place this on your resume between your own First and Last name as an anti-bot watermark. Our ATS will discard non-compliant resumes without notice.
• Knowledge of Interim Senior VP of Business development, Roland Thedough's direct email address or cell phone number to text your resume.
• Graduated from Cornell in Spring of 1996 with a minor in Philosophy
• Fraternity Member (Preference given to Good Ole Boys Network)

Compensation

For jurisdictions requiring publication of a salary band, this position pays between $0.01 and $3.5 Million annually. This number is within the top 100% of similar positions available nationwide. Salary is negotiable within this band. Preference will be given to candidates named "Roland Thedough"

As part of its recent settlement with the US Department of Labor, Shell & Specter Paper Corp is now an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to advertising all positions fairly.

Everyone knows we are souls piloting vessels of meat and bone through an infinite and expanding universe, but what does that make first impressions? In this cosmos of possibilities, we've navigated to a unique time and place. Finding another traveler out in this vastness, we signal them with light, sound, or digital signals to align our journeys.

How we groom and clothe these vessels communicates kinship with our fellow travelers via the light waves passing across the gulf between us. Consider your voice as a hailing signal which encodes your thoughts as vibrations, literally shakes the atmosphere, and implants your ideas for reassembly in another's mind.

To these timeless beacons of our our search of the void, we now add a new hailing signal: Digital Media. We can virtually teleport our ideas and meanings across space and time via TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedOnion. It borders on the mystical.

As Arthur C. Clarke's third law states: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." I distill the secrets of Social Media Sorcery via my Patreon video series: "Capture your Authentic Voice in AI Automated Posts".

How will YOU use this awesome power? Will you find your tribe? Will you organize a government-toppling protest? Will you build your brand? DM me for quotes on speaking engagements or business opportunities.

Where is everyone else getting their over-sized scissors sharpened? I'm looking for blacksmith recommendations since my local hardware store Scissor and Knife Sharpening - Ace Hardware can't handle these. We've been cutting ribbons at so many new locations that our giant scissors are dulling.

While we're on the subject, I've been considering somewhat narrower ribbons to reduce wear and tear on the scissors. Does 4-inch wide ribbon display prominently enough in your half-page Forbes 100 interviews? Does one generally match the door ribbon to their tie or socks for the photo sessions? I find that ruby cufflinks clash with crimson ribbon in the earlier hours.

Please share your recommendations below. Bonus points if your provider is also a goldsmith!

Just in case Notice:   An attorney advised us to post this. The violation of privacy can be punished by law.  NOTE: Facebook Meta LinkedOnion.com is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you do not publish a statement at least once, it will be technically  understood that you are allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in your profile status updates. 

I HEREBY STATE THAT I DO NOT GIVE MY PERMISSION TO USE ANY OF MY PERSONAL DATA OR PHOTOS. 

If you are thinking of getting off FB LinkedOnion because of the volume of sales ads and trash stuff.  So hold your finger anywhere in this post and click ′copy'. Go to your page where it says 'What's on your mind?' Tap your finger anywhere in the blank field. Click paste. This upgrades the system.

Good bye annoying ads and

Hello new and old friends!

On November, 12, 2025 the United States Mint Philadelphia facility struck the last penny. Several proposals exist about how to handle rounding off various amounts which would have otherwise generated a number of cents. In the spirit of efficiency, rounding off adjusts a number to an approximate, more convenient expression of its value. You simplify by choosing a target place for the result, look one digit to the right; round up if it's 5 or more, round down if it's 4 or less.

In the the spirit of efficiency of efficiency, HighBar Consulting will remove the complication of the excess math equation, by simply rounding paychecks downward. Rather than waiting for additional, incremental moves by the Mint to remove inefficient denominations, we'll immediately show our proactive spirit and future-proof the process, by rounding as follows:

• Hourly Pay Rates round downward to increments of $10
• Salaried Pay Rates round downward to increments of $1000 monthly

Our dedicated IT team has already implemented the measures for most departments in time this week's payroll. They are still "beta testing edge cases" for the update for our IT Department, but committed to rolling the update out soon. We thank you for your understanding and support please direct any questions to Human Resources.

Toxic "Fur Baby" parents make business social networks hostile to loving "Fin Baby" parents. I'm embarrassed to admit I marked my last post Private due to the backlash of online trolls and coworkers I thought were my friends and supporters. Well, I'm not backing down to hateful comments like "Does this belong on a business site?" and "Sorry for your loss, but wasn't Mr. Bubbles a $3 goldfish?"

You read that right! "wasn't Mr. Bubbles a $3 goldfish" The unmitigated gall! After initially shrinking from this withering attack, I'm going public again and re-posting about my grief. It's not about me. It's about empowering and emboldening other "Fin-parents" to speak their truth.

Just because our babies live in an isolated tank and their care and maintenance can be largely automated, our bond is no less heartfelt than that of a dog, cat, llama, or hamster family. Our love may even be profoundly deeper as we aren't expecting snuggles, purrs, or play in return for our nearly unrequited love. In many ways "fin babies" require a purer form of love.

I'm sad Mr. Bubbles passed. It was inhumane of HR to deny my request for bereavement leave. They can't tell me to use PTO I was saving for an important hair and nails appointment. Honestly, what sort of monster could enjoy a spa day two weeks after finding their best friend floating upside down?

However, snake and lizard owners, don't bother with any "Scale baby" propaganda. Everyone knows that's not a thing. You may as well just de-friend me now instead of commenting on my post.

This post is formal notice to users of LinkedOnion and other business networks to immediately Cease and Desist using the phrase "Humbled and Proud"®™© or its variants in their advertising, social media, and podcasts. It is well established that our firm, Humboldt & Proud Attorneys at Law trademarked the "Humbled and Proud"®™© service mark and must vigorously pursue any infringement on our intellectual property.

Although we celebrate the sharing of your life achievements, we cannot abide the unsanctioned usage of our trademark to report:

"I am humbled and proud to receive the every other Sunday franchise-wide commendation for cleaning the sundae machine."

"I am humbled and proud to be recognized by my peers as a top 50 Up and Comer in the paid Who's Who Among Paid Sponsors Book."

"Upon completing their third PIP, who could be any more humbled and proud than me? I never dreamed I could get this much attention  / mentoring from my direct supervisor."

It has become all too common for social media humblebrags about winning some picayune quarterly awards or just limping along professionally. This flagrant disregard for our intellectual property undermines the esteemed trademark and history of the Humboldt & Proud law firm and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Although I am exceedingly humble by nature, my elementary school teachers and classmates knew early on that I was destined for success. Besides having a Roman Numeral suffix on my name, and the school library named for my family, teachers and administrators seemed to take an instant shine to me.

As an early social media disruptor, I was named most likely to succeed. Well, I was the only one on the yearbook committee, so I printed what I wanted. The books were already distributed before anyone would look too closely. It's not like they would pay to reprint them even if Jenny Kirkpatrick took exception to being named ugliest by the yearbook committee. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but I learned early on that your school disagrees.

Eventually I learned that you cannot rely on your family name, even if it's usually followed by "Living Trust". Most families set them up as Revocable so they can grief you about not showing enough initiative or "gumption" or some other nonsense when you've earned your inheritance by turning 18. I can assure you that suing parents demonstrates gumption.

The demo gods smote me again. But this isn't the time for sour grapes, it's time to pass along my reflections for other serial entrepreneurs like myself. The key takeaway isn't that no one wants our product. It just proves that wealth, years of business experience, and traditional "success" can't prepare investors for real innovators like you and me.

Sometimes they just can't see past negative cash flow, zero users, and a non-functional prototype to the obvious beauty of your ideas. That just means we have infinite upside, 0% churn, and we're not "locked-in to legacy code". It's their loss, right?

Most Venture Capitalists are WAY too easily distracted by fixable details to understand your grand vision. They say stupid things like:

• Do you have testimonials besides employees, friends, and family?
• Has your leadership team had any previous success?
• What market research have you done?
• Did you test this on Wifi?

Although I'm not a developer per se, I'm pretty technical. This idea feels good. Once we hire some devs, it'll usually work the second or third time the user hits Refresh.

I'll be busy pitching my idea for quantum-entangled AI to investors who aren't afraid of my lack of experience. Check back soon for my next article on how to wind down a business. I have extensive experience writing letters to bill collectors, unincorporating paper corporations, and filing public notices for auctions. I can even share my ready-made templates for bankruptcy filings in three states.

Have you heard about the newest trend I'm starting in AI? Of course not! I'm starting it right now. While many are spending billions building Artificial Intelligence solutions, I'm skating to where the puck will go, not just where it is now. I'm currently seeking funding for Artificial Brilliance® the next level beyond AI.

"Skate to where the puck will go, not just where it is now." Wayne Gretzky on AI, probably.

What is Artificial Brilliance®? Artificial Brilliance® leapfrogs modern understanding of Large Language Models by using Huge Language Things®. As everyone knows but no one admits, Models are small-scale representations of a Thing rather than the Thing itself. Models are basically just toy versions of the original Thing.

These amazing new technologies will be everywhere. You'd be a fool to miss out on the next big thing's next bigger version. I am currently accepting minimum investment placements of $37 Million dollars for a non-voting share of Artificial Brilliance®.

Think about it. Breathing is so very important. It's so, so very important, it's really the start of it all. Well, it's the start after birth. And birth follows gestation. And gestation follows conception. So, in a greater sense, your journey starts with passion, but today we're talking about breathing. Breathing is so very important.

Ancient philosophy reveals that the mind can only consider thoughts which are the length of one breath. By learning to control your breathing, you can hold and analyze bigger thoughts. Growing your consciousness will expand your mind to unlock your limitless potential, at least as far as the physical limits of Guinness World record 29 minutes and 3 seconds. So, it's not technically limitless, but it's a LOT. You can stuff a whole episode of Friends in there plus 6 or 7 minutes thinking "hold, hold, hold, don't die, hold..." at the end.

Let's practice. Close your eyes and take a deep cleansing inhale. Now relax, clear your mind and think of one of your current goals. Hold up. Open your eyes, read all the instructions so you'll know when to exhale. Then close your eyes when you're ready to start again. Okay, pick a goal to focus on, THEN close your eyes. Focus on the one goal... and these instructions... and the breathing... and keeping your eyes closed... and relaxing. Don't worry about the relaxing. It'll come with practice. Keep it in mind, but just a little. Exhale slowly and deeply. Repeat. Well, repeat from the inhale, not just the exhale.

Repeat this exercise 5 times or for two minutes. You can set an alarm so you don't have to focus on the goal, instructions, breathing, keeping your eyes closed and keeping count while relaxing. Develop this daily practice to visualize your goals and manifest them into your life. Soon, you'll be able to contain a full Youtube short inside a single breath.

The bigger questions will come later, like "how did Youtube's algorithm know I'd enjoy veterinarians trimming animal hooves one day and woodworking another?" I didn't even know that. I like GearheadBryan, but I don't really need to break loose stripped screws every day. If I skip or don't Like them, when will I see those again?

For the moment let's focus on the breathing and visualization. Remember to forget about the keeping count, and the instructions, and how many days your dreams haven't manifested. Trust the algorithm and be at peace knowing GearheadBryan is okay. Well, probably. I don't know GearheadBryan, but I certainly wish him well. Namaste, GearheadBryan.

Feeling closer to your dreams could be just as important as the actual work of making them happen. It may not seem like that when the rent is due, but you can always move and breathe somewhere new. Imagine the possibilities!