The JD letter

The JD Letter February 1, 2025 13 months. That's how long I've been serious about building a business. I'll be honest. When I first started I had no clue what I was doing. To build a business is to enter a game of endlessly figuring things out. You have to love problem-solving. You have to be so deeply f*cking passionate about what you're doing—otherwise you'll quit in 3-6 months like most people do. Building a business and the life you envision for yourself is really hard. Let me tell you...

The JD Letter January 25, 2025 "There is no truth. There is only perception."– Gustave Flaubert Most people are unhappy, stressed, or anxious. So I spend a great deal of my time following my curiosity to find out what the most common root causes of dissatisfaction are. After countless conversations and observations, here's something I've come to believe: Dissatisfaction is born of interpretation. It’s an individual’s particular thoughts and feelings relating to a particular event that create...

The JD Letter January 18, 2024 "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."– Anaïs Nin Growth is painful. Growth is exhausting. Growth is screaming out loud on the inside but looking quiet on the outside. Growth is scary. Growth is a roller coaster of emotions. Growth is letting go. Growth demands that you stop clinging on to safety. Growth is the ego's worst enemy. No one is born afraid. We are all born unafraid of rejection,...

The JD Letter January 11, 2024 "Burnout happens when you avoid being human for too long."– Michael Gungor The harsh reality is that most of us wake up already feeling exhausted. But here's the messed up part: We don't understand why. We don't know what the root cause is. We think another shot of espresso will fix our problem. That's when things go wrong and without realizing it, we start to live our daily lives constantly on edge. Constantly in rush. Constantly jumping from one thing to the...

The JD Letter January 4, 2025 "Focus on the possibilities for success, not on the potential for failure."– Napoleon Hill The average attention span for adults is 8.25 seconds, which is shorter than a goldfish's 9-second attention span. It's a shame that in today's world the average person confuses being busy with productivity. Or worse, they use distractions as a way to escape confronting deeper issues in their lives. No wonder most people end up focusing on the bad and the negative. How can...

The JD Letter December 21, 2024 "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything."– Irish Proverb The most common, overlooked, and dangerous health problem in the world: Lack of sleep. It's the reason why most people are depressed, anxious all the time, and can't focus. A third of modern societies are sleep deprived and sleep less than 8 hours but here's a fact that might surprise you: If you go without food, water, or sleep for 24 hours, it is lack of sleep that will damage...

The JD Letter December 14, 2024 "She remembered who she was and the game changed."— Lalah Delia Most people experience moments when life feels heavy. The weight of responsibilities, the comparisons, the fear of failure. The feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Like the person you used to be has been buried under the weight of daily life. In these moments, it’s easy to believe the voice that says: "you haven't worked hard enough". It’s a common feeling, but what if the solution isn’t...