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Waymaker WednesdayFebruary 19, 20252 min read

Your Future Self, Mortality, & Our Greatest Enemy

It is WayMaker Wednesday! Here is this week's powerful question, thought, and resource to help you master your maximized life.

The Question

What if, right now, a future version of you is screaming for you to wake up?

The Thought

Remember, you will die.

And in that final moment, imagine you will meet the person you could have become.

Will it feel like a long-awaited reunion, where your future self looks you in the eyes, nods, and says, "Well done. You did it. You became me."

Or will it be a moment of painful reckoning, where you face the stranger you could have become, only to watch them die with you?

Every day, you make a choice.

You can choose discipline, discomfort, and risk.

Or you can choose hesitation, ease, and comfort.

Both roads are hard. But only one leads to a life without regret.

The only difference between who you are and who you were meant to be is the choices you make right now.

Your future you is watching.

Your loved ones are watching.

Eternity stands as your witness.

Choose carefully.

Put It Into Action

"Be Relentless" by Jonathan Mayo

  • Last week, we confronted internal resistance, the invisible force keeping you from the life you want. But resistance is patient. You may win today, but it is waiting for you tomorrow.
  • So, how do you outmaneuver and win?
  • Not just today, but for decades?
  • Because resistance is not your greatest enemy.
  • Time is.
  • And time will win unless you choose to become relentless.
  • Relentless in your intentionality.
  • Relentless in your action.
  • Relentless in your rest.
  • Relentless in your aim.
  • In everything, relentless.
  • Intentional Living + Relentless Action + Sisu = Progress
  • Progress = Growth
  • And growth is the only safeguard against stagnation, shrinkage, and death.
  • "Be Relentless" is not just a book. It is an invitation.
  • Your invitation to wake up, step up, and lead your maximized life.

Forge Forward,

Jon Mayo

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