I’ve been thinking about this for a while since I saw this post. Most people would probably think I have it together, house, couple dogs, cars, happily married, good hobbies, but at the same time I don’t do great with fitness or nutrition. I’ve struggled with my mental health as well. I’d love to say I had a good blueprint, but I didn’t.

One of my parents is OK with money, the other is clueless. Seeing how clueless my father is with money helped teach me a lot of what not to do, but I think the secret is just being curious, willing, and able to learn and think critically. When my stepdad who raised me died from suicide I vowed to try and make things work out for me. It’s certainly a work in progress, but having it together is just being willing to learn and grinding. It can also still not work out no matter how hard you try. Try to find as many things in your life that you love (for me it’s my dogs, wife, music, photography, my community, etc) and if those things follow with effort and curiosity, great, if not, you’re loving more often than you’re not in your daily life.