Next Step.

You can read it online here.

You are exactly where your past actions, beliefs, thoughts, and environment have led you; whether that’s a good thing or not is something only you know.

To take accountability for your past decisions, you have to begin with self-reflection.

If you despise where you are and/or want to make a change, you must have a clear and concise anti-vision—a deep-seated reality you absolutely do not want to actualize.

It’s the bane of your existence.

The thought alone disrupts your peace.

Your anti-vision is full of regrets.

But the anti-vision serves a good purpose—an important one, actually.

It lets you know what to avoid and where to direct your energy and resources, giving you a solid starting point toward your desired path.

In last week’s letter, you took the first step toward your dream life by working on your anti-vision in these four core areas:

• Health
• Wealth
• Relationships
• Happiness
  

Now, let’s move to the next step.

Reminder: This is not the time for toxic positivity—when you dismiss or minimize negative emotions and experiences while forcing a “positive” outlook, even when it’s clearly inappropriate and unhealthy.

For example, when something makes you angry and you immediately think, “Well, I have other things to be grateful for.”

No. Stop that. Please stop doing that.
You are allowed to feel your emotions. Because how else will you reflect, grow, and heal?

This is the time to be brutally honest—even if it means hurting your own feelings.

You need to know what ticks your tock so you can recognize your own cues for change, transformation, discomfort, and fear.

Now with that in mind use a few minutes to complete the web or update it.

Moving on… Let’s use my anti-vision web as an example.

After looking at my list, I simply chose the lowest-hanging fruit to tackle first: getting my health in order.

For me, the lowest-hanging fruit was the quickest thing to change without needing to buy anything, make an investment, or uproot my current life—with minimal effort so I could focus.

I started by getting my blood work done to understand what was really going on in my body before making any changes. These blood panels are usually 100% covered by insurance as part of your annual check-up.

My primary care physician reviewed my results, and I was shocked—and honestly even more pissed off at myself. I had let myself go by my own standards, and that realization sent me into a mild depression.

That’s why it took me a literal year of starting and stopping my own 100-day challenges, with a camera roll full of “before” pictures—and no “after” pictures.

That’s why I’m writing this newsletter as your personal cheerleader.

So you don’t have to start and stop and fail over and over like I did.

Just pick the lowest-hanging fruit on your anti-vision web.

Start there.

Then choose 1–2 habits to add to your personal challenge.

Notice I didn’t say “take away”—I said add.

Adding just two simple things—10,000 steps a day and 64–80 oz of water—has changed my life mentally, physically, and even in my other core areas.

I began my next 100-day challenge on 4/18/2025, adding two more habits to keep building toward a life of wellness.

I’m also working on a project to help others—because I believe that when we make others greater, we make ourselves greater too.

Until next week,

Peace out, peace in.

—Spivey J.