12/07/2025
Someone recently told me I was “living the dream” and it made me feel guilty, because I didn’t feel that way at all.
After sitting with it—especially following a DMT ceremony—I realized I’ve been withholding myself from fully embracing that truth.
“Living the dream” is a mindset. It’s not something that needs to be proven, at least not from within. From the outside, sure, it might look like I’m there. But for me to truly feel it, I have to let go of the guilt and shame around living a life I’m genuinely proud of—a life I’ve worked hard to build.
I’m sharing this because that small shift in perspective had a huge impact. I went from thinking, everything is hard, to realizing, wow—I’ve built the ability to do this and support myself.
My days don’t have a ton of structure, which is hard for me, but I get to make products, wakeboard in the middle of the day with world class riders, work poolside building protocols that change people’s lives, and play volleyball with my mentor over a couple drinks. That’s pretty dream worthy if you ask me.
