Not because everything went perfectly, but because clarity finally outweighed confusion.
So here’s my only real advice for 2026:
Be real with yourself.
Radically real. Radically honest. Radically grounded in reality—not vibes, not captions, not coping mechanisms disguised as faith.
Walk into this year with your eyes open and your stories straight.
🗣️ Be blessed.
Now let’s talk.
1. Traveling on a budget is still traveling.
If you got there and slept without roaches or crackheads—you traveled. Nobody gives out medals for airline loyalty.
2. Every uncomfortable moment is not trauma.
Sometimes it’s just growth knocking without a soft voice.
3. Passive aggression is still aggression.
If you can’t say it directly, you’re still saying it sideways.
4. If every year is hard, every single year, pause.
At some point, it’s not the season. It’s the system you’re standing in. Change something.
5. You cannot save someone who is happy in hell.
Stop volunteering as a rescue mission where no evacuation is requested.
6. Yes, you can ruin your own blessings.
That doesn’t mean you’re cursed forever. God gives instructions and free will. Outcomes follow choices. Period.
7. Half the things people swear God said… He never mentioned.
Sometimes it’s intuition. Sometimes it’s ego. Sometimes it’s fear wearing scripture.
8. Don’t raise your kids like you’re doing them a favor.
They didn’t ask to be here. Stewardship isn’t charity.
9. Your kids will grow up and figure you out.
All of it. So live accordingly.
10. One of the worst men you can get is the one who couldn’t pull his type and settled for you.
Resentment always shows up later.
11. Broke men believe in hypergamy too.
They just don’t know the word. That’s why they swear they’ll choose a Home Depot cashier over a serial degree-holder, while offering nothing but audacity.
12. Start keeping some things to yourself.
Especially big dreams. Everybody doesn’t need access to your blueprint.
13. Persistence doesn’t guarantee success.
Sometimes it just guarantees experience. Know when to pivot.
14. Who you are in private is who you actually are.
Public presentation is just branding.
15. Everything is not going to go your way.
And thank God for that, some closed doors are structural protection.
16. If your business struggles with client retention, look inward.
People return to what they value. Always.
17. Hard work alone is not the cheat code they promised.
Connections and likability move doors faster than grind culture admits. Skills are teachable. Personality takes work—and self-awareness.
18. Y’all have got to stop lying so much.
Especially to yourselves.
19. Start over as many times as you need to.
Quitting on life is the only real failure. The finish line is the graveyard—don’t arrive early.
Maxim for 2026:
Reality rewards clarity. Honesty creates leverage. Delusion is expensive.
Walk accordingly.
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