This Week
- What made me roll down a hill this week
- The exchanges with the baristas this week and being recognized
- The mental boundary I set this week and how it went
April 2026
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Where In The World Was I?
- 🚐 Salt Lake City, Utah
Metrics From The Week
Snaps From The Week
It got cold again… and actually snowed mid-week. Overnight it’s been in the 30s… day’s in the 50s.. oof.
Coaching
Again mostly the same, 2 YouTube videos out this week, bunch of reels.
I’ve been using these new custom content repurposing prompts to take YouTube videos and turn them into hooks/reels, taking coaching calls and turning them into hooks/reels, etc.
I was experimenting with this “lower down sickness challenge” this content creator created (just a random name) for creating a “cult like following” by posting controversial takes and polarizing reels. After a couple of these I realized I’m just getting too far from my actual ICP’s pain, problems, and solutions… Started talking about coffee and cold showers… Some of the earlier ones were good but I’m like what am I doing right now lol
So I’ve been moving back into more focused reels. Similar with YouTube.
I was really impressed with the content repurposing prompts I put together, helping me find hooks, really not generic or AI sounding.
Socializing Part 1
Spent some time sitting outside this week, just chillin’ after a walk, giving myself some space away from my phone and inside of my van.
And was just hit with this feeling of loneliness… seeing the socializing gap in my life that was best filled in these trips with the guys I take and spending 6mo in Bali last year.
Lots of thoughts here, lots more context, but I was just thinking about being excited to be back abroad again in a more social lifestyle than my current one.
A couple days later I was doing some chatting with AI about socializing while I was walking around the park, ended up doing 3 laps instead of one 😅
This content is not ready to be made public yet.
Ended on this idea of showing up even when the conditions and environment aren’t perfect… and finally booked a class at Orange Theory. I’ve had this on my todolist for about 3 months, I’ve got a 5-pack and have only used 2.
More Wandering
One day this week I realized I’m trying to “win” my walks around the park… walk at a semi-fast speed, to work my heart (even though walks don’t even get my heart rate up anymore anyways…), to “complete” the loop. Yes I’m still enjoying the walk and the sunshine, but I’m like I think I need to just wander more.
So I got part of the way through and then just started walking into the grass instead. Found a stream, jumped on the rocks a bit, found a tree, did some pullups. Then was walking towards this hill and ran up it.
Then this image/thought popped into my mind, maybe inspired from seeing little kids roll down this hill over the last couple weeks… to roll down it.
It was so interesting… my brain’s like “nah that’s weird, what if people see” “no do it” “but what if I get all itchy and scratchy” “… do it”
And then I did it 😂
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN HAHAHAHAHA
When was the last time I rolled down a hill… I dunno, when I was 5 years old?
Why did we stop rolling down hills??? That’s the most exhilarating experience I’ve had in years and it’s free 😂
“BuT tHAt’S sOmeThING oNLy KiDs Do” bro c’mon stop coping. What, you’re afraid of someone else out there with a dull boring life watches you giggling and smiling rolling down a hill and think “what a dweeb” but secretly jealous of your ability to not care what other people think? Yeah okay
You get to the bottom, sit up, and your vision is spinning and jolting right to left, your brain has this fuzzy sensation, you’re completely incapacitated, can’t move, can’t even look around… but just sitting there, heart pounding with adrenaline, smile on your face.
It was so much fun that I did it again on a different hill later 😂
Touching Grass
I’ve been spending more time outside particularly after dinner. I’ve come to realize that the more time I spend outside of my van, the better. The more time I spend inside my van, either lonely or stuffed, full from food, exhausted, the more I just sink into my bed incapacitated, unable to do anything other than sit there on my phone until it’s time to find a place to park for the night.
One night I wasn’t quite sure what to do after dinner, so I just put on my sandals and started walking outside on the grass behind my van.
Within maybe 3 minutes? I had this idea and video idea to share all the things I’ve been learning lately about coaching and inner work, wrote down some ideas, expanded on it with AI, structured it, grabbed my osmo and phone and just hit record and started walking and talking.
Ended up being like 16 minutes.
I finished that, pretty proud of that one I think it well, and I was like wait… after dinner? Who is this person??
Another night I recorded maybe 5 reels after dinner walking around the park.
So anyways, that’s been going well.
Mental Boundary
I also experimented with doing a “no scrolling” day this week on Monday. No watching any YouTube videos, no scrolling reels. I’d still use Instagram for stories and messages and stuff.
And it ended up going really well! That’s the night I recorded the first YouTube video.
Then released the restriction the next day, Tuesday.
Then thought, let me try it again, and did the same no scrolling day Wednesday, and Friday.
Friday was a little different, dinner was massive, took me an hour and 15 minutes just to eat my bowl of chicken and rice and broccoli… a slog… scrolled a bit during this. But otherwise these went really well. And I liked the idea that rather than a full restriction forever, it’s like “ah well I just need to make it through today then I can watch tomorrow.”
I also realized and was kind of shocked at how much I use Instagram without scrolling, like for posting stories, uploading reels, replying to messages and conversations. Sure some of this was looking at other people stories, but it kinda put into perspective that 2 hours of screen time isn’t necessarily what it seems.
Socializing Part 2
Went to Loki a couple times this week, two of the baristas have started to remember me.
One morning I gave a “good morning, I like your glasses!” and another I asked where the single origin espresso was from on that day and we had a little exchange.
I overheard one of them say to someone else “yeah his name is Peter and he comes in…”
I’m like oh wow, it’s taken me this long… maybe a total 24 months of living in my van and I can count on maybe one maybe two hands the time when I’ve been to a coffee shop repeated enough times AND I’ve been recognized AND started a little connection where we both recognize each other.
I was driving away thinking… man it reminds me of Bali and how nice it feels to just have even a little connection.
Then late this week I followed up on my Orange Theory class booking.
It went well! Except I’ve only ever gone to Orange Theory with my brother and sister in law, so this was the first time by myself. I picked the weight station first, and walked in and… went to the weights… only to realize no one else was at the weights, I looked around and I’m like oh I think I’m supposed to be on the rowing machine first for the warm up 😂
The coach came over and helped me out and asked me how many classes I’ve been to, I was like “yeah I might need some help today” lol 😂
But anyways, it went well!
And it was nice to have an exchange with someone other than “what coffee can I get for you” or the exchange checking out at the grocery store.
I felt myself getting tired at the weights, heart racing, and really pushed it on the treadmill.
I realized in that moment, comparing to my usual treadmill runs at the gym, that are “just enough”… that there’s something very tangibly different when you’re around other people.
That workout was probably the hardest I’ve done in months and yet by default it wasn’t that challenging. I was the one who made it challenging.
It made me think, this is why I work in coffee shops, get dressed up, work around other people… because you can’t “slack off.” And this is why I liked Bali so much, because everywhere you went, down to your literal accommodation, were people who valued growth, working on online businesses, valued their health and fitness. It’s everywhere. And that’s probably why I consider Bali to be the place where I was the closest to my “ideal version” of myself.
This changed my perspective on the “lone wolf” and “just lock in” advice that’s frequent online.
Thoughts From The Week
Started realizing I need to update my money vision. One of the things I liked from inside Dan Bolton’s inner circle is about having a money vision, giving the universe a reason to give you money, give that money some direction rather than getting “stuck” at you, gripping it, keeping it.
I did something similar a couple months ago but the mental model didn’t stick in my brain, so I created a new one, basically passed a ton of goals notes, dreams, other money visions and rambles I’ve had on this to AI with context about my business and vision.
202603301055 💰 The Current Money Visio
#money #goals #money_vision
## Core Pattern
My money vision doesn't click when it's about what I buy, it resonates more when it's who I'd _become._
My soul doesn't want _stuff_ or liabilities, it's wants a version of myself who...
- coaches 6-8 clients a month, knowing money is handled
- confidently walks into DCEs knowing he's worth $X/mo
- has a nervous system regulated enough to hold space for someone's deepest wounds AND confidently say "here's how we keep working together"
> _"Money flows towards me as I become the coach who's no longer afraid to be seen, charge what he's worth, and build something that can support a family."_
## Next $1,000
Intention: "My next $1,000 buys me time. Every hour I reclaim goes into conversations that build my coaching practice."
Idea: Buy back time to have more conversations that lead to clients.
Why: Conversations are my highest ROI activity, cutting low ROI work (basic editing) that frees up spending time in conversations that could sign on $Xk+ clients is a worthy trade.
Think: Hiring a $500-$800 video editor for: spamming more reels, for editing youtube videos. Freeing up time for more in-person events, holding workshops, more DM conversations, more DCE invitations
## Next $10,000
Intention: "My next $10,000 makes me undeniably good as a coach, as a voice on social media, and someone who _belongs_ in the rooms that stretch me."
Idea: Invest in becoming undeniably good at creating clients and coaching clients.
Think:
- $6k-$8k into a high level coaching or voice program, Dan Bolton coaching, business mentorship
- $2k-$4k into 2-3 Onem events, travel, flights, Airbnbs for content
Why:
- Some of my biggest gaps right now are in my offer confidence, top of funnel, money confidence in charging and working with higher tier clients (founders, high-level entrepreneurs). The "fraud" part will continue to be my revenue ceiling.
- And Onem events produce some of the best lifestyle content and professional footage for b-roll, a direct asset for doubling down on my lifestyle as a business.
- At $10k, "You need to become so good and so confident that your IG stories of you walking and talking convert better than anyone's polished funnel." Touche to that.
## Next $100,000
Intention: "My next $100,000 means I never make a coaching decision from scarcity again. My buffer is rebuilt, my bases are set, and every dollar above that goes into becoming the coach and man who's ready for the next chapter."
Idea: The goal is now shifting away from _building_ the engine, to _protecting_ the engine and upgrade the life around it.
Think (in priority order)
1. $35k: Rebuild financial buffer and runway so that business decisions come from pure abundance not survival. This is a nervous system level upgrade.
2. $20k: Bali basecamp upgrade to a nicer villa or high-quality guesthouse ($1.5k-$2k/mo), where I can coach clients, create content, bring dates home, wake up in peace.
3. $10k: Continued mentorship + community, a next-level mastermind, mentorship to someone like Dan Bolton or Taki Moore. Plus, continued travel for Onem events.
4. $10k: Frictionless pow days skiing: ~2 months of a season rental near the mountains, like Silverthorne or Frisco, to eliminate parking stress, overnight camping van life logistics, hunting for showers and gyms. (Condo in Breck for $6.5k-$8k for one month)
5. $10k: Quality of life upgrades from vision board: XMAX scooter, business class flights to events, nice restaurants. Remember that the FEELING of abundance comes from financial buffer and basecamp stability much more than my scooter and flights.
6. $5k: Improving my own deep work with a skilled IFS practitioner, somatic therapist/coach for 6-12mo. I've got the map I just need someone to sit with me regularly.
Why: At $50k-$100k cash, I'm probably at $8k-$12k/mo consistently, 4-6 ongoing clients, pipeline is healthy. This is where we stabilize life _around_ the coaching business so that it can continue to grow from pure abundance and service.
This was the note and brainstorm before the video Monday (published Tuesday):
202603301804 Things that I've been learning recently
#life #learnings
- I used to think and basically apply habits and behavior change to all of the problems that I was facing and clients were facing
- But over the last couple months I've realized there's so much more depth here as I've done my own inner work and explored this clients
- A lot of our current adult behaviors and patterns stem from emotional experiences that we had growing up in our childhood and from influence from our parents, or even patterns from grandparents.
- A lot of this just comes down to the very basics of your nervous system looking for safety. Like did your parents give you the acknowledgment and help your emotions feel seen and heard, or were they neglected.
- [[202603191949 Running On Empty by Jonice Webb]]
- [[202603101650 It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn]]
- Inherited traumas - that your deepest fear of what could go wrong might literally not be yours, could be from a parent or grandparent's emotion experience that is literally manifesting inside of you.
- Survival mechanisms are not discipline failures
- example from [name] of using video games and phone as self-soothing like it's literally built into the nervous system at that point
- The doorway into our fears and negative patterns is through the resistance that we feel towards doing the work that we know we need to do. Naming this resistance an enemy with a capital. R helps massively to put language towards why we keep procrastinating.
- And we can unlock this resistance and emotional resistance using the body. Like a lot of the solution to emotional neglect is literally just allowing space for your feelings to exist. It almost sounds too simple.
- [[202602251449 Focusing by Eugene Gendlin]]
- And also Parts work separating these voices from ourselves
- [[202511020750 No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz]]
- Fear and Love. There's something really powerful and special about love, it started to come up and I started to realize this after doing two breath work sessions where the feeling of love was so strong and powerful. And fear isn't real.
- My business IS inner work. Performance coaching and inner work coaching requires exposure and so much trust and inner work. No structure from 9-5 job.
202604041200 The problem with locking in
#discipline
- "the problem with locking in"
- what the lone wolf phase gets wrong
need a good on screen text hook here
Core idea: being around other people, being held accountable skyrockets your growth
Context:
Went to my first orange theory class in months. I usually work out at anytime fitness, just a regular gym. And the ATF in SLC Utah is like mostly old people... I don't get fired up or motivated to push really hard.
Except on Wednesday when there was a girl with actually a nice butt... that actually physically gave me energy and inspiration and also kept my mind occupied trying to sneak looks haha.
But I have so much evidence for this... Working out in Bali at Nirvana, it's like to your left is a fucking chisled chad on steroids, on your right is a fucking 10 out of 10 girl with an amazing body in basically her underwear... I pushed hard in Bali.
Then I heard this with [name], he was making a side joke he's like yeah I started listening to this guy Peter Meglis on YouTube and getting out of my house and going to starbucks to work... and it _started working_
And then [name] with his "Legendary Monday", out of the house in 30 minutes to a business networking event.
I'm realizing this is why I go to coffee shops to work. Dress up, work around other people.
This is why I was so productive in Bali, at Tribal coworking hostel, why working out was so enjoyable.
The more time I spend in my van, tired and full after dinner, alone, lonely, the more I scroll.
The more trips I go on with Onem, work in coffee shops, work out at Nirvana, even just Orange Theory, the closer to the ideal version of myself I become.
There's something very real and immediate about accounability.
What’s Next?
Final push!