This Week
- The Instagram Reels that I’ve been working well.
- My first 3-hour half day deep dive session with a client.
- Why I’ve been feeling behind lately.
October 2025
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Where In The World Was I?
- 🇮🇩 Canggu (Bali, Indonesia)
Metrics From The Week
Snaps From The Week
Business
Content
Things are going well. Still posting 1 Reel per day. I’ve been aiming for a mix of talking head videos with some b-roll videos.
Two videos to note (the b-roll videos):
Was feeling a little creative one morning and put together some clips of my morning
And then one afternoon I was at the gym working out, locked in, focused. I saw a friend but didn’t really talk besides a fist bump.
Later that night I was reflecting on the contrast that I find myself living in. I like to be the “locked in” “don’t talk to me” guy while working out, but in other parts of my life I feel like a goofball making stupid jokes, laughing, giggling.
Then the idea hit me.
And so I went back through a bunch of b-roll and clips I’ve accumulated and put together this video.
😂😂😂
Speaking of this video, I’ve been getting some good feedback on showing my authenticity, the bloopers videos, the videos like this one. I’m feeling this kind of unique opportunity, leveraging authenticity, doubling down on this.
The other thing to note content-wise is that I’ve been noticing lately that I’ll be reading the caption from some post and I’ll notice that it starts to sound like a ChatGPT copy+paste and just write off the whole rest of the caption and keep scrolling.
I wish it weren’t this way, but it’s like as soon as something sounds AI I just disregard the whole thing.
So I’ve started intentionally adding mistakes to my captions literally as signaling that, yes, this is actually me writing it 😂
e.g. in that “same person” caption. I’m sitting there typing the caption and like “what could I add to show that this is not ChatGPT writing it 😂😅
… told me I was stoic, responsible ,mature.
So anyways, expect more typos and mistakes in my writing haha
Half Day Deep Dive Session
Did my first half day 3 hour deep dive call with a client this week. It was actually an idea I got from another coach/friend and I’m super grateful she shared it because it went super well.
I was planning the day before, brainstorming and accumulating all the ideas I had gathered for what would be most valuable. And I was a little anxious trying to figure out how to make it as valuable as I can, but I was excited.
I kept the structure flexible, but had a very clear intention. I basically said, “I want you to walk away with:”
- More clarity on yourself (what’s driving you, core values, north star)
- More clarity about where you’re headed, big picture goals, ideal self, ideal week, ideal life
- Concrete systems you can act on this week. To have a plan for how you can act today and this week to get there, with systems that you can rely on.
It honestly flew by. The whole second half was reeeeeally good.
I asked for some feedback at the end and he said something like “this was the first coaching call (ever) that I feel like we go to the core, like there’s nothing left after. Instead of just starting to get into the deep stuff and hitting the end of time for the call.”
And phew, my brain was absolutely fried after, but I was very pleased with how it went.
I went out to an Italian restaurant after for dinner 😂 😌
New Offer Doc
I also spent some time upgrading my new offer doc from some advice and suggestions I got last week.
I was thinking back to what would’ve actually helped my past self the most. And man… This thing is crazyyyyyy.
The next thing has been doing some market research, putting it in front of people, and getting feedback. I met with one guy this week so far who’s pretty close to my ideal/target client.
I framed the conversation that I was NOT going to try to sell him, but it was kinda funny halfway through he’s like “honestly the more you talk about this and reflecting on this, I’m like man this would really help me” 😂 That WAS the reaction I was looking to see if it would create, but I also did get some really valuable feedback from him.
Then it was quite interesting because towards the end of talking with him, his friend sits down at our table and we all start talking. She asks “what are you guys talking about?”
We explain, and after a couple back and forths, she gets a bit of a skeptical face and says something like:
“That’s easier said than done. A lot of people are struggling with doing something they don’t like. It’s easier to just go ‘I’m gonna quit’ without searching for that next thing. And I know a bunch of coaches, and I hate this culture of like ‘yeahhh just go for it, quit your job!’ because that’s not the hardest part. The hardest part is actually doing something that is really aligned but also gives you safety and security, which we need. I’m sorry but just saying ‘just listen to exactly what is aligned in your heart’ is not helpful. So if you want to help with that, then great, but it’s really difficult. Competition is tough.”
I’m obviously abbreviating and merged some of the conversation, but that was essentially her view.
As we started talking and I started hearing her perspective I was like it sounds like she’s been burned by a coach or two or something, but MAN was this conversation useful.
It was one, a test of my own confidence and conviction, to be able to respond thoughtfully to this.
And it was this perfect gift of realizing and showing how I can differentiate myself.
But it was also really really interesting to see her tone soften the more we talked and the more I explained how I approach things, using systems, behavior change, actions, not just woo woo mindset motivation.
If you want a glimpse into my overall mindset right now, I thought this was the perfect snippet to capture:
"How long ago did you start?"
About a month ago, but I've been wanting to do it, it was like two years ago. And I could pull it back even further, to maybe 10 plus years ago. It was like when I was starting to pick up that this is something I wanted to do.
"Oh cool, it was this year that we decided you want to try to make it a career?"
I wouldn't _try_. There is no plan B. This _is_ the thing. I haven't found a better thing that would resonate more. So like, this is it.Bolton x Taki Lunch
I was invited to a lunch with Dan Bolton, Taki, and people from both of their communities (they’re both big coaches in the online coaching space).
Very grateful for that opportunity. I got to meet some cool new people but also saw a good number of people I’ve already met here in Bali.
Tribal Solutions
Ran another Tribal Solutions (my second-to-last). We had a smaller group this time. No one signed up to present a challenge, so after the introductions, I did my little explanation and asked “does anyone want to present something?” Crickets
So I just improv’d and shared what I was working on, which prompted some discussion, which later prompted others to jump in and share some challenges.
It ended well, but gave me a couple of those fun stomach-drop “uh oh” moments haha
Socializing
Earbuds
I’m working out at Nirvana and see this very attractive girl who I’ve seen before. I’ll leave the description at that haha
Asked if she was using the bench next to her, she said no, and was talking to her friend.
Her friend leaves. I finish my set and walk over to go clean my bench.
I’m walking back by her and notice she’s got kind of tangled up wired ear buds.
I go “wired earbuds?! What is it, 2010?” 😂
We have a little exchange, I introduce myself, and wish her a good workout.
I walked away thinking “fuuuuuck that was such a good line” 😂😂😂
Sauna
Another night I’m also at Nirvana, post-workout, noticing some attractive girls around.
I head into the sauna because I saw some people in there (I like when I meet people and talk in the sauna).
But I walk in there, there’s like 6 of us in there, and everyone is completely silent.
Then this cute blonde girl walks in. Then this other brunette girl.
I’m sitting there like “fuuuuck man I wish we were chatting.”
Then I hear in the back of my mind “say something”… I hesitate a bit, overthink it, try to disregard the thought, then finally turn and go… “so, where are you all from?”
We go around, then start talking to someone about skiing, another two people end up chatting on the side.
I’m sitting there a couple minutes and zoom out, seeing like 3 conversations going on at the same time, just thinking “all of this was a direct result of me speaking up and saying something.”
I walked out later thinking “fuckkkk man I’m so proud of myself for doing that.” Just seeing how far I’ve come struggling with starting social conversations makes this hit so much harder.
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Thoughts From The Week
Been doing these nightly “check in” videos, speaking about what’s on my mind, how my day went, what happened.
It’s kinda funny because it keeps starting like “okay just 2 things to share” and then I end up talking for 30 minutes 😂
Feeling Overwhelmed
Been feeling a bit of this growing mental weight of feeling overwhelmed lately. It’s been mostly driven by my todolist that keeps being pushed off to the next day, juggling multiple projects and things that I need to make progress towards.
But I’ve also been able to make some intentional progress towards this, some moments where I’m like okay I need to break these todo’s down into actually actionable things, and when can I actually get this done, etc.
Most of this is driven by the goals that I set out to hit by the time I leave Bali, really getting this social media and business flywheel started up. Is it in some ways arbitrary, yes, but I’ve seen it as a natural marker to use.
So anyways, definitely aware of it. I’m balancing just pushing through (knowing that I’ll ease up after) with realizing that the mental weight is a very real thing.
Curriculum/Offer Creation
202510080940 Designing my coaching curriculum from scratch
#coaching #journal
I'm in the process of upgrading my [[202509291004 🌟 Clarity Sprint 1-1 Coaching - Offer Doc]] and right now I'm just ChatGPT'ing and it's throwing all these tools, docs, and systems in that sound amazing... but I've actually got to deliver on this.
So the question underneath here is... If I were to go back to my past self, not anyone else, past Peter and helped him get to where I am now and _further_, what exactly would I give him that would help the most.
Let's start to piece out the abstracted transformation process here.
Think about biggest struggles, biggest unlocks, things that helped the most.
- Self awareness, introspection, core values. The Big Five and INFJ work, figuring out more about myself and what possible careers I could go into. What type of work suits me.
- Identifying the desired dream life, breaking that down into a dream week and how to work towards it. Creating clarity around direction.
- The "ideal self" and those habits. Then creating a bridge between where I am and that version of my self. New identity routines and habits.
- Figuring out how to actually take action towards that direction. And then rewarding momentum. My whole social skills log idea, breaking it down into stupidly simple, and recording wins.
- For purpose and work: experimenting and reflecting. Creating a system of self-discovery to find my purpose. Similar to what [name] is doing now. [[202103092028 My current strategy to find my passions]]
- Help with procrastination and productivity, environment design, getting me off the couch and getting momentum. Getting off my phone and instead, reading, journaling, growing.
- Getting more energy, feeling better, no carb crashes after eating. More energy.
- High performance blueprint.
- Help uncovering my underlying fears, rejection, social skills, and taking action towards those fears.
- A reset protocol, building on the idea of getting out into somewhere new, resetting the routine, learning more about myself.
- Can't find the idea, but somewhere like [[202106030851 Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty]]? about going somewhere new every couple months.
Universe Signs
202510101512 Recent signs from the universe
#universe
Signs from the universe lately? Kinda feels like I've been so locked in that I haven't had many.
- [name] coming by for _sure_ felt like a sign from the universe. That was kind of wild, a little bit of a test of my own confidence, but also this gift of showing me how I can differentiate myself.
- The Dan Bolton lunch, [name] coming up to me and giving me the little nuggets of advice to make things super tangible, focused, to talk to more people.
- Ya know it's interesting, I feel like most of my signs from the universe have been _through_ other people...
- Last night in the sauna, saying "where are you all from?" and seeing it just trigger all this conversation. Feeling proud of myself.
- [name] coming up to Canggu, and getting to chat with him at Omni, that was absolutely a sign
- Putting my value trade call out, something like 100-140 views, but zero people reaching out. :) Thanks for that haha. This is gonna be harder than I thought. BUT when I actually talk to people, things go well. Not quite to "take my money," but [name] yesterday was pretty close to be honest.
- [name] randomly reaching out yesterday with a voice message saying he's been really liking my content lately, to keep it up.
- [name] asking about/sharing Ikigai with me
- [name] asking about/sharing the Odyssey questions
- Seeing [name] and her recommending me the [[202509281718 Niche Clarity Codex]] one final time.
Feeling Behind
202510120747 Brain dump - Nirvana
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## Feeling Behind
Leaving in 10 days.
Still feeling some of the pressure and just feeling behind. This week was the "record the VSL" week and I'm not even close to doing that.
_Wait are we really not close? I just wrote that and I'm like bro you could probably just hit record, wing it, and you'd be fine._
_What are we waiting for?_
I'm wanting to get feedback on my new offer doc before recording the VSL.
_Why?_
So that I can make sure it lands.
_Do you really need more information? Could you work with what you've got?_
These conversations were really high quality honestly...
- [...]
And [name] is pretty much my target client.
I'll be chatting with [name] on Monday (tomorrow), I think that'll also help me fill out the picture of his pain points, though I kind of already have an idea of them.
Maybe it's because I just feel behind with Reels. I didn't get to recording, editing, creating the number of reels I wanted this week.
_Why?_
Didn't allocate enough time to record. I got 2 recorded. But then never had a second recording session.
_What needs to change to unlock this process?_
- Better todo-list management
- Better time prioritization
Can we create a habit here?
Another thing is... I keep hearing that raw-style videos are doing better. The "just pulled into Motion Cafe parking lot and I'm strolling to lunch while chatting on my phone" rather than the "I'm sitting in front of the camera making a video"
_What's stopping me from making these?_
Desire for perfection.
Getting in the right headspace to actually communicate my thoughts well enough.
What if we created one video per day, rather than batching?
I've clearly got a backlog of content right now. I could just riff. That breaks down the barrier to entry here, unlocks more flow. Then I'll always have videos to edit. They'll be raw.
Essentially DailyVs, but 1-2 minutes instead.
_Added to my todolist as a new daily task. Let's see how it goes._
I think this will help, though it doesn't help the "todolist overwhelm"
But there's another idea in here that's like, what would it look like to be making 10+ Reels per week?
- I see myself either "just parked my scooter" style videos or having an actual habit of like "Wednesdays I record Reels" style weekly habit. That would make this easy.
The Next Chapter
202510120747 Brain dump - Nirvana
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## The Next Chapter
What else is on my mind?
I'm gonna miss this place (Bali). I'm already looking forward to that feeling of coming back.
I'm a little nervous about this next van life chapter.
- Skiing will be expensive
- Where will I take calls reliably?
- What if I have another 3 hour deep dive
- Back to worrying about power, charging my laptop, getting enough solar, worrying about getting "the knock"
Though, I think the content will be crazy good, skiing like 3 times a week or something.
I'm excited to ski again also.
I'm a little worried that my knees are going to act up again.
And that this life will be harder and different now that I'm actually running a business and have responsibilities. I can't just go ah fuck it let's ski these days.
_Or maybe you can??_
Can we connect back to the [[202506050937 My ideal week]]?
> Probably not daily because I don't really like the pressure of calls, but at least a handful of in-person, 1-1.5 hour deep dive sessions with people, unpacking life, unpacking their dreams and purpose, and really helping them get clarity and drive action towards their purpose.
So in my dream life, I _am_ taking calls with people. Just not every day.
_So what if this were easy?_
Just take calls on like Thursday, Friday, Saturday only or something like that. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are off limits. They're deep work days, skiing, learning, growth, building, creating. The Saturday, Sunday are recharge, learning, growth.
Easy. Problem solved :)
Getting Clients
202510120747 Brain dump - Nirvana
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## Getting Clients
What else is on my mind?
I feel like getting more clients is gonna be harder than I thought.
I put out my value trade call and got ZERO people responding.
The most success I've gotten has been in-person. _And I'm leaving Bali..._
So I'm like alllllllrighty then. Time to figure out how to get clients from content I guess.
_Is this a solveable problem?_
_Yeah bro come'on you'll be fine. Look at the feedback you're getting from your content already._
_What would it take for me to believe that I'll be fine?_
- People responding to my CTAs
- New followers from my Reels
- People commenting and engaging
- _Maybe_ more views/reach on my Reels, but this isn't the best metric to use because I want the _right_ views, not necessarily _more_ views.
- Ideal best case scenario? We have an email list waitlist of people wanting to work with me. That'll produce the most "yeah I'm fine"
How do we reverse engineer this?
Again, [[202509100831 🔽 Coaching Content Funnel]]
I think all of this just keeps coming back to... _Am I following the content funnel I've created?_ And if I'm following it, it _will_ work.
Locking In
202510120747 Brain dump - Nirvana
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## Locking In and Getting Ahead
Annnnnnything else on my mind?
What's coming up is that desire to "lock in" again. And I'm coming back to [[202510020748 Brain dump - Hungry Bird]], what's _behind_ that?
"Creating, producing"
So I'm like, how can I pull that into the present every day? How can I feel like "fuck yeah I'm locked in" every day?
And what's coming up is, this idea of producing a video/reel every day.
I want to get to a place where I have so many recorded Reels ready to be edited that I'm overwhelmed. I'm not there yet.
I think the biggest question mark and bottleneck, the most ambiguity is coming from the planning and recording part of this process. Once something is created, it's just about literally _spending my time_ to edit and create a caption.
So it's like how do we systematize the planning and recording part of this process.
Ya know what would be amazing actually? If early in the week I always recorded reels. Think about the feeling of like "man, I've recorded 7 reels, 1 youtube video and it's only Monday." That feeling of "I'm _ahead_ of schedule and don't need to worry or think about this anymore."
Yeah, I want to be _ahead_ of schedule again.
How do we produce this feeling?
Seems like a time prioritization problem. Like, Monday morning starts and I adopt this mindset of, _there's literally zero higher priority than planning and recording reels, posts, and youtube videos. Everything else that isn't that is pushed off._
_Why is this not the case right now? What's getting in the way?_
This past week I actually _did_ get those 5 reels edited and scheduled. That was huge, but it was supposed to be for the previous week...
Then I spend a lot of time re-downloading [name]'s footage (less urgent), looking through that, deep dive planning (worth it), and transcribing notes from conversations (longer-term worth it).
So I just essentially need one week to get ahead, then we're golden.
Can we make it this week? Let's get it
What’s Next?
Last FULL week in Bali, wow.