I went from a 580 credit score — denied for a rental apartment, sweating at checkout counters — to 780+ in about twelve months. No credit repair scams, no secret tricks. Just boring discipline and a spreadsheet I checked too often.
I used to be the guy gate-checking a bag the size of a washing machine. After one too many lost luggage disasters, I figured out how to fit a full week into a carry-on. Here's how.
No, I don't wake up at 4 AM. No, I don't take ice baths. But I did find a morning routine that actually works for a normal human being with a job and a snooze button problem.
Six months ago I got winded walking up two flights of stairs. Last weekend I ran 13.1 miles without stopping. Here's the embarrassing, painful, and surprisingly rewarding story of how that happened.
Most interview advice sounds like it was written by someone who's never actually been nervous. Here's what really works — from a guy who once answered 'tell me about yourself' with a five-minute monologue about his cat.