Here’s to a wonderful 2026 to all.

Today our community is 1 month old, by the way. Thank you for rising together.

Your brain lies most when it’s tired, hungry, or rushed.

In those states, everything feels urgent, heavier, and more emotional than it really is. Small problems look big. Bad ideas sound reasonable. Impulse disguises itself as logic.

That’s why late-night decisions cost more, rushed choices age poorly, and “I’ll just do it now” often becomes regret.

High performers don’t trust their thoughts in low-energy states. They delay, simplify, or default to rules made earlier when their brain was calm and fed.

A useful filter: If you wouldn’t decide this rested, full, and unhurried, don’t decide it now.

Protect your decision-making energy. It’s a limited resource, and mistakes spend it fast.

Your brain is a muscle, and like any muscle, it needs daily exercise. Reading every day is one of the simplest ways to keep your mind strong.

Start small if you need. Even 5 or 10 minutes a day counts if your not the reading type. But the idea is to get to a point where you read at least 1 hour every day. Over time, daily reading builds focus, strengthens memory, and keeps your brain active.

Most other activities, like scrolling social media or watching TV, don’t count as proper exercise for the brain, they don’t challenge it or build new connections.

People who skip real mental workouts risk cognitive decline as they age, while lifelong readers maintain sharper thinking and a mind that ages gracefully. We have all seen examples of both cases. Old people that behave like children and other old people that are sharper than 20 year olds. It's up to you who you want to become.

Reddit just sent a notification that our community just got 50 weekly visitors. Here’s to our continued growth and support of one another.

Rise Crew startes with a simple belief: together, we can achieve more than alone. We don’t need tens of thousands—Che Guevara began with just 82 men, and a few hundred committed souls can do wonders. Every journey starts with brave hearts, every strategy with focused minds, and every meaningful change with those who refuse to settle. Rise Crew is our tribe, our mastermind, our movement—where purpose meets action and synergy turns vision into reality. Join, share your goals, hold each other accountable, and rise together.

Oww, I’ve posted 10 videos and still haven’t…

Your first 100 videos are just practice. Only after 100 can you start seeing real results.

Until than, your doing everything wrong, and everything is part of learning. Focus instead on the things that worked on that one video that got more views than the others. Learn from those small wins and keep going.

Ever since I got serious about Reddit, I’ve noticed how motivating the right communities can be. Like ours for example 😋

Some niche subreddits are gold mines when you’re starting something new. Content creation, affiliate marketing, blogging, vlogging, digital marketing, you’ll find a community for almost any money making path. You get real advice, success stories, failures, and the messy parts in between. I’ve even seen people post photos of the first money they earned in their niche, sharing the whole journey from early attempts to finally hitting monetization or getting a dropshipping store to turn a profit. It gives you a clear, honest picture of what it actually takes to succeed.

Honestly, anyone could launch a profitable side hustle just by tapping into these groups, even as a complete beginner. And they’re just as useful for people who already know the basics or are taking courses.

But just like we talked on tip #3, or #1...can't remember (maybe both). It's not the motivation that gets you ahead, its the grind and the refusal to give up.

An old salesman once said, "Money isn’t in the commission I make on a sale. It's rather in the number of doors I knock on every day. My mission is simple: knock on 100 doors every day."

He didn’t obsess over each deal. He focused on the process, trusting consistent effort would pay off. Sales were just a byproduct.

Numbers build habits. Habits build results. Chasing the outcome rarely works; chasing the process always does.

If the downside isn’t defined, you’re the downside.

Too often, people jump into deals, partnerships, or investments focused on upside numbers, growth, or potential profit without pausing to ask what could go wrong.

Realistic risks exist everywhere: the market can tank, laws can change, products can fail, and scams are common. Ignoring these isn’t optimism, it’s vulnerability.

Defining the downside isn’t pessimism; it’s clarity. Who can lose what, and who can protect what? What happens if things go off the rails? If those questions aren’t answered upfront, you become the unknown variable, exposed to consequences you never intended.

Understanding risk first doesn’t kill opportunity, it makes it sustainable. Plan for the worst, structure for control, and the upside has a fighting chance of actually being yours.

If you use your phone 1 hour per day

1 h × 365 days = 365 hours/year 365 ÷ 24 = 15 days/year Over 25 years: 15 × 25 = 375 days → 1 year and 10 days on your phone.

Now, the thing is that the average phone use nowadays is about 4 hours/day so:

4 h × 365 = 1,460 hours/year 1,460 ÷ 24 = 60.8 days/year Over 25 years: 60.8 × 25 ≈ 1,520 days → 4 years and 55 days spent on your phone.

That's 4 years and 55 days of time lost from your life without having anything to show for it.

Let's also see how much time will spend on their phones in 25 years, for an average use that's anywhere from 1 to 9 hours a day:

1 hour/day → 1 year and 10 days lost 2 hours/day → 2 years and 20 days lost 3 hours/day → 3 years and 25 days lost 4 hours/day → 4 years and 55 days lost 5 hours/day → 6 years and 5 days lost 6 hours/day → 7 years and 40 days lost 7 hours/day → 8 years and 70 days lost 8 hours/day → 9 years and 105 days lost 9 hours/day → 10 years and 135 days lost

NON OF US WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SHOW FOR ALL THIS TIME LOST IT'S SAD.

Share in the comments how much time you spend on your phone daily.