Author: Michael Brown

Remembering What We Lost
People often ask me why I don’t share more about my military service.After all, on paper, I’m a marketer’s dream. Every time I work with someone new, they always ask...

Anyone Remember Tariffs?
Once upon a time, tariffs felt like a policy from a different era. The kind of thing you studied in school but never thought would actually impact you. A relic...

You Were Never Meant to Outrun Life
If you’ve been following along, you know I spent Q1 in constant motion. Back-to-back peak experiences. Snow-covered mountains. Surfboards. Helicopters. Catamarans. I lived the kind of calendar that looks great...

Read this if you wanna be RICH rich (like actually rich)
This was the subject line of a message in my inbox that perfectly captures how we trick ourselves into believing toxic motivation is the path to success. It started when...

Are you hiding in plain sight?
The realization hit me like a ton of bricks. On this week’s Unbreakable Wealth mastermind call, I asked a simple but powerful question: Where have you been hiding in plain...

What it feels like to put your best work into the world
I’m sitting here post-retreat, physically tired but energetically full in a way that’s hard to explain. Over the last few days, I held space for 15 people to remember who they are—before...

The Most Underrated Wealth Lever
This morning, I sat on my patio, morning coffee in hand, watching the sunrise illuminate the red rock formations surrounding my property. As has happened so often since moving in,...

The Flat Part of the Curve
Last night I had a mini-meltdown.Shocking, I know. You probably think I’ve got it all together, always have control over my emotions, and live in the zen of a carefully...

Why I Sold My Lambo
I’ll never forget making my dad drop me off a block away from school so no one would see our car.It was a 1985 Pontiac Bonneville. It was a massive...

Free is the New Rich
I always find this week to be one of my favorites of the year.There’s something electric about the energy of pausing to reflect on the year that’s gone and setting...