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Over the last couple of months I've been wondering whether to spend more of 2026 working on Bitcoin narrative-shifting, advising Bitcoin companies or coaching. My attention has been evenly split between the three this year. After a couple of months I worked out that the biggest impact I can have is by coaching others. That's my life's work, and what gives me the most joy (these two tend to go together). Even the narrative shifting I helped with around Bitcoin mining was just to prove to myself what works so I could better coach that to others. Having coached for about 15 years, it's also quite familiar to me, and I can't think of a group of people that I'd rather help than Bitcoiners who are building a better future for us all. It's also given me time to work out that the right peer-group is one of the strongest ways to bring out the best in people. So here's something I wrote a couple of days ago to start to let the world what I'll be doing. It's focused on quite a specific type of person who in the past I've tended to do my best work with. Here goes ... Is this you? You have completed some high impact missions already. Your involvement with Bitcoin is another example of you seeing the future, and taking aligned action. Now you're doing the most impactful things you can for Bitcoin. Like any parent feels, you want to make sure you are being your best, to the mission you have brought into the world The challenge: Having been successful before, it is tempting to think "I can do this myself". Maybe you can. But that's also not the point. Maybe in the past you used a strategy of burning the candle at both ends, which will no longer work with your current life circumstances. Perhaps you were successful, but you lost something valuable on the way - your connection to your kids, spouse or a close friend, or a part of you that you put on hold (and it still is?). Perhaps you compromised on your vision at some key point In each case, our past successes leave clues. They invite us and prod us to evolve. Introspection is the first step. But it's only the first step, because the gravity of our past habits and actions, good and bad, is strong. Overcoming this requires a new, stronger gravity This gravity is your new tribe: a group of people just like you who share not only a commitment to their own crazy-big vision, but a commitment to the fulfilment of yours. They walk ahead, and in their light, you see your own potential and your own vision more clearly No surprise that the people in this group tend to become friends for life How it works: Every week, you, me, and your tribe meet together. We share wins, learn new skills, rewire old ways of doing things, and find paths around obstacles. As a natural consequence of doing this, everyone's inspiration levels go up, ensuring that your mission becomes like Bitcoin itself: backed by a mountain of energy. Everyone in the group also meets in Costa Rica once a year in person, and I'm there for 1:1 calls where there's a need for a deep dive on a specific challenge or event. Who am I: You and I probably share a lot in common. I've built companies/investment funds outside of Bitcoin, discovered Bitcoin and took action and now am doing the most impactful things I know how to do within Bitcoin's ecosystem. People have told me I've helped turn around the narrative on Bitcoin and energy, paving the way for more institutional adoption My real calling though is as a guide to others pursuing their mission I was neither a natural leader nor a natural communicator. As a result, missions I cared about would fall short. I had to learn how to bring out the best in myself first, so that I could help bring out the best in others. I now do that for Bitcoiners Over the years I've learnt to help others turn their blindspots into strengths. Combined with the power of the group, complete shifts from each person become the most likely outcome If this is you, let's chat.

One of the less talked about benefits of Bitcoin mining to local communities is how it reduces electricity prices: a phenomenon observed around the world including, Texas, Norway, and now ... rural Kenya.

You can be lonely in a crowd. Of all the people I've coached over the years, CEOs and founders of tech companies have been the ones who consistently reported feeling the loneliest.

Yes, don't sell most of your Bitcoin, but remember: your Bitcoin will be worth a lot more if it achieves ubiquity. Cars, the radio, computers, The Internet became ubiquitous because people used them, and saw other people using them. Kinda weird to imagine that the best way to achieve Bitcoin ubiquity is by everyone not using it.

Imagine waking up to find the money you’ve saved for decades is worthless, because your government decreed overnight it was no longer legal tender This happened to Win Ko Ko Aung. Bitcoin literally changed his life. He tells his story in my newsletter 👇

No Country for Old Money

In Issue #019 we saw how 329,000 refugees had used Bitcoin to set up their lives in a new country. After that was released, I got a message from a...

Bitcoin cannot give you freedom ... Broke my sub-90sec rule to make this one. But it's topical (and personal)

The most important thing happening in Bitcoin this week is not the ATH...

Just gave a 35-min online talk + Q&A to 115 financial regulators from countries including US, UK, Australia, Egypt, Brazil, Indonesia, Ukraine, Nigeria, Uganda (over 20 nations in total) about Bitcoin In the audience was the director of the central bank of paraguay, deputy director of the central bank of pakistan. director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) for Brazil, deputy director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and many divisional heads. A big focus for the talk was how Bitcoin is financial inclusion technology for the world's 1.4Billion unbanked, and how it is financial freedom technology for human rights activists around the world. Strongly featured the work of Alex Gladstein and HRF, the work of Bitcoin mining companies who are helping bring people out of energy poverty, while stabilizing the grid and improving energy security and affordability, and the work of the Digital Assets Research Institute who've quantified how Bitcoin has been used as re-locatable re-settlement money for 329,000 refugees. Most had not seen any of the data I'd shared, and were eager to see the real world data that backed up these stories - which thanks to the people and entities mentioned above, we have a lot of. Probably nothing.

Thought for the day: Boredom is essential for sparking creativity and self-reflection! It is also essential for your brain. I kid you not. Here's why (based on RCT reviewed studies, not pop-psychology). 1. It Activates the "Default Mode Network" (DMN) Your DMN is a large neural network in your brain that becomes highly active when you are not focused on an external, goal-oriented task. The DMN is responsible for: Self-Reflection, creative Incubation and conso lidating of your memories That's 3 pretty important things that you miss out on when you rush to escape boredom! When you constantly fill every spare moment with scrolling, podcasts, or video, you suppress the DMN. 2. It Fosters "Divergent Thinking" Creativity isn't just about having ideas; it's about having novel and useful ideas, it's about generating many different solutions to a problem. Studies have shown that participants who were first made to perform a boring task (like reading a phone book) subsequently performed better on creative tasks than those who were not bored. This is because boredom creates an "aversive state. Your brain is unsatisfied with the current low level of stimulation. To escape this state, it starts explore internal thoughts, leading to more original, imaginative outcomes 3. It Builds Tolerance for Uncomfortable Feelings Our modern reflex to reach for a phone at the slightest trace of boredom is a form of avoidance. Constant distraction prevents us from learning to sit with mild discomfort. This can lower our overall threshold for frustration and make you more impulsive Allowing yourself to be bored is a gentle exercise in mindfulness and emotional regulation. You learn that the feeling "I need to be stimulated right now" will pass and that uou don't need an external device to manage your internal state. This builds mental resilience 4. It Leads to Authentic Motivation Boredom is your brain telling you, "What I'm doing is not that meaningful or engaging." This feeling motivates you to seek out a more challenging activities. It might push you to finally start that habit, call a friend, or just get off your butt and go outside. This is motivation born is your true inner motivation, not the external motivation of someone else's algorithm. I guess what it comes down to is "do you want to outsource your motivation to a tech company?" How to "Practice" productive boredom: Delete social media and games from your home screen ( makes accessing them an intentional act) Embrace "Micro-Boredom": Instead of pulling out your phone while in a line, just wait. Let your mind wander. Schedule Unstructured Time: Literally put "time with self" in your calendar Boredom is not an emptiness to be urgently filled. It is an invitation to increase your self-awareness, creativity, and intrinsic motivation. By rushing to fill the gap, you rob your mind of one of its most vital functions: the power to simply be with yourself.