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Monday, February 16th, 2026

Knowing how to operate in chaos is a very valuable characteristic to have, but it can be very exhausting for your physical and mental space.

The chaos is where I have operated for a long, long time. I’ve procrastinated, been unorganized, taken the easy way out, looked for validation, and have continually had to ask myself, “What’s Next?” Now I am ready to grow into the person I want to be for myself and those I care about, leaving the chaos behind.

2026 Goal Five: Find Intention. Clarity over chaos, direction over comfort, and progress over doing the bare minimum. I want to learn, take on challenges, find peace, and move through my days with a purpose-oriented mindset over a pressure-oriented mindset.

This goal will be harder to track because it is more intangible. Still, there are a few things I want to accomplish before the end of the year that will help me validate that I am genuinely moving toward this goal:

2026 Goal Six: Find a job that is related to my expertise, and perform exceptionally in that job. I am searching for an opportunity to show myself and others that I can create impact. I know what I am capable of and how deep I am willing to dig; now my focus is on using these strengths to help a company thrive.

This time around, I’m excited for the job search, where in the past I was scared and avoidant of it. I have put this fear of rejection behind me and will continue to search for my breakthrough opportunity.

2026 Goal Seven: Ground myself in faith. I want to build a relationship with my faith and let it guide how I make decisions, handle uncertainty, and move through challenges in my everyday life. My goal is to slow down, trust more, and create space for reflection instead of control. I’ve started educating myself on my faith and how it can be applied everywhere.

Overall, I want these goals to grow me into the man I want to be. This is just a start, but it’s the actionable start I am taking to remove chaos and create growth.

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

You can find real peace when you just organize your thoughts.

Not just speaking your thoughts out loud, but journaling them down to end your night. It’s a perfect way to look back on your past, make sense of your day, or prepare my mind for tomorrow. It’s a way to feel lighter, get in touch with your mental space, and move forward with clarity.

2026 Goal Four: Journal every night. I purchased a journal from “Inside Then Out” called “Better Every Day”. We are not chasing perfection; we are chasing peace. This journal comes with prompts for each day to guide your thinking, eliminating any writer’s block you might have. Sometimes I follow the prompts, sometimes there are things I just need to write about for the day.

From the editor, I love this: “In daily life, so many things demand your time and attention that it’s easy to forget to take care of yourself too.”

Each month carries its own theme. The year begins with self-awareness in January, February, and March. April invites reflection on the past. May opens space for love, June for relationships, and July for self-care. August turns toward happiness, September toward habits, October toward passion, November toward personal growth, and December toward goals for what comes next.

Journaling is a good way to learn how to open up emotionally and discover things about yourself that you weren’t facing before. It helps me every day look at the world with the right lens.

Just for 15 minutes a night, I take these little steps toward being the person I want to be, uncovering so much in the process. Throw on some Frank, and those 15 minutes will fly by without you even finding it burdensome.

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

I’ve realized the tone of my day is decided in the first 30 minutes.

When I get out of bed quickly and start my routine, I enter my flow earlier, and the rest of the day feels healthier and more intentional. However, when I snooze 60 times, scroll, or drift back to sleep, everything feels delayed.

This applies to a variety of situations: The first 30 minutes of a presentation, the opening stretch of a sporting match, the start of an interview. When the tone is strong early, everything else flows. When it isn’t, you spend the rest of the time trying to recover.

Those first 30 minutes matter, so I’ve made it a priority to start my mornings intentionally:

2026 Goal Three: Take morning walks. Even just 15 minutes outside before doing anything else can be such a healthy start to your day. It is a gentle and natural wake-up for your brain. On top of that, the exposure to daylight, fresh air in your lungs, and early movement of your body helps boost serotonin, circulation, and neural activity.

This small change helps establish rhythm, but it can have a huge impact on productivity, positivity, and health. Starting strong is crucial for success and achievement. Creating intention for strong starts is even more crucial.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

The “BePresent” app has started to do wonders for my productivity. This app uses accountability and goal setting to help you be more productive in your everyday life. Syncing with your screen time app, “BePresent” allows for more personalized customization of your screen time limits, tailoring the best plan for you.

2026 Goal Two: Cut screen time down to under 4 hours a day. The app calculated my average screen time and told me I would spend 24 years on my phone... That is so alarming. Given that the average person sleeps for 25-27 years, that’s around 50 years of my life that I am not living! I don’t want to live like that.

Why doomscroll? Its addicting because it guarantees novelty and stimulation. This has a ripple effect on small things, like getting a homework assignment done in a timely manner, and large things, like sleep quality and the depth of your relationships. I’ve recognized that when I’m doomscrolling, I can’t even recall a video I had watched 1 minute, or 3 scrolls ago. This is so bad for your health! It’s hollowing. You’re not living.

Getting into the science of why it’s bad for all aspects of life would make this post way too long. That’s something that can be easily researched. However, the “BePresent” app has helped me set these limits to achieve my goal:

1. No social media apps from 7 AM - 12:30 PM, and from 9 PM - 12 AM (I know these aren’t social media apps, but this excludes iMessages, email, banking, school, and other essential apps like maps, weather, calendar, etc.). The worst start to your day and end to your night is aimlessly scrolling social media apps.

2. Can only access TikTok for 5 minutes, 3 times a day. This honestly has completely kept me off the app, unless I am trying to quickly find a review of a movie, place, or album. While TikTok is a complete black hole for you, some informational aspects of it can be helpful.

3. At any point during the day, I can click a button to block all my apps for up to 2 hours. This is a great tactic I have been using when needing to do deep work. It completely keeps me off my phone.

Overall, “BePresent” is the start of a digital detox and improvement of your health. I highly recommend downloading it; it helps you take small steps toward your goals. This is TMI, but due to this, I’ve experienced some of the best sleep of my life. There’s nothing like waking up refreshed with a little bit of drool. It means I was out for the count!

Monday, January 26th, 2026

Hello everyone! Welcome to my own personal website. For a while, I’ve envisioned having a centralized website where I can place all my projects, accomplishments, thoughts, and more. I finally had the time to bring this vision to life. Hope you enjoy!

I will continue to update the website as I go through my day-to-day. I want this to be professional, but also showcase my personality. We are transitioning to an environment where everything is starting to feel more robotic. I want to bleed some personality into everything I do, as I believe being authentic and real is just as important as being professional.

This section will function like a blog. I will share my thoughts, peace of mind, and updates on what I am doing. If I am paying to publish this website, the least I can do for myself is write on it on a consistent basis.

My school was supposed to start today, but Maryland is a sheet of ice right now. Therefore, my campus is shut down today and tomorrow (as of now). I’m spending this off time by continuing to prepare for the start of school and getting prepared for a few interviews:

2026 Goal One: Do not procrastinate (No sloth). I want to be ahead of the 8-ball on all my tasks this year, as it has hurt my productivity in the past. Being prepared is an amazing feeling that I’ve recognized I would like to feel consistently. I’ve started using Google Calendar (I know I’m late) and a whiteboard in my room to block off time in each day to do tasks. Better structure leads to better progress.

As I start to update this blog, I will reveal more of what I am doing to achieve my goals and live my life. I will try to keep posts small for readability purposes. It’s easier to read/ want to read a concise piece of text, so I will not ramble on here.

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