You don’t need to have a million followers to have influence. You’re influencing your kids. Your friends. Your coworkers. That stranger who overheard your tone in the grocery store.

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Today’s episode is a little different. It starts with a dog.

Well, my dog—DECO.

Every few mornings, DECO and I have a ritual. We roll up to a drive through coffee barn and as I grab my usual he gets what’s become a highlight of his world: the pup cup.

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You may have heard that term in the military world. It’s a core habit—before every mission, after every patrol, and even just throughout the day—we check in on each other. Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally. It’s about never letting someone drift too far without someone noticing.

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It’s not the big, dramatic transformations that create lasting change. It’s the tiny, consistent steps we take when no one is watching. It’s waking up just ten minutes earlier to center yourself, to write in a journal, to stretch, to breathe, to remember who you are and what you’re working toward.

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The other day, I was sitting in my Jeep going through a car wash, and something about the moment just clicked. As the brushes slammed against the windows and the water blasted every surface, it felt oddly familiar—

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