by David Cote | Jun 7, 2025 | Faith, Legacy & Fatherhood, Mind & Identity
Failure isn’t fun. It’s frustrating, humbling, and often painful. But the way I see it now—it’s also sacred ground. Because it’s in failure that we’re formed. It’s where God meets us and reminds us who we are—not in our success, but in the struggle. It’s a lesson I’m...
by David Cote | Jun 7, 2025 | Legacy & Fatherhood, Mind & Identity
I had no idea how much fatherhood would expose me. Not in a shameful way. Not in a failure kind of way. But in the kind of way that calls you up—if you’re willing to answer. The kind of way that takes all your big talk and asks, “Now what?” I became a dad earlier than...
by David Cote | Jun 6, 2025 | Faith, Mind & Identity
Not every bad day comes with a funeral or a crisis. Some just hit sideways. You wake up off. You get in a dumb argument. You’re behind on work. Your energy’s low. Nothing really happens—but everything feels heavy. Like you’re carrying extra weight, and you don’t...
by David Cote | Jun 6, 2025 | Cravings, Discipline, Mind & Identity
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about this thing called the sugar fast—or the sugar diet. People are dropping weight, getting ripped, and apparently eating candy and fruit all day to do it. Sounds wild, right? I looked into it. And yeah, the idea is: eat...
by David Cote | Jun 6, 2025 | Discipline, Mind & Identity
I used to think motivation was the secret sauce. The magic bullet. The spark that would finally get me moving. If I could just get hyped enough, inspired enough, emotional enough—then I’d launch. I’d change. I’d rise up. And I did get motivated. A lot. I watched...