by David Cote | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured, Identity
The Deal That Didn’t Involve MeI Already Knew What Sacrifice Looked LikeA Taste of What I Never HadA Boombox and a Broken HeartThe Hardest Words I Ever Said to My GrandparentsWhat I Came Back ToOutside All Day, Crying at NightI Wasn’t Wanted — But I Stayed AnywayThe...
by David Cote | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured, Identity
The Day Everything ChangedI Didn’t Know He’d Robbed a Flower ShopThe Moment I Took on Too MuchI Said No to a Better LifeThe Moment He Told Me He Was ProudWhat It Did to My View of MasculinityDid I Admire Him? Maybe.What My Mom Taught Me Where Was God in All This?The...
by David Cote | Jun 23, 2025 | Identity
The Lie We BoughtThe High That Never LastsThat Quiet Depression No One Talks AboutThe Dark Side of the ChaseThe Moment You Realize: “There’s Gotta Be More”What the World Can’t GiveThe Shift That Changes EverythingWhat Fulfillment Actually Feels LikeFor the Man Who Has...
by David Cote | Jun 22, 2025 | Identity
The Myth of Midlife PurposeMy First Brush with Purpose LossThe Truth About Midlife PurposeWhat the World Gets WrongHow Purpose Finds You Through ObedienceWhat Changed My MindsetWhat Purpose Feels Like NowIf You’re Over 40 and Still UnsureStart With This The Myth of...
by David Cote | Jun 19, 2025 | Identity
The Purpose TrapHow I Got Caught in It TooThe Myth of the Lightning Bolt MomentWhat Actually Worked for MeStop Asking, Start DoingPurpose Is in the PatternCalling vs. AssignmentWhat I’d Tell My Younger SelfLet Go and BuildCall to Action The Purpose Trap We live in a...
by David Cote | Jun 18, 2025 | Identity
Turning 40 Isn’t the End—It’s the LaunchpadMy 30s: A Decade That Changed EverythingAm I Past My Prime? Or Just Hitting My Stride?What Success Looks Like in life after 40Looking Ahead to the Next 40 | Life After 40Final Word: You’re Not Wasted Either Turning 40 Isn’t...