Highlights for the week
A great week kicked off by celebrating father's day and calling the old man. I've made peace with the past. The daily inner work is working!! We did have a great conversation about random things and it was good to hear he's doing well. Holding no grudges is so freeing.
Having broken the generational curse is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. I see that manifested in my relationship with my son. He's doing well, smart as f**, and is not burdened with the traumas I have had to deal with. Our relationship is tight, and he knows he can come to me whenever he wants. Another New Year's resolution accomplished.
MONDAY
Affirmation: REFUSE TO ACCEPT WEAK THINKING AND WEAK HABITS - J. Rohn
Your future is determined by what you consistently do. And what you do is determined by the mind. Be focused, think firmly, act consistently and become better.
The mind is powerful and what you allow to remain becomes habit and habit becomes character.
The day came and went, the priority items were addressed, but I still haven't started my Pen Test. On to Tuesday.
TUESDAY
Affirmation: I WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL I AM LIVING THE LIFE I DREAM OF
A tremendous daily affirmation. 100% this ... do not let your inner bitch convince you can't. You can and you will.
I woke up feeling a bit out-of-sorts ... somewhat melancholic. Movement in the gym helped. Job search is still a drag. And I finally got around to pen testing.
WEDNESDAY
Affirmation: THE UNIVERSE RESPONDS TO THE PERSON THAT REFUSES TO BE DENIED!
Another great quote from Les Brown. I'm sensing a theme regarding the need to shrug off malaise and keep grinding. Make that dream happen:
- write that book
- start that business
- get that job
- travel
THURSDAY
Affirmation: N/A
A solid "Leg Day" at the gym. Made good progress on the pen test. Skipped learning AI and Android for the moment. Instead, I picked up a UTest Test cycle which was super-easy.
FRIDAY
Affirmation: N/A
House-cleaning .. so not a lot got done from a programming, testing, writing, reading perspective.
What We’re Grateful For
- Grateful that my father is doing well and that I don't hate him. The conversation was cool.
- Grateful that I get to wake up, workout, and live in my moment.
- Grateful that I am healing internally. The inner self-reflection is helping a lot. I've made peace with my past and consoled the boy that felt bad for failing.
- Grateful that I have a wonderful wife and amazing son. Getting to reflect on my past deeds and apologizing to her for my wrongs was a huge step in maturity. We're so good together!!
What We Loved
- This week was pretty uneventful, so not a lot to say that WOW'd me.
- Loved working through Spanish lessons with my son.
- Loved getting past my hangups and calling the father.
What We Learned
- Cloud Pen Testing - Google Cloud [Status: TO DO!] Maybe I will build out the environment as a first step.
- Azure [Status: TO DO!] Leaving this here as a reminder.
- QA DAY - "SevereQA" business idea [Status: TO DO!] Leaving this here as another reminder.
- READ Finish reading "Zorro" [Status: TO DO!] I bumped this for something AI-related.
- INNER WORK [Status: IN PROGRESS!] Continued self-reflection and overcoming my inner sloth. Slipped a bit in terms of the adult content .. no bueno!
- Playwright CLI - C# [Status: IN PROGRESS!] Got a lot done for unit tests for distinct components. I may just cap it here, in favor of other projects of higher value.
- Android PT - HexTree Android Bindermodule [Status: IN PROGRESS!] Didn't have time to get started on this, but leaving it as in Progress for now.
- Web App PT - [Status: IN PROGRESS!] Finally got around to this and making great progress. The site is huuuuge!!
- Substack Article 2 [Status: DONE!]
TO DO
IN PROGRESS
DONE
What We Longed For
- A consulting job in security. Strongly considering AI red teaming.
What We Loathed
- The 2026 Job Market and everything about it.
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