06/01/2026
Last week of our 4-week stay on Oahu and being back here has me reflecting on how much life can change in a few years….
When me and Genevie met and lived on Oahu from 2017-2021 I wasn’t building the life I have today. I was building the foundation for it.
Reading hundreds of books on investing, business, and personal development.
In the gym everyday.
Saving and investing every dollar I could.
Living way below my means.
No fancy apartment.
No expensive dinners.
No unnecessary spending.
Most people saw paradise.
I saw an opportunity.
An opportunity to learn, grow, and buy back my freedom.
There were plenty of times I questioned if it would ever pay off.
But I kept showing up.
Day after day.
Year after year.
Now I’m back on the same island with my family, staying for a month without asking permission from a boss, without worrying about vacation days, and without rushing back to a job.
The freedom wasn’t built overnight.
It was built through thousands of small decisions that nobody saw.
Every workout.
Every book.
Every dollar invested.
Every sacrifice.
Looking back, it was worth every bit of it.
Grateful for the journey, grateful for the freedom, and grateful to experience it all with my family.
