You're getting this on a Tuesday.

That's not a mistake.

This Friday, December 12, marks one year since I hit send on Issue #0001.

December 12, 2024. A gray Chicago afternoon. Cold coffee. A blinking cursor. A to-do list that felt like an accusation.

I had convinced myself, once again, that today just wasn't the day.

The excuses were familiar. "Maybe I should wait until I have more subscribers." "Is this even worth the effort?" "Who am I to think anyone wants to read what I have to say?"

Steven Pressfield calls it Resistance.
I called it Thursday.

But somewhere in the middle of that internal battle, I made a decision.

I hit send.

That was Issue #0001.

And here we are. Issue #0057. One full year around the sun.

(Ideally we’d be at Issue #0052 or #0053, but in one sense, I’m an overachiever 😁)

To mark this milestone, I'm doing something I've never done before.

Three issues over three consecutive days leading up to Friday's anniversary.

Today (Tuesday): The Fear Lines I crossed to write this.
Tomorrow (Wednesday): 56 SPARKs in 52 Weeks. The lines that landed. The phrases that stayed.
Thursday: What you taught me. Because this newsletter wasn't written by me alone.

Consider it a celebration.
A reflection.
A mirror held up to a year of showing up.

Let's begin.

I've written about the Fear Line dozens of times this year.

You 1.0 on one side.

Safe.
Familiar.
Known.

You 2.0 on the other.

Scary.
Uncertain.
Alive.

The checkerboard line in between? That's where Resistance lives. That's where sabotage happens. That's where most people turn back.

What I didn't fully understand a year ago is this:

You don't cross the Fear Line once.
You cross it every single week.
Sometimes every single day.

Looking back, I can count them now. Here’s a few…

December 2024: Hitting send on the first issue. The one I called "the worst version" on purpose. Because the real worst version was the one that never got sent.

January 2025: Sharing my Terror Barrier story. The health crisis. The dietary reset. The moment I realized I'd been avoiding the very thing that would heal me.

March 2025: Learning that a single issue helped save a life. Sitting with the weight of that. Realizing we never fully know how our words land.

April 2025: Standing on stage and leading an 80-minute transformation experience with no script. Just anchor images and presence. Serving as Master of Connections and Ceremony. Trusting intuition instead of slides.

May 2025: Letting go of a professional relationship that had drifted out of alignment. Sending the email that marked the close of a chapter. No drama. Just clarity.

June 2025: Shooting 107 on the golf course and having a full meltdown. Then shooting 83 the next week with a back brace on. Learning that the tighter you grip, the worse you play. In golf. In business. In life.

Summer 2025: Stepping fully into Purpose Factor®. Not as a side offering. As the thing. The assessment. The clarity calls. The framework that helps people see the algorithm behind their most fulfilled moments.

August 2025: Becoming Head Golf Coach at my alma mater. After 38 seasons of basketball, stepping into a completely new arena. Shorter season. Different sport. Same love of developing young people. A plot twist I didn't plan but was already writing into my story.

October 2025: Turning 56 on a golf course in South Carolina. A hawk flying directly at me on the first hole of the first round. Close enough to touch. A messenger I'm still decoding.

November 2025: Waking up at 3am with a heavy energy. Reciting Ho'oponopono for a friend I didn't know was in crisis. Learning later that he felt it. That the prayer arrived exactly when he needed it.

Each one of these was a Fear Line.

Each one required me to feel the heat and step forward anyway.

A year ago, I thought clarity came before action.

I thought you had to feel ready before you moved.

I thought the fear would eventually go away if I just prepared enough.

None of that is true.

Clarity comes from action.
Readiness is a myth.
Fear doesn't disappear. It just becomes familiar.

The version of me who hit send on Issue #0001 had no idea what would unfold.

He didn't know that a single issue would help save a life.

He didn't know that 53 people and counting would complete the Purpose Factor® assessment and walk away with language for who they've always been.

He didn't know he'd become a head golf coach after 38 years of basketball.

He didn't know that the newsletter would become a mirror. Not just for readers. For him, too.

All he knew was that the cursor was blinking.

And that Resistance was lying.

Here's what I want you to take from this.

Transformation isn't a single leap.

It's 56 decisions to show up when you don't feel like it.

It's sending the email. Publishing the thing. Making the call. Letting go of what's no longer aligned.

It's trusting that the version of you on the other side of the Fear Line is already waiting.

Because they are.

They've been there the whole time.

Tomorrow, I'll share 56 SPARKs in 52 Weeks. The lines that landed. The phrases that stayed. A mirror made of words.

Thursday, I'll share what you taught me. Because this newsletter was never a monologue. It was always a conversation.

But today, I just wanted to say this:

Thank you for being on the other side of that blinking cursor.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for crossing your own Fear Lines alongside me.

Here's to Year Two.

Until tomorrow,

— Coach Reg

P.S. If you've been sitting on something. A decision. A conversation. A project. A truth you haven't spoken yet.

Maybe today is the day you stop waiting to feel ready.

Maybe today is the day you hit send.

As a celebration and a gift to you all, I’m hosting something special called the SPARK 360/5™ Experience.

This will be a 90-minute guided reflection where you’ll look at your year through four simple lenses: the Mountain, the SPARK Wheel, the Four Currencies, and your own lived experience.

Here’s the flow:

This is quiet, honest, introspective work. You’ll journal more than you listen.
Bring a notebook and 90 minutes without interruption.

Two live sessions on Monday, December 22. Registration is Required. Choose the one time that fits.

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