A simple case study on goal setting.

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A simple case study on goal setting.

After my “trial separation” became permanent…

I made a decision.

I didn’t want to live single.

I didn’t want a series of girlfriends.

I wanted a wife.

So I wrote it down.

And I read it every day.

Not casually.

Emotionally.

Because I meant it.

At the time, I moved to Adelaide.

Ended up living with my parents at 49.

Not exactly the plan.

But I kept reading that goal.

Every day.

I didn’t know how it would happen, I just made it clear that it would.

Then something did happen.

My mother invited a friend’s daughter to Friday night dinner.

She was going through a separation too.

We met.

We clicked.

And we’ve now been happily married for 18 years.

Here’s the interesting part.

What I wrote down was almost exactly what happened.

Not perfectly.

But close enough that it’s hard to ignore.

That’s the power of:

Clarity
Repetition
Emotion

Most people miss the last one.

They write goals, but they don’t feel them.

That’s the difference.

If you want to change something, make it real.

Regards,
Brent

P.S. If you want to make sure you’re heading in the right direction:

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April 30, 2026May 1, 2026

Your brain is more flexible than you think.

You have an elastic brain.

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You have an elastic brain.

It’s one of the most adaptable things you own.

I’ve been reading The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge.

One idea stood out.

Emotion plays a huge role in how the brain rewires itself.

Which explains something interesting.

Reading your goals doesn’t do much on its own.

But reading them and feeling them?

That’s different.

That’s what creates change.

It’s why visualisation works better when there’s emotion behind it.

So some of the “self-help” advice might actually be right.

Even if most people don’t know why.

Personally, I like to understand how things work.

Maybe that comes from spending 40 years as a technician.

Or perhaps that’s why I was a tech for so long.

But most people don’t need to understand the engine to drive the car.

They just need to use it properly.

Same applies here.

You don’t need to understand your brain in detail.

Your brain doesn’t change from information it changes from experience actual or visualised.

So if you want change, add emotion to what you’re visualising.

That’s the lever.

Regards,
Brent

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April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

He missed the flight.

He was running late.

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He missed the flight.

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He was running late.

Not by much, but enough to feel the pressure building.

Traffic slowed him down.
A small argument delayed him even more.

By the time he reached the airport, the gate had closed.

Frustrating.

He had a confirmed seat on one of the flights that left that morning…
…on September 11, 2001.

At first, all he could think was:

everything had gone wrong.

Until he realised, it hadn’t.

That delay, that argument, that moment he couldn’t control, saved his life.

Stories like this stay with you.

Because they reveal something most people miss:

Not every delay is a problem.

Sometimes it’s protection.

Sometimes it’s perspective.

And sometimes, it’s the space you need to make a better decision.

Especially with money.

How often do people:
Say yes too quickly.
Commit without thinking.

Move forward because they feel they “should”.

That’s where mistakes happen.

Not from doing nothing, but from moving too fast.

At this stage, most people don’t want complexity.

They want:

A bit of extra income
More breathing room
Fewer rushed decisions

And sometimes the smartest move, is to pause long enough to actually see what you’re stepping into.

That’s why simple tools help.

Not hype.
Not pressure.

Just a way to step back and ask:

“Does this actually make sense for me?”

If you want to explore that:

https://brentm.systeme.io/calculator

Take a minute.

Think it through properly.

Because not every decision needs to be rushed.

Fast decisions feel productive.
Good decisions feel clear.

And the ones you take time on, are often the ones that matter most.

Regards,
Brent

P.S. If a bit of extra monthly income would make things easier, this is a simple place to start.

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This isn’t really about the Yowie

It’s about how people miss the obvious, especially with money

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It’s about how people miss the obvious, especially with money

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This isn’t really about the Yowie.

It’s about something more useful.

Long before the word “Yowie” existed.

Indigenous Australians were describing the same thing.

Tall.
Hair-covered.
Living deep in the bush.

Different regions.

Same descriptions.

Not stories for entertainment.

Observations.

Repeated over time.

Here’s the interesting part.

When something shows up consistently, across different people, places, and time, there’s usually something real behind it.

Maybe not obvious.

But real enough to pay attention to.

That idea matters more than you think.

Especially with money.

Because most mistakes don’t come from doing nothing.

They come from:

Trusting the wrong thing, or not having a clear way to think things through

Opportunities show up all the time.

Some sound good.
Some feel right.

But without a simple way to step back, it’s easy to go in circles.

Or commit to something that doesn’t actually make sense.

That’s why simple tools matter.

Not hype.
Not pressure.

Just a way to ask:

“Does this actually stack up?”

If you’re looking at ways to bring in extra income, and want to think clearly before jumping in:

https://brentm.systeme.io/calculator

Takes a minute.

Could save you a lot more than that.

Regards,
Brent

P.S. It’s just a simple way to sanity-check an idea before committing time or money.

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Everything looks like failure in the middle.

That’s where most people stop.

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That’s where most people stop.

And because they stop, it becomes failure.

But here’s what’s actually happening:

You’ve reached the part where things get real.

Where problems show up.
Where things don’t work (yet).
Where progress feels slow.

That’s not failure.

That’s the process.

It’s proof you’re doing something.

Because you don’t find problems until you’re in motion.

And solving those problems?

That’s where the growth is.

That’s where skill is built.

That’s where results come from.

Most people try to avoid this stage.

They plan.
They prepare.
They try to think through everything in advance.

But it doesn’t work.

Because the real problems are never the ones you planned for.

You only find them by doing the work.

So the path is simple:

Start.
Do something.
Learn from it.
Adjust.
Do it again.

That’s it.

If you’re in the messy middle right now, keep going.

You’re closer than you think.

Start here: https://go.wm-tips.com/pathto6.

If it feels messy, uncertain, and slow… you’re probably doing it right.

Regards,
Brent.

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