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🤔Every week, we disect, investigate, and unpack Powerful Life Quotes from a wise, successful, and inspirational person. We explore many different topics such as your Personal Growth, Mindset, Well-Being, Relationships, Leadership, and Gratitude. The Wise Words Weekly newsletter is designed to spark your continued progress, one small step at a time. 📈 None of this content should be construed as any type of investment or other professional advice.

Hey, my friend, welcome back to Wise Words Weekly, your weekly shot of knowledge, clarity and power that is actually useful!

Let’s get straight to it: calculated risk and passion are the exact combination the Universe rewards. Joe Rogan nailed it: “The Universe rewards calculated risk and passion.” This is the strategic leap that turns “maybe someday” into “I can’t believe this happened.”

If you’ve ever felt stuck choosing between playing it safe or jumping (seemingly) blindly, this edition is your turning point. We’re diving deep into how to align your deepest passions with data-driven risks so the fear quells and the rewards start flowing. You’ll walk away knowing the difference between blind risk and calculated risk, why passion is necessary for long-term success, and exactly how to take calculated risks in your life and career without losing everything. Ready? Let’s make the Universe notice you.

This week, we’re diving into Risks & Rewards.

Picture this: you’re standing at the edge of a decision - stay in the comfort lane or lean into something that lights you up inside. That tension? It’s the birthplace of real growth. When you pair a burning passion with a carefully measured step forward, fear doesn’t disappear… but it becomes fuel. This is where developing a growth mindset for risk-taking changes everything. Instead of seeing failure as proof you’re not “good enough,” you start viewing every calculated move as data that sharpens your next leap.

The magic happens when you stop waiting for perfect conditions and start asking: “What small, smart risk can I take today that honors my passion?” That single shift opens doors you didn’t even know existed and suddenly the Universe begins rewarding the version of you that’s finally showing up with both heart and strategy.

I was working in a federal prison, the only federal supermax in the United States. ADX Florence, better known to most as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.” It was a great job and I worked with a lot of great people. I’m still good friends with a lot of them.

That job provided me with full federal law enforcement benefits, including a 20-year retirement. I never had to travel away from my family. It was a great gig. But, I wanted more. I wanted to be out on the streets. I wanted to be one of the guys who was out there putting the handcuffs on the bad guys and sending them to federal prisons.

I started applying to just about every one of the gun-toter alphabet agencies you could think of. I had so many declination letters, I joked about wall-papering the basement with them. My tenacity was strong. Then, it happened. I got picked up by an agency and off to the academy I went! The prison academy had been three weeks. This one was going to be almost six months! But I was ready for it. Or, at least I thought I was.

In the first couple of weeks, I saw a guy get fired and sent home because he couldn’t make the initial timed run. It was a mile and a half and he wasn’t in shape to do it in the allotted time. A couple of weeks later, I saw a woman get fired and sent home because she couldn’t score well enough at the gun range. Agency management weren’t playing any games. It was very real. Screw something up and kiss your newfound career goodbye forever.

A few weeks in, I checked my email on Monday afternoon and found that the U.S. Marshals Service wanted to interview on that Thursday. But, I was already in the academy with the first agency that selected me. The academy wouldn’t give me a couple of days off to fly to that interview. I would have had to resign in order to do it.

The Marshals had always been my dream. Now what!? I decided to stay put. Little did I know then, a decade later, I would still be deputized as a U.S. Deputy Marshal TFO (Task Force Officer). And, prior to that, I had been selected to be a TFO on a FBI Safe Streets Task Force. My calculated risk paid off.

It would have been really easy to just stay put at the prison. But, instead of doing that, I went for it. And, the Universe rewarded my risks and passion.

Here’s the truth that changes lives: when you master the art of calculated risk and passion, you discover a genuine superpower that most people never unlock. It’s not luck. It’s not timing. It’s the repeatable ability to turn passion into forward motion while keeping the downside manageable.

You stop playing small because you finally understand the difference between blind risk and calculated risk. Passion becomes your compass, and smart assessment becomes your safety net.

Suddenly, opportunities that once felt terrifying start feeling inevitable. Overcoming the fear of failure in business? Done. Turning passion into a professional career? Natural. This superpower compounds, each win builds confidence, each lesson builds wisdom, and the Universe keeps rewarding the pattern.

You become the person who doesn’t just dream big… you execute with precision and fire.🔥 That’s the edge that creates the life others only talk about. While the “normal” people are heckling you, you are out there, making things happen. They aren’t intentionally trying to be assholes, they just haven’t figured out the secret yet. Content is king. While you are reading things like this newsletter and the books on the MindRev Suggested Reading List, they are still doom-scrolling TikTok Facebook, playing video games and consuming mindless television content. They will never find the secret in those places.

Neuroscience backs this up beautifully. Recent studies show that taking deliberate, calculated risks actually strengthens neural pathways tied to resilience, making future bold moves feel more natural and less scary.

Add passion into the equation and the results multiply. A 2024 study revealed that people with high growth mindset scores show significantly higher levels of passion and grit compared to those with lower growth mindset scores. Deliberate risk-takers (the ones who assess odds, not gamble blindly) report greater long-term success and fulfillment, according to American Psychological Association findings. In short: when passion meets calculated risk, your brain literally rewires for winning. The Universe isn’t mystical here, it’s responding to a proven psychological and neurological pattern.

(By the way, if you aren’t sure where your growth mindset currently sits, before and after self-assessments are included in the Billionaire Growth Mindset Blueprint. There will be a link at the bottom of this newsletter. Keep reading.)

Meet Sylvia Pereira Ruimwyk. At 63, hyperinflation in Venezuela had crushed her income to just $144 a month. Most people would have packed up and left. Instead, she stayed, grabbed her phone (no laptop, constant blackouts, zero startup capital), and built a life-coaching business from scratch. She was driven by her deep passion to help others rise. Every decision was calculated: she weighed the emotional cost of leaving versus the strategic upside of starting small and serving relentlessly. Today, she’s unstoppable, coaching clients worldwide and proving that passion-fueled calculated risks create freedom at any age.

Then there’s Judith Joyce. At 73 she could have settled into quiet retirement. Instead she poured her passion for climate action into eco-renovation work, delivered a TEDx talk, wrote books, and grew an Instagram following of 150,000 with over 70 million views. She took the calculated risk of going “big and cool” when most people her age were winding down. The result? A vibrant second act that’s inspiring thousands and turning her mission into a movement. These aren’t overnight miracles – they’re living proof that the Universe rewards those who combine heart-deep passion with smart, measured action.

Speaking of refusal to settle into quiet retirement, you may really enjoy this Colonel Sanders edition of Wise Words Weekly where he showed us “How To Win After 65.”

You don’t need a massive leap tomorrow, you need one smart step today. Here’s your immediate action plan:

Do this consistently and you’ll watch the Universe start delivering exactly what Joe Rogan promised it would. Joe knows.

If you are looking for a great book to read on this topic, look no further. This is the one.

Risk: A User’s Guide by General Stanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico. This battle-tested framework shows you how to navigate uncertainty with precision – perfect for turning passion into high-stakes wins without reckless gambles. Read it once and you’ll never look at risk the same way again.

Speaking of topics like risk, passion and mindset, many readers are now checking out my new Billionaire Wealth Mindset Blueprint - a complete 200-page daily operating system with a 30-day challenge and before/after self-assessments. Click below to check it out right now!👇

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