I told my wife the other day, "Babe, I’m in such a good flow right now."

What I meant was things are moving and trending in the right direction. Every day I wake up and I can see it unfolding a little more - everything from family, business, health, and even spiritually.

Some days have been messy, I'd be lying to say otherwise.

But there's definitely a current underneath everything that I feel pulling me forward.

That said, I wanted to list 8 genuine ways I am doing this because I know some of you are either in a similar season or desperately trying to find your way into a flow.

1)Waking Up Before the World Does

This one's non-negotiable for me as the leader of my household.

The early morning is the only time that's truly mine.

The noise of the world hasn't started.

No inbox pulling at me yet.

No one's asking me for snacks yet.

Right now it's just me and God.

This is truly sacred time to pray and realign myself before anything else gets a chance to pull my attention away from what actually matters.

Because what I've noticed is that the later I sleep in, the more reactive my whole day becomes. I'm immediately responding to everyone else's needs before I've even had a chance to check in with myself (and more importantly with Him.)

The early mornings flips this. It gives me the first couple of hours to set the tone right for everything that follows.

2)Gettin’ The Blood Pumpin’

Whether it's a long walk, getting under some heavy dumbbells, or a bike ride…I make sure to move every day.

Even after a hard lifting session, though it takes everything out of me, somehow I feel more alive!

I pair this with drinking lots of water and eating with intention.

My goal is to stay light and clean from anything that robs my energy.

It’s all about giving my body and mind the conditions to actually perform.

Simple as that.

3)Producing Damn Good Work

When I have the time, the space, and the mental clarity to actually think…

The quality of my work jumps undeniably higher.

And when my work gets better, I feel WAYYYY better.

It feeds itself.

For me, that means sitting down with a clear focus on creating an amazing experience for my clients. One where the copy and strategy that I bring to the table moves the needle and produces great results.

Part of creating better work also means I am giving more. Things like sharing perspectives, offering more to my clients, connecting people, adding value…

All without expecting anything back.

And the return has been unreal.

It’s like doors continue to open because of my genuine generosity.

4)Around Real Ones

For a long time, I never had a solid circle I could really talk to or do life with.

Truth was, I let relationships drift. I wasn't checking in on anyone and then I'd wonder why I felt isolated or like my network wasn't growing.

I was just hoping friendships and connections would somehow show up on their own.

So I started reaching out to actually be present in people's lives. Now I was being way more intentional about who I was investing time into.

And what happened was almost immediate.

The people I already knew started reaching back more. And new people (the kind I'd always wanted to be around) started showing up.

Now I'm building a circle full of people aligned in their faith, their drive, their vision, and are striving toward what really matters.

Every conversation leaves me more fired up than before.

That's the energy I want around me and my family.

5)Work Behind Closed Doors

I'll be honest about this one because it's not always easy.

Communication with your spouse is one of those things that sounds simple but takes real grunt work.

Truth is, God has blessed me with an incredible woman who’s truly in it for the long run.

And we're noticeably getting better at communicating.

We're always learning how to work through problems together.

How to listen to each other.

How to actually move toward solutions without reacting negatively in the process.

And when that's working?

The whole house feels peaceful.

And peace at home makes everything else easier.

6)Letting The Kids Slow Me Down

My kids have this way of pulling me into the present moment whether I want to be there or not.

I've started leaning into it more.

I’m finding it so interesting to study them closer.

The way they see things.

The random questions they ask.

The way they find wonder in stuff I'd walk right past.

It sounds cliché but slowing down really does speed things up. When I'm fully present with my kids, I come away from it with new perspective, new ideas, and a clearer mind.

Overall, they ground me in a way nothing else really does.

7)Reminding myself of this

This might be the most important one.

Right now, things are good. The flow is real.

Business is moving, the family's in a good spot, health is solid. And I'm grateful for every bit of it.

But I've also been reminding myself that life is a cycle.

God will bring hard seasons into our lives.

It’s important to not view these as punishments or that he’s abandoning us…but rather he’s making you go through something uncomfortable that creates pressures because that's where the real growth happens.

He knows exactly what we need more than we think.

That said, the hard moments are coming. Maybe sooner than I think.

And that's okay.

So I'm not resting my peace in this flow where everything is working out beautifully

I'm resting in the One who never changes regardless of what season I'm in. My faith isn't dependent on things going smoothly. My faith is what carries me through when they don't.

That's the difference.

That is what lets me enjoy this season fully without gripping it too tight or living in fear of when it shifts.

I’d love for you to be in a good flow too.

It’ll just require you to have the willingness to do the work to get there.

- Diego Guzman

P.S. By the way, this was written somewhere between a long walk and a rock in nature by the river.

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