The 525,600 Minute Fortune

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Bradley Woods
February 13, 2026

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I was thinking about you today and a strange thought popped into my mind. Imagine you walked into a bank and asked the teller to cash a check. The teller says, "Sure, just sign your name on the back". But you hesitate. You back away from the counter like you’ve seen a ghost. You tell the teller, "Wait a minute. If I sign that and hand it over, you might decide not to give me the money".

It sounds like a comedy sketch, but we do this with life every single day. We go to the teller of the Universe and ask for a dream, but we refuse to put our name on the back. We refuse to put our "I Am" to the check until we see how it's all going to work out.

Your Yearly Inheritance

Right now, you are holding a fortune of exactly 525,600 minutes. That is the commodity you get to spend over the next year. You can invest those minutes rehearsing your past or fueling a resentment, or you can design a life that makes you feel vibrantly alive.

  • Design vs. Default: You don't get to choose whether you create. You only get to choose if you build by design or by default.

  • The Blueprint: If you don't pick a direction, your mind defaults to the old patterns of your history.

  • The Seed Law: If you plant pear seeds, you aren't getting apples.

The Master Key

The more you read my emails, the more success you will have because you are training your mind to stop measuring life by the size of your current frying pan. You are going to realize you are grateful for having clicked the links in my email because they are the "foot lamps" showing you the next step toward absolute freedom.

Everything is created twice—first as a thought, then as a thing. Don't ask if you are worthy of the dream. Ask: Is the dream worthy of you?

If you had a magic wand and money was no object, what is the one vision that would make your soul roar?

Absolute freedom starts with a decision to lead, so see how to build your legacy here: https://www.bradleydeanwoods.com/af-mentor

If you could not fail, what is the first thing you would design for your life today?

P.S. Tomorrow, I’m going to tell you about a fisherman who threw back the catch of a lifetime because it didn't fit his kitchenware, and how you might be doing the same thing.

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