A friend called me on Friday and launched straight in:

“Bro, did you see what happened with the University of Michigan coach?!”

I had no idea what he was talking about.

So he filled me in—a successful man, a public meltdown, and within 48 hours it looked like he’d blown up his entire life. Then my friend asked for my advice:

“How does someone catch themselves in the moment… before they lose control like that?”

Here’s the part that usually shocks people:

I hadn’t heard the story because I don’t watch the news.
No nightly broadcasts. No news apps. No doomscroll.
And I haven’t been a regular news consumer for over twenty years.

Very early on I realized:

• What you consume, you create more of.
• What you feed your mind, you feel in your body.
• What you focus on with emotion, you invite more of into your life.

Years ago, I’d watch the news, learn about the latest mass shooting, feel the anxiety, anger, heartbreak…
and then the next night, there’d be another. And another. My inner world was on a constant IV drip of fear.

Zoom out to millions of people doing the same thing every day.
That’s a massive amount of collective energy being poured into worst-case scenarios.

Tony Robbins says, “Where focus goes, energy flows.”
I’d take it one step further:

Where your focus goes, your nervous system goes.

The Client Who Thought Anxiety Was a Moral Duty

On a call once, I encouraged a 1:1 client to create some distance from things that spiked his stress—especially first thing in the morning.

He pushed back hard.

He told me he felt a moral obligation to wake up and immediately “catch up” on global events. Wars. Injustice. Economic threats. Potential catastrophes. If he wasn’t constantly informed, he felt like he was “turning a blind eye.”

At the same time, here’s what was true about his life:

• He was in severe anxiety.
• He lived in constant fear of losing everything.
• He believed an economic crash was coming any day.
• He worried about being robbed, hacked, or exposed.
• He didn’t trust himself to make the right decisions.

It wasn’t a mystery.
He had trained his nervous system to live in a permanent state of emergency.

He didn’t just know about the world’s chaos.
He was carrying it in his body.

That’s the hidden cost of “staying informed” when you don’t have any energetic boundaries:

You become addicted to fear—then call it “being responsible.”

Why I’d Rather Not Know

When people ask how on earth I haven’t heard about the latest headline, I usually smile and ask:

“Have you read Wayne Dyer? Michael Singer? Dr. Joe Dispenza?”

Nine times out of ten… they haven’t.

And that’s the point.

I’d rather fill my mind—and my time—with what I want more of:

• Books on consciousness, healing, and possibility
• Stories of comebacks, miracles, and resilience
• Teachings that expand my capacity for love, faith, and leadership

Because I know this:

When I feel great, I’m aligned with more greatness.
When I feel empowered, I’m aligned with more opportunity.
When I feel grounded, I’m less likely to “blow up my life” in a moment of emotional hijack.

This is not about pretending the world’s problems don’t exist.
It’s about refusing to let them run your nervous system.

Your Miracle Monday Assignment

What you consume is not neutral.
It’s a vote—for the world you expect, and the world you help amplify.

So here’s my challenge to you:

Commit to a 14-Day News & Stress Detox.

For the next two weeks:

• No news first thing in the morning or last thing at night
• Limit (or pause) news apps and doomscrolling
• Replace that time with one uplifting book, podcast, or practice

Notice how you feel:
In your body.
In your mood.
In how you show up with your family during the holidays.

You can’t control every event in the world.
But you can control the world you’re building inside of you.

And that world?
That’s where your next miracle starts.

[You're worthy of the miracle - just saying]

With love and light,
Rudi

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