Genesis is changing your attitude towards life and yourself, it’s opening you to new possibilities and it’s instilling in you an adventurous spirit and the growth mindset. That’s priceless. You may feel it lacks a masculine edge but mind it’s not a typical alpha title. Be patient and when the upgraded AM has shown up just give it a try as it may be what you will need next.
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It’s great to hear that you’re actively engaging with your children based on their unique interests and talents. Recognizing and nurturing their individuality is indeed an essential aspect of parenting.
Socializing with other parents and attending functions… can be challenging. It’s entirely normal to feel that way. You’re definitely not alone in these feelings bro, and many of us parents share similar experiences.
The most crucial part is your commitment to being present for your children and creating a supportive environment for them to thrive. Parenting is indeed hard work, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. Keep focusing on what matters most – building strong relationships with your kids and helping them grow into the amazing individuals they are meant to be. Your efforts will undoubtedly pay off in the long run. Keep up the great work. 
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Thanks, I’ll take your advice as it definitely makes sense.
Lacking the masculine edge, that describes perfectly what I was trying to explain. I think now especially as I’m getting in better shape, ppl are looking to me expecting some assertive confidence and dominance but I still feel like I’m in doughboy mindset.
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Thanks for the reminder bro. I have this dumb thing where I forget other people experience the same things as me. By focusing on the extraverted people, it makes me feel like I’m alone in the struggle. I really suck at small talk at these events.
I’ll put more effort in with the kids. I’m kind of working half days when possible the next few weeks to help out a bit at home while they’re all home on school holidays. Sometimes dealing with the kids feels like daily survival, but I like the way you describe their value and how much my efforts adds to their experiences and growth.
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Hey keto dieters former and present:
I mowed two lawns today, then in afternoon took the kids to the park and kicked the football around and ran some 50 metre sprint races.
I ate a keto lunch and an afternoon snack of almonds and cheese. But now, it’s time for the keto dinner but the thought of eating meat, bacon, eggs and avocado makes me feel sick to the stomach.
This seems to happen after I do too much physical activity and I usually eat carbs which in all honesty doesn’t make the situation any better, I just get bloated and tired. I’m thinking I might not eat anything and wait until I’m absolutely starving and then eat the keto meal.
Anyone experience this type of thing on the diet or have any tips? I’m pretty sure I’m in ketosis since last night. I’ve had that metallic ketosis taste in my mouth.
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Day 16
95.5kg
Keto 
I didn’t eat until I was starving and I stuck with the keto foods. I’m tired this morning, my legs are gone after yesterday’s sprints. I did plan a workout this afternoon but I’ll see how I’m feeling.
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Washout
I have decided to start an early washout this week and take a break from the forum until next Monday. My subconscious seems to have enough of subs before the 21 days no matter what subs I’m listening to. I’m tired from work, plus with the kids home from school, the subs aren’t geling too well this week. I was reading a few people using the Monday, Wednesday, Friday listening schedule and I might try that too next cycle. The extra day off listening each week might work in my favour.
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New Cycle Starts Tomorrow —> The Balancing Act
- 3 minute Genesis loops
- keto diet plan
- reduced coffee
- no phone in bed
I’ll limit the loops of Genesis to 3 minutes and see if I can get through the full 21 day cycle 
I’ll gradually reduce coffee until I’m down to one cup a day
I won’t take my phone into the bedroom at night to get better sleep 
After several days of eating carbs, I’m returning to the low carb diet because even though it’s not perfect, I do feel better overall when eating that way and it works for weight loss 🧍
I’m sort of going to experiment with semen retention too but I won’t say much about it as I’m not sure how committed I am to it 
I’ll workout as well, to try to get some muscles but only when I’m feeling recovered from work 
This is the last washout day, so I put some thought into the next 21 days and ways I can increase my energy and have a more successful Genesis cycle 
Day 1
97.0kg
Genesis - 3 minutes
DR:LD - 3 minutes
Keto
Coffee
Phone
Workout
I decided to copy an older cycle, running a loop of DR:LD every second listening day. They were my most productive cycles, when I completed a lot of tasks that I’d procrastinated on for a long time. I need that push again.
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Day 2
96.4kg
Keto
Coffee
Phone
I noticed improvement in confidence after the DR:LD loop. I now wonder if the good results I had from previous cycles had more to do with DR:LD than Genesis. I imagine Emperor upgraded to ZP v2 MAX combined with DR:LD would be a killer combo.
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Day 3
Genesis - 3 minutes
Keto 
Coffee
Phone
Workout
I woke up earlier than usual and forgot to weigh myself. Last night, I ate some coloured popcorn, so not keto. Not much to report, I feel like I’m missing a bit of punch from the subs at the moment but I’m sticking with them.
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Day 4
96.7kg
Keto
Coffee
Phone
Workout
I’m not doing keto anymore, it’s not working for me. It’s probably better for some people who are maybe less active. Instead I’m going to do a calorie control diet. I’ll change that from ‘Keto’ to ‘Diet’.
I woke up feeling like garbage after using my phone in bed before sleep. I could notice a difference after the nights I didn’t use it because I woke up feeling fresh. I’ve knocked the coffee down to 2 cups a day now, I’ll stay there for a while so I don’t get withdrawals. I’ve been getting into workouts for some reason, I’m pressing heavier weights with ease.
The subs are doing their thing, I had a really bad dream last night. It kind of shook me up but I know things are working for the best thanks to DR:LT. I’m feeling a bit against the ticks and crosses thing, I’m of the mindset that if I can’t do these things for my own good and need an extrinsic reward system like this then maybe I don’t deserve the benefits that these actions provide.
Day 5
96.7kg
Genesis - 3 minutes
DR:LD - 3 minutes
Diet
Coffee
Phone
Workout
I did the first day of calorie counting and it wasn’t that bad. I’m feeling leaner but the scale weight is up but I guess it’s from eating carbs most days for a while now. Whatever I lose from now should be fat loss and not water weight.
I felt extra tired this morning with slight headache. I think just a touch of caffeine withdrawal. Still lots of dreaming on night of day 4, 3 days after the DR:LD loop. It certainly has strong effects. I feel like I’ve stagnated in my motivation, productivity, optimism and goal setting but I’ll keep moving forward the best I can. I know next week will be better when the kids are back at school. I’ll be able to refocus.
Day 6
96.4kg
Diet
Coffee
Phone
I’m getting back the limit destroyer mindset, willing again to push through the procrastination barriers. I am having some recon but it’s the good kind where I know there’s an exit point to a better me.
I did my biggest and best workout this morning. I’m getting fitter and stronger and it’s motivating me to keep pushing it. I always thought workouts were kind of dumb because I already do physical labour but now I’m beginning to see the value in it. I’m figuring out a good balance where I’m not exhausted but am seeing improvements. The overhead pressing has been most impressive because I always got shoulder fatigue using the pole hedger but now my shoulders are feeling bullet proof. I started adding in this band stuff this week, doing shoulder dislocation exercise and pull apart with the band. The shoulder joints are loosening up nicely but the pressing is also making them strong. Yesterday, I did some sprints again too at the park but I didn’t count it as a workout, I was racing the kids.
Other good stuff happening this cycle is that my 
is back to full strength. I did start the first few days with semen retention, then one ‘relapse’ I suppose, then I’ve had sex twice. I don’t know what has improved that situation but I’m guessing better sleep from not using my phone in bed has played a part. I’m going to experiment more with semen retention too because I could notice an energy boost and uplift in mood after a few days. It made it easier to be nice. Anyway just a lunchtime journal update 
The new sub being released sounds interesting but I’m mostly interested in the existing subs getting a wealth scripting and V2 max upgrade myself. This combo seems to be sending me in the right direction again anyway, I’m glad I added DR:LD. I have had some thoughts about LBfH too as it sounds like quite a good sub that would probably benefit me. In person I am pretty closed off like I don’t want anyone getting too close kind of thing, that’s why I thought that sub could be helpful. It helps to write stuff here even though I struggle to go too deep. I like the sound of Wanted too to help get in better shape and other benefits. Emperor still sounds like the best but yeah, all the subs sound good. I kind of regret buying true sell and not something else but I think it’s a good sub I can come back to in the future when the time is right and gain great benefit from.
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Day 7
96.4kg
Genesis - 3 minutes
Diet
Coffee
Phone
Workout
I thought I’d drop a bit of weight today, I’m definitely eating less on the calorie diet. It might just take some time, I only have it set to lose 0.5kg a week and weird stuff is probably still happening that’s effecting my weight since I stopped keto.
Sometimes I wonder if listening to subliminals improves things or not. I’ve taken long breaks off subs and done alright. I know subs do something from the dreams and stirred up emotions but sometimes I think they might more often make me feel worse. Recon? Less usage time? I don’t know, I’m not really looking for a solution, it was just some thoughts I had on a walk today.
It might too be hard for me to judge my own progress. Sometimes I think starting a new sub cycle is a bit of a placebo effect causing me to take action. But yeah, it feels like I’m going around in circles at times. Peel back one layer of the onion, to surprise, another layer but this new layer is identical to the last layer.
I’m starting to think of a post where some guy thinks one loop a week plus action works best. I wonder if he’s onto something.
Day 8
96.4kg
Diet
Coffee
Phone
I went for a walk yesterday but I won’t count it as a workout as such.
I’m in two minds on whether I should take a break off the subs or at the least spread out the listening days.
I have this thought to write out my goals and then run DR:LD on its own, once or maybe twice a week. I didn’t get much feedback in the product discussion topic about running it solo though, it kind of seems like a title you’d add to another sub.
Bodyweight remains the same which surprised me. I’m feeling leaner and I think the weight will start going down again soon. It’s a bit annoying but I’m feeling pretty fit and strong so I’m not too concerned.
I’ll think more today about this sub cycle and whether I should adjust my listening schedule. I’ve failed to complete all my every other day listening 21 day cycles. That includes 15 minute loops and 3 minute loops so it might be the listening frequency and not the duration of the loops that produce a negative effect over time.
I’m going to start a new stack. I have a new workout program setup now and I wrote about my goals and I decided to start a new sub journey called “Expanding Business and Looking Good Doing It!”.
It’s going to be
Monday and Friday - AM & Wanted, and Wednesday - DR:LD. Every second week I’ll take the Friday off.
I like Genesis but something is pushing me to move on, maybe recon 
but I don’t think so. After a reflective day yesterday, I went to bed at 8pm and had many dreams that showed me things and I know my weak points and how I can put my best foot forward by taking actions that help release me from the negative emotions of guilt, shame and regret.
I will sit on this idea or plan today, who knows I might change it again. But it feels good. I doubt I’ll start tomorrow, I’ll take a break from the subs which would be about 8-9 days off if I start Monday week.