Update; Stack has remained Emperor and added the Executive upon release. BDLM here and there for fun but micro looping that.
Mainly a housekeeping type of week as my new position starts in early April. Very excited for a new role/challenge, as this is going to be the first time working a more corporate position in 5+ years. Personally, I found I do very well in a corporate/structured environment as I find myself pushing more with the extra accountability, and I do very well with managers/office politics. The position is going to be hybrid as well, which is exactly the change I’ve been looking for in terms of getting out of the house more, and quite a bit of travel opportunity as well.
While I haven’t had a lot of opportunity to “take action” this cycle outside of my interviewing and job prep+school, I’m quite happy with the results of Emperor so far. I’ve said it countless times in my journal, but the resilience and discipline I get from Emperor are an absolute must for me. It is the base for me, that everything else can flourish on, but without that base my life can quickly slip into chaos. It pushes me towards a higher standard for myself, and while sometimes accompanied by boredom, I can honestly say I like that version of myself the best.
While not a focus of Emperor, I’m extremely pleased with the physical shifting benefits of the sub as well. I am back to my heaviest (while remaining lean/six pack) weight of 216 lbs, and although I am over a year off of TRT and completely natural now, my physique is starting to rival back when I was running TRT. Strength is climbing up to, and surprisingly even see some facial/aesethic scripting although that could also be due to running LoS last cycle. It’s a bigger/bulkier/more masculine look, but that is when I feel I look my best, not really into the whole fitness model aesethic.
Emperor just seems to bring my whole life more under my control; discipline, financial responsibility, confidence and strong frame, it feels like when all of those things are in place, all other goals are signficantly easier to achieve. There’s a cleaner more disciplined energy behind it, and then when I want to shift my focus it also stacks great with just about any other sub. Plan to keep running Emperor for work as well, as despite not always having the best sales runs, I believe this is more due to the recon that comes with the initial couple weeks of Emperor, and can easily be solved with the right stack. Also with my new role not being as heavily commission structured, there’s not as much constant pressure or to hit crazy numbers all the time, more about consistency, output, and business development.
As far as Exec, definitely plan to keep running this one, but haven’t had a ton of opportunity to really see what it can do, probably going to pause this until I start work as right now it’s unessecary recon with not a lot of opportunity to take action. Going to be focusing on my health/fitness and getting into a routine the next week, followed by a nice full washout before I start my role.