#1 Master Your Time: Your time is your most valuable resource and your attention span is a super power; create a schedule that maximizes your productivity.

#2 Practice Mindfulness: Dedicate at least 10 minutes each day to meditation, nurturing your mental well-being.

#3 Write Your Story: Journal daily to capture your thoughts, emotions, and shape your vision for the future.

#4 Get Active: Prioritize physical activity, limit screen time, and spend at least 30 minutes outdoors daily.

#5 Eat Healthy: Maintain a balanced diet and make conscious choices to fuel your body well with every meal.

#6 Read: Immerse yourself in a captivating book, reading at least 10 pages each day.

#7 Set Intentions: Commit to accomplishing tasks you’ve long intended to do, ensure accountability within your tribe, and record your progress with TR$TFVND.

WHAT’S OUR ¥?

Have you ever been conflicted, misusing your own influence? I know at times we’ve all done the same, even Kendrick Lamar can attest to that. However, one of the best things about this life is that we have a chance to make a change. That’s where TR$TFVND finds its origins. It brings awareness to some resources we all possess to create a better life filled with an abundance of health, wealth, and wisdom.

Back when I was conflicted, life seemed to be the opposite: death, poverty, and ignorance. I found out poverty has much more to do with mindset than money. Imagine waking up everyday in a black ‘hood’ in the middle of America, doubting that there would ever be change unless it had to do with a violent death accompanied by a numbing hopelessness or some other type of other bad news.

Nearly everyone who lived there was accustomed to the similar traumatic disorder of death. Now that I think of it, most of us have never heard of someone passing from natural causes. I can vividly remember being six years old, finding out the disheartening news of my older cousin getting killed. More than anything, I can recall the look of sorrow on not only my Mother’s face but also My Aunt’s. The cry for her son reminded me of the weeping and gnashing of teeth in hell, as only the Bible could describe. Except she didn’t have to wait until the afterlife to experience that pain.

My biggest issue is that hell didn’t end there. The problem quietly inseminated and grew from emotional chaos to economic disparity. The revolving door of destruction that leads to more unresolved trauma and latches on and spreads in many different facets, especially if affairs aren’t in order. TR$TFVND  emerged as a beacon of hope, a path toward healing from our deep-seated wounds, and an opportunity to set our affairs in order. Encompassing everything from the practicalities of insurance and power of attorney to the solemnity of last wills and testaments. It extends to the creation of trust funds, a legacy of values that will endure for generations to come.

A poignant chapter in my cousin’s story is that he couldn’t leave behind a trust fund for his children. Yet, despite this financial limitations, he managed to impart invaluable values to his offspring. Sadly, for many, the legacy they inherit isn’t one of wisdom and guidance; instead, it’s a burden of unanswered questions, financial obligations, and destructive habits. Far too often, the weight of these challenges becomes so overwhelming that we struggle to even begin the journey towards resolution in either domain.

Fast forward twenty-five years, and the staggering toll becomes all too clear — I’ve counted more than 42 young men, ranging from my dearest friends and family to those I only knew in passing. Many hailed from the neighborhood on 42nd and Post Rd in Indianapolis, IN, and tragically, a lot of their lives were cut short by accidents, homicide and avoidable premature deaths.

This troubling trend has regrettably become normalized and even glamorized. These are not just ordinary homicides; they have deep roots in the traumatic legacy of PTSD, exacerbated by the enduring scars of Post Traumatic Slave Disorder. Furthermore, these tragic events are perpetuated by the constant influence and covert maneuvers of individuals and corporations that do not have our best interests at heart. The pain from these unhealed wounds often manifests itself in the most unhealthy, impoverished, and unconscious ways.

Substituting escapism with fulfillment, our goal is to create a system where our loved ones, as well as anyone in need, could begin the change to lead lives full of health, wealth, and wisdom. In doing so, we knew we would have to take a page out of our gardening book and start at the root. Starting a mutual fund for values and making it available to all willing to invest, I thought it would be more important to understand ‘¥?’ Why invest? Why prioritize health? Why not do our best?

So we began incorporating things that not only help free the mind but also free the spirit. Meditation, journaling, reading, working out, and hiking in a communal way are greater for the soul than we can imagine. And making it bigger than just ourselves offers us the opportunity to cultivate the change we want to see in each other. They say when men change, the world changes. And since we want it to change for the better, we can do it the best if we do it together.

In honor of the children left without a parent, the parents enduring the unbearable loss of a child, and the gaping void within our community. Not to mention the countless others, myself included, burdened with wounds that may never fully heal. Or those who succumbed to mental and emotional strife that comes with these experiences, TR$TFVND is about paying a debt of gratitude that can only be balanced by living life to the fullest. It aims to ignite the fire of health, wealth, and wisdom and promote the initiative to live a fuller life by utilizing a 42-day challenge with your tribe. Let’s see if really takes 21 days to break a bad habit and another 21 days to form a good habit. We welcome you to build better habits with TR$TFVND.

Where we dedicate each day to something bigger than ourselves, and in the end, I’m sure we’ll be much closer to the change we want to see!

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