New Year, New Story: Join the Exodus Quest

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Hey there Visionaries!

Happy New Year.

For real though.

Not the "new year, new me" nonsense you'll abandon by February.

I'm talking about an actual fresh start where you stop repeating the same tired patterns and start building the life you keep saying you want.

Last night I DJ'd for my locals out in the county.

Competing against Club Bed and DJ Pillow at 11pm when things looked sparse.

But we pulled it together, dropped the ball at midnight, and everyone had a good time.

That's kind of how life works too.

Sometimes it looks like nothing's happening, then everything comes together right when it needs to.

Why You Should Give All the Cares:

• Stop the Loop: Break free from the repetitive patterns designed to keep you small and stuck

• AI is Doubling: Efficiency gains every 4 months means you need to position yourself NOW

• Build Your Crew: Solo mode is over. Time to find your tribe and band together

Your Year Wasn't a Checklist. It Was a Chapter.

Most people look back at their year like it's a to-do list.

Did I lose weight? Check or fail.

Did I make more money? Check or fail.

Did I start that business? Check or fail.

That's not how life actually works.

Your year was a story arc.

With plot twists, character development, conflicts, resolutions, and lessons that set up the next chapter.

You need to see it that way to actually learn from it.

So before we talk about where you're going, let's get clear on where you've been.

The Narrative Arc Prompt

To take everything that happened to you last year copy/paste it in your fav AI Ally. Post your results below or keep it private, but do the work.

BONUS RESULTS if you upload your year in review journal pages with the prompt.

You are a narrative analyst and reflective guide. Your task is to help me review my past year as a story, not a scorecard based on my previous conversations and memories. Do not evaluate productivity, goals, wins, losses, or success versus failure. Do not judge outcomes or optimize for motivation. Instead, reconstruct the year as one chapter in an unfolding narrative. Instructions: Begin by describing who I was entering the year—my internal state, pressures, unresolved tensions, and direction. Identify the central conflict that repeatedly surfaced across different areas of my life. Use mythic structure, metaphor, vivid imagery, and emotional tension. If available, reference use my favorite characters, franchises, or story worlds — from film, television, literature, comics, or games — as analogies for my inner journey. Mirror my arc through one core archetype drawn from these stories. Let that character’s tension, choices, and evolution parallel my own. Name the true antagonist of the year—not failure, but forces such as comfort, convenience, familiarity, safety disguised as wisdom, or avoidance. Examine what I tolerated under pressure, and how those tolerances revealed character and limits. Identify patterns of repeated friction across work, relationships, energy, or decisions. Treat repetition as curriculum, not coincidence. Surface the theme or themes that governed the year beneath surface events (e.g., constraint, integration, reinvention, patience, expansion). Reframe disruptions, stalled projects, and unexpected changes as necessary plot twists. Explain what they clarified, exposed, or demanded I outgrow. Describe how resistance shaped my identity, and what kind of growth or evolution the year required. Synthesize the year into a coherent story arc, including: A chapter title A concise statement of what the year was truly about Identify unfinished threads likely to carry into the next chapter. Orient the next year narratively by answering: What kind of year am I authoring next? What role am I being called into (e.g., explorer, builder, healer, leader, apprentice)? What internal shift must occur for the next chapter to make sense? What recurring obstacle am I finally willing to confront directly? What new theme am I ready to live behaviorally, not just intellectually? Write in a clear, grounded, interpretive tone. Avoid clichés and forced optimism. Focus on meaning, pattern, and transformation. End with a single sentence that captures the arc I am in now and the direction it is bending toward. Then ask “Do you want a picture depiction of your year story arc?

I ran this myself.

Got Morpheus in Zion, year one after making it to the surface and starting to rebuild civilization.

Out of the simulation, building something real, helping others do the same.

Who's your archetype?

Welcome to the Exodus Quest

This isn't about resolutions.

It's about selecting your destination and gaining momentum toward it.

Here's How It Works:

Starting today, I'm dropping 5 quests throughout January.

One today. One Monday. Then one each week after.

Each quest is designed to move you from where you are to where you need to be.

No fluff. No motivational posters. Just practical steps that actually work.

Where to Find the Quests:

Facebook Group: I started a FB group that's hit 150 people in the last week and honestly, I've been having fun there. Connecting with real humans, having actual conversations. The quests will drop there each week. Join Beyond The Matrix: Awakening Community for Truth Seekers

Inner Circle: If you want daily AI tips, holistic living practices, and direct access to me, join the Inner Circle. $6.99/month gets you into the DM conversation where I'm dropping knowledge every single day.

Email: Hanging out here? You'll get one quest per week delivered right to your inbox. Starting with today The Anti-Resolution Revolution

Pick your platform. Show up. Do the work. See where the quest takes you.

Stop Going Solo: Start Your Mutual Aid Group

Speaking of building your crew...

My Mutual Aid Group course is about 60% done.

Then the holidays hit and derailed me like they derail everyone.

So it's taking a couple more weeks to finish.

Good news? You can still grab it at the prelaunch price of $11.

This course takes my 4 years of running a mutual aid group and turns it into a roadmap so you can build your own crew of people you trust and work with regularly.

Because trying to do everything alone is why you're stuck.

What's Ahead for Me

This year I'm doubling down on my Life-First Business Architecture work.

Going on podcasts. Helping startups.

Working with people who want to serve the world and make money doing it.

Helping people scale what they've already built.

I love this work.

Meanwhile, Beyond The Matrix is relaunching in January/February.

And I'm spending this week tightening my systems to get ready for a productive year.

Why does this matter to you?

Because AI is doublling every 4 months at this rate exceeding expectations. -METR's Latest Benchmarks

Think about where AI is right now.

Now think about where it'll be in 4 months.

Then 4 months after that.

Those ignoring this are doing themselves a massive disservice.

Where do you want to be positioned when this hits?

Today’s Takeaways:

1. Story Over Checklist: Your year was a narrative arc, not a pass/fail test

2. 5 Quests Incoming: Starting today, weekly through January to build momentum

3. Build Your Crew: The Mutual Aid course is still at prelaunch pricing

Your First Quest Starts Now

Run that narrative arc prompt.

See what archetype you get.

Then drop it in the Facebook group or reply to this email.

I want to see what character represented your 2025.

Because understanding your last chapter is how you write your next one.
Stay curious and keep it real,

Joshua | The Holistic Tech Wizard

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