The Vibrant Visionary LLC

29/09/2026

Let this be your permission to rebel. Rebel against everything that tells you that you come last.

Season 4 kicked off with "The Intentional Rebel." After a year of conversations on From the Ashes Podcast, I've landed on what being the Intentional Rebel actually means. It isn't about fighting back. It's about reclaiming your right to choose your own destiny.

This is for the ones who need to hear that you are worth your own fight. Tune in to this short and sweet episode on thevibrantvisionary.com/podcast now.

19/09/2026

“Procrastination. Holding back your voice. Saying yes to everything. Not letting yourself rest. Not keeping your boundaries. ...these are the things I wrote in my journal as signs of self-abandonment.

I see self-abandonment as a conditioned modern societal dysfunction, not an individual issue. It is embedded into our culture, mistaken as virtue.

Do you know the downstream of widespread self-abandonment?
It is entire populations disempowered in health, wealth, purpose, and joy.

I think it’s time we start to choose differently. Unfortunately, we can’t wait for the rules to change. It has to start with you.

Listen to this week’s *From the Ashes* podcast to unpack this further.
🎧https://www.thevibrantvisionary.com/podcasts/from-the-ashes-2/episodes/2149255883

28/08/2026

I met Ian Chun recently through the JET alumni association here in Tokyo.

We hosted a matcha tasting at his shop, Yunomi Matcha in Togoshi-Ginza, and my mind was blown by how much knowledge he had about tea. I was also struck by how much of his own approach and philosophy he was bringing to his work and his business.

Not only that, but he was unafraid to share some of the tougher parts of starting and running a business. I knew he had a lot to offer the world, and I couldn't pass up the chance to interview him for the podcast.

We meet at his shop, drink matcha, and get into the messiness of entrepreneurship and life: purpose, failure, and how the "way of tea" can teach us a lot more than we might think about how to live.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.thevibrantvisionary.com/podcasts/from-the-ashes-2/episodes/2149248680
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fstNSnFJ5Cc

14/08/2026

No matter what you're doing with us - tuning into From the Ashes Podcast, doing the deep work in the Collective, or jamming out with us in the Vibrant Rhythm Studio - what we're actually here to do is get you closer to a life where you get to be the most vibrant, joyful, aligned version of YOU.

After years and years of feeling alone in my own soul searching, one of my ultimate personal goals is to provide a space for people to embrace their own evolution. To play in the sand, to get messy, to grow and learn alongside people who are also here to live more courageously, more purposefully, and UNIQUELY themselves.

So many of us get caught up in trying to fit ourselves into neat little boxes to become more "acceptable" or "loveable." We forget that we have our own dreams, interests, and desires. We lose those little sparks of personality, creativity and expression that make us US. And then we get caught up in trying to attain the things that others say will make us more "worthy" - money, status, fame.

At some point, if we haven't completely abandoned ourselves, we start to see what we sacrificed to fit in. But the journey back to ourselves is not an easy one. People will always be there to tell us we're too lazy, selfish, unrealistic. And that stings.
But if you are being called deep down to find out what life could be like if you were to nurture that spark of yours...to come back to your unique nature and see what you are truly capable of...you're not alone here in the Vibrant Visionary.
And we'd love to help you stand strong in your power.

Curious what that looks like? Shoot me a message or check out what's going on at www.thevibrantvisionary.com

07/08/2026

The Weekend I Put My Phone Down and Stopped Rushing Towards Death

Think I'm being dramatic? Think again.

Ever found yourself doom scrolling, and without realizing, an hour had gone by? Now imagine that, happening every day for the rest of your life.

Life passes in an instant. Apparently we spend almost 4 hours a day on average checking our phones. Over a lifetime, imagine how much time you lose to this tiny blackhole of attention.

What would you actually do with your time if you weren't scrolling through it?

A few weeks ago, I turned off every screen for a full weekend, no phone, no computer, not even a clock, and the thing that shocked me most was how much time opened up. But more importantly, I realized the urgency I carry most days was never actually helping me "get things done". It was manufactured. And I'd been performing it without question.

This week's solo episode of From the Ashes is the whole story, what I noticed when the screens went dark, and the questions it raised about how we spend our lives.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.thevibrantvisionary.com/podcast
Or find From the Ashes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

What's one thing you'd reclaim if you got a few hours back?

30/07/2026

https://www.thevibrantvisionary.com/vibrant-rhythm-studio

Check out the new Vibrant Rhythm Studio! See what it's all about and join our growing community of movers and shakers.

For those done fitting into everyone else's version of acceptable — and ready to reclaim who they truly are. Coaching, community, and conversation for those don't just want to survive life, but actually thrive.

24/07/2026

Ever feel like you’ve tried everything to heal — and nothing sticks?

That’s where Joseph Dowd was. Pharmaceuticals, ayahuasca, meditation, therapy. Yet something was missing.

This week on From the Ashes, we talk about why peak experiences can be a trap — and what real, consistent work actually changed for him.

Have you ever felt this way? 💬

21/07/2026

Artists deserve to get paid. That's not the issue:

The issue is: the moment you let the market determine what your work is worth, you're at the mercy of an extractive system. And what gets extracted, quietly, over time, is the joy of making the thing in the first place.

There's a difference between being paid for your skill and being honored for your creative expression. Most of us are getting the former while believing we're getting the latter.

When someone else decides what your art is worth, you start making art for them. And you don't notice you've traded expressive freedom for dollars until the joy is already gone.

Why letting the market determine what your art is worth costs you more than money. Full conversation with Alvyn Villanueva: https://youtu.be/1zkz-pKwVvI

20/07/2026

Your Creative Expression is sacred.
Artistic value has nothing to do with external praise, money, awards, titles, or how many followers you have.

Do you love your life for what it is? Do you draw just to draw? Dance just to dance? Because you love it, not because you're trying to prove yourself?

Alvyn said it better than I could have. The act itself is already the validation.

Full conversation with Vibrant Visionary Collective alumni Alvyn .man on From the Ashes: https://www.intrepidwellness.life/podcasts/from-the-ashes-2/episodes/2149209816

18/07/2026

We live in a world where a lot of people become successful through the online popularity contest known as social media.

This is true even for IRL work, and that's what Alvyn did as an animator in Hollywood. Hundreds of applications. Ghosted. The one job you do get goes to someone who already knew someone.
Alvyn spent years in the LA animation industry watching follower counts among peers become the currency of worth. 20k, 30k, 50k. And he was peers with these people. Which made it worse, not better.

"Lots of comparison, lots of scarcity, lots of trying to prove yourself." That's the mindset that gets ingrained. And it slowly toxifies you and saps away your energy.

The only difference between someone living your dream life and you is that they chose not to let any of that stop them.

Full conversation with .man on From the Ashes. Link in bio.