Cary Alan Coaching

From iOS engineer to Mindset Coach. I help people break through what’s holding them back & live on purpose.
Systems, habits, clarity, truth.

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Comment what HIDDEN messages you find…
I created this mostly for my boys…but also for you.

FUN FACT: There are a LOT of visual metaphors throughout the video - show me what meanings YOU see.

I’m sure nobody will find them all, but what’s more important is what lands for you… Each person will see something different.

This might not be the best video in the world - it’s my first attempt at anything like this.

But I did every bit of it by hand, no AI… and no prior skills.

Just a vision, and movement in the right direction.

Creating this meant a lot to me, and I hope it means something to some of you too.

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There’s never a perfect time…
#justdoit

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Most growth comes when times are tough...

Same thing with forward progress.  

A very real world example hit me a couple of days ago when I was optimizing an ML trading algorithm - I got most of my improvements by improving how the system behaved when the markets were bad.

We're no different.  The physics of our lives and the physics of the trading system all behave the same:

The bad times are the low hanging fruit for making things better.

Let that sink in if life is punching you in the face a bit right now....

Get up, dust yourself off, and keep moving forward.

#resilience
#growth 
#selfimprovement
#positivepsychology
#mindset
#unfunkyourselffriday 
#unfunkyourself

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5 Books to help you Find Your Purpose.

1. Discover Your Destiny by Robin Sharma.   This is the sequel to The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.  I love these books simply because wisdom is packaged up in story, making it super digestible for your mind.

2. The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur Brooks.  This book is a very logical exploration, which will likely appeal to many in tech.

3. What's The Point by Tom Rath.  I feel like this kind of helps the left brain have some structure to explore the right brain side of things... I don't believe you can find purpose with logic and reason, but you can use logic and reason to help you tap into the intuitive feeling to find your purpose.

4. The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.  I ***LOVE*** the dialogue format, between a Philosopher and a Youth.  Something about the conversational nature allows you to just get absorbed into the content and identify with both sides.  Plus it breaches a lot of very important topics - helping remove many barriers that get in the way for most.

Finally...

5.  Mastery by Robert Greene.  This is a tome, and I don't recommend trying to read it straight through in one sitting. Just like all his books, they're dense with wisdom - and needs some space for you to process it all.  Read chapters like individual books, give them space, and give yourself time to absorb it all.

Most importantly with this last book, Mastery, Robert Greene makes it readily apparent that purpose can come through hard work - it doesn't always fly effortlessly into your lap with butterfly wings - sometimes life can even hit you in the face with it before you realize that what knocked you sideways was actually "your purpose" ;)

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This is why you Self Sabotage...
Why it's hard to make up your mind...
Why you struggle with sticking to your goals...
Why you feel so mentally fatigued trying to get through the day...

And how to fix it.

#selfsabotage #mindset #growth

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@vibeeval How those phones run all night when they’re not plugged in?

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5 Books to Launch Your Creativity

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Practice by Seth Godin
The Creative Act by Rick Ruben
... the last 2 are a surprise ...

#mindfulness  #creativity  #art

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5 More Books to unF*nCK Yourself..

Stillness Speaks
The Mountain is You
Don't Believe Everything You Think
Siddhartha
and... The Old Man and the Sea

Listen for why...

Now go out there and unF*nCK Yourself!

#change #transformation #selfimprovement #mindset #life

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How to thrive amidst the future uncertainty...

#ai #growthmindset #uncertainty #thrive #opportunity #volatility

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Challenges, Personal Development, Parenting, Purpose....

Listen to the full podcast - link in bio.

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Sometimes the worst things to happen to you become the best things that could have happened to you...

#transformation #personaldevelopment #mindset #reframing #growth

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Monday Mastery - 5 Books to Keep You On Track!

1. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
He teaches through stories - sneaking past your conscious mind
https://t.co/BSHWqknFY2

2. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
Very accessible read - packs a lot into the 7 lessons.
https://t.co/WwY9vifN7Y

3. Essentialism by Greg McKeown
A more accessible version of The Subtraction Principle by Matthew May.
https://t.co/x4LVLGfJj6

4. Deep Work by Cal Newport
Will help you focus and accomplish those big things in your life.
https://t.co/yZZu3rwMyZ

5. Atomic Habits by James Clear
How to get it all done.
https://t.co/cz1ia1XhB2

YOU GOT THIS!

#mindset #productivity #motivation #passion #purpose #mondaymastery

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Honored to be on the Trust and Verify Podcast
with Brandon Davis and Sean Dolan

*** Search YouTube "Trust and Verify with Cary Alan" ***

***  Link also in Bio ***
https://t.co/obH5KGDCj0

We shared a lot of life lessons - hope it helps at least one person watching...

Cary

#trustandverifypodcast
#caryalancoaching
#mindset
#coaching
#surrender
#silverlining

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3 Things to Help You Go After It Today

1. There's never a good time
2. There's no guarantee of success - and that's OK!  You only need to succeed once!
3. Just start.  Confidence comes from ACTION.

YOU GOT THIS!

#goals #dreams #mindset. #yougotthis #goafterit #ibelieveinyou #youcandoit

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Top 5 Books to unF*nCK Yourself - have you heard of the last one?

1.) The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer
https://t.co/xbl0WTwQ1t

2.) The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
https://t.co/1Sn8VJWg2i

3.) The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
https://t.co/3M2Qkxqs2J

4.) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
https://t.co/Pe9OFLwu8B

5.) The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
https://t.co/W99boF2qsJ

#mindset #personaldevelopment #thesurrenderexperiment #michaelsinger #thepowerofnow #eckharttolle #thefouragreements #donmiguelruiz #thealchemist #paolocoelho #thegreatestsalesmanintheworld #ogmandino

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The most powerful technique for self-transformation...

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Last moments, forever gone...

If you have children, cherish the time with them...

If your parents are still with you, appreciate the time you have left...

You won't know the "Last Moments" are last moments until they've already passed...

#love #loss #lastmoments
#family #cherishthemoment #parenting #grateful #timematters #memories

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Tired of being stuck in life?
Follow for tools to get unstuck.

#motivation #selfimprovement #lifetips #personaldevelopment #growthmindset #selfhelp

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Why you can’t think creatively when you’re stressed:

Stress shrinks your thinking.
Meditation expands it.

The doors were always there —
you just couldn’t see them.

Follow for more powerful mindset shifts
#mindset #meditation #stress #clarity #creativity

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We crave safety in what we already know.
Growth lives in the unknown.
Facing the unknown takes courage.
Yes, you might fail, but failure is part of the path to success.
Don’t wait for perfection.
Step into possibility.
Drop a 🔥 if you’re choosing courage over fear today.