On this week’s FATHERS of the FUTURE Podcast 🎙, I am joined by a great man, amazing Father, extraordinary Human Being, Natural Health Coach, and entrepreneur Jesse Moreng, co-founder of Optimize.
🎙 Check out the entire #Podcast on all platforms HERE 🎙
Surfing propels us into a journey of limitless creativity, abundant excitement, and boundless harmony.
With so many parallels to life, surfing in the ocean is the most challenging and rewarding endeavor and culmination of physical strength, endurance, mental fortitude, and emotional well-being available to humans today.
Riding a wave is the pinnacle of FLOW and the peak voyage when physical output and spiritual expansion intersect.Â
“You become one with the earth while becoming one with yourself.”
Utilizing power, harmony and peace combined at just the right moment in time, gives you the smallest chance to ride the actual wave itself, like each individual fingerprint, every wave is unique, one of kind, completely different and more distinctive than any other wave before or after it.
Surfing can be the greatest teacher of practicing living in the present moment.
It is a healing practice, period.
There is nothing to do or think about except ride the wave and take the five steps to put yourself in the best position possible to do so.
Body, board, position, paddle, and standing.
Sounds easy, but it’s NOT!
It’s a MFN battle, a war between the ears, the shoulders, and the ocean.
As a lifelong snowboarder, student growing up in Hawaii, skimboarder, and extreme athlete, I can attest that the mountain doesn’t move, there is no current, and you don’t have to paddle anywhere.
When was the last time you heard of someone drowning on a ski lift? Have you seen any sharks in Park City lately?
CASE CLOSED!
While chasing FLOW, you will FIGHT many battles, paddling out and in and getting smashed by the next big set of waves crashing between them both.
And then, after all that hard work, through the hardships, temporary defeats, internal resistance, and even feeling sorry for yourself, you find a way to stand up and WIN.Â
As I close out this portion of the blog, my deepest gratitude, and appreciation for the connection, fellowship, and motivation of the men of JAR on my first Surf trip to Rincon, Puerto Rico, with my Brothers Chip, Paul and Wes.
My intention and training for this EXPERIENCE began in October 2022, when I made it my personal mission to redefine happiness, adventure, and exploration as a man of mastery surfing in his 45th year.Â
Luke “SERVE” Kayyem | Crash Boat, RincĂłn, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 2024
🌊 The ART of FLOW 🌊
“FLOW is an optimal state of consciousness where we feel and perform at our best.
Time and Energy both dissolve into the task at hand.
FLOW… begins at the root of GROWTH and EXPANSION, as well as being the primary accelerator for OPTIMIZING PEAK-PERFORMANCE and producing MOMENTUM and DRIVE.
FLOW follows focus—it only shows up when all your attention is directed at the singular task.
So how do you create the perfect “SET and SETTING” to learn, practice, and apply, bringing FLOW into your life?
You walk on the beach, surf in the sea, swim in the ocean, sleep on the ground, and sit on the sand.
You feel completely and totally disconnected from the digital distractions of modern-day life and the heavy machinery controlling your every thought, feeling, and action.
With the speed at which you operate and downshift, you get grounded, connected, and deliberate.
You drop into a new level of awareness, bringing you closer to your natural state, your TRUE self and your best and highest form of consciousness.
You become unwound, unfrozen, unstuck, and unfucked!Â
You become a human being again, possibly becoming a SUPERHUMAN BEING for the first time.
Forged through the ELEMENTS, enhanced by the programming, education, and connection.
We have created the ultimate EXPERIENCE and ADVENTURE on the beautiful beaches of Encinitas, California, in sunny Southern California. [May 5-7]
This two-day intimate, immersive experience is designed to help you reset, reflect, and connect to yourself through the ocean, nature, and exhilaration.
Leaving you branded by an EXPERIENCE that will be a lifelong reminder of HOW ALIVE you can deeply feel when you STOP repeating the pattern and path that you are on and focus a concentrated, centered, and direct level of energy towards growing your intrinsic drivers while releasing your need for external motivators.Â
Utilizing Mother Nature’s best prescriptions and ocean therapies combined like surfing, grounding, sound healing, drum circles, beach yoga, meditation, holotropic breath work, and a plant medicine ceremony to truly and intentionally create consistent and optimal FLOW states.
We are building a PLACE and SPACE for men, to be fully PRESENT IN THE MOMENT, EACH MOMENT, EVERY MOMENT, to just be here NOW, unapologetically authentic, unafraid to expand their journey towards maximizing their human potential, pushing their peak edge, and fortifying their FREEDOM.
At the CORE of the retreat will be a deep, rich, engaging conversation, holding space, creating a beautiful and powerful environment to collectively and independently heal, grow, and expand the WARRIOR’s heart, mind, and soul.
This two-day immersive men’s retreat on the California Coast will empower you to take a much-needed break from the noise and speed of modern-day life and pause.
Our intention is that this inspires you to shift your energy permanently, consciously slow down, become more aware, centered, and focused, and ruthlessly learn to eliminate hurry, worry, and negative energy.Â
So that you can access these optimal states again in the future by intentionally applying the tools and performance primers learned during the retreat.
For more information on FLOW, READ: Now is the Time to flow. 1/2/2024
“Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is the true warrior who can master both….and surpass the result.” – Tien T’ai
The WAY of the WARRIOR
The WAY of the WARRIOR is a full and complete action-packed, massively powerful, and intense TRAINING DAY in the ART of SAVAGERY, BRAVERY, and COURAGE.
Designed to push you to and through your personal EDGE of comfort through adventure, excitement, thrill, education, application, and optimization.
Over the course of one 15+ hour day, you will learn the tools, tactics, and practices from World class Coaches, including US elite special forces operators, British combat special forces instructors, professional skydivers, marksmen, fighters, and a master sensei in the ancient fighting discipline of Shinkendo also known as Swordsmanship.
Shinkendo requires rigorous physical training, depth of coordination, and intense focus, emphasizing forging spiritual strength through HONOR and COURAGE, which inspires the Warrior’s HEART and SOUL to HEAL and GROW.
Our goal in developing this intensive course is to teach, train, and prepare you for the unknown extreme challenges of life and the intense fears associated with them.
We want to see you go from zero to DANGEROUS when facing a threat, enemy, challenge, or anything that scares the F—K out of you with little to no resistance, procrastination, or hesitation.
The WAY of the WARRIOR will directly IMPACT you to become a greater LEADER, unafraid to take action in the eye of the storm, under extreme pressure and stress, unshakeable from the drama and trauma of life, able to do what it takes to get any job done.
Through a modern-day men’s movement known as FATHERS of the FUTURE, we will challenge you to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, immerse yourself in the cold, learn to build powerful breathing techniques in extreme heat, become a more proficient fighter, striker, and grappler.
You will also experience defending with a knife, shooting live simulation rounds, be trained on the offensive tactical advantage, and enjoy the best barbecue in the state, surrounded by RARE men discussing and sharing their wealth and knowledge with you in a small and private setting.
This elite mastermind will also focus on what we believe is the most important advantage in life, the ability to ENHANCE and EXPAND our mental toughness, grit, fortitude and capacity to do more, be more and accomplish more than we ever imagined possible.
LIMITED TO 8 MEN ENROLL HERE
March 15, [Friday 5am-8pm]
Mental toughness refers to the ability to enter a state of mind that allows one to overcome a current negative feeling or situation in favor of progressive and productive action.
This is a limitless MINDSET and the WAY of the WARRIOR.
Life is truly about standing on the edge of our existence, on the verge of elimination, behind the count, 3rd and long, down by 2 with no time left on the clock as the undersized underdog with nothing to lose and everything to prove positive mental attitude.
This experiential program is about discovering a new level within yourself to MAXIMIZE your MINDSETS, MOTIVATIONS, and METHODS.
“It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.”  -Miyamoto Musashi
LIMITED TO 8 MEN ENROLL HERE
March 15, [Friday 5am-8pm]
What’s included:
As we continue to open and access the “New Year, New You” mentality and marketing genius that is mainstream media, let me be one of the first to STOP you from buying into the Quick-Fix B.S. and the resolutions associated with this weak mindset and limiting belief.
The universe does not know what day of the week it is, let alone a new year for you, your business, your health, and the abundance we seek in our everyday lives.
It does know, however, how many cookies, cocktails, or pushups you ate, drank, and pushed out over the past few weeks leading into 2024.
It knows how hard you leaned in, how much impetus you produced, and ultimately, whether you are starting today, this week, month, and year in FLOW or FIGHT.
FLOW is an optimal state of consciousness where we feel and perform at our best. Time and Energy both dissolve into the task at hand.
FIGHT is the opposite: a place and space that we do not SHOW UP, near or close to our absolute best.
FLOW is the most valuable PEAK- PERFORMANCE PRIMER we have available for our productivity, growth, and creativity.
FIGHT is the ultimate resistance to successfully completing the necessary work needed to execute and finish.
FLOW… is the SECRET SAUCE of GROWTH and EXPANSION, as well as the GAME CHANGER for OPTIMIZING your HEALTH, and producing MOMENTUM and DRIVE.
So, how do you put yourself into a state of FLOW?
Practice DAILY DISCIPLINE, install KEYSTONE HABITS, and establish constructive rituals early and often in your routine.
It’s one thing if you have good habits to begin with, as it will make FLOW easier to produce and more often to command.
So, If you are still making poor choices, use the “DAILY DISCIPLINE” tracker *attached below to improve your Mojo.
Flow states have triggers that lead to more flow.
Flow follows focus—it only shows up when all your attention is directed at the task before you.
Mono-tasking or giving ONE THING all of your undivided attention is a simple step in the GAME and a KEY step towards self-mastery.
BETTER HABITS = BETTER YEAR!
Here are a few foundational PEAK-PERFORMANCE basics to master before accessing flow.
The body and mind must be connected and centered to be fully prepared.
Complete at least one per day in each of the three basics, to keep your nervous system in check ✔️
Physical basics:
Mental basics:
Emotional basics:
So how, should you begin to put yourself in FLOW?
Stop doing everything disrupted, interrupted, and disengaged, and do one thing, 100% and ALL IN!
“How you do one thing, is how you do everything.”
Regardless of the ACTION step you take first, take a single step and a single action, followed by another single step and action. This is the simple act of compounding interest!
I would personally LOVE to see your 2024 W.O.Y [Word Of Year] and WHY you chose it.
I chose the word INVEST as my 2024 PRIME MOTIVATOR and DRIVING FORCE in 2024.
Defined as my ability to increase my financial growth and resources, strengthen my physical health, expand my mental fortitude, pursue personal, meaningful relationships, invest time and energy in human capital and my time under tension in the art of IMPACTFUL and INSPIRATIONAL LIVING.
-Coach Luke INVEST Kayyeminvest
NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE YOU!
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Is this not the ultimate statement and definition of FREEDOM and what life is truly about?
Growing up, getting $#!T done and independently taking care of business. Outliving, Outlasting, and outsurviving our ancestors.
No matter how you look at it, becoming self-sufficient, self-reliant, and self-aware are the bedrock of survival, and the primary modern-day motivators needed for Peak-Performance and a results-driven life.
But what if the work was survival or a life or death situation?
The reality is, unless you were trained by the U.S armed forces, or other Global Military agencies, graduated from the Police Academy, or have carried the title of first responder, you probably have absolutely ZERO CLUE on how to survive, let alone thrive in a tough, hard, uncomfortable and often unpleasant, environment.
THERE ARE NO RULES TO SURVIVAL!
Now before I go too DEEP, too QUICK into the never-ending vortex of “SURVIVAL BASED or FEAR BASED” content, education, and training. I must first explain my viewpoint and experience of the subject matter and WHY I have dedicated massive amounts of time, energy, and resources into my GAPS. As well as the instruction, classes, and courses, that I invested in as a civilian to get to this point in my own understanding, and applying of the SKILLS needed for an absolute worst-case scenario.
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But check it out, everything I share on FREEDOM can be multiplied and layered onto any area of your life.
🇺🇸 FREEDOM to be HAPPY
🇺🇸 FREEDOM to be HEALTHY
🇺🇸 FREEDOM to be WEALTHY
As a young man with no available Masculine Protector, I felt defenseless, fearful, and constantly distressed, about my safety, security, and surety.
Yup, I know those FATHERLESSNESS wounds have still found a way to show up and live, rent-free in my headspace for decades, from my mindset to my money, my health, and my peace.
For many years I lived untrained, undisciplined, and in all honesty undeveloped in the arena of life.
These “LIFE SKILLS” would only come to fruition after years of frustration, along with my fixed mindset, I felt stuck, powerless, and inferior.Â
This is exactly WHY I have made it my life’s work to FORTIFY MEN, and their FAMILY through a PRESENT, ACTIVE and ENGAGED ethos and code for reversing the curse.
But not everyone is a Dude or a Dad, what about the women? What about the moms, the teens, especially the single moms?
Like my own single Mom, doing everything that she could to raise a young, wild boy. She could never train, teach or lead me in the art of SAVAGERY and SURVIVAL, it wasn’t even on her radar, let alone G.P.S of what type of preparation, I would need to succeed in all corners of my life, physically, mentally, emotionally, financially and tactically.
That total package or “BUNDLE” was not available in the late nineties, it wasn’t offered in Boy Scouts, High School, College, or as a carer choice as a young adult. I simply did not know, what I did not know! Sound familiar?
Survival is so much more than being tough, it’s about becoming smart, prepared, well-versed, well trained and universally aware.
Today’s NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE YOU life lesson comes to us directly from our first intensive class created for Women and Teens.
This class was a huge success as we pushed 9 women and 1 teenager whom I have the honor of mentoring, passed their baseline edge of comfort and ease, and into a new reality of hardship and despair.
We intentionally instructed them on how to not become a VICTIM and learn the necessary steps and progressions, as well as role play possible worst-case scenarios, to get out of really bad situations, emergencies, and conflicts and stay safe during a random act of violence.
Our GOAL in creating this course, specifically designed for women and teens is to educate, impact, inspire, and empower them to RISE in the face of evil, to never be or become a VICTIM, to learn how to fight back and employ and what JUSTIFIED LEVEL OF FORCE is needed to get home safely.
From basic beginner firearm safety to parking lot strategies, first attack striking, ground game defense and rape prevention tactics, I am beyond proud of the level of confidence and certainty the FORTIFY the FAMILY attendees have shown in one afternoon of training.
We will be offering this course four times in 2024. ENROLL HERE
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TESTIMONY
I knew of Luke Kayyem’s reputation and work through events he did with my teenage sons and men from our church. So when he offered a women’s self-defense course, I wasn’t going to say no to that opportunity! I’d never used a firearm, and he and the shooting coach, Chad Smith, walked us through gun safety thoroughly and then took us to the range to practice and learn. They were very patient and made sure we did things correctly and safely. For self-defense, we learned moves and maneuvers to escape from common attacks and got to practice and start committing these to muscle memory. Luke and Chad gave us so much amazing information and raised our awareness for unsafe situations and how to avoid them, and if need be, escape from them. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this course to any woman who wants to have the tools she needs to escape and protect herself in situations that are all too common.
-Amanda Diaz
