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Build Something Real.

Raw truth, real recovery, music, games, and iron. No sponsor puppets. Just CJ and anyone ready to stop pretending and start building.

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Live System Scan

Expose the scams. Call out the comfort traps. Then give tools, workouts, stories, and games to climb out of the pit yourself.

Truth Hits

Roasts with receipts. Systems, money, mental health, culture. No fear, no filter.

System

Medical Debt Is A Ghost Chain

Why the numbers they wave in your face don’t mean what you think.

Money

Credit Scores & Other Fairy Tales

How a 3‑digit leash keeps you obedient — and what matters instead.

Mental Health

You Are Not Your Diagnosis

A label is not a destiny. Here’s the work that actually moves the needle.

The Forge

Logic‑based tools & formulas to turn stress into structure.

Formula

MotionBeforeMotivation()

Move first, think later. Outrun the voice that waits for the perfect mood.

Formula

CJ_GrowthFormula_SkillIsEarned()

Talent is the story people tell so they don’t have to see your reps.

Story

Training In Chaos

Notes from the years everything burned and the work still got done.

Hammer Gaming

Real reviews, dev logs, and titles that kept the lights on inside.

Review

Game That Helped My Anxiety

Not escape — regulation. Here’s why this loop works.

Dev Log

GOOblin Project Notes

Building a creepy, kid‑safe world with my daughter — and what it’s teaching us.

List

Games That Kept Me Breathing

Ongoing list, because some titles are medicine.

The Iron Temple

Training, food, and override protocols. No trends — only results.

Training

Leg Day In The Middle Of A Court Case

The bar doesn’t care about excuses. That’s a gift.

Nutrition

Macros Over Magic Powders

Eat like a fighter on a project budget.

Override

10‑Minute Overdrive

Short protocols to slam through heavy mental days.

Light In The Ruins

Art, music, and wins from people who refuse to stay down.

Art

Daughter’s Corner

Spotlight on drawings and ideas from my daughter.

Music

Song That Kept Me Breathing

One track, one reason it hits, and how to use it as fuel.

Community

Hammer Of Hope Drops

Short wins from readers who decided to fight back.

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