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Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Am I Meant To Be A Father?

Jun 17, 2026

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6 min read

Am I Meant To Be A Father?

For those questioning their journey

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

Are These My Origin Wounds?

Jun 10, 2026

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4 min read

Are These My Origin Wounds?

Why we keep repeating the same patterns when we know better ft. Vienna Pharaon

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

The Last Hyrox Like This?

Jun 3, 2026

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8 min read

The Last Hyrox Like This?

On waiting too long for things, my Hyrox time and Great Things at Golden Hof

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+2

Spring Clean Your Environment

May 27, 2026

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10 min read

Spring Clean Your Environment

Life changes lead to updates at home. Sofreh on Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Spring Cleaning

Spring Clean Your Expectations

May 20, 2026

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14 min read

Spring Clean Your Expectations

You're not where you thought you'd be, but you're exactly where you should be

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+2

Spring Clean Your Relationships

May 13, 2026

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12 min read

Spring Clean Your Relationships

First look at episode 11 of Great Things at Musaafer

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Spring Cleaning

Spring Clean Your Mind

May 6, 2026

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17 min read

Spring Clean Your Mind

Dr. Jen Hartstein on emotional regulation, boundaries and burnout

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

+1

Spring Clean Your Time

Apr 29, 2026

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10 min read

Spring Clean Your Time

Great Things at Holywater and a kickoff of Spring Cleaning

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

You Can’t Compartmentalize Vibes

Apr 22, 2026

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8 min read

You Can’t Compartmentalize Vibes

Pre-class unpredictability + Episode 9 of Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

Recap of a Do-Nothing

Apr 15, 2026

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13 min read

Recap of a Do-Nothing

Being okay with appreciating what you've built + Episode 8 of Great Things @ Lord's

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

It's Okay To Be Seen

Apr 8, 2026

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11 min read

It's Okay To Be Seen

Things that make me sweat + Episode 6 of Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

You Don’t Need Money. You Need an Idea: A Visit to Creative Minds BK

Apr 1, 2026

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13 min read

You Don’t Need Money. You Need an Idea: A Visit to Creative Minds BK

Episode 6 of Great Things with Adrian Williams

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Your Mind Is An Unreliable Narrator

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

Your Mind Is An Unreliable Narrator

The importance of recognizing when the story isn't the truth

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Certainty of Your Potential

Mar 18, 2026

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10 min read

The Certainty of Your Potential

The powerful use of the word "yet"

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

Museum Worthy Ravioli at Queen Ann Ravioli

Mar 11, 2026

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15 min read

Museum Worthy Ravioli at Queen Ann Ravioli

Episode 5 of Great Things with Adrian Williams

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

What’s Up With Our Idolization of Burnout and Suffering?

Mar 4, 2026

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11 min read

What’s Up With Our Idolization of Burnout and Suffering?

No one is meant to live a life of pain, no matter how trendy it may seem.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

Connection Is A Luxury for Chef Capon

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

Connection Is A Luxury for Chef Capon

Episode 3: Great Things With Adrian Williams

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Manifestation from the Point of View of a Pessimist

Feb 18, 2026

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10 min read

Manifestation from the Point of View of a Pessimist

What happens when you automatically think everything is going to go wrong

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Life Comes At You Fast

Feb 11, 2026

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14 min read

Life Comes At You Fast

A guide for the resets you might need

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

What I Wish More Men Talked About

Feb 4, 2026

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13 min read

What I Wish More Men Talked About

We learned to hide it and now we pay for it

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

How To Get The Results You Want (Nana’s Version)

Jan 28, 2026

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11 min read

How To Get The Results You Want (Nana’s Version)

WWNS (what would Nana say?)

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

What The Road to 42 Shook Loose

Jan 21, 2026

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14 min read

What The Road to 42 Shook Loose

When it feels like you're doing all the right things and can't get out of the funk

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

Off To The Races with Max Siegelman of Siegelman Stable

Jan 14, 2026

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15 min read

Off To The Races with Max Siegelman of Siegelman Stable

Episode 2: Great Things With Adrian Williams

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Assumptions I Almost Let Win

Jan 7, 2026

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11 min read

The Assumptions I Almost Let Win

Revisiting the assumptions that could have changed my trajectory

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Great Things Don’t Start on January 1st

Dec 31, 2025

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12 min read

Great Things Don’t Start on January 1st

How a health scare at Hyrox contributed to my anti-New Year’s Resolution mindset.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Unhinged

A Special Message from Francis Thee Elf

Dec 24, 2025

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8 min read

A Special Message from Francis Thee Elf

A few holiday reminders from your favorite elf

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Series

+1

Every Recipe Needs Some Zest

Dec 17, 2025

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11 min read

Every Recipe Needs Some Zest

Episode 1: Great Things With Adrian Williams

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

On To The Next One

Dec 10, 2025

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9 min read

On To The Next One

The results from checking my list twice...

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Holiday Boundaries

Dec 3, 2025

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10 min read

Holiday Boundaries

Set 'em but don't forget 'em!

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Insider Info

Your GTTT Starter Guide

Nov 30, 2025

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4 min read

Your GTTT Starter Guide

Some of the juiciest stuff I've shared

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Hyrox Judging

Nov 26, 2025

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10 min read

Hyrox Judging

When fitness reminds you on how to show up as a human

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Not Your Usual Gift Guide

Nov 19, 2025

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20 min read

Not Your Usual Gift Guide

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Making a List

Nov 12, 2025

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13 min read

Making a List

NOPE, NOT ON CHRISTMAS YET, but will still check it twice

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

41: Crash and Burn

Nov 5, 2025

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10 min read

41: Crash and Burn

A new take on self-driving failure

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Engine Off: Idle Mind

Oct 29, 2025

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10 min read

Engine Off: Idle Mind

Allow me to get heavily meditated

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

RBP and a Performance Review

Oct 22, 2025

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13 min read

RBP and a Performance Review

No, it's not another car model

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

A Recipe For Joy

Oct 15, 2025

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13 min read

A Recipe For Joy

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Hooked On A Feeling

Oct 8, 2025

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11 min read

Hooked On A Feeling

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

I Th(ink) Therefore I Am

Oct 1, 2025

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11 min read

I Th(ink) Therefore I Am

And the point is usually Nana embarrassing me

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Get To The Point

Sep 24, 2025

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9 min read

Get To The Point

And the point is usually Nana embarrassing me

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Sh*t Happens

Sep 17, 2025

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10 min read

Sh*t Happens

The newsletter where Adrian tries to rhyme

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Rot Not

Sep 10, 2025

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9 min read

Rot Not

The newsletter where Adrian tries to rhyme

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

No Original Thoughts Over Here

Sep 3, 2025

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12 min read

No Original Thoughts Over Here

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Don't Block The Door

Aug 27, 2025

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10 min read

Don't Block The Door

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Truth About Your Progress

Aug 20, 2025

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11 min read

The Truth About Your Progress

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Is It Helping or Hurting?

Aug 13, 2025

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10 min read

Is It Helping or Hurting?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
A Year of Nana’s Words

Aug 11, 2025

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15 min read

A Year of Nana’s Words

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

We Don't Rent The Good Stuff

Aug 4, 2025

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10 min read

We Don't Rent The Good Stuff

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Great Things Are Everywhere

Jul 28, 2025

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8 min read

Great Things Are Everywhere

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Your Watch Told You To Read This

Jul 21, 2025

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11 min read

Your Watch Told You To Read This

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Power of Sharing Your Failures

Jul 14, 2025

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10 min read

The Power of Sharing Your Failures

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Your Summer Packing List That Won’t Fit In Your Suitcase

Jul 7, 2025

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10 min read

Your Summer Packing List That Won’t Fit In Your Suitcase

May your summer flights be not as delayed as today's newsletter

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

I've Noticed a Difference. Are You Okay?

Jun 30, 2025

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13 min read

I've Noticed a Difference. Are You Okay?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Insider Info

It's Time To Focus On You

Jun 26, 2025

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2 min read

It's Time To Focus On You

An exclusive invitation and sneak peek at what's to come.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Are You Growing? Or Just Busy?

Jun 23, 2025

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9 min read

Are You Growing? Or Just Busy?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
When You Fail At Recreating The Wheel
LockSimple

Jun 18, 2025

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12 min read

When You Fail At Recreating The Wheel

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

It's Not Just About The Shopping Cart

Jun 16, 2025

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8 min read

It's Not Just About The Shopping Cart

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Construction Ahead
LockSimple

Jun 11, 2025

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1 min read

Construction Ahead

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Father's Day Choices

Jun 9, 2025

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11 min read

Father's Day Choices

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Get Out Of Your Own Way

Jun 2, 2025

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11 min read

Get Out Of Your Own Way

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Fuel That Drives You

May 26, 2025

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9 min read

The Fuel That Drives You

Honor and reflection

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

May 19, 2025

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16 min read

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

My potions, people, and personal beliefs

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Mom Took The Time

May 12, 2025

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11 min read

Mom Took The Time

The third part in the series of Obstacles to Your Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Bring Your People Along For The Journey

May 5, 2025

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13 min read

Bring Your People Along For The Journey

The third part in the series of Obstacles to Your Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

What's The Point?

Apr 28, 2025

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15 min read

What's The Point?

Why I run

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Mirror Mirror

Apr 21, 2025

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9 min read

Mirror Mirror

You’re on the right path at the right time.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Be An Enthusiast

Apr 14, 2025

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11 min read

Be An Enthusiast

How to find what lights the fire and how it will help you with your Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
The Specific Obstacles To Your Great Things
LockSimple

Apr 9, 2025

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21 min read

The Specific Obstacles To Your Great Things

This will only work if you're honest with yourself

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Obstacles To Your Great Things: Getting Specific

Apr 7, 2025

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12 min read

The Obstacles To Your Great Things: Getting Specific

You'll need honesty, and a pen and paper

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Failure IS an Option

Mar 31, 2025

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10 min read

Failure IS an Option

It’s what you do with that failure that matters

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Obstacles To Your Great Things: Opinions

Mar 24, 2025

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11 min read

The Obstacles To Your Great Things: Opinions

Everyone has one, but who do you listen to?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Lessons in Love and Strength

Mar 17, 2025

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9 min read

Lessons in Love and Strength

What the Women in My Life Taught Me

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

When The Future Scares You

Mar 10, 2025

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14 min read

When The Future Scares You

We can't predict the future, except if it's me telling you to recover

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Time To Change?

Mar 3, 2025

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11 min read

Time To Change?

What small changes can you make? Like eating breakfast before your second coffee...

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
My Thoughts On Black History Month

Mar 2, 2025

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10 min read

My Thoughts On Black History Month

Do we still need it?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

It’s Almost Time For Your Big Bloom

Feb 24, 2025

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12 min read

It’s Almost Time For Your Big Bloom

What’s leeching energy from you?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Does It Have To Be Your Identity?

Feb 17, 2025

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10 min read

Does It Have To Be Your Identity?

My experience with surgery and my identity

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Weight We Carry

Feb 10, 2025

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11 min read

The Weight We Carry

From weighted vests to responsibilities

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Your Acountabili-Bro

Feb 3, 2025

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12 min read

Your Acountabili-Bro

Here to remind you to get your reps in

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

What Is Love?

Jan 27, 2025

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14 min read

What Is Love?

Permission to sing that song and rollout of the Feb. challenge

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Great Things Take Love

Jan 27, 2025

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14 min read

Great Things Take Love

February Challenge

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Hitting Low Power Mode

Jan 20, 2025

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10 min read

Hitting Low Power Mode

Plus our first GTTT Challenge!

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Technically I'm On My Second Life

Jan 13, 2025

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14 min read

Technically I'm On My Second Life

Things I'm Taking With Me In My 41st Year

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Trauma Can Be The Best Storyteller
LockSimple

Jan 8, 2025

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9 min read

Trauma Can Be The Best Storyteller

Mistakes, traumas, second chances. It’s all the light things for a Wednesday.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Is Manifestation Useless?

Jan 6, 2025

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13 min read

Is Manifestation Useless?

Or is it an ingredient for success?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

A Love Note To Your Future Self

Dec 30, 2024

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14 min read

A Love Note To Your Future Self

You're doing amazing.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Unhinged

A Very Merry Francis

Dec 23, 2024

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8 min read

A Very Merry Francis

This is just as unhinged as you think it will be.

Francis Thee Elf
Francis Thee Elf

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Will Circle Back Next Year...

Dec 16, 2024

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10 min read

Will Circle Back Next Year...

Hey, give me a break. I’m waiting for the right time.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Holding Space for your Great Things

Dec 9, 2024

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12 min read

Holding Space for your Great Things

You can’t escape Wicked references, even here.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

It's Just Monday

Dec 2, 2024

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13 min read

It's Just Monday

Great Things Take Time, both to build and to dismantle. Trust the process, you’re right where you’re supposed to be.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Holiday Disappointment

Nov 25, 2024

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12 min read

Holiday Disappointment

It's real and it's okay to feel it.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Building Blocks For Your Great Things

Nov 18, 2024

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12 min read

The Building Blocks For Your Great Things

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

When Is The Right Time To Talk About Things?

Nov 11, 2024

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10 min read

When Is The Right Time To Talk About Things?

Also, why am I hugging a tree?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

A Conversation Might Be All You Need

Nov 4, 2024

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12 min read

A Conversation Might Be All You Need

On being human, putting down the phone, and whether or not I got botox in my face.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

How To Tackle Life At 40

Oct 28, 2024

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13 min read

How To Tackle Life At 40

Here are my tips if you're worried about the big four-oh

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

The Incredible Power We All Hold

Oct 21, 2024

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16 min read

The Incredible Power We All Hold

It can be healing or damaging, only you decide how you want to use it.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Let's Build Some Honeycomb

Oct 14, 2024

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18 min read

Let's Build Some Honeycomb

You're going to have to read this to understand wtf I'm saying

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

Olive you so much, Italy!

Oct 8, 2024

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22 min read

Olive you so much, Italy!

Here's olive the trip details I've been dying to share with you

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Don't Ask A Question You Don't Want The Answer To

Sep 30, 2024

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16 min read

Don't Ask A Question You Don't Want The Answer To

Chances are, you may learn something new, be wrong, or both

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Wednesday's Smorgasbord

It’s Not You. Getting Started Is Hard

Sep 23, 2024

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17 min read

It’s Not You. Getting Started Is Hard

What Do You Call It When Sunday Scaries Continue To Monday Morning?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
By The Time You Read This I'll Be Gone

Sep 16, 2024

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16 min read

By The Time You Read This I'll Be Gone

(on vacation, silly)

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
If You Love It, You Gotta Leave It

Sep 9, 2024

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15 min read

If You Love It, You Gotta Leave It

Hello! I'm Adrian Williams and I'll Be Your Tour Guide Today

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Leaving Space To Grow
LockSimple

Sep 4, 2024

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2 min read

Leaving Space To Grow

You have to put space in between you and others to allow for growth.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Is Your Check Engine Light On?

Sep 3, 2024

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17 min read

Is Your Check Engine Light On?

and no, I don't mean the one on your car!

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Owning Your Strengths and Weaknesses
LockSimple

Aug 28, 2024

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5 min read

Owning Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Did You Start Today Out How YOU Wanted To?

Aug 26, 2024

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19 min read

Did You Start Today Out How YOU Wanted To?

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Expect the Unexpected

Aug 19, 2024

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19 min read

Expect the Unexpected

... and count on Mondays

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
The Moments That Make Us
LockSimple

Aug 14, 2024

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5 min read

The Moments That Make Us

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Let's Achieve Great Things Together

Aug 12, 2024

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11 min read

Let's Achieve Great Things Together

The first step in our journey together.

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams
Start Your Great Things Here

Aug 11, 2024

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4 min read

Start Your Great Things Here

Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams

Great Things Take Time


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