Stress killed my sister at age forty, my father had cancer at fifty-five, my brother died at sixty-three. After seeing so much suffering in my family and in the world today, I wanted to offer the knowledge and proven techniques so that anyone can live a happier, healthier, and more abundant life.   

Since college, my quest to enhance my mind and body has been relentless. Exploring self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, and health optimization has been integral to this journey. From silent retreats and plant medicines to blood-marker testing and DNA sequencing, I've delved deeply into various realms seeking the secrets to joy, health, wealth, and longevity.   

Join the Ayahuasca ceremonies, featuring analyses of visions experienced. Witness an awakening during a weeklong silent retreat. Explore the insights from a Vedic astrology chart that reveal how a multi-million dollar manifestation unfolded. Delve into the revelations from biohacking test results, including a comprehensive list of supplements and compounds consumed daily, contributing to a reduction of biological age by 11 years.   

In my journey, I discovered that a small shift in perspective, just 5%, can alter everything. Dedicating just 5% of your waking hours to a specific protocol can transform your life forever. Becoming conscious of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions empowers you to steer your life's direction.   

This book is meant to be the last personal development book you will need for the rest of your life. This isn’t some theoretical approach or fad for creating change in your life. It is a proven protocol for personal change. When you feel lost, unhappy, triggered, or unhealthy, come back to this book. Follow the steps and create a new plan for moving yourself forward. With this book, you have the recipe for creating a life you know is your destiny. However, you will need to be precise and consistent in your efforts.   

I'll use the analogy of a puppet and its puppeteer (puppet master) throughout this book. The puppeteer manipulates the puppet, making it act without its consent or awareness, stripping it of any control over its actions, feelings, emotions, and behaviors. There is a purpose in separating the puppet and the puppeteer. The puppet is unconscious and on autopilot, while the puppeteer is the observer and always in control. This book aims to reveal the 'puppet masters' in your life, those forces or habits that control you (the puppet) without your conscious approval. You'll learn techniques that empower you to reclaim control, enabling you to achieve your deepest wishes and desires.   

This term ‘protocol’ is chosen deliberately to convey a systematic approach to change. Each section provides a structured framework that underscores the importance of consistency and precision, tailored to fit both your personality and your current level of understanding in these areas. Whether you're just starting or you're further along in your quest for personal growth, this book offers valuable insights and practical steps for everyone.

This book recounts not just my struggles with personal life, relationships, and lack of emotional intelligence, but focuses on my exploration and the successful strategies and pivotal lessons that have emerged from these experiences. I aim to inspire and guide you toward realizing the best version of yourself. Embracing discomfort and stepping out of the comfort zone is essential for meaningful transformation, a principle I've learned and lived by.  

Progress often requires a moment of pause, a reflection on our daily lives and mental processes. We all crave instant change, and this book addresses that desire, perhaps in unexpected ways. I will provide the reasons why you continue to remain stuck in old behavioral patterns.   

Our exploration will span ancient wisdom and modern insights, blending profound spiritual teachings from the East with cutting-edge health information from the West. You'll discover time-honored techniques and lead-edge tools, ready for you to implement and effect lasting change in your life.   

This book is an odyssey through the mind, body, and soul, balancing the quest for self-improvement with a celebration of the complex beauty of the human mind and body. I will help you reveal the puppeteers in your life that are dictating your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. I will equip you with the essential skills to move from feeling stuck to empowering yourself to become the best possible version of yourself.   

My journey to these insights has been long and sometimes arduous, spanning decades. This book isn’t about arriving at a definitive endpoint; rather, it's a checkpoint where I share the valuable lessons I've gleaned from life so far, before continuing on this ever-evolving odyssey of self-discovery and health optimization.   

Before we dive in, take a moment to reflect on your life. Are you caught in a repetitive cycle, chasing happiness but reliving the same unfulfilling patterns year after year? Health woes, relationship struggles, persistent anxiety, and stress – what's holding you back from achieving the happiness and success you seek?