WEEKLY EDGE: Redefine Impossible, one week at a time.
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Welcome to today’s Weekly Edge. I hope you find today’s newsletter inspiring and hopefully you have something to think about during the weekend.
Thought of the Week – A Love Letter To Yourself
Live Better By Living ‘Boring’
Redefining Impossible – How Fitness Helped Mo Lose Weight
This morning, I wrote a love letter to myself and it felt beautiful.
Here’s a challenge for you this Friday:
👉 Write a short love letter to yourself. List 5 things you love about yourself and 5 things you don’t. Then reflect: how can you transform the parts you don’t love into something you can accept, even love?
I learned this the hard way. When I first moved to London from Cyprus, I knew no one in a city of 8 million. I even took a course at Gray’s Inn Road to “fix” my accent because I wanted to fit in. Looking back, that came from insecurity and lack.
Ten years later, I actually love my accent. It’s unique. It sparks conversations. People can’t quite place where I’m from and I like that. It’s a reminder that we’re all global citizens.
Having a boring life is underrated. In fact, it’s powerful.
I used to chase excitement nights out, new people, skydiving, learning 100 things at once. But eventually I learned that the boring life is actually the most exciting.
Going to bed early. Waking up early. Eating simple food. Reading books. Working out. Practicing gratitude. Walking in nature.
The beauty of simplicity is that it frees your energy for what matters most. No decision fatigue about what to wear or eat. More bandwidth for growth, connection, and purpose.
For me, that means mastering my craft, writing more, practicing solitude, rereading books, and deepening my spiritual practice.
Yes, red light therapy, crypto, and trendy hacks sound cool. But in the end, it’s the simple things that make life exceptional.
When was the last time you chose the boring path and regretted it? Chances are, you didn’t.
In health, relationships, investing, and life: simple and boring is not only enough — it’s beautiful.
Q: What was the “impossible” you were facing?
When I started my journey, I weighed 130kg. Like many people who struggle with being overweight, I had tried all the fads, water fasts, fruit-only diets, and the classic New Year’s resolution. None of it worked.
Sure, those methods might have helped others, but for me, they never stuck. The truth was, I was too comfortable. I didn’t have that switch flipped in my head — the one that truly ignites change. Until that happened, nothing else would
Q: What was the turning point that made you commit to change?
I wish I could tell you I had a ‘come to Jesus’ moment — that I listened to a David Goggins speech and suddenly decided enough was enough. But the truth is way more boring.
I just woke up one random Thursday and told myself, 'I’m going to lose the weight.'
That was it. No big breakdown. No lightning bolt. Just a quiet decision.
After all the research I did — acidic fruit diets, no-carb diets, water fasts — the actual turning point wasn’t anything I read. It was just a shift in my psyche. A mental switch that finally flipped…
Q: If someone else is struggling with a similar challenge, what’s one piece of advice you’d give them?
Like me, you're going to read and hear a lot of things. You’ll come across all the out-of-the-ordinary, unrealistic diets. You’ll scroll through social media and see motivational speakers, flashy edits, and quick-fix promises.
But none of that matters unless your mindset changes.
Because at the end of the day, nothing changes if nothing changes.
Only you — and you alone — can flick that switch.
I was 130kg. Today, I’m 85kg.
But I’m still on the journey. And honestly? It’s a journey that will never stop.
Because I plan to train for as long as my body is capable
Q: What does “redefining impossible” mean to you now?
I remember watching a locker room video from an American football team. The coach was hyping up his players — he was fiery, passionate, and you could see the energy building in the room.
Then he said something that stuck with me.
He said: 'Failure is not an option.”
But that's a BS Hollywood quote, in actuality failure is not only an option — it's the most readily available option
Failure is always right there.
You go grocery shopping, planning to make a healthy dinner — but guess what? That confectionery aisle is always there.
You’re tired after a long day and don’t feel like hitting the gym? No one’s going to stop you from going home and crashing in bed.
Failure is always available. It’s easy. It’s comfortable. But it’s a choice.
And if you can start planting the right seeds — setting yourself up to make better choices in those moments — that’s how real change begins.
Whether it’s losing weight, quitting alcohol, stopping smoking — whatever your journey is — be aware of the paths in front of you.
Then start planting the seeds that lead you down the right one.
“The great teachers have said that the negativity which we see in a person or in a society is really due to blindness, ignorance, and unconsciousness.”
You have 90 days until 2026.
What will you do today to change your 2026?
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