I’ve got the funk.

But nothing like George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Or Basquiat paintings. And definitely not like Austin, TX.

This was the - what-day-is-it-again?, why-am-I-like-this? - kind of funk.

And in the same fashion that Hemingway went broke - it happened gradually, then suddenly.

A couple months ago, I was landing in Phoenix for RaiseFest. I left behind a -16° windchill and arrived to +79° sunshine. Instant energy. Instant bliss.

I was hyped to see my people. Syndicators, operators, and real estate weirdos who think like I think. And I set myself up to be at my best:

Then the good days started shifting and drifting:

You get the idea.

Suddenly, I’m two weeks in, dragging my body through conferences and craving a nap between coffee and emails.

And the worst part? I wasn’t grateful.

I felt disconnected from my mission. And when I’m not aligned, I start to slide. This ever happened to you?

Here’s what I learned:

Funk isn’t about laziness. It’s about system failure.

When we remove the inputs that energize us—sleep, movement, nutrition, boundaries—

We don’t just lose motivation.

We lose access to our full mind.

The frontal cortex—the part of your brain responsible for strategic thinking, creativity, and judgment—gets fogged by fatigue and sugar crashes.

Your nervous system shifts into “survival” mode.

You stop building and start bracing.

And when you're running a real estate business—talking to investors, leading teams, managing assets—you can’t afford to be bracing all day.

Most of us don’t even recognize when the funk starts.

We just assume we’re tired.

Or overwhelmed. Or maybe “off.” And our go-to reaction?

But that’s like trying to fix a car with a flat tire by driving faster.

Eventually, the body hits the brakes for you.

Via burnout. Illness. Resentment. Emotional fatigue.

Here’s how I’m turning it around— starting at 8:05am today.