I'm Chad Vanags and I want you to take the ideas you've had and finally do them.

I've had an idea of who I am and what I wanted to do before I die for a long time, but I really haven't been doing them. I was putting everything else first. Then I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and was told, 'if the medicine doesn't work, you have about 6mos to live. If the meds do work, they may only work for 6mos...or 10 years, but average is only 2 years.' Well, that's fucking sobering. So now I'm prioritizing the things I put off before it's too late. That means I have to, first, heal and, second, figure out how to do the ideas I have always had. This newsletter will document the healing process, which includes healing diet, healing stress response, healing immune system, and healing identity... it will also document the progress on the ideas I'm doing: Uncharted Spirits, Teaquila Farm, and Mavericks training. The hope is that my sense of urgency and the 'how' in my efforts helps you, too. I just want to leave things better than I found it, regardless of how much time I have left. Have ideas. Do them. 🏄‍♂️