Day One of Recreating Hayes

Why I'm doing this publicly & what I'm chasing. Why I finally stopped waiting for "tomorrow"

For a while, I've been the person who makes plans but didn't fully execute.

The guy that gets the membership and only remembers it exist when it comes out his account. The one with all of the ideas, but sitting waiting for support. The one who talks about goals with friends but never actually chases them.

I wasn't lazy. I was comfortable. I was waiting.

Waiting for everything to feel perfect. Waiting to feel ready. Waiting for life to slow down enough to give me space to focus on myself.

This is what I finally realized: that moment never comes. You never feel ready. Life never slows down.

You just decide. And then you start.

The Goals I've Been Avoiding

There's a version of myself I've been putting off for awhile.

The version that's in shape. That writes consistently. That reads deeply. That builds something meaningful instead of just consuming other people's content.

That version isn't some distant fantasy. He's right there. Just on the other side of discipline.

Discipline is the hardest part, right? It's easy to want things. It's hard to do the boring, repetitive work required to get them.

I've wanted to be in shape for years. But I'd use my sales accomplishments as justification to relax the rest of the day. I've wanted to write for years. But I didn't want to sit with a blank page when I had nothing to say.

Wanting isn't enough. Action is the only thing that matters.

Why I'm Doing This Publicly

Sometimes when you do things in private: it's easy to quit quietly.

Nobody knows if you skip the gym. Nobody knows if you stop writing. Nobody knows if you break the promise you made to yourself.

And that's exactly why most people fail. I read somewhere that privacy is where dreams die.

When I thought about launching Recreating Hayes, I paused. What if don't stick to it? I can already hear certain people talking about me. What if I prove to myself that I can't do it?

But then I realized: I've already failed privately a bunch of times. What do I have to lose?

At least this way, I've got accountability. At least this way, when I want to quit, I'll remember that people are watching. Not in a performative way.

More so talking to myself, "you said you'd do it, so do it". This blog, my Instagram, this journey, it's my insurance policy against my own inner thoughts.

What Recreating Hayes Actually Means

I'm not starting from scratch. I'm rebuilding.

Every failed gym attempt taught me what doesn't work.

Every abandoned project showed me where I lose momentum. Every excuse I've made revealed a habit I need to break.

You don't start from zero when you restart. You start from experience.

Recreating Hayes isn't about becoming someone new. It's about digging up the version of myself that got buried under comfort, fear, and "I'll do it later."

It's about becoming who I was before the world told me who to be.

The Plan

I'm keeping it simple. Three pillars:

1. Fitness
Consistent gym routine. No crazy transformations. Just showing up, lifting, and eating right. Building the body I've been talking about for years.

2. Writing
Weekly blog posts here. Social media content documenting the journey. Using writing to process what I'm learning and share it with anyone who needs to hear it.

3. Reading
Malcolm X said his alma mater was books. Mine too. I'll be sharing insights from what I'm reading, currently re-reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.

That's it. No complicated system. No ice water face soaks or 20 other morning steps. Just consistency in the things that matter.

If You're Reading This

Maybe you're here because you're also putting off a version of yourself.

I'm assuming you have goals you keep saying you'll start "next week." Maybe you're tired of breaking promises to yourself. Maybe you're just curious what happens when someone actually does what they say they're going to do.

I'm glad you're here.

This isn't a motivational blog. I'm not one of those gurus telling you how wrong you are. I'm just a guy who got tired of staying the same and decided to do something about it.

If that resonates, stick around. Subscribe to the newsletter. Follow along on Instagram and eventually Youtube. Watch me figure this out in real time.

And if you're working on your own version of this? Drop a comment. Tell me what you're building. Let's hold each other accountable.

Finally

Someday became years.

Years became regret. I'm done waiting for perfect. I'm done waiting for ready. I'm done waiting at all.

This is RecreatingHayes. Day one.

-Hayes