I’m Eddy Simmons.

Systems thinker by wiring. Lifelong optimizer. Can’t help it.

In my fifties, I’m in the best shape of my life in every way that matters. Not because I found a shortcut. Because I built a system, followed it when I didn’t feel like it, and didn’t stop when the results showed up.

I spent decades building systems that made other people successful. I raised four daughters while carrying more than most people would ever suspect. I went from 240 pounds to visible abs for the first time in my life. All while doing my day job as a Director of Technology at a Fortune 500. Now I’m building something of my own.

This newsletter is what I learned. Physical performance. Mental resilience. AI productivity. Systems thinking. All of it connected. All of it tested on myself first.

A room full of leaders once assigned me a superlative: “Most likely to write a self-help book called I Tried Everything So You Don’t Have To.”

They were almost right. I created this newsletter instead.

New stories every Tuesday.

Uncommon systems. Uncomplicated results.