{"id":180,"date":"2026-08-17T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/?p=180"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:49:59","slug":"the-next-chapter-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/the-next-chapter-is-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Chapter Is Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A year ago, my life looked very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing I\u2019ve learned is that you don\u2019t always get to choose the circumstances you\u2019re handed. Life can change quickly, sometimes in ways you never anticipated or would have chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you do get to choose what you build next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve spent a lot of time thinking about direction, intention, perspective, and what I want the next chapter of my life to look like. I\u2019ve learned that moving forward doesn\u2019t require having every answer or knowing exactly where the road will lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need a direction. You need the discipline to keep moving. And you need a reason that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, a big part of that direction is building <strong>305-INJURED<\/strong> into a brand Miami recognizes, remembers, and trusts. But the bigger picture goes beyond a brand. It\u2019s about growth, relationships, creating something meaningful, and continuing to become a better version of myself along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is still a long way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s actually the exciting part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need the entire roadmap before you begin. Sometimes you just need to know where you\u2019re headed and have the courage to keep taking the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keep moving forward. #StayInspired<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago, my life looked very different. One thing I\u2019ve learned is that you don\u2019t always get to choose the circumstances you\u2019re handed. Life can change quickly, sometimes in ways you never anticipated or would have chosen. But you do get to choose what you build next. I\u2019ve spent a lot of time thinking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14,27,24,25,26],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-305-injured","tag-moving-forward","tag-personal-growth","tag-perspective","tag-resilience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188,"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanzusmer.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}