The 2% Protocol

Hi there,

When I was 18, my goals were simple:

• Build my own business

• Become a millionaire by 30

• Look great with my shirt off

• Eat caviar and travel the world

• Branded everything: car, cloths, etc…

I thought being rich, ripped, and independent was the formula for happiness.

Back then, I believed that if I looked successful, I was successful.

I was wrong.

What I’ve learned since is this:
Real success is mostly invisible.

It’s built on what others can’t see. And it’s the foundation of everything we become.

Inside The Reforged Leader™ Program, we move from the definition of traditional success. We go beneath it, into the structure holding it all up.

We call it vertical growth. And it’s made of six layers:

• Mind: Awareness → Forgiveness → Action → Belief

• Body: Somatic regulation → Energy tracking

• Spirit: Purpose, meaning, alignment, clarity

• Behavior: Habits, scorecards, time-use systems

• Narrative: Self-story, influence, signature leadership

• Network: Magnetized through partnerships (not hustle)

Those layers evolve into:

• What you know (knowledge)

• What you can do (skills)

• Who you know (network)

• What you have (resources)

• What the world thinks of you (reputation)

Back at 18, my vision of success lived in those last two. Money and status. Visibility...

That’s what I desired, to be seen, recognized, and liked.

But here’s the truth most people miss:

Fame and money can come early and still fade fast.
Why? Because they skipped the work that can’t be outsourced. The work beneath the surface. The integration.

And to do that work, there’s one thing you’ll have to face:

The Ghost Code.

The Ghost Code is the inner critic that:

• Whispers “You should be further along by now.”

• Tells you rest is lazy and your worth is tied to output.

• Convinces you not to share because someone else already said it better.

• Keeps you tweaking endlessly because it’s “not polished enough yet.”

• Stops you from teaching because it whispers “You’re not qualified.”

If you don’t have a clear vision of who you’re becoming, The Ghost Code wins. Because the why behind your work isn’t strong enough to recognize it and re-code it.

In coaching, we’d call this a Mirror Moment, when your current goals no longer reflect your future self, only your fear of not being enough.

Here’s what I see in my clients:

90% come in with goals.
100% of those goals are based on what they want to have, or how they want to be seen.
Not who they want to become.

The result?
Goals that weigh them down instead of lighting them up.

We’re almost halfway through 2025.

Are you becoming the person you’re capable of becoming or are you stuck in the gap between vision and action?

That’s why I built the Reforged Vision Protocol™. It’s free this month for subscribers. No fluff. No funnel games. Just the real work.

Inside the Protocol, you’ll:

• Answer 101 questions to work those 6 layers mentioned earlier.

• Clarify your True North using Ikigai Tool

• Brain dump everything you want and desire, filter it, and commit to the few that matter

• Translate that vision into a 5-year roadmap with weekly actions that reflect the life you want

• Learn a system to set goals, and reach them 100% of the time, review them and move to the next 90-day plan

Right now, maybe:

• Your goals feel like pressure

• Your to-do list runs your life

• Your calendar reflects everyone else’s priorities

• Your biggest fear is wasting another six months on the wrong thing

You’re not lazy.
You’re just misaligned.

If you take these next three weeks to invest in yourself (using this free protocol) you’ll walk away:

• Clearer than you’ve been in years

• Grounded, like you're standing on bedrock

• Lit up, with goals that feel like you

• Lighter, because the noise is gone

• Seen, by the one person who truly matters: you

And when that happens?

The future version of you won’t feel like a fantasy anymore.

You become inevitable.

Start the Protocol. Become the future you.
Download it here

The Reforged Vision Protocol™ is free this June, for subscribers only.
If this stirred something in you, pass it on to someone walking a similar path.
It helps them and me.

Your Coach and Friend,
Carlos

PS: Why give away something clients pay thousands for?

Because 98% of people won’t use it.
You’ll download it, maybe skim it, then forget.

But the other 2%?
You’ll open it.
You’ll do the work.
You won’t need a hand-hold or a push

Because you’re built different.
Because you already take ownership of your life.

That’s called agency.
It’s rare. And it changes everything.

When you’re ready for more, I’ll be here.
But for now, the protocol is yours.