A Letter to My Tribe

I don’t write because I have all the answers. I write because I’ve lived enough years, made enough mistakes, and fought through enough battles that the lessons keep burning inside me until I put them down on paper.

Part of it is selfish. Writing helps me connect the dots of my own life—faith, family, business, resilience, and money. If I don’t write, I carry them silently. If I do write, I release them—and sometimes in the process I see truths I didn’t know I had.

I also write for legacy. My children and grandchildren may never sit in the exact rooms I’ve sat in or face the exact storms I’ve faced. But if my words can light their path—if they can pick up one of my books decades from now and hear my voice in those pages—then I’ve done my job as a father and grandfather.

And yes, I write for you—the reader who may never know my family, but who still carries the same burdens: how to build something from nothing, how to stand tall when the world pushes back, how to create wealth with honor and live a life that matters. If my stories spark something in you, it means the lessons weren’t just for me.

That’s why I don’t chase trends or dress up my words with gimmicks. I give you the truth as I’ve lived it—sometimes blunt, sometimes raw, always real. Because words matter. And I believe the right words at the right time can change a life.

So why do I write?
I write because I must.
I write because legacy demands it.
And I write because somewhere out there, someone needs to hear it—today.

—Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.