What Is Mike Michelini Up To Now: July 12 - 18, 2026

Last week was a fresh week after the silent meditation retreat, and it started in a very human way: massive stomach cramps after I ate junk too quickly after a 3-day fast.

So yes, still learning.

The retreat gave me clarity, but the body also has its own rules. You cannot just jump from silence and fasting straight into bad food and expect everything to be fine. Rough start indeed.

But the week ended on a real high: our GFAVIP Chat app was approved in the Apple iOS App Store.

That one felt big.

For the last 20 years in business, one of my core mottos has been simple: make sure each day you are taking steps toward your goal. Some days the steps are tiny. Some days they are bigger. Some days you are recovering from stomach cramps and just trying to get back to normal. But you keep forging the path ahead.

GFAVIP Chat getting approved is one of those steps that makes many previous steps feel connected.

This is not just another chat app. We see it as the super app for the Global From Anywhere community. You can download it at gfavip.com/download, and once inside, check the Apps section. Even this Mike's Blog Now mini app is already there.

My whole life people have told me I do too much.

Since grade school, when I was taking extra classes, playing sports, doing extracurriculars, and filling every corner of the day, people said, "Mike, you do too much." College was the same. Work was the same.

Now I am embracing it.

Over the years, our team and I have made hundreds of apps, tools, workflows, and experiments. Instead of letting them scatter everywhere, we are bringing them into the GFAVIP Chat app. There are about 15 apps there for now, and we will slowly add more as we roll this out.

This matters especially for Cross Border Summit, happening November 3, 4, and 5 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The more the app grows, the more ways we have for listeners, attendees, speakers, sponsors, and community members to engage with us before, during, and after the event.

This week I am also heading to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the Horizon AI expo. I will be speaking and hosting a booth under our Headless Empire program name.

And one part I am especially happy about: Miles is coming with me.

I miss my family when I am on business trips, so I invited everyone. Miles raised his hand. He wants to help at the booth and learn more about how these trips work. He is 12 now, and I love the idea of him learning business and entrepreneurship on the ground, not only from books or videos.

On the Excalibur Brothers side, we are also seeing positive development in the men's care category. We are narrowing supplier research, working through packaging and branding positioning, and Billy Beard is getting ready to be more active on the marketing side.

It will take a few months at minimum to develop this men's care category properly, but that is okay. We want to do it right and get Billy ready to shine.

So yes, another intense week.

GFAVIP Chat approved for iOS. The Apps section becoming a real home for more of what we have built. Vietnam AI expo coming up. Miles joining the booth. Excalibur Brothers men's care moving forward.

Thanks for tuning in. If you want to collaborate, test the app, give feedback, or share ideas, we are open.