Something different starts here
Plug Into Something That Moves You
Creative content, books, podcasts, music, and experiences designed to help you think more clearly, stay motivated, deepen your awareness, and keep evolving.
This is where inspiration turns into action.
Follow what feels right
Where Should We Start?
Pick Your Vibe.
Choose a simple way to connect, explore, and move through what we create. Simple tools for real moments—meant to meet you where you are and shift how you think and see things. These tools stay with you—not just in what you consume, but in how you move through the world.
NEW FROM BRAZEN CANDOR
No Precedent
Every journey begins somewhere.
Built for long drives, late nights, summer skies, and everything that happens in between.
With 16 songs spanning love, memories, heartbreak, hope, and possibility, No Precedent is an album about the journey—not just the destination.
Take the ride with us.
Listen wherever you stream music or support the album with an instant digital download.
BRAZEN CANDOR
The Sound of the World
We’re Building
The music of Brazen Candor runs through everything we create—from podcast intros and outros to visual reels and creative storytelling. It’s the sound behind the atmosphere.
You can stream Brazen Candor across platforms, follow along wherever it lives, and explore the full collection on the official site where everything comes together.
This is music meant to be lived with—shaping moments, visuals, and stories as it moves through everything we share.
Go Beyond the Surface
There’s a difference between consuming content and actually moving forward.
Most of what we see, hear, and scroll through every day stays on the surface. It’s fast, forgettable, and disconnected from anything real. But growth doesn’t happen there.
It happens when you slow down just enough to notice what matters.
When you hear something that stays with you.
When you act on something instead of just thinking about it.
Upwards Best exists for that space - a space built for movement.
This isn’t just a blog.
It’s not just music.
And it’s not just another collection of ideas.
It’s a connected system designed to help you stay in motion.
Here, everything works together.
REAL TALK. REAL MOVEMENT.
Step Into
The No Cry Zone
The No Cry Zone isn’t about hype or empty motivation—it’s about clarity that hits and momentum that lasts. Each episode challenges the stories that hold you back and replaces them with something stronger: awareness, action, and forward movement. No excuses. No waiting. Just growth that actually goes somewhere.
You don’t need perfect timing or a complete plan.
You just need movement.
A single step forward can shift everything—
your energy, your direction, your momentum.
Start where you are, and let it build from there.
CREATED ON THE MOVE
A Life in Motion
Jim Best travels constantly—exploring cities, cultures, coastlines, and quiet in-between moments around the world. Along the way, he captures stories through writing, photography, music, and short-form video.
From distant cities to quiet landscapes, Jim’s work is created in real time as he moves through the world. Photography, music, and reflection come together in short, powerful moments captured on location.
This isn’t travel content—it’s lived experience turned into sound, story, and insight. Every place becomes part of the story. Every moment becomes something to build from.
THE SHOP
Wear It. Collect It. Live It.
Books & Audio
Ebooks, audiobooks, & songs designed to help you think more clearly and see things differently.
Merch & Wearables
Clothing, characters, mugs, and pieces that carry the identity of the world we’re building.
Tools & Practice
Guides, reflections, and simple frameworks you can use to bring what you learn into real life.
From the Current
Come Upwards with Us™
Get Joyfully Moving Again
Darn, Swamped Again…
We’ll See About That.
Decisions Lead to the Life You Desire
Flying thru Life’s Ups & Downs
WHAT WE’RE BUILDING