I celebrated tonight.
-6mo ago I didn't know what X was.
-4mo ago I thought Copywriting was ยฉ.
-2mo ago I made my first $ online.
-1wk ago I resigned from my job.
No I didn't grow to $10k/mo then quit.
That's why I quit.
Thank you all for 1k.
Your support means everything.
I'm ready to come back.
Been busy.
-Taking care of mom post surgery
-Started working at the Porsche shop
-Began studying video creation/marketing
The lesson?
Use the biz/marketing knowledge you're learning here and apply them where you're most passionate.
It pays off.
Donโt neglect your local businesses.
You never know what life will hand you.
Last year:
Working in a cubical, 16 stories in the sky, unfulfilled and ready for each day to end.
This year:
I restore old Porsches and manage social media / marketing.
Dream jobs do existโฆ
What's the price of purpose?
At 23 years old:
-Graduated
-Started working a soul-sucking 9-5
-Was making more money than most my age.
At 24:
-Realized fulfillment mattered more than money to me.
24/25:
-Finding the balance between fulfillment/money.
The lesson??
Being rich doesn't require you to have money.
Freedom, fulfillment and purpose are more valuable.
Itโs okay to have bad days.
Bad months are okay too.
Even bad years.
Hereโs the thingโฆ
The only way you can fail is by giving up.
The only way you succeed is by not giving up.
Get it?
-Video games
-Drug$
-Po*n
-TV
What do all of these have in common?
They donโt cure boredom.
They make you okay with being bored.
Make sure your habits contribute to your growth instead of inhibiting it.
The last year was tough.
-Started writing online
-Landed a couple clients
-I left my job as a designer
-Moved back with my parents
-Switched my offer
-Working to scale
I donโt party.
I get groceries.
I go to the gym.
Saw a guy I used to know this weekend.
He was rude af
I told him what I was doing and he said 3 words:
โThatโs kinda lameโ
I almost let it hurt my feelingsโฆ
Then I thought about it.
I knew this guy in collegeโฆ
He used to drink every night.
Even more on the weekends at parties.
Would wake up and smoke ๐ฅฌ
Didnโt care about himself.
Ate like absolute sh*t.
He looked like he still wasnโt taking care of himself and it made me sad.
I was annoyed by his comment at firstโฆ
Then it hit me.
Why would I let this guyโs opinion of me
bother me?
Thatโs when I decidedโฆ
If I was to look โlameโ in the eyes of someone iโd never want to be likeโฆ
Thatโs an absolute win in my book.
Couldnโt believe I almost let this fool ruin my night.