What It Feels Like To Be Rich
It Feels Like Winning
It’s funny how much a mindset shift can make a difference.
Last week, I was poor. I was tired. I was drained. And I was on Twitter.
On Friday, I published a video to my Youtube channel.
I realized what was keeping me back. I was wanting permission to be great from people who weren’t great, and that was dumb.
So I’m going to re-introduce greatness to the world. And it starts by understanding how to leverage my own time. I wanted to put myself into other peoples’ games, and not take the responsibility I needed to take.
I turn 40 in less than 2 months. That’s the real goal for being a millionaire. Because the reality is that I have no idea what it takes to get there, but starting at the bottom is the right way. And I’ve been making sure that the bottom of my ascent is primed for a trust curve.
This is when resonance is achieved and then reach is easy. Exponential curves are trust curves, and that’s the part that Twitter has broken. When I realized how much I was having to fight for trust every single day on Twitter vs building an audience that simply trusts me, I was committing time violence against myself.
Same thing on Substack. So the new goal is the Bottega model that focuses on craft in silence and teaching.
I’m not going to waste time on platforms that don’t value mine. So I’m leaving substack.
The new stack:
Ghost Blog with AI helpers to monitor SEO and growth.
Youtube channel that shows ideas, why they are valuable, and how they can transform you
Manifold Market Profile that has proof of bets. Learn my uncertainty by watching my bets.
And that’s why I’ve been able to spend time at the fair this week. I didn’t actually get to take the week off. But I’ve gotten more done in the last 2 days in 3 hours a day than I did grinding for 10.
All of the noise didn’t matter. I didn’t have control over anything so my mastery doesn’t get valued. At least on Ghost, Youtube, and Manifold I have control over my own destiny.
That’s why I got to watch my son win a huge trophy and banner from the fair for his bunnies yesterday. Because for once in a long time, I wasn’t worried about my success.
I knew how to achieve it and all I had to do was execute.
That’s what it feels like to be a millionaire. That’s the rich life I want.
So I’m going to be using my extra time this year to learn all about 4H. I didn’t do it growing up, but my kids want to compete in it and they want to win even more next year.
So most of my time is going to be spent helping my kids become great. But I’ve got space for an apprentice and we have a process for launching people now.
If that sounds like you, check out the Ghost blog.