Been a long time, huh?

Fuck me… it’s been a darn long time since I wrote to you.

5-6 weeks? Somethin’ like that.

There are many reasons I haven’t written an email to you.

I want to talk about one of the reasons today, in depth.

And that reason simply is…

I haven’t had the
DRIVE to do so.

You know… I’ve had a painful realization lately.

It’s not about emails per se (I still love writing them) … but it’s about business in general.

It’s simply not that important to me anymore.

In The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida describes the “symptoms” of having fulfilled one's purpose. The chapter is called “Be Willing to Change Everything in Your Life”. I quote:

“Among the signs of fulfilling or completing a layer of purpose are these:

1. You suddenly have no interest whatsoever in a project or mission that, just previously, motivated you highly.

2. You feel surprisingly free of any regrets whatsoever, for starting the project or for ending it.

3. Even though you may not have the slightest idea of what you are going to do next, you feel clear, unconfused, and, especially, unburdened.

4. You feel an increase in energy at the prospect of ceasing your involvement with the project.

5. The project seems almost silly, like collecting shoelaces or wallpapering your house with gas station receipts. Sure, you could do it, but why would you want to?”

And I hate to admit it…

But almost ALL
of these are true for me.

When I think about the business I’ve worked so hard to build for 2+ YEARS (grinding literally every single day, even on Sundays … investing all my self-worth, energy, and money into it … and sacrificing my social life)…

…it feels almost silly.

Don’t get me wrong… I don’t regret any of it.

(Sidenote: I don’t think many people regret anything they did… they regret things they didn’t do.)

But…

This chapter of
my life is over.

And lemme tell ya…

This has been VERY hard to admit to myself.

I’ve been so embedded in a community of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and business owners that shedding the identity of “Tim the business owner” feels like social suicide.

I would lie if I said I didn’t have thoughts of “what are my friends going to think of me?” … or “are my followers still going to want to listen?”

But all of it is futile.

I’m not alive to please anyone else… 

I’m here to live MY life
in a way that is right for ME.

And right now…

It means I won’t be investing as much (emotionally, energetically, and financially) in my business anymore.

That’s where I’m at.

So what will I be doing instead?

Well, if you thought I was giving up on building a business entirely…

Eat it suckaaaas! 🤪

Nonono…

But I will be doing it differently.

Last time I built my business, I sacrificed everything for numbers – namely, my spiritual, emotional, and social health.

I ain’t doing that no more. 😤

This time…

I’m building
my business sustainably.

And that might mean NOT working ON the business at all – but on other things.

See, if I analyse the people I admire most…

They didn’t pressure themselves into making $10k/month at 21 years old with some random internet business.

The REAL killers?

They are patient. They are curious. 

They build themselves in the shadows until they explode onto the scene.

It reminds me of a story in The Richest Man in Babylon:

Two brothers are tasked with building pyramids. Whoever finishes first gets the pharaoh’s fortune.

The first brother jumps in immediately… hauling stone after stone with brute force. Years pass, and he’s halfway done. Everyone thinks he’s winning.

The second brother? He spends that time in his garage, building something.

Everyone thinks he’s lost.

Until one day, he rolls out with a machine that moves stones ten times faster – and finishes in two weeks.

See… 

Real progress often
happens in silence.

And that’s the route I’ll be taking.

It might not be right for you… but this is what FEELS right to me at the moment.

And if there’s one thing I’ve learned this year… it’s that your intuition usually steers you in the right direction (you just need to learn to trust it).

Long email, I know.

But it felt good writing this.

I’m probably going to continue sending these emails. For myself.

Writing is therapeutic. And maybe there’s someone out there who can benefit from my winding strings of thought.

Talk soon,

Tim <3

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