In my early twenties, I moved to Atlanta with no job lined up.

I had no job in the town I was leaving, either. I had been cobbling together a few part-time things, so I really didn’t see the point in trying to save up money before I left. I just peaced out.

This actually sort of worked for me, but only because my standards were so low. I didn’t expect to have nice things, financial security, or stability.

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I’ll just tell you right at the top: The secret of my success is my employees.

Bringing other people into my business has made it possible for me to create something bigger than myself, which in turn makes it possible for me to spend my time building the next thing (or just enjoying life).

I can illustrate what I’m talking about with simple math. If I have six employees each working 30 hours a week, they are collectively working 180. That is more time than there is in a week, so I literally couldn’t do it without them.

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I recently started a new project. I’m not ready to talk about it publicly, but message me and I’ll share.

In this new project, I’m facing all of the terrible and uncomfortable thoughts and emotions.

You know the ones. Questions like: What if this is a waste of time? What if I look stupid? What if I do it wrong?

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Years ago, I recorded an album of original songs in my parents’ basement in the space of about two weeks.

I played all of the instruments, engineered and mixed all of the music, and even designed the cover and insert.

There was a hard deadline: I was moving to California, and I wanted to get the thing done before then, so I did.

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A friend is starring in a play that relates to a controversial issue.

So controversial that the actors in the play are fearful for their safety. They’re asking for security measures to be put in place to ensure that they are not risking their lives by getting onstage.

The producers of the play are wringing their hands. Apparently, they can’t afford the cost of the increased security.

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