I know you want to succeed in everything you do. And the way you’ve succeeded at everything else is to try harder, longer, or both. But that won’t work here. Because when you try, you’re saying “I have to MAKE peace happen.” You’re saying “I’m not good enough as I am.” You’re saying “Awakening is in the future.” The beginner can get away with these faulty assumptions, but you’re not a beginner any more. What you must recognize is that peace is your default mode; that who you really are is...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Read the (prettier) web version here. Only 7% of Americans take their new year’s resolutions all the way to December.¹ And that figure is from a survey, which means it’s probably generous (because most people will stretch the truth if they think it makes them look better). New year’s resolutions fail because they’re about forcing yourself to do something you don’t really want to do. But what if you could come around to actually wanting things that are good for yourself and others? It’s not as...
6 months ago • 14 min read
Click here to read the (prettier) web version. I spent the first 30 years of my life in a cage. But no-one else could see it, much less free me from it. It was a long, slow crawl to freedom, but I made it in the end—and it was worth it. Now I help other people achieve their definition of freedom and success in a matter of days—and I want to see if I can do that for you through this post alone. But first, let me tell you how it all started for me… My earliest memories are of asking "why?"—in...
8 months ago • 10 min read
Click here to read the (prettier) web version of this post. You already have $100,000 worth of knowledge in your head. You just need to learn how to transmit it to people. Then you can quit your unfulfilling “time-for-money” work and join me in the Freetirement gang: Where we get paid what we’re worth Where we only do things we care about Where we get results that change people’s lives And there’s never been a better time to make this transition: You can start a business **for $0 You can...
10 months ago • 10 min read
Read the (prettier) online version here. 2 out of 3 millennials have nothing saved for retirement.¹ Yet everyone feels they need $1.8 million to retire comfortably.² If your reaction to this data is to think you’d better stop buying lunch out, you’re still playing a rigged game: A game in which the rules change without notice A game in which your options are severely limited A game in which your winnings decrease in value over time In this post I’m going to show you how to play a better game:...
10 months ago • 16 min read
Click here to read the (prettier) web version In March 2023 I was a broke music teacher. But since then I’ve earned more money than I thought I ever would… while compromising less: Less hours Less travel Less unfulfilling work Actually, I do no unfulfilling work. (It’s 4:54am on a Saturday right now. I want to get up and get to my desk 7 days a week.) I’ve come to understand that this is possible for everyone—including you, whoever you are and whatever your background. In fact, I’ve taught...
11 months ago • 10 min read
Click here to read the (prettier) online version. 4 weeks ago, my uncle started feeling unwell. 3 weeks ago, he saw the doctor, who diagnosed him with terminal liver cancer. 2 weeks ago, he had tests. 1 week ago, he was told chemotherapy might extend his life by weeks—if he was lucky. He opted out of treatment, preferring to spend his remaining time without the additional suffering caused by chemotherapy. So on Wednesday, I flew with my parents from Bristol to Edinburgh to see my uncle and...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Read the (prettier) web version here. Successful businesses solve problems for people. That might seem obvious, but for 250 years a lot of businesses didn’t have to think about helping their customers. Their goal was to charge as much as they could while providing as little value as they could. But since the internet went mainstream, things have been changing. Research from Deloitte found that “Unilever’s ‘sustainable living’ brands (i.e., brands focused on reducing Unilever’s environmental...
11 months ago • 8 min read
Click here to read the (prettier) web version. 76% of people earning $50,000 or less live paycheck to paycheck.¹ For 20 years I earned way below that figure. Actually, I didn’t even have a “paycheck”—I was a gigging musician with no idea what money was coming in when. So why did I stick at it so long? Well, I believed that financial success was reserved for people who were willing to sacrifice their wellbeing… Or their integrity… Or both. And I was unwilling to make that trade. If I’d known...
12 months ago • 32 min read