I missed posting again for the second time and I don’t like it...

It’s not about some stupid rule — it’s about keeping a promise to myself. When I say I’ll show up every monday and then don’t, I feel it. But here we are - better late than never. This is the post I wanted to share on monday:

I want to share a concept I keep thinking about and reflect on about my own journey.

A guy on a podcast interviewed a lot of successful entrepreneurs and found a common thread: most of them spent years pivoting before they found the right mix of (1) what they’re good at, (2) what they love doing, and (3) what truly serves people. They didn’t “just know.” They tried things, realized some weren’t 100% it, stayed optimistic, worked on themselves, and pivoted without losing faith.

People often mistake pivoting for giving up. Take me as an example: I spent 2.5 years building a tech company — and left it. Before that, I built a marketing agency to healthy profits — and shut it down. From the outside, it can look like quitting. For me, those were stepping stones toward my true ikigai.

Ikigai (Japanese): your “reason for being” — the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.

When you finally get close to that calling, I think the strategy changes: go long. Give it years. Obsess over becoming excellent. Invest most of your time in the craft so clients/customers get the absolute best of you. I think there is something beautiful in doing something for many many years. The best of the best have done the same thing for decades.

And while you’re at it, do fewer things — better. Limit the number of moving parts and make every detail you keep perfect. Depth over width. Clarity over complexity. I genuinely believe great things happen from that posture.

That’s the thought for today. I’ll see you on Monday — on time.

I missed posting again for the second time and I don’t like it...

It’s not about some stupid rule — it’s about keeping a promise to myself. When I say I’ll show up every monday and then don’t, I feel it. But here we are - better late than never. This is the post I wanted to share on monday:

I want to share a concept I keep thinking about and reflect on about my own journey.

A guy on a podcast interviewed a lot of successful entrepreneurs and found a common thread: most of them spent years pivoting before they found the right mix of (1) what they’re good at, (2) what they love doing, and (3) what truly serves people. They didn’t “just know.” They tried things, realized some weren’t 100% it, stayed optimistic, worked on themselves, and pivoted without losing faith.

People often mistake pivoting for giving up. Take me as an example: I spent 2.5 years building a tech company — and left it. Before that, I built a marketing agency to healthy profits — and shut it down. From the outside, it can look like quitting. For me, those were stepping stones toward my true ikigai.

Ikigai (Japanese): your “reason for being” — the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.

When you finally get close to that calling, I think the strategy changes: go long. Give it years. Obsess over becoming excellent. Invest most of your time in the craft so clients/customers get the absolute best of you. I think there is something beautiful in doing something for many many years. The best of the best have done the same thing for decades.

And while you’re at it, do fewer things — better. Limit the number of moving parts and make every detail you keep perfect. Depth over width. Clarity over complexity. I genuinely believe great things happen from that posture.

That’s the thought for today. I’ll see you on Monday — on time.