Anything You Want

What's your compass?

Most  people  don't  know  why  they're  doing  what  they're  doing.  They  imitate

others, go with the flow, and fol ow paths without making their own.

They spend decades in pursuit of something that someone convinced them they

should want, without realizing that it won't make them happy.

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Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life,

ful of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams.

You  need  to  know  your  personal  philosophy  of  what  makes  you  happy  and

what's worth doing.

In  the  fol  owing  stories,  you'l  notice  some  common  themes.  These  are  my

philosophies from the ten years I spent starting and growing a smal business.

Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and

for yourself.

Making  a  company  is  a  great  way  to  improve  the  world  while  improving

yourself.

When  you  make  a  company,  you  make  a  utopia.  It's  where  you  design  your

perfect world.

Never do anything just for the money.

Don't pursue business just for your own gain. Only answer the cal s for help.

Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently

promoting what's not working.

Your business plan is moot. You don't know what people real y want until you

start doing it.

Starting with no money is an advantage. You don't need money to start helping

people.

You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.

Make yourself unnecessary to the running of your business.

The  real  point  of  doing  anything  is  to  be  happy,  so  do  only  what  makes  you

happy.

What do these statements mean? What's the context? How are you supposed to

apply them to your own situation?

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Wel ... I don't love talking about myself, but for the lessons to make sense, I have

to tel you my tale.

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