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Am I less ambitious because I... Have white space in my diary. Take Wednesday date nights seriously. Want to be fully present with my family. Want mornings that don’t start with calls. Care just as much about my life as my business. Just wondering because the internet seems to be romanticising suffering again. No…

Age 18: Go to uni Age 21: Move to Berlin for an internship Age 22: Land my “dream job” in London Age 23: Hate it, quit and move back home (Wait... wasn't this supposed to be the dream?) Age 25: Start working with bigger brands Age 30: Become a CMO Age 32: Get made redundant after starting a side hustle (Well.....…

I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot lately. How differently would you act if you knew success was guaranteed? And all that stood between you and it, was a certain number of no’s. Rejection suddenly doesn’t feel quite so frightening that way. Does it? Most people don't actually fear failure. They're scared…

I got made redundant in 2022. Best thing that ever happened to me. It taught me I was replaceable. We all are. No matter how hard you work. No matter how many late nights you pull. No matter how indispensable you think you are. Meta has cut 25,000 jobs since 2022. Over 60,000 people in tech lost their jobs in the…

Most business advice isn't very good. "Follow your passion" "The money will come" "Scale at all costs" I call BS. The people I know building extraordinary lives are doing something completely different. They're building intentionally. They build the vision first. They decide how they want to live. The order ma…

"This is hard" Says the person who keeps raising the bar. "I can't do it" Says the person doing it. "What if I fail?" Says the person inspiring others. The internal dialogue of a founder is brutal. We question everything. We doubt ourselves daily. We wonder if we're good enough. You wouldn't have the ur…