For the American holiday today, I’m getting into a “secret” part of my life.

Secret because I kept it that way.

Public today because it has so much to do with my personal freedom.

Most of you know my online history:

  • Started on LinkedIn
  • Grew quickly
  • Coached my friends
  • Grew quickly for them
  • Joined Medium
  • Became the top-followed writer (beating Obama, Gary Vaynerchuk and even the CEO of Medium himself)
  • Opened up The Write 4/28 Challenge to coach people to write online at scale

Don’t get me wrong

All that was fun.

But after a while, I got nostalgic for the business side of work.

The stuff I rarely talk about…

  • Started a business with my brother at age 18
  • Grew to $50M+ a year
  • Managed 100+ staff and warehouses in every state of Australia
  • Owned one of the first eBay stores in the world
  • Post-startup, worked for the largest business bank in Australia
  • Brought many big tech companies to Australia (can’t name names here, but you’d know all the logos and you use at least one of these companies every day)
  • Applied those Silicon Valley company’s lean startup methodology and growth hacks to the work I do online.

Honestly?

Half my brain has been going to waste.

I didn’t want to corner myself as the “online writing guy” forever.

I missed business.

(Even though I didn’t miss the suits)

Over the last 3 years, I’ve been quietly getting back into the business world.

Honestly?

It’s been crazy fun.

The grind is intense.

The client victories make it worthwhile.

Like Claire recently:

(Feel free to skim this)

Bottom line:

Month’s worth of revenue in 4 hours.

Very nice.

Look, don’t get me wrong.

It was fun coaching people through their first online post.

That’s a f*cking mental minefield for some.

And it was fun hitting follower milestones or watching a student’s post go crazy viral.

But.

Hits different when you’re dealing with money.

Hits harder than the kangaroo kick in that one video we’ve all seen.

Like these reports from so far this month.

I mean.

Come ON people.

This is why I’m so f*cking intense.

This is why I bang on about obsession and personal development.

This is why I quit my job at 34 and now spend half my day talking about the scam of corporate life.

I rant about this stuff because it leads to freedom.

To choose your own schedule.

To buy that dream house for your family.

To pay for the private education your special needs child deserves.

To screech off the lot in that purple Lamborghini.

(Just kidding. F*ck Lambos. Nobody on my team is allowed to own a luxury car lol.)

The main lesson I’ve learned in business is this:

If you’re f*cking fierce…

If you’re f*cking focused…

If you’re f*cking stubborn…

If you’re f*cking honest with yourself…

If you don’t waste your money on f*cking $600 jeans or $5,000 purses or $90,000 cars…

If you invest in yourself…

You can live any damn life you please.

You can be bossless forever.

I know I’m getting a little unhinged here, but…

What is the alternative?

Coast until every company gets bought out by private equity vultures who slash budgets and eliminate staff immediately?

Pray to whatever God will listen that AI doesn’t make your current skills redundant?

Hope that if you’re a “good person” you won’t get fired?

(Fired by boss or fired by client. Take your pick).

No.

Hope is not a worthy strategy.

Life is a game of survive and advance.

If you don’t stay ahead of the technology, you will be eaten alive.

If you don’t execute, you will be crushed.

Yeah, this is going a little dark for Saturday, but f*ck.

I look at Baby Denning and Baby Denning 2.

I look at Lady Denning.

And there is no WAY I’m going to let my foot off the gas.

I will learn, study, work, fail, try again and again and again so they have the best shot at a healthy future.

What about you?

Gonna coast?

Or gonna get off your butt and do something, even if it is a holiday weekend?

Final word:

If this email just served as motivation, that’s fine.

Glad to play the drill sergeant in your life.

But if you want to skip all the trial and error of building your digital business to $20K per month and beyond…

It’s time to work with me and my inner circle directly.

Here’s how:

  1. ​Head to this page​
  2. Read the instructions
  3. If we’re a good fit, you’ll get a calendar link to book some time to chat

Talk soon,

-Tim

P.S. I haven’t checked the calendar for available slots. It’s very possible they will all be full by the time you read this email.

If you can’t find a good time to chat, send me an email.