At the age of 18, I booked a one-way ticket to Thailand...

I had no real income...

600 bucks to my name...

And the real zinger:

I had no bank card.

THREAD.

The only thing I did have?

A vision for a better life and the stubbornness to ignore all the well-meant advice from peeps saying I was being rather silly, and should just get a ''real job''.

Little did I know, I was about to embark on the most spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually expanding journeys of my life.

You see, during this time I had moments where I was broke as a joke struggling to even afford a bottle of water.

But, my vision was far greater than anything external...

Sure...

Sometimes, I wanted to give up...

And sometimes it was freaking HARD.

However, no matter what happened, I refused to go home.

Sent to Thai jail? Cool, I'll have a party with the police. (yes, this happened.)

Lose a rented motorbike? I'll find it.

My Thailand journey was least bit glamorous thing ever, heck -- I'd go as far to say a lotta the time it was Murphy's law in action.

However, if I knew if I kept handwriting sales letters, working away (often times for free) that It'd one day work out.

And -- it did.

Didn't take long for me to make my first $1000...

Then, I made a lil' more.

Heck, I even got flew out to the USA to spend time with some of the best Copywriters in the game... which was pretty neat.

And then, it all ended in me losing my passport/identity. Forcing me to have to go back to the UK.

Which seemed like a practical joke from the universe

Sure, some moments were hard as shit

But -- those moments molded me into a better version of myself.

Like the Stoic Marcus Aerilus says; “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.

You see, business truly is the greatest self-development program out there.

Sure, you get the odd obstacle.

But -- each obstacle is just another opportunity to improve your condition.

Starting a buisness was the greatest decision I ever made, not for the money but for the obstacles I had to face along the way.

The person you become when you get out the other side is far greater than anything money could ever buy.

Anyway, I wrote this 3 years ago. Since then I have

- Produced millions for clients
- worked with most of my hero’s
- made those pictures in my mind at the time a reality

Keep doing the work, and stay aligned to your vision and you’ll find yourself creating a miracle

Namaste

Also, I gotta shout out my boy @Cernovich

I practically brainwashed myself to his writing during this time

Got flew out to the State’s because of the ideas, people, etc he introduced me too

He is one of true pioneers in this space

Major respect