TOMMY

Someone. Somewhere. Doing something.

[TOMMY @imtommyj]

I’m a Carpenter,

So is my father,

So was his father.

I used to think I was a failure because I had a practical trade.

The school system told me I would fail at the age of 7, yet I still...

Passed high school with average grades despite this.

I struggled in my late teens.

For a while, I blamed the world.

But when I hit my 20's I decided to come at life with a vengeance…

A vengeance against…
1 The doubt of others.
2 And my own Ingrained self-doubt.

A curse that afflicted me daily.

For many many years.

Fast forward to 2015…

I'm 23.

I move to Amsterdam to start a new life.

I decided to start my own carpentry company immediately.

I named it Bespoke Works.

I wanted to:
/ Run my own jobs.
/ Create my own designs.
/ Take control of my time.
And be my own boss.

Eventually, I started to get some pretty nice projects…

Through strategic positioning [Branding]

I attracted Home Renovations…

And Office Renovations…

But there was a problem!

I messed up, a lot.

I had no free time.

Too many clients.

Not enough colleagues.

I had way too much to do.

I began to crack.

My relationships broke down.

But then I realized…

Other people had done this before.

I could find mentors online, on YouTube.

So I hunted.

I scoured the internet for the best mentors I could find.

I discovered:
- Mental Models
- Marketing Tactics
- Seo Strategies
And so on…

In time I began to develop my own models and frameworks.

I realized that some tasks were more important than others.

And I began to prioritize effectively.

If you got this far congratulations…

I am wrapping it up now,

but here is my list of top mentors by subject:

- Writing - Dan Koe
- Graphic Design - Chris Do
- Financial - The Swedish Investor
- Marketing & Sales - Alex Hormozzi
- Marketing & Sales - Daniel Priestley
- Regenerative Agriculture - Richard Perkins
- Happiness and AI - Mo Gawdat
- General Business - DOAC
- Life - Annemiek Streng
- Soil - Allan Savoury

Chuck us a follow if you liked this post and drop a comment with your favorite mentor.

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Do we tax the rich or educate the poor?

What do you think?

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@FredC919 @thought_harbor I disagree. Sometimes speaking from an empty mind is more powerful. As opposed to calculated answers.

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Failure is the entry price of success.

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You can just start over...

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Came to the edge of the world...
To rest.

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The world will ask you who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you.
— Carl Jung

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Every villain was once somebody's hero in their own story.

Teach your children this early. It'll save them from a lot of disappointment.

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@rktalkscopy Reach is dead for small accounts. The centralisation continues.

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Growth doesn't exist in isolation...

Todays letter explores why we need community:

https://t.co/lv8RzCmBVC

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Every school should teach children to build a healthy relationship with money. That it is a tool, not a master.

That we can use it to buy freedom, not stuff.

We should grow up knowing wealth is built through discipline, not luck or fame.

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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You are what you believe yourself to be.
— Paulo Coelho

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Children spend 6 hours daily on screens absorbing stranger's values.

You wonder why they don't share yours.

The math is simple.

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@facu_lorca_ Link to your profile in the final thread with @facu_lorca_

You'll get more follows 👌 nice thread bro.

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Disney made $91 billion in 2024 programming YOUR kids.

You pay them $15/month to replace your wisdom with corporate values.

The irony is suffocating.

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All things good are wild and free.
— Henry David Thoreau

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Write the story only you can tell.

Your perspective, your pain, your truth.

Generic stories die in obscurity.

Personal stories live forever.

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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
— Rudyard Kipling

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Most families outsource their mythology to Disney and Netflix.

Missing the opportunity to craft narratives that reflect their unique values and experiences.

Time to start writing your own.

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Delay gratification.
Not action.
Start.