You set a goal. Lose 20 pounds. Wake up at 5am. Read a book a week. These are outcomes… things you want to arrive at.
The problem is that goals only tell you where you're going, not who you are.
The deciding factor of whether or not your NFT project gets attention in the beginning isn’t your utility, it isn’t your product you’re working on beyond the NFT, it isn’t the size of your socials or your promise to onboard new people to the space, it’s not your mission.
It is the NFT itself. The art, the community behind it and how passionate they are, it is how cohesive your brand feels and the identity the NFTs carry, what you represent.
I do think mission and ability to execute on your roadmap matters more at the higher echelons, and “art and vibes” can only get you so far.
But putting no focus on community building and identity / brand / art curation is missing the forest for the trees imo. What’s HERE and NOW deserves as much focus as what’s coming.
I hit 2 years sober from alcohol last month. I had planned on a post to share and celebrate the milestone, but let the moment pass.
I am proud of this… but the truth is I’m not putting this out there for pride. I want to motivate others who might be considering a similar path.
What other people think of you is not your business… not because you shouldn't care about your reputation, but because managing other people's perceptions is an exhausting, impossible task.
Do the work. Let the perception follow or not. You won't control it anyway.
You've been taught that wanting things hard enough makes them happen. That intensity equals results. That the man who cares most wins.
That's half the equation — and the missing half is costing you.
Non-attachment doesn't mean you stop caring. It means you stop gripping. And the difference between those two things is the entire distance between a man who's free and a man who's suffocating under the weight of what he wants.
You want a pro-tip on how to use AI to be successful?
I get it there a dime a dozen these days… but I have a feeling this one might be new to you.
Give an agent your background and experience accompanied by an out of reach goal you have for yourself…
Then ask it if it’s possible to achieve that goal… sit back and watch the magic happen.
The trick is to be as delusional as the agent. It believes you can do anything and gives you the steps to start.
Take its confidence in you with the same authority you accept Grok’s assessment in a debate on X.
Begin with the first steps it suggests and the end game always in mind…
Bookmark this and come back after you’ve tried it.
If I’m wrong call me out. If it worked share it with others…