If you have lots of ideas, that’s even more of a reason to share things quickly with the world. Then you can quickly find out what you enjoy, what other people enjoy, and what accelerates without much effort. This can be your starting point for making a lot, failing a lot, and seeing what works.

But as we grow up, we soon realise that the society we live in actively penalises people who choose many of the helpful and rewarding jobs we once enthused over. Haven’t done a degree? Good luck earning well. Want to go into teaching? Enjoy trying to buy a house locally.

When you take on a side job that relieves your financial pressure and still allows you enough energy to work on your business, you give yourself the opportunity to let time and consistency work in your favour. You can keep chipping away at your business and make things more resilient, ready for you to dedicate more time to later if you choose to.

Telling stories can mean sharing what you’ve learned, but it can also mean sharing who you are. Think about these questions: What valuable experiences have you been through, and what have you learned? What do you know to be true about life and your industry? What’s your ethos? What are you working on now? What does your work process look like day-t

“Success isn’t found in the eyes of others: buying things you don’t need, with money you don’t have, to impress people you won’t know in 20 years’ time.” SCOTT PAPE, THE BAREFOOT INVESTOR

Break your phone habit and open up more space for imagination, daydreams, and cultivating your thoughts and interests. That means rediscovering not just your focus and tolerance for boredom, but also what it is you really love about life, who you want to be, and what you want to create in your short time on earth.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” EDWARD ABBEY, THE JOURNEY HOME: SOME WORDS IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN WEST

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. We rarely think about the ultimate time management problem: how to best use our four thousand weeks on earth. I adored this book about throwing productivity out of the window in favour of creating a life you truly want to lead.

Try easy mode. Don’t give up and stop trying, but don’t strain yourself to succeed by other’s rules and definitions. Rather, opt for slow but ruthlessly consistent progress. Nurture zen-like focus on the outcome that matters to you.