is the thin but necessary wafer of reality needed to succeed. It’s like the rubber gasket that keeps a pipe from leaking. It’s like going hunting for sustenance, not sport. Or a full-commitment takeoff on a wave.
One thing I’ve noticed is the suckling of my energy from old unsuccessful people in this town. Unlikeable and uncharming folk with no promise or direction in their life.
Like the guy in the front office stopping by to ask me for help on get oriented with his daughter’s freshman college schedule. My landlord spilling yet another tale of personal and professional failure, trying to angle me into another one of her schemes. The moody ideologue who pays well but makes no sense and makes no progress in the real world.
Who are these people and why are they bothering me?
Single-minded focus doesn’t even need an answer to that. To know precisely the goal is to eliminate all that does not support its realization. So let’s go over the goal: freedom from reliance on others, and the process: Greatness, Action, Independence.
- Right now I have no cash reserves, and so eliminating the office would help maintain what I need to run the business.
- Time is my most valuable resource, so not working with Mr. Amateur would restore any remaining time I have.
- Since I need his cash, the Ideologue needs to serve as my resistance: a lesson in learning how NOT to operate a (publishing business).
Seems pretty obvious to me. Grab the rifle, lace up the boots, open the door and step into the crisp winter air. I’m going hunting.