Successful creative people don’t measure their lives, based on other people’s standards.

They measure their lives on their own terms.

I didn’t know then that this was the key factor that distinguishes, satisfying creative life from a miserable one

To put this into perspective, let me talk about a year I spent entirely feeling miserable.

How I began to drown as I got distracted

Two years before, I stumbled upon a place. Where it was easy to find stories, I loved to read. I found these stories and I collected them in one place. After two years.

About 23,342 people followed the stories I have collected.

It was during this time I got distracted.

I looked at other people’s way of doing things. It convinced me I need to make money selling to these people, or I will be wasting my time.

Easy to forget step to consider every time you succeed.

Ignoring the fact I didn’t set out to build a place which will have stories read by millions of people.

I didn’t set out to work alongside thousands of brilliant writers, doctors, movie stars, psychotherapist, speakers, and coaches.

People I could have never met otherwise.

I forgot all this was grace.

How I get a valuable perspective on what’s happening

Being so sad at the time, I almost deleted the place altogether.

After this troubling time.

I try, though sometimes it can’t be avoided.

To not measure my life based on other people’s standards.

Ps. This is a genuine chronicle of events as they unfold as I build a small business. Short, personal, and concise letter. Send to share my fears, failures, and success. No hidden agenda, just plain old sharing. Click here to learn more