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Everything I want is on the other side of a feeling I’m not willing to have.

#I am having a mini existential crisis #ignore me #self-employment

A PE firm took a majority ownership stake in Everlane in 2024 so I don’t understand the current surprise or discourse around the sell to shein.

A few things:

1. I can’t find my library card and I’m upset.

2. I’m going through all of the books in this house and I could start a library but only with pop psychology business books that were sent to me from my previous job. (Nothing ever got implemented by the way - there’s only so much research you can do before you need to start implementing. This shit pissed me off so much during that I kicked this habit entirely for myself)

3. After living through whatever the last 5 years have been and being online for it, my self imposed rule of you can’t complain about it unless you’re actively trying to fix/change the thing have really served me well and now I absolutely can’t stand this quality in other people anymore. I think this would be my hot take if anyone ever asked.

4. Cringe mountain is real and there are some days where it defeats me and other days where I defeat it.

5. This is not fully formed but has been rolling around in my head: I feel like the lack of curiosity and not willing to endure uncomfortable situations is what’s holding people back most of the time. Like resistance and change are hard fought and won over longer periods of time and our society has been programmed to the edge of our teeth in the opposite direction and it REALLY is these damn machines.

I have recently become obsessed with a YouTube channel: Over the fence landscape tours.

They do tours of personal and paid landscaping/gardens and I’ve learned so much and been inspired to try things.

My goal is to build up our back and front yards. I want to get stuff for free or cheap from estate sales or fb marketplace and build over time.

Also with some friends at the gym, I want to start a communist gardening club where we spend time on Saturday or Sunday mornings and help each other out but rotate yards each weekend and then have like a cookout or go to food carts.

#I have at least one friend that would be down

who knew having a constant belief in yourself and the willingness and ability to constantly iterate and pivot would be so hard

#doing sales outreach is not for the faint of heart 🫣

My parent’s neighbor, Tom, shot my mom in the head while she was mowing the other day. She’s fine, only surface wounds, but I get to call the sheriff on Monday morning and report it because my parents won’t. I want there to be a record.

#I saw him light himself on fire when I was like 13 #he poured gas on a brush fire #he has a lame leg that doesn’t bend well #him slowly spinning in circles trying to put the fire out brings me to tears everytime I think of it #my sister and I put the fire out by beating him with the rugs off of his back porch #my dad didn’t let us work for him ever again after that

I joined a cohort to hold me accountable on the steps I need to take to start securing clients and for reviewing my sales calls. This includes access to a slack channel where people can ask questions. I think I’ve had access for 3 days atp?

Guys - the questions are such basic questions. I am of the opinion that our society rewards action and you will be successful if you consistently take action and figure out how to solve your own problems. This is cementing this more in my head.

Like, Google is free and it’s right there.

John: “No one has responded to my cold outreach! What do I do?”

Group: “have you followed up?”

John: “No! I’m at a loss on what to do next. How do I know if my offer is good if no one responds?”

Multiple questions of this same flavor. The next step is in the answer you gave. Just take the next action. Pivot. Keep going. You will have a breakthrough if you just don’t give up.

#also people don’t read the fucking material and it shows #there is no shortcut to trying until you are successful

I know this is going to sound stupid to most people but I have been living in this house for nearly two years and just realized, today, that I can simply turn on the fan only part of my furnace and circulate cooler air (from my basement where the furnace is) throughout my house!!!

I know I have to be careful because the basement air is a bit more damp but in the summer or hot days like today, when it is more dry are the only days I’d have this on. I’m honestly a little upset lol. I could have used this knowledge before buying standing fans for every room lol.

#I have never had a furnace before!!!#either a fire place or a heat pump with central air and/or an attic fan

but WHY do we have to do hard things

#not feeling it today

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#everyday I am more grateful I left my job #I didn’t realize I was in an instant pot of pressure #this frog really did almost get boiled alive

I think I might just buy a sandwich and drive an hour into the gorge for some coffee

#I think this might be the most spontaneous thing I do #I’m using saved up gift cards for any of my spontaneous purchases such as this coffee and sandwich I speak of #I’ll take a walk along the river and maybe my life will change #it won’t but one can hope

Guys why is everyone reading East of Eden all of a sudden

#why are there 297 holds on 17 copies at the library #why have 5 people posted this week that they’re reading it #where is the demand coming from #do I need to reread it what is going on

M’s car broke down and is going to cost $4k to repair lmao

#final day #biking to the gym #that’s one whole month’s leave #:(

I guess I’m just going to start TWO companies (I have no idea what I’m doing)