Three years ago (today), I walked out of my corporate sales job for the last time....

I know, I know. The patterns. Don't let them distract you from me hopefully changing your life here below.

This newsletter is more of a love-letter to those that were in my shoes three years ago, or aspire to be in my shoes today.

I turned in my two week's notice on this day, and sent my formal resignation email at the end of the month (insane to remember)

A job that, on paper, looked perfect—$250,000 a year, national sales awards, fast-track promotions. But in reality? I felt trapped.

Like so many others, I followed the script: get the degree, land the high-paying job, climb the ladder.

And for a while, I convinced myself I was winning.

Until one day, I shadowed my regional VP and saw my future—a calendar packed with Zoom calls, back-to-back meetings, and a diet of donuts and low-grade depression between calls.

I remember thinking, This is success? This is where all of this leads?

And then, the final straw: I maxed out my bonus structure, expecting an $82,000 payout. I already had my next rental property picked out and offered on. Then corporate announced: “Due to unforeseen circumstances (covid), all bonuses are canceled.”

They had just set fire to double my annual salary. In an instant, I knew: I would never let someone else have that kind of control over my income again.

That moment set everything in motion. This is where my phrase "misery creates movement" comes from.

What’s Changed Since Quitting?

The last three years have been a wild mix of highs, lows, and everything in between. Here’s what I’ve learned:

1. Freedom Isn’t Just About Money—It’s About Time & Control

I thought financial freedom was the ultimate goal. But what I really wanted? Control over my time. To wake up when I want. To structure my days around creativity and impact, not company meetings. To take a one-way flight to Greece and decide when (or if) I wanted to come back. Every decision I take and every investment I make is not only based on financial ROI, but rather ROE (Return on Energy / Return On Effort). Also - am I able to do that investment without being geographically tied somewhere? These are important things to think about or else you build yourself a cage of investments that may cashflow you but dont allow the lifestyle you desire.

2. Work Doesn’t Stop—But It Becomes Worth Working On

When I quit, I thought I’d be sipping drinks on a beach forever. Spoiler: after three weeks, I was bored (and hungover). Winners like to win. Shocking right? We need a game to play. The most important lesson I've learned over three years now is that what you choose to work on is vastly more important than the work itself. Harder Work does not = more money.

Ex: It took me three years to go from rookie sales rep to #8 out of 5079 in the company. I was able to make a little over $250k which ended up being $175k after taxes. This also only impacted me financially - and i worked my ass off.

The three years since we now do millions of dollars annually (with a healthy margin - because net matters, not revenue) and were able to produce $276,000,000 of economic impact for our Action Academy members last year alone. This is only counting our community also, not anyone that listened to the podcast or millions that watched our videos and made investments.

Same time frame, same amount of work - see the difference? Both monetarily and from an impact perspective.

The goal is to get out of your job so you can find "work worth working on" not just just "passive income".

Now, I get to build businesses, mentor others, and create in ways that actually excite me—without the corporate BS.

3. The Right Community Changes Everything

The biggest mistake I see people make? Trying to do it alone. The reason I pulled this off so quickly is that I surrounded myself with people who had already done it. I built my network, learned from those ahead of me, and executed like my life depended on it—because it did. Now I get to be that person for a lot of other people, its very cool.

One of my favorite questions to ask: "WHO is already EXACTLY where I want to be in life, and what habits / traits do they possess that I currently lack?" This question is infinitely more powerful than listening to a bunch of podcasts and reading books at random. This is why I pay so much today to get into rooms with people that I aspire to become (not only from financial aspect, but health, relationships etc)

There are three people you need on your journey:

• Aspire
• Conspire
• Inspire

You need mentors you aspire to be, partners to conspire with, and mentees to inspire behind you. This is the holy trinity of connection. If you havent checked out our Action Academy thing, you should. We are good at this (I'm biased)

Thinking About Quitting? Here’s My Advice:

1️⃣ Define What You Actually Want – Not just “quit my job,” but what your ideal day looks like.

2️⃣ Build Your Financial Foundation First – Don’t just burn the boats without a plan. I had cash flow coming in before I walked.

3️⃣ Get in the Room With the Right People – You’ll never get freedom advice from people who are still stuck.

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Here's to the next three years. My closing advice:

Your life is a movie (whether you realize it or not).

Are you currently living a movie that you'd actually watch?

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