Worth it's own thread @MJ DeMarco ?
I second this. I think it would be a high-value discussion, not worth burying in random chats, especially after Dean's fabulous reply. I'd reply if it was its own thread.
While I appreciate the interest and I'm happy to talk about anything I mentioned, I don't think the post really could deliver more value in a separated thread. I posted that response to help someone who appeared to be on the search for something to grasp onto, and make tangible, which is honestly what I needed. A lot of the advice/wisdom you're given in high school is about being an adult which is generally irrelevant at that point in time...
I drop parts of the story in different threads whenever I see the value for it, but I don't really like the spotlight and attention of having people comment on "me". The GoalSumo.com story and The Dean Story is still very much a work in progress (and often takes a few steps backwards sometimes), and documenting some parts of it (and the resulting questions) would be somewhat stressful for me. MJ (and other members here!) are always super open about everything, but I tend to be a little more reserved.
I love reading other folk's progress threads on here, but I don't like the idea of having my own. A lot of members reading that thread have been GoalSumo.com members in the past, will be GoalSumo members in the future, or are currently GoalSumo members, and are therefore "monetarily invested" as a customer of my/MJ's product.
Anything I do or say would reflect directly on perception of our product, and while I've seen this work for other business founders (One of my biggest personal inspirations is ThinMatrix on Youtube, who is really good about producing amazing updates on his game development. I have watched him for 7 years now), I don't think it would work for me... It's so much harder to say you're frustrated or having a bad week when your audience is the people that are paying you to have a good one lol. This is also why I do not bother anyone in my personal life to become GoalSumo users, they would tear me to shreds at happy hour.
Rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows. I hope my perspective on that matures as I get further along in my journey, and as GoalSumo and "Dean Irwin" get better (and older), I feel like I will have more fun sharing my stupidity throughout the years.
That being said, anything you want to know about GoalSumo, you can ask on our progress thread on the INSIDERS forum, or in the public thread that's stickied to the top of the recent list on the homepage. It's what we started those threads for .
Anything you want to know about me, my DMs are open and I would love to get a message & chat (but it might take a few days to get a response, sorry lol)
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