I hadn’t created a video in well over a year and went though a lot of personal development before I was able to film and publish this. It positioned me to be offered future funding opportunities; some of which might expand beyond my own business and will help the entire community (more details to come when I have them…) Truly, I thought no one would be interested in this. I’m thankful that I was very wrong and tried something that scared me anyway. “Congress wants to Silence YouTubers”

Here's what the journey ahead looks like: Step 1: Make your first piece of content Step 2: Get in the habit of creating Step 3: Make your first dollar Step 4: Get 10,000 followers Step 5: Make $10,000/month Step 6: Financial freedom A note about habits: Reaching all six steps is possible, but it's a long road ahead. If you're only creating content for views, followers, or money, then you probably won't make it. In the beginning, you won't get those things. So you'll quit. The solution is to fall in love with creating. To create out of intrinsic motivation. Because you enjoy it. And just the process of creating helps you. A note about money: Money is important. But I don't think it's our end goal here. Content is growing exponentially. Our attention is limited. The role of the synthesizer becomes more important every single day. Our end goal is to commit to solving the 'disjointed knowledge problem' full-time. Now that's a meaningful goal. A note about $10,000/month: It is possible to earn much more than this through synthesizing, but this is roughly the point where your happiness stops increasing as you earn more. A note about Financial Freedom: The goal isn't to sit on a beach and drink cocktails. The goal is to use this freedom to make art. To create something beautiful for the other people on earth. At this point significant impact can be made. A note about "Celebrations": This community has exceeded my expectations in terms of energy and aliveness. I didn't quite realise how strongly being synthesizers would resonate with you guys. Thank you, sincerely, for your response. I've added a "celebrations" post category. I think this will add to the energy of the group. Whenever you hit part of the roadmap, make a post! We will keep track of how many people are at each level. Also feel free to post other celebrations not on the roadmap. Final notes: This roadmap is definitely not final. If you see any problems with it, comment below. If you can think of anything you think should be added, comment below.

#15 Books Everyone Should Read Before They Die The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do (A No F*cks Given Guide) It's like tidying for your brain and emotions. I love it. https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Not-Giving-Spending/dp/0316270725 Side note, totally quoted a book from this list earlier today. Austin Kleon is brilliant.

I've got covid so had to shoot all my b-roll in my bedroom haha - decided to make a video about sacred hours (a topic @Andrew Kirby featured in the Classroom I believe) because it's a really powerful concept/tool in my view. As always would love your thoughts, the good and especially the bad! https://youtu.be/ggkUG4Q-0fQ

#Seek wisdom This is one of those core values I didn’t realize I held until I thought about it. I believe that we all have something new we can teach each other. Additionally, that our current ability to connect to people we would have never met before is both growing and stretching our ability to learn new things.