“I'm struggling quite a bit with imposter syndrome and feel scared to make the leap into actual live teaching.”

It's more of an attitude: knowing clearly what is free, how you get paid, and letting yourself ask for and receive what you need to make a living.

We make self-defeating assumptions, like if no one responds to my email, that means no one likes it. Or if only 3 people engage with my post, that means it wasn't impactful.

Trying to use big words to be seen as smart or to write heavily researched articles would derail me from who I am—just a guy sharing his process of what it's like to follow your passion, make a living, and do good work in the world.

It's important to have people close to us who champion us and our vision. We'll need that when we lose our footing. I'm so grateful for her support. In so many ways, I would not be here without her.

What the successful realize is that it's not about having the perfect idea or "waiting for the right time" – it's about accelerating the rate of failure so you can learn and grow as fast as you can.