Beauty In The Struggle
I hesitate to write this email. Part of me feels that it will detract from my credibility as a coach or mentor.
However, I know the greatest mentorship I could offer is through example.
In short, my business revenue has nose-dived.
I went from averaging $10,000 per month for four years to making only $5,000 per month for the last few months.
At the same time, my expenses are higher than ever.
When we moved out to Oregon, my wife stopped working, so I've been taking on the load for both of us.
This devilish combination has brought a financial pressure I thought I would never feel again.
After I went from making $50,000 to $100,000 in 2021, I assumed I had flipped a switch and was on a track toward millions.
I mean, that's what all the spiritual business coaches say. They rave about their quantum trajectory—50K, 100k, 500K, 3 million!
I welcome this possibility, however...
I didn't get in this for the money.
But like a frog boiling in water, you often don't realize how far you've veered off track. After my first psychedelic experience in 2023, I started to see the seed of greed slowly infiltrate my being.
It was a wake-up call that helped me identify the ways I was prioritizing money over service.
Don't get me wrong, I love receiving money, and if I had a choice, I'd take more than less.
But, it seems that some spiritual coaches make it all about money, which begs the question: Is the coaching industry a pyramid scheme?
I've been meditating on the biblical verse: "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away."
There are seasons of expansion and contraction, each a necessary part of the whole, each guiding us to awaken—if we choose to see it that way.
This financial downturn has helped shed light on an identity that had crept in around being "successful."
As an enneagram 3, this one's hard—if I'm not successful, who am I?
This humbling season has done nothing but strengthen my connection to God. It has forced me to trust & surrender the process, just as I did when I quit my job in 2015 with no money saved.
Although I'm feeling the pressure, I'm not anxious.
I'm grateful.
To quote J. Cole, "There is beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success."
I've seen the ugly, but right now, I feel the beauty.
Even with all the uncertainty, there’s unshakable faith.
In a strange way, I feel I was made for this.
I love being an entrepreneur. I love not knowing how much I'll make next month.
I love the journey.
I'm grateful because we don't change when things are comfortable.
I hit a revenue plateau for four years, and this is forcing me to seek support, hire a coach, and take action that will help me break through to the next level.
I feel a renewed resolve to create more value, expand my work, and have the resources to care for my family and steward my resources toward the greatest good.
Expansion or contraction, I'm not going anywhere.
I'm in it for the long game.
The fakes are there when it's good.
The real ones love when it's bad.
They know that's what makes it interesting.
If you're in this for the right reasons, you're a real one.
No matter where you're at, if you give all your faith to God while taking imperfect action and STAY IN THE GAME, you will find your way.
If you're feeling financial pressure and need some support, I'll be going live on Insight Timer on Thursday, 1 pm PST, 4 pm EST.
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Thanks for being on the journey with me.
If any of this resonated, feel free to shoot me an email. I love hearing from you.
I'll be sure to keep you updated on how things unfold.