As a Bitcoin angel/seed investor I get a lot of investor updates from the startups in my portfolio.
There are so many great Bitcoiners getting traction, making progress, generating revenue and creating value.
Many of them are doing subsequent raises, some of them are on unicorn track.
I get to have convos with people doing bitcoin as money, bitcoin as freedom tech, bitcoin as store of value, bitcoin as public markets speculative attack, bitcoin as a platform, and more.
Grateful for being able to live a meaningful life and having followed the Orange path so early.
As an entrepreneur I had imposter syndrome, was always trying to keep up with the latest marketing hack or trend, and experienced a lot of burnout and pivoting. Always finding new partners, etc.
As a Bitcoiner I still suffer from activity bias, and pivot a lot, but bitcoin remains constant - and it’s my conviction in bitcoin alone that has made me succeed.
I have always been inspired to be helpful and back good people - even when I was poor.
I’s really easy to do that when we speak the common language of ₿.
₿itcoin gave me ₿reathing room.
Thankful for my small role in bitcoin, lucky to have such high signal friends and shocked to be the source of inspiration for people who tell me they follow me and I changed their lives 🧡
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Yesterday I had a call with an upstart Bitcoin Treasury Co. Very hot deal, lots of FOMO. Was hard to get a call scheduled. Potential 100X.
I've been going to the gym for over a year now consistently, partly to be a good example of health for my daughter.
Once in a while I'll casually ask her if she wants to come with me as I'm leaving. This time she said yes 🧡
I knew my gym session was going to run late now that she was coming, so now I had a problem - do I skip the call that I've been trying to get done all week and signal that I'm unreliable to the team, or do I try to make it work and do the call at the gym while I put my daughter on the treadmill for 20 mins and split my focus?
The words of my coach dan martell (Buy Back Your Time) came into my mind. He talks about how people often tell him their number 1 priority is their family, but when he asks to see their calendar, he sees either nothing planned with the family or too much work.
"Show me your calendar and I'll show you your priorities."
I decided to prioritize my daughter and our time together by not trying to fit the call in. I had my team reschedule the call and I spent the focused time with my daughter.
Tbh I might have missed the opportunity because it’s gonna be hard to get that call rescheduled, but I’m glad I made the right choice for what I’m trying to optimize my life for 🫂
