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♥ What is not going to cause a heart attack:
New Year Resolutions are in full swing and I know a lot of people are participating in World Carnivore Month. One of my good friends decided to take the plunge and I got a text from him about his wife's concerns...
And since I think this reaction from significant others is probably more common than I realize, I wanted to share some "ammo" with you to help alleviate these concerns. This brand new study, published last month, demonstrated "no association between meat intake and all-cause mortality." It's the latest of the latest. More meat does not equal early death ( more likely the opposite is true). And if that's not enough, get your significant other to join the Meat Health group where thousands are participating in the World Carnivore Month (many of which have extended that month into years).
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😨 What is uncomfortable:
I remember last year and starting the 2020 Challenge (try to learn to make music) and feeling overwhelmed and stressed. And I felt the exact same this week. And I had to remember that this is a GOOD sign. I had to remember to embrace it. I had to remember: the price of change is short term discomfort; the price of not changing is long term regret.
One thing I've noticed with my yearly challenges is that they force me to restructure my systems. It's uncomfortable. It feels like the trains get derailed, direction gets losts, and I lose control. It's not until I run these new systems for a few months, that I feel like I regain a semblance of control. But I realized this chaos is the necessary ingredient to growth. (full article here)
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🐶 How to keep the underdog mentality:
As I announced last week, my 2021 Challenge is to try and take two companies from $0 to $1M in revenue. And while it seems all odds are stacked against me, one thing I'm trying to embrace is being an underdog. New companies have an advantage. They can be
their weird selves and not have to worry about conforming to some old standard. They can operate on meaning over metrics, innovation over resting on their laurels, and can move fast whereas larger organizations tend to be burdened with bureaucracy. When it's David vs Goliath embrace the agility and win with innovation (i.e. the sling and rock over power and might).
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🤑 Why all this talk about wealth:
I was nervous making my 2021 Challenge a monetary one. It almost seems taboo to talk about. The truth is I've never really been motivated by money. It's probably why I rent a 900 square foot house with cracks in the ceilings and floors where water and plants join me rent free. I've always seemed to make just enough to keep a leaky roof over my head and food on the table, and any extra I've always poured into passion projects (like NED, Meat Health, Yourdrum, and this newsletter).
I'd much rather be poor creating things I care about, then rich doing soul-crushing work. But it doesn't have to be either or. This week I saw that Elon Musk, the polarizing entrepreneur, became the richest person in the world. While some are quick to point to greed, if they were to look deeper, I think many of these people would change their mind. The way I see it, money is an amplifier, good or bad, it's the intention behind it that matters.
- P.S. - if you're curious - my intention behind any monetary wealth would be to buy as much land as possible and turn into regenerative animal agriculture farms (and then I'd beg the Armstrong Sisters to be the CEOs)
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🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:
"Wealth creation is an evolutionary recent positive-sum game. Status is an old zero-sum game. Those attacking wealth creation are often just seeking status."
– Naval Ravikant
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🎉 What I'm celebrating:
Bitcoin had it's 12th birthday this week. And I think this year we are going to witness a growth spurt from childhood to adolescence. This current growth spurt already catapulted it into the top 10 largest assets in the world. Gold and Apple better watch out!
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🎥 What I'm doing October 1st:
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As always, it's an absolute pleasure and an honor getting to spend some time with you, hope you have a great weekend!
Kevin
P.S.
After announcing the 2021 Challenge last week, I received an overwhelming amount of support. I want to say thank you. This newsletter has never been about (nor will be about) selling you anything. But I wanted to say thank you to everyone that went out and ordered a NED device. Your support means a tremendous amount, and it really
helped the Challenge get off on the right foot. Thank you.
A Saturday morning roundup on health and wealth, art and science, creativity and innovation, laughs and life by Kevin Stock.
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