Mementum

If you aren’t an artist, you probably won’t start a successful art website.

And you probably can’t run a software company if you (at the very least) haven’t been around a lot of hackers.

And it’s unlikely you can instantly whip up a travel writing career if you’ve been tossing salads all your life.

You’ll notice I never said “impossible,” but each of those 3 transitions probably gets pretty close. And here’s my point, if you want to be successful at Something, you need to immerse yourself in the industry, skillset, and network that that Something is in.

I’ll be switching career gears very soon, and this consideration played a part in my decision.

If I wish to pursue the self-employment Dream, I must surround myself with others taking a similar plunge, going through similar tribulations, and making mutually beneficial realizations. If I want to do freelance marketing, potential clients are only a the surface of the network I’ll need for a healthy, sane experience.

Only other freelancers can provide the experiential mentorship, support skills, and general wisdom to make this transition as quick, painless, and profitable as possible.

And I can’t get that here, employed, abroad.

So I think it is time to dive in. Full fucking throttle into a community I know very little about, but respect greatly.

To become insanely successful inside a community, I think you need to eat, sleep, and drink that community and its nuances until you know it upside down, right side up, and all the way across.

Once that happens, you’ll start realizing exponentially beneficial connections, relationships, and opportunities. And that makes things happen more quickly, easily, and pleasurably… which is nice.