Happy 2 Years of Freedom to Me

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Hi friend,

I complete two years of self-employment today (yay!).

I won’t talk about it in detail because I already did in my Side Hustle Saturdays newsletter (you can check out the issue here) and I don’t want to be repetitive for those who follow me in both places.

I think today I just want to talk about… daring to be a weirdo.

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With time I’ve realised that the only way to be okay in a world where it’s so easy to be self-critical is to know and embrace your inner weirdo.

I’m weird af and I’m not ashamed of it.

I’m that person who will make excuses at all costs to avoid social gatherings. Trust me, one group reached a point where they stopped inviting me altogether (thank god).

I also became that person who doesn’t enjoy drinking as much and it isn’t my source of joy.

I don’t get it - we’re gifted with all our senses, why on earth is the only way to have fun is to be out of them? When you experience the joy of just being and living. That’s so much more fun because you’re experiencing what it’s like to be alive.

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Was this easy? Hell no.

As humans, we thrive for

• certainity

• fitting in

• community

We want to feel like we’re a part of something.

Yet, no matter how hard I tried, I was rarely a part of any group.

And it used to bother me because I’d question myself - what’s wrong with me?

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Now, I’ve realised that nothing is wrong with me.

This is me.

And I need to embrace it.

There’s no point running away from it. Covering it up. Trying to be who I’m not. Because that makes me unhappy, and the point of living is to feel joy as much as we can.

And this entire self-employment thing that you see me pull off, was after I embraced it once I came close to myself. I then found out that complicated answers like finding my purpose or being happier or content don’t appear on Google, it’s inside me.

But I’d never bothered to truly look within, with all my heart and soul.

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I know there are many of you weirdos reading this, who’re feeling omg I’m also a complete misfit and it makes me so damn conscious and underconfident.

I want to tell you that self-esteem issues will get better once you realise that just because certain things are normalised and you don’t do that doesn’t mean you’re a sore thumb.

Smoking is also normalised and prevalent. What good does it do to anyone?

Anything bad always finds friends (gossip, negativity, trolling, bitching about people, talking about the world ending, how terrible politicians are, etc). It’s very easy to fall into conforming with negativity.

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If there’s only one soul you should know and love, it should first be you.

Yes, you’re not the same as others.

You have your quirks.

And that’s what makes you, you.

Once you accept that, there will be a beginning of a new shift. Looking inside your universe changes the entire universe around you. I promise.

So I hope to see you embrace yourself, you weirdo.

Love,

N

Two New Videos (under 7 Minutes)

Posted some fun and short videos this week:

• 5 Things To Do When You’re in a Bad Phase

• Why I Don’t Like Networking

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PS: Listing some of my resources here because I complete 2 years and I can show off a bit today :)) Also if you think any of these resources will add value to your life, you may add to my bread-and-butter lol.

• Summit 21 (my only live cohort-based course)

• Medium Guide/ Article Guide

• LinkedIn Content Mastery Playbook

• LinkedIn Ultimate Content Mastery (recommended)

• LinkedIn Ultimate Content Mastery (same as above but has parity pricing for my Indian 🇮🇳 friends)

• Side Hustler’s Checklist (free)

• How To Upgrade Your Life With Side Hustles and Make Money Online (free)

• My Side Hustle Saturdays Newsletter (free)