how much? how far?

So we're all on a path somewhere.

Only none of us really know where, not exactly. It's just a best-guess kind of thing.

Nearer the beginning of this journey there are more moments of "Well I've never done that before!"

By the middle of the journey we should be getting used to moments of "Shit! Really? This again?"

Somewhere between the beginning and the end we tend to get an increasing realisation of, "This could be the last time I do this."

The opportunities for novelty in life can sometimes end up feeling like they are narrowing, along with a sense of monotony increasing. 

"Live every day as if it were your last. One day you'll be right."

It's not bad advice. I heard it first from a street performer in New Zealand in the early 90's, and I have to say it made a difference, especially at the time. 

Let's face it, survival and prosperity are not what they used to be for most of us. The world is changing - and we all know that it always has been - but now it's sort of changes faster than most of us are comfortable knowing how to adapt to - and unless we change with it, unless we adapt, we will more than likely get caught up in one or more of the deficits the sweeping changes leave behind. It's like dodging a giant broom, trying to avoid being swept up, or off to the edges, far away from the centre. If we're not careful we could get binned, cancelled, avoided, denied, maybe even obliterated. 

The thing about life changing is that most of us aren't really prepared for what that means. We might think we know what change entails but until we get into the thick of it, it's pretty much just guess work. Sure, some gases and more accurate than others. Even so, even if we do know what we need to do to change for the better, invariably takes effort, and when it comes down to it, it's the uncomfortable bits that most of us resist: Letting go of old habits, reconditioning, remerging, transforming, crossing thresholds, all the while still somehow needing to remember to put the bins out (again). 

Well. I just finished recording the last lesson of the REVIVER Program, which is what got me thinking about much of the above. But not just what I've accomplished, but all that needs to follow. Not least the next step. Which for me, is marketing.

My plan is to go fully organic on social media - without commodifying my life that is - at least not to the degree that I mutate into some digitally tokenised persona that I end up bartering on the intenet for the attention of strangers.

To avoid this, the general advice people keep offering me is to 'just be authentic', which seems to come down to being confident in my insecurities and not overdoing trending music.

And it really has got me thinking, not about a strategic marketing campaign so much, but just, how do I want to be? What do 'I' want to do?

The short answer is actually quite simple. 

I want to help people realise more life: To do more of "I've never done this before but always wanted to." and at the same time realise, "This could be the last time I ever do this." 

Here's one idea I've had...

Did you catch any of 'Beast Games?'

It's not a model I would want to emulate, but it made me think.

The premise is simple. 1000 people engage in a series of tests, games, and psychological torture for a prize pot of $10,000,000.

It's not the only prize, the total amount given away was £25,000,000 - shared unequally between the 1000 contestants. Everyone of which got to walk away with $2000 just for showing up. Which is not nothing, but there is something about this, competting for the most that, while it works as a spectacle, is it really the most interesting exploration of individual inguinuity and moral challange?

Instead of one person walking away with the foundation building real generational wealth, what if instead 1000 people, collaborating together or as individuals, got to generate $25,000 each. And what if that became some sort of recurring yearly revenue?

Is there a way to do it where you get to do more of what you love, what you want, what you need, and what you know to be right for you, all at the same time? Is that a form of winning thats worth exploring in life?

I have a few ideas how we might accomplish this, but it will be finding out that will be the fun of the series. There's much more to the REVIVER series than this, but it is an interesting start. Because while prosperity in a material sense results from improving how you survive in life - to the point that you generate an excess. Prosperity in a psychological sense comes from doing it in a way that aligns with the truth that you discover in life - be that about yourself or about the world. 

In many ways, I want that, and I want to help as many other people who want that for themselves too.

If you're interested in participating let me know. I'd love to hear from you.

If you're interested in watching, I'll post more in the weeks to come.