Stop looking for a job and start looking for a purpose

While everyone's playing the short-term game trying to win life right now. You look at the far future and trace the long way to your definition of success.

I spent so long looking for a job. I put so much energy into opportunities that I didn't even care about, and now that I'm getting several offers, I'm starting to see the value of being able to work on my own thing

I now feel stupid for wasting my time reaching out and applying to jobs that don't directly align with my ambitions/Purpose/Ikigai.

The universe has a weird way of giving you the opportunities you deserve if you show your skills to the world. Eventually, in a few days or in a year. The right person will find it through the magic of the social media algorithm.

I've missed out on so many opportunities this year just because the timing was just not right. So even if I managed to show and prove to companies that I am the perfect employee for their company, it's also about the companies’ current needs.

I faced this situation with 4+ companies over the past 4 months. They love me but their requirements don't align with my skills so it didn't work out

This is exactly why sharing what you enjoy doing and documenting what your doing is so valuable. Because the algorithm will work in magical ways and your content will find someone who needs it RIGHT NOW.

This is what happened with me when I did a livestream of building Voice AI Agents

I got reached out by 3 people. One of them is a well funded B2B AI SaaS that might have actual potential in becoming a unicorn or something. The 2 others came to me with an idea. One of them wanted to apply to YC with it

The longer you focus on the things that matter to you and share them publicly, the bigger your surface area of luck will become.

amazing video on luck:

based on this article: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulfictions/p/how-to-increase-your-surface-area

"It sounds stupidly simple, but it’s profound: the more times you interact with the outside world, the more chances you have to get lucky — to find the collaborators, friends, and projects that, together, provide the right soil for you to bloom in."

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So what comes next?

You know you've been able to achieve everything we talked about above when you're at a point where you're constantly getting offers from people. When you reach this point, you would need to shift your thinking into a different perspective. See yourself in a different POV. Let me explain

At this point you need to see yourself as an agency where your time is extremely valuable and sought after by the masses

The hardest part is to see yourself as that and carry yourself around employers, founders, and investors like that

• You're an agency until they prove to you that it’s worth investing your life into it

• You need to practice delayed gratification. Do not act desperate and take whatever is on the table

The more you wait -> the bigger your track record becomes (assuming you continue working on improving yourself) -> the more valuable you become. But of course, there's a fine line between waiting and taking the right opportunity.

Also that comes with the assumption that you are able to survive alone and not become desperate for a job

• This is where having leverage comes in

• A safety net

• Alternative sources of (passive) income

"True leverage emerges when your needs are met independently, empowering you to negotiate from a position of strength rather than necessity"

In summary, the combination of patience, selective action, continuous personal development, and financial stability creates powerful leverage for your career and life decisions