The day I hit reset on my life
Starter Story
Oct 30, 2024
This is the story of how I found the idea for Starter Story and turned it into my dream business in just 365 days...
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What
if
I
just
went
for
it
was
the
question
I
asked
myself
one
summer
for
probably
the
39th
time
It
was
a
Sunday
and
I
was
about
to
get
on
a
flight
across
the
country
I'd
just
spent
the
weekend
drinking
into
oblivion
with
my
friends
The
whole
weekend
felt
like
a
blur
I
was
so
hungover
And
like
with
every
other
hangover
I
began
to
ponder
my
life
I
couldn't
stop
thinking
about
how
much
I
didn't
want
this
Living
for
the
weekends
dreading
Mondays
a
life
full
of
comfort
yet
devoid
of
any
freedom
I
was
nearly
30
years
old
already
many
years
into
my
so
called
career
successful
by
society's
standards
standards
but
something
just
didn't
feel
right
You
see
as
a
kid
I
always
had
dreams
I'd
be
different
But
as
life
went
on
those
dreams
faded
away
And
I
found
myself
stuck
behind
a
desk
all
thanks
to
a
series
of
decisions
I
thought
were
in
my
best
interest
College
the
fancy
job
the
big
city
These
decisions
did
I
make
them
for
me
or
did
I
make
them
for
everyone
but
me
And
whenever
I
found
myself
alone
in
the
airport
hungover
like
this
these
dreams
would
come
back
It
was
at
this
moment
I
found
myself
wondering
what
if
I
just
went
for
it
One
year
That's
all
I
need
would
happen
if
I
chased
my
dreams
for
365
days
And
that's
when
it
all
started
In
that
moment
I
reached
into
my
suitcase
and
pulled
out
the
book
I'd
been
struggling
to
get
through
A
book
called
Think
and
Grow
Rich
This
book
would
eventually
rewire
my
brain
for
success
But
for
now
I
flip
to
my
bookmark
and
read
this
Whatever
the
mind
can
conceive
and
believe
it
can
achieve
A
simple
quote
but
I
read
it
over
and
over
and
over
If
you
want
a
change
you
must
believe
in
that
change
You
must
visualize
that
change
But
what
change
did
I
want
I
wanted
to
be
free
of
my
student
loan
and
credit
card
debt
I
wanted
to
work
on
things
I
was
passionate
about
I
wanted
to
be
free
But
dreams
they're
not
enough
You
must
create
a
detailed
plan
of
action
to
achieve
your
goal
So
what
would
be
my
plan
of
action
I
will
stop
spending
money
on
bullshit
I'll
dedicate
nights
and
weekends
to
building
my
future
I
will
start
building
a
business
I
wrote
all
this
down
on
a
tiny
little
note
card
This
was
my
manifesto
Exactly
what
I
want
and
exactly
how
I'll
get
there
When
I
got
home
I
nailed
this
little
note
card
right
above
my
bed
And
I
read
it
over
and
over
every
night
and
every
evening
until
it
was
etched
in
my
memory
What
should
I
even
work
on
What
am
I
actually
passionate
about
how
can
I
actually
make
money
from
it
These
questions
they
paralyzed
me
They
prevented
me
from
ever
actually
getting
started
And
that's
when
I
realized
I
was
obsessed
with
control
I
was
obsessed
with
the
idea
of
having
it
all
figured
out
And
this
made
me
scared
of
committing
to
anything
But
really
I
was
scared
of
failure
But
this
manifesto
this
little
piece
of
paper
right
here
it
did
one
thing
forced
me
to
get
started
And
getting
started
even
in
the
tiniest
way
taught
me
something
that
would
change
everything
Failure
is
success
When
I
finally
gave
myself
permission
to
fail
it
unlocked
the
answer
I
knew
I
wanted
to
build
a
business
but
what
do
I
work
on
Getting
started
was
the
first
part
but
I
quickly
found
myself
trying
to
build
things
I
had
no
business
doing
My
first
business
idea
lasted
about
three
weeks
until
I
realized
I
was
building
something
because
someone
told
me
it
could
make
money
online
I
had
no
passion
for
the
idea
and
no
skills
that
would
help
me
build
it
And
that's
when
I
went
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
looked
for
an
idea
that
only
I
could
build
Something
that
aligned
perfectly
with
my
skills
my
passions
and
of
course
something
that
could
actually
make
money
Within
days
I
came
up
with
the
idea
for
Starter
Store
a
platform
where
you
could
see
how
regular
people
like
you
and
me
built
businesses
that
changed
their
lives
Exactly
how
they
found
their
ideas
exactly
how
they
launched
and
exactly
how
they
got
customers
This
was
the
product
that
I
needed
and
this
was
the
product
that
only
I
could
build
So
why
not
create
it
for
the
world
I
purchased
the
domain
name
I
put
together
a
plan
I
started
building
and
everything
started
to
click
I
realized
that
this
idea
it
had
been
living
in
my
head
all
along
But
my
obsession
with
control
my
fear
of
failure
prevented
me
from
ever
getting
started
on
it
But
once
I
let
go
of
that
I
was
free
I
believe
that
everybody
has
a
business
idea
just
like
this
Something
that
aligns
perfectly
with
your
skills
your
passions
and
of
course
something
that
can
actually
make
money
To
prove
it
to
you
I'm
running
a
free
workshop
to
show
you
exactly
how
you
can
do
this
too
We'll
hang
out
and
talk
about
how
to
overcome
that
self
doubt
how
to
find
your
million
dollar
business
idea
and
exactly
how
to
execute
on
that
idea
on
just
two
hours
a
day
Just
head
to
the
first
link
in
the
description
to
save
your
seat
Spots
are
limited
I'll
see
you
in
Ever
heard
the
phrase
people
never
change
I
believe
this
is
mostly
true
with
one
exception
People
do
change
when
they
change
their
environment
It's
the
reason
people
change
when
they
leave
their
hometown
for
the
big
city
A
new
start
I
needed
a
new
start
I
was
trying
to
become
this
new
person
trying
to
actually
build
something
But
the
problem
was
I
was
stuck
in
my
old
apartment
in
my
old
ways
No
execution
no
focus
no
consistency
And
that's
when
I
realized
that
was
my
problem
It
was
my
environment
That's
what
I
needed
to
change
So
I
went
looking
for
a
new
place
a
new
environment
where
I
could
have
a
new
start
And
I
know
it
sounds
so
simple
but
that
place
was
the
Starbucks
down
the
street
This
was
the
place
where
I
transformed
from
someone
who
never
did
anything
to
someone
who
actually
got
shit
done
I
started
waking
up
every
day
at
6am
and
every
day
I
walked
into
that
Starbucks
I
became
a
new
person
This
new
environment
this
new
me
And
this
is
when
things
really
started
to
change
I
basically
stopped
drinking
and
spending
all
my
money
on
the
weekends
I
stopped
spending
every
Sunday
watching
12
hours
of
football
And
I
started
building
this
new
future
Things
started
to
happen
really
fast
Two
months
in
I
found
my
distribution
channel
I
went
viral
on
Reddit
and
all
of
a
sudden
I
had
an
audience
and
an
actual
validated
business
model
Four
months
in
I
made
my
first
dollar
and
landed
the
first
sponsor
of
my
newsletter
Five
months
in
I
started
making
internet
founder
friends
and
building
a
following
on
Twitter
and
meeting
people
from
all
across
the
world
Eight
months
in
I
landed
my
first
really
big
sponsorship
deal
for
12
000
I
had
never
seen
this
amount
of
money
hit
my
bank
account
at
one
time
This
is
when
I
knew
that
I
really
had
something
People
were
willing
to
pay
me
money
for
something
that
I
built
from
a
Starbucks
and
a
laptop
And
this
blew
my
mind
And
365
days
later
I
had
built
a
business
to
3
500
a
month
month
from
a
laptop
and
a
Starbucks
while
I
had
a
full
time
job
I
had
made
it
I
walked
into
work
handed
in
my
resignation
and
quit
my
full
time
job
I
was
going
to
go
all
in
on
Starter
Story
This
journey
it
didn't
come
without
sacrifice
Yes
I
built
this
business
but
in
the
process
I
had
to
change
into
a
different
person
I
became
so
focused
on
actually
making
this
thing
work
that
I
felt
like
I
had
to
leave
a
part
of
my
past
behind
I
became
more
and
more
detached
from
my
old
friends
and
even
my
family
I
had
to
move
from
the
city
that
I
loved
I
even
had
to
miss
a
good
friend's
wedding
All
for
what
And
that
was
probably
the
hardest
part
In
my
darkest
moments
I
laid
awake
wondering
if
this
was
all
worth
it
Am
I
being
selfish
To
sacrifice
everything
in
the
name
of
chasing
my
dreams
I
knew
I
had
to
go
on
this
journey
but
what
would
happen
when
I
came
back
and
I'm
a
new
person
My
old
friends
my
family
would
they
accept
the
new
me
As
I
look
back
on
the
journey
I
can't
stop
thinking
about
that
question
What
if
I
was
never
alone
in
that
airport
on
that
fateful
day
What
if
I
never
had
that
book
in
my
suitcase
Yes
the
journey
was
full
of
sacrifice
If
I
didn't
push
through
those
365
days
of
change
to
change
my
habits
to
change
my
environment
to
change
my
identity
what
would
have
happened
And
even
though
I
had
to
change
as
a
person
my
friends
my
family
they
welcomed
me
back
with
open
arms
They
were
so
happy
for
me
I
didn't
realize
it
but
they
were
actually
along
for
the
ride
the
whole
time
And
that
makes
me
so
happy
In
those
365
days
I
built
a
business
that
changed
my
life
I
achieved
that
freedom
that
I
had
set
out
to
get
No
boss
no
Mondays
nobody
can
tell
me
what
to
do
That
doesn't
mean
that
life
is
easier
now
because
there's
a
whole
new
set
of
problems
when
you're
in
control
But
now
I'm
in
the
driver's
seat
And
even
more
important
I
get
to
wake
up
every
day
and
work
on
something
that
I'm
so
passionate
about
Starter
story
So
were
those
365
days
worth
it
Who
knows
But
I
know
one
thing
for
sure
I'll
never
have
to
ask
myself
the
question
what
if
I
never
went
for
it
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