What’s the “Bottom”

OK, here’s a challenge. I am going to try to deliver you an insane level of value in under one minute.

ChatGPT told me the average adult can read 238 words per minute.

I’ve only got 202 words left.

I’m calling this: Where’s the Bottom

Most catch up’s include the question “how’s work.” 99% of people say they’re exhausted, disinterested, and burn out.

6 weeks from then 99% of the 99% of people that I just told you about will come back and respond the EXACT SAME WAY when you ask them how things are. They didn’t do anything to change their situation.

You’re not alone here. It can happen with work, a relationship you’re in that you realize isn’t “it,” even in your friend group.

If you find yourself caught in this cycle of frustration, I’m going to share with you a trick I learned on how to break it.

It’s called FIND YOUR BOTTOM (has a funny ring to it). If it made you giggle that means you’ll at least remember it.

Let’s use work as an example. You’re burnt out at your job and ready for a change. You can’t take it anymore and want to leave. You tell your mom and the first thing she says back to you is “do you have a new job lined up?”

Probably not

Mom thinks that’s a terrible idea but I’m here to tell you that’s completely OK.

If you want to make a change you need to be ok with failing and starting from zero.

BUT: Zero is different for everyone.

You need to👇🏻👇🏻

Define Your Bottom

A person with a cushy tech job might call zero tapping into half a million $$ of RSUs, taking time to explore new hobbies and career paths, travel for a month, keep their apartment in San Diego, and then find a new job.

For someone else it means selling their car and burning through $50k of savings to take swings at projects they’ve been interested in. If they fail, they have a master’s degree in engineering and know if they hustle hard they’ll likely land a job in 45 days.

A 20 year old might define zero as having to move back from SF to Cleveland after their AI SEO tool didn’t gain enough traction. Now have $600 to their name (cost of a flight home). If they move home, they can keep working on projects, but now will be spending more time listening to their parents talk about the weather.

Get clear on what your bottom is.

Figure out how long it will take to get there.

Once you do that you’ll realize you have a lot more freedom of choice than you think.

Love You,

Jared

(459 words! Oops, I doubled the budget)

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