It’s really easy to get stuck in hesitancy. It’s an easy place to dwell. Life can be good there but it does start to stagnate. My decision to set sail and commit to building something tangible within 8 months reminds me of many quotes that better summise the principle of what I’ve done.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain
And I really like this one because it has a bit about ‘financial unrest’ in.
“To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen who play with their boats at sea… ‘cruising’ it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about.
-Sterling Hayden
And one more …
“For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze”.
Richard Bode.
I think you get the gist.
Practically speaking, today was about getting a new base platform deployed, having three key conversations, and finally working on the existing AI platform that potentially I can run with as a company.
Got the base platform done. Users can sign up to it and manage their profile, etc. Took a bit of tweaking but Laravel proves its worth straight away as normal. Will aim to get on a public domain tomorrow.
Conversations were good. It’s good to have a close inner circle of people who support you no matter what. It’s hard to find like minded people who have backbones and good principles, so they are very much appreciated.
Out of one of the conversations came some upcoming tech events in the UK. I’ll endeavour to get to all of these. Getting out and about networking again is something I knew I needed to do for a while, so I look forward to being blown away by the industry progression at these events.
Upcoming UK events
Out of them came some London events to attend, which I’ll sign up to:
- 25-26 March 2025. Tech.eu Summit. London, UK
- 2-7 June 2025. SXSW London. London, UK
- 9-13 June 2025. London Tech Week. London, UK
- 8-9 October 2025. Sifted Summit. London, UK
Impressed By WordPress
For all the developer hate toward WordPress over the years (which I bought into) … having just started using it up again, I’m really impressed by the writing experience. I know there’s a ton more I can do, and will do with the site, but the fact you can just get started out of the box with a website is awesome. Best CMS on the web by far in terms of ease of use and functionality out of the box. Screw the WordPress haters.
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