Welcome to Trippy Monday’s, where I go over 3 things that caught my attention from this past week. Enjoy!
(1) On Tuesday last week, I packed up all my shit to ship to Denver. It was a weird feeling observing all of the stuff I own while I was packing. I ended up donating about 5 trash bags worth of clothes and got rid of a lot of small things that, realistically, I’ll never need.
It made me want to be more conscious about the things that I own. I don’t want to own things for the sake of owning them. I think we as people naturally put a lot of value in the things that we own because that’s what society has taught us to do. In reality, the things you own don’t matter. You can’t take them with you when you die, so try not to have any attachment to them while you live.
(2) Many emotions came with packing all of my shit too. It hits me in waves that my life as I know it will fundamentally be different based on the circumstances of living in a different city surrounded by different people. It’s a big change. I’m trying to be conscious of my emotions while I make this transition, and give myself space to feel whatever I’m feeling in each moment.
I officially start driving out there on Thursday, and I’ll get there Friday. I’m sure I’ll have something to say about it in next week’s newsletter as well.
(3) One of my old clients from my first job out of college reached out to me last week about working for him part-time. He and I haven’t spoken in years until about a month ago when he reached out after seeing my LinkedIn post regarding TripSitting. He was definitely one of my more memorable clients, so I was happy to catch up with him.
I have no idea if I’ll end up doing any work for him, but it made me feel good that he offered it to me even though we haven’t really stayed in touch. We had simply built a genuine relationship when we worked together. I truly believe that the relationships you build are the only key to success. No amount of hard work or talent will ever beat knowing the right people. This was another example of that as I’m currently trying to figure out how I’m going to make money again.
Quick side note: The software he purchased from me when he was my client didn’t work for what he was trying to do at all, and I knew that was going to be the case when I sold to him, but we managed to have a laugh about that once I left.