I have a confession to make. I sold my soul to the fucking devil.

He was a master illusionist. He distracted me with his tricks while hiding his true intentions behind his back.

I was brainwashed for a decade and I forgot who I really was. He gave me a different identity to replace who I used to be. Stockholm syndrome confused me and made me ponder who I could be without him.

What was my purpose without serving the masters agenda? How could I be a provider without the masters gracious rewards for doing his bidding? What was my identity?

I was not happy and I was not a good person anymore. I became a miserable fuck who hated everything about his life.

But it was me who allowed that motherfucker to possess me. The big question was if I had the testicular fortitude to exorcize myself.

I began to see the tricks for the illusions that they really were…and I started to remember.

I remembered that I once had a name. My name was not Employee #734. My name was Scott Sterling and I used to enjoy life.

Then, I began to realize that I didn’t permanently sell my soul. And that I had only temporarily leased it. At any point, I could have my former self back again. But only if I was mentally strong enough to to take it.

It was just a spell that I let the world talk me into….and I fell for it. But once I saw the truth….. everything changed.

I began to awaken from my 10 year long nightmare. Leaving behind what once controlled me like a puppet on a string. And sacrificing a steady paycheck for entrepreneurship, uncertainty, and happiness.

I dug down deep and made a decision to succeed at any cost. But no matter what, I would never again give my soul away.

I had to wake up two hours early everyday to work on this website. Try to hit the gym, then get to work by 8:00am. I would then go home and try to spend time with the family. Then,  go remodel one of my rental properties for a couple more hours after everyone else went to bed. And weekends were nonexistent so I could continue building MY economy.

This is where the saying “live like no one else does, so you may one day live like no one else can” can be applied.

I did the fucking work and my reward was escaping the wage slave rat race that took over my life.

There are tons of scam artist online selling some bullshit program or service on ‘leaving the 9 to 5’.

90% of people claiming to be entrepreneurs on instagram never did anything other than post a captions of a motivational quotes someone else came up with.

They never delve into the actual processes nor discuss the challenges and hardships associated with taking fate into your own hands. Thats because discussing difficult processes and struggles doesn’t make for a very sexy product to sell. And most consumers just want someone to sell them on an easy answer to their problems.

To do this, and I mean REALLY do this, is a very long and sometimes lonely process. And it very unsettling to forsake the safety of an employers weekly paychecks. But think about everyone you know who played it safe and never took any risks in life, I guarantee most of them are fucking miserable and live with regret.

My journey was far from easy but I stuck with it.  But I created my own economy that was substantial enough to surpass my ‘9-5’ paycheck. So, I made the decision in fall of 2018 to retire at the age of 31 to focus on my family and continue growing my businesses. 

My name is not Employee #734!

My fucking name is Scott Sterling and I left weakness behind on December 17th, 2019.