This holiday, I have formed the habit of listening to “The School of Greatness “ helmed by Lewis Howes. I mean, I have kinda been listening to his podcasts, but recently, I have made it a point to listen to his work, regardless of whether I get sats from Fountain or not.

For the uninitiated, The School of Greatness features Lewis interviewing an expert in his or her chosen field. Actually, after a while, I notice that all these successful and driven individuals keep mentioning the same stuff. Clarify your values. Focus on value creation. Have an abundance mindset. I won’t be surprised if many of his guests are HODLing Bitcoin. xP

Anyway, his interviews made me reflect on my thinking. Last November, before territories were rolled out, I made a comment that I was apprehensive that the increase in territories would dilute the community vibes of SN because conversations would be more scattered. I was skeptical about whether SN would have enough pulling clout to house conversations on a plethora of topics.

I was certainly dead wrong. I didn’t foresee that so many Stackers would stand forward and make themselves count. Some territory owners made the effort to recruit users from Nostr and were determined to wait for the long haul for their territories to turn profitable. Thank goodness for you, you and you because my mind has been expanded as a result of these territories. Some territories like alter_native made me reflect on what I am doing differently from others, while others like Fireside Philosophy prodded me to explore a theme definitively like a BOSS rather than resort to my usual style, which is to ask others for their inputs. I reckon that I have gained chutzpah from this experience. It’s an ego booster, knowing that my posts have managed to recoup my posting fees. I wouldn’t have been able to explore other facets of my writing, if it weren’t for territories.

So, I had a scarcity mindset last year as I assumed erroneously that SN wouldn’t expand sufficiently in order to occupy its increased scope. I think what I really felt from Lewis’ podcasts and my experience with SN is that I need to have an abundance mindset and trust that the Universe will come around to fulfilling my bigger hopes. Dream big, work hard, provide unique value, and evolve into someone who dishes out impact for breakfast.