Love the journey

Is that it?

Is that all life has to offer?

A routine. Work, friends, family repeat.

Did we accomplish or did we build? Will we be happy looking back at our lives?

Are we living in the moment or lying to ourselves that we are when, in fact, we are waiting for tomorrow?

Disappointment happens in the gap between reality and expectations.

For some, it is about having fun, while for others, it is about leaving a legacy.
For a few, it's about making an impact. Which one are you looking for?

Stability and comfort are also great reasons to create a routine to be content with what life gives us.

I believe I am working towards the impact more than anything else. I believe that enjoying the journey is crucial and true; I lose sight of that at times, and legacy, well, time will tell, and I will probably miss that anyway, but impact.

By helping someone raise money or inspiring students in Africa to believe they can achieve anything with storytelling, this is where I feel rewarded the most. These people will go on to do great things, and those they help? Will never know I existed. An impact starts when waves cross the close friendly circle, when the impact reaches complete strangers.

A trusted friend once told me he admires my tenacity, my ability to adopt change, embrace it, and, in some cases, even be the creator of change. Everything has a price, and I guess, knowingly or not, I agreed to pay that price. To make a change, I needed to go on a long personal journey, to find my knowledge, to build certain abilities, and to hone my craft. I knew it might be a lonely phase, maybe forever.

Writing is something you do by yourself, alone, until you feel it’s ready to be shared. And the impact takes time. I just heard a podcast where the guest explained that some self-help books peak on average six years after launch. Crazy stats, but also a reminder that things take time.

Yesterday, I shared my story with a group of students from an American university. After answering the last question, one of the students said it was insightful, and she is taking a few things from our chat. Can’t’t wait to see what epic things she goes on to build.

I'm in this game for the long run—to make an impact, to help people—but wow, it's so hard sometimes. And to make an impact, you need people. I might have made some mistakes and sacrifices I could have avoided, but I’m happy with what I have and ready to make an impact.

So here I am now, writing, sharing, and inviting you to join my journey yet again.

Together, we can make an impact. Together, I feel less alone on this journey. Together, we will make the world a little more positive.

Book Launch Update

First week of November. It will be almost 23 months since I first started working on my draft. Most people think it’s been too long; authors know it’s nothing.

Parts of this book have been written in over 40 locations around the world; it’s been rewritten twice; I almost gave up like seven times. And it's scary. To work on something stealthy for so long and hope the world likes it. Now it is ready to be shared.

When my first novel came out, I learned a valuable lesson after meeting a friend on the street.

You see, my first novel was about the story of the younger generation in Tel Aviv. Many stories revolved around the nightlife of the city.

When my friend shared how much she loved the book and the bar I referenced, I was surprised.

It was not the bar; it was a completely different one. Here are some things I have learned over the years that I think it might serve you;

1. Once a book is out, or any piece of content we create, it stops being mine or yours, it becomes there’s. the audience will interpret it anyway they want.

2. Not everyone will like or agree with what they read and it's fine. Aim for the ones, that get it, they are your core audience, the rest, they are just noise.

3. Everyone will find things they can take from this book if they want to learn. Like in every good piece of long form content, a speaker, a write, we can always learn at least a few good things, and that, is value.

^{What's in a name?}

I need to talk to you about the book title for a sec.

I love the name. I love it. People get it, smile, and want to buy it, but Amazon won't help me when it comes to paid promotion. For that matter, no platform will except TikTok (maybe Twitter).

Should I change the name?

Or just leave an F instead of F*ck?

My gut says leave it. What do you think?
Please answer this poll? It’s my first