This episode is different. No guest. No business mechanics. Just me, reading from my journal and unpacking the questions that have been driving my work, my life, and everything behind Independence by Design™.
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A few questions have been front and center for me since my first memories. Why are we here? What’s the point of all this work? And how do money, time, biology, and spirituality all fit together? If you’ve ever wondered why I care so much about alignment, ownership, and how we spend our time, this is the foundation. This is the throughline behind the Playbook, the coaching, the podcast… all of it. I talk about:
- Why constraints make life meaningful
- How dopamine, purpose, and sacrifice tie into love, fear, and fulfillment
- What sin actually means (and why it’s about missing the highest aim)
- Why money is just stored time—and how corrupt money corrupts life
- And how the ultimate game is to turn chaos into clarity, and help the most people we can, for the longest time we can
If you’re on your own journey of trying to make your life and business make sense, this episode is for you. It’s not doctrine. It’s not advice. It’s a flashlight into the questions I’ve been living through.
Chapters:
- (00:00) Why this episode exists and intention behind journal reading
- (05:30) The game of life: constraints, relativity, and physical world
- (13:15) Love, fear, and the aim of life
- (22:00) The role of sacrifice and work in creating meaning
- (29:00) What money really represents and inflation's spiritual impact
- (36:45) Designing a life that works and final reflections
- Rate, comment, and share with the owner/operators you know!
Resources:
Ryan Tansom Website: https://ryantansom.com/
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