I always knew I wanted multiple businesses. I just didn't know what that looked like.
Back in school, I had a vision. Not a job. Not a career. A headquarters — a place I ran multiple businesses from. I couldn't explain how. I just knew that was what I was building toward.
After school I studied construction. Six years. Moved to the city. Worked three different jobs trying to piece together a full-time income. I was fed up — not with the work, but with the structure. Trading time for money with a ceiling I couldn't break through.
Then one day I noticed Amazon parcels arriving at the office every day. A guy on Snapchat was talking about Amazon arbitrage — buying cheap, selling for profit. I bought his course. It worked.
Then I found dropshipping. Then affiliates. Then crypto. Then ranking websites. Each one taught me something. Each one gave me a slice of income.
And then I looked at my week and realised something uncomfortable.
"I hadn't built multiple income streams. I'd built multiple jobs."
Crypto required daily attention. Amazon required sourcing and shipping. The Shopify store needed constant management. Each one demanded time to stay alive. None of them compounded without me in them.
Something had to give.
