regarding: intensity

Hey friend 

One of the more challenging discoveries of my journey of self-education- where i’ve traveled 62 countries & built 3 x7 figure online business by 23 (instead of university) was…

I came to recognise that I have an intensity & a depth that is intrinsic to what I am. That I am cannot get rid of. 

That the way I desire to meet life each day and explore the possibilities of my potential here- is intense to a lot of people.

It is too much for a lot of people.

In a way that not many people can receive all that it is, that I am- without me having to dim it down.

Most people don’t have a desire to match my intensity & depth. And I spent a lot of time, attention & energy on people & projects that would never match my intensity. And it frustrated the hell out of me.

I had to decide not to slow down to their pace. To not compromise myself. 

And to not compromise what I am here to create.

These people are still my friends. I just don’t expect them to live this intensely with me. 

And I don’t need them to be apart of what I am creating.

One of the hardest things for me to understand about people, is their lack of desire to move forward and to move beyond. To create the absolute best with their lives, in every way. 

Friend, if you decide to step beyond.. you’ll notice that everyone lives at a certain pace. 

Most of them, aggravating slow. 

But you get to pick your own pace. 

And there are plenty of us, living with intensity.

- Jay

Jay Topp is a 23 year old writer, marketer, film maker & self-led educator originally from Australia, now based between Latin America & Europe. You can see his films here. Instagram here. And his business website here.

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