Done
I’ve been doing this a long time.
Long enough to know the difference between work that takes a stand and work that doesn’t want to.
Long enough to get very good at work I didn’t believe in.
I’m done with that.
Not angry about it. Not looking back. Just done.
What I want now is simple: work that I can stand behind completely. Clients who are building something because they have to, not because the market told them to. The guy with the still and his great-grandfather’s recipe. The woman who left a good job to open the place she always wished existed. People who give a shit about what they’re making.
That’s not a niche. That’s a standard.
I’ve spent enough time in rooms where the work gets safe and small. I know what it feels like when a client trusts you and what it feels like when they don’t. I know the difference between launching something and building something. I’m only interested in the second one now.
If that’s what you’re doing, I’d like to hear about it.