What if you’re just an inspired idiot?

And what if that’s exactly what you’re supposed to be?

Have you ever had one of those “Is this it?” moments?

You tick the life boxes. Smile on the Zoom meetings. Collect a steady paycheck like a good little capitalist.

But deep down, something feels…off.

It’s like you’re living someone else’s idea of living.

Me too.

In 2021, I landed what I thought was my “forever” role. I was the marketing manager for an international sports supplements company.

I got discounts on protein powder.
I got to chat with pro athletes on Zoom.
I’d do laps around the office every day, talking to lots of cool people.

And still…most days, I’d sit at my desk, stare out the window, and think, “Is this it though?”

I didn’t wake up excited to go to work. I hated needing to ask permission to travel.

And honestly, I couldn’t shake the feeling that none of it really mattered.

Maybe that lack of impact wouldn’t have bothered me if I was earning a 7-figure salary, but mine was $55,000 a year. Canadian.

To some people, that’s a livable wage. But it all depends on how you want to live, doesn’t it?

Personally, I don’t think I want to live an “average” life.

I don’t want to give 50 hours every week to job that barely pays me enough to bob in and out of debt.

Nor am I interested in putting my financial future in someone else’s hands anymore.

Maybe I sound ungrateful. And yes, this is a “first-world problem.”

But wanting more — wanting different — doesn’t make you a brat.

You’re not a bad person. You’re just an inspired idiot.

Someone who wants to build their dream life, has no clue how to, but is committed to figuring it out.

When the company folded during the pandemic, I peaced out of the 9–5 grind.

My fiancé and I launched our online business — and landed on the name Inspired Idiots.

Why?

Because every “successful” person you admire was—at some point—just a wide-eyed moron chasing a dream that didn’t make sense.

That’s who this is for. That’s who I write for.

Not the ones who’ve “made it.” The ones making it up as they go.

Every post in this publication is for the inspired idiots building lives they’re proud of — in work, in relationships, and most of all, in how they show up for themselves.

You’ll feel lost. You’ll doubt yourself. You’ll wonder if you’ve made a massive mistake.

That’s part of it.

So instead of running from the fear, let’s learn how to work with it.

Let’s make the hard stuff feel a little less lonely.

Welcome home, idiots.

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