Mike's Not At Work

Apr 02, 2026

Welcome, Freethinker — take a deep breath.

I used to believe that freedom meant not having to work.

I was wrong.

With that belief in mind, I trudged through my days trying to follow a simple plan:

Step 1: Make money
Step 2: Retire early
Step 3: Have fun

So I started a business called I’m Not at Work.

Then — no joke — a blog called Mike’s Not At Work.

As you can imagine… my plan didn’t work.

I made very little money.
I didn’t retire early.
And I wasn’t having much fun.

Because there’s a fatal flaw in that belief.

If making money is the goal, then whatever I’m doing becomes just a means to an end.

And when I don’t love what I’m doing… what kind of work am I producing?

Mediocre work → Mediocre results → Mediocre life.

Only when you love what you do will you love what you create.

Now, I love my work — coaching, speaking, writing — so much so that I don’t want it to end.

Love what you do, and you’ll love how you spend your days.

And that’s how you build a life you actually love.

The goal of work isn’t to escape it.
It’s to find yourself in it.

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