Why you should live with high performance individuals

GM & Happy Friday you absolute superstars, may September be one of the biggest & best months of your lives so far.

Welcome to another edition of The Signal - where we feature brilliance, inspiration & ways for you to stay ahead of the curve.

Today I’m sharing about how I think about who I spend my time with & to what extent? You’ve heard this one before right? “You’re the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with”

Did you know that theres a biological reason for this?

Have you ever heard of mirror neurons? These are cells in your brain that react exactly the same way whether you’re the one performing an action OR you’re watching someone else perform an action.

Essentially you will “feel” the same thing as whoever you are witnessing perform - whether that is in work, play or even intimacy. This is a large part of what it means to be human : a super social creature on this planet that evolved in tribes & villages yet for some reason in the west we generally live in singular homes of isolated nucleuses of families. In my opinion this is a broken model designed to control & isolate tax payers - but I digress.. Lets focus on a better model below.

Starting with a quick story & showcase of a dear friend of mine building alongside me in his own way : his name is Dan. A 37 year old Russian who’s had to fight for his place in this world. Starting off on his own as early as when he was 13 years old, he’s the definition of “self-made” (though thats a whole other can of worms - nobody is really self made if they are doing anything great - we will get into that later) His entrepreneurial journey started by buying & selling mobile phones as a teen - going intercity to do so, followed by getting into the architecture & real estate game then software & has come such a long way that he even does the job of VC’s FOR them before he meets them (not that he’s currently accepting any money anyway)

Dan has understood that what people desire even more than money is to live a tremendous lifestyle with tremendous people - once you have enough money to meet your needs, more money doesn’t really change anything - but being around the right people works wonders ❤️ 

Check out how far he’s come - heres a short video of what his company (community) lives like here in Bali while building really cool software products together. Imagine telling the 13 year old version of him that this is where he’d be today. Absolutely brilliant stuff.

Not only do they build together, they live together.

By pooling resources they can live like millionaires - long before they each achieve that status on their own.

They all get access to
- In house chef & nutritionist
- In house doctor & bio monitering
- In house personal trainers
- Different skills & assets
- A large extended network of people they can tap into
- Adventures for inspiration
- Performance coaching

Not only that, it’s a tremendous example of what happens when you put a bunch of hungry, determined, passionate & wildly talented individuals together. They built things in 6 months that has taken other companies 4-5 years to even get close to.

It gives you a sense of community, support & the space to be a messy human - loved regardless of what state you are in.

It allows you a constant flow of inspiration from each others growth. Spurring each other on to new heights.

It allows you to surround yourself with people incentivised to see you win & win with you.

This is a not insignificant reason why Dan & I get along so well. The Collective Solution has always been about bringing brilliance together, it’s about supporting each other in taking calculated risks while innovating and building better businesses, products & services to elevate human consciousness & showcase what it means to build businesses that support the lifestyle you desire & the impact you wish to make on this planet in the relative blink of an eye that you will be here.

We’re all about questioning the status quo while learning to push the boundaries of possibility without ever forgetting about the deep ancient wisdoms of our ancestors - in harmony with each other & the world at large.

When you live with greatness, your chances of greatness improve tremendously.

Why do you think we’re so passionate about creating hubs of innovation around the world starting with a HQ/resort here in Bali? (perhaps a 40 room mansion in Buenos Aires too - Thanks Dan ❤️ )

“Yes but Ty, I want my privacy & I don’t have access to people & places like that around me!”

No problem, thats why we have a digital aspect to The Collective in the meantime to help you get there.

It’s really about ensuring the founders, investors & thought leaders we support are able to achieve the five freedoms - not JUST financial freedom.

I’ll expand on this in another article next week but for now heres “what” they are.

- Financial freedom (the one most talked about)
- Location freedom (a close second with the rise of remote work)
- Creative freedom
- Relationship freedom
- Time freedom

You’ll get there much faster being around people who value these things & are actively making the decisions & sticking to the habits that will get them there. Make no mistake, life is just a sum of all your decisions & the habits of your day to day life.

If you’re a tech founder, investor or thought leader & you’re not yet in our discord - reply to this email with “Invite please” to get guest access & meet some of the members of our global community. You might find your next biggest opportunity in here - or your next best friend 🙂 

P.S - if you’re interested to know more about the resort we’re building, the mansion Dan is buying or the options of getting involved in the absolutely brilliant lifestyle that is on offer - get in touch 😄 I read every inbound email personally 🙏

P.P.S - If you enjoyed this and you know someone who would resonate with this concept - refer them to us :)