The Anarchist Entrepreneur Blog
June 2025 represents a time of change for me. I opened a book I’d bought years ago, read the first chapter of Gary Vaynerchuk’s ‘Crush it’ and was instantly inspired to reignite this blog.
For months I’ve been at a bit of a personal cross roads and even as I write this little blog I realise many other people may well be in exactly the same spot I’ve been in. If that sounds like you then perhaps reading on will help you unlock your thinking, heaven knows I needed some external input to do it too.
Gadgie in a truck…
I first started building this website during the madness of early 2020, where literally nothing much made sense anymore. By the third week of Covid’s global tyrannical over reach it seemed to me the greater part of the population had lost their minds to something far worse than the virus. It was somewhat later I discovered something that answered a question I’d often asked about other times in history, Mass Formation Theory but thats a story for another day.
For sometime prior, I had been doing a vlog using Facebook live called Gadgie in a Truck. Originally it was a silly rant about traffic, day to day life in the North East of England and whatever other subject tickled my sense of humour on a day to day basis. Being me, as the world became obsessed with Covid, I turned political.
I questioned quite publicly much of what I deemed to be the utter insanity of the time. In no time at all GIAT became the latest victim of the now infamous Facebook censorship and the vlog was pretty much crushed.
Long Term Goals…..
From an early age we are all told we must set goals and work towards various different achievements. Some people more than others but if you are even slightly ambitious then chances are you will know how much emphasis is put on setting, working towards and eventually achieving your goals.
Around 2018 I’d started Bullet Journalling which turned out to be a bit of a revelation. In my first Bullet Journal I set out a series of long term goals which needed to be worked upon.
House and Home
For several years prior I’d been attempting to move house. Late in 2019 that finally happened and I moved to a little village in the Northumberland countryside. Now my goal had been to do this without the crushing weight of a mortgage, a word that literally means “Dead Pledge”. Finally achieving this felt like something to me. I guess it was.
BJJ Black Belt
Around 2017 I had reignited my love of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
I’ve been a lifelong martial artist (and that again is another long story for a different day) but I ceased Jiu Jitsu at around age 40 after a succession of injuries that had simply made continuing BJJ incompatible with life at the time. It was my work with American MMA brand REVGEAR led me back to the mat.
When I moved to Northumberland I had no where locally to train. We’re 20 miles from the nearest town and 35 from anywhere with good Jiu Jitsu.
So I started my own club which became Tyne Valley Martial Arts. To again cut a long story very short I was awarded my black belt in September 2023.
Receiving a Jiu Jitsu black belt was surreal, again the culmination of a very long story but to say this marked both an end and a beginning doesn’t do the occasion justice, however once again, the achievement changed my psychological landscape and in a way created a vacuum.
Family Matters
In 2022 after over a decade of fighting for the right to spend time with my son, after what felt like endless agonies, heartache and stress, I finally gained equal access to my son through the family courts. I’d found a genius called Phil Kedge of McKenzie Friend Network or rather my brilliant wife Becca found him on YouTube.
After learning the real way the family courts worked I managed to turn around what was close to a complete disaster into what became a complete vindication.
By October 23 my son was living full time with me, completely of his own volition. I finally had my family together.
The relief of that constant battling ending really could not be overstated. The situation kicked up some new challenges but simply put they were welcomed after so many years of pain in court however it truly was the end of an era.
Now I must add in one sad event and one happy occasion that happened in the same time period. In 2023 my father died. For many years after one key event within my own life, I’ve had a stoic philosophy on life and death. I accepted my dad’s passing in a way which made some feel I was cold. But deep inside I was anything but. There was simple acceptance, because at some point in time I’d already dealt with this inevitable event. The side few would see was the understanding gained of the feelings I would carry forward and how they would continue to shape me as a person.
The there was finally marrying my long term partner Rebecca in 2024. At 51 years old I had never been married, never committed to anyone in that way. This was psychologically important as far as I was concerned.
REVGEAR
I’ve worked with REVGEAR sports of California since around 2012 in one capacity or another but by the end of 2024, after a very long effort, the brand looks, acts and feels like the brand I fell in love with all those years ago. Whilst there is still much to do, it is difficult not to feel like a phase of it is truly over and another chapter beginning.
The Vacuum of Goal Achievement
So we reach the conclusion of this blog. The truth is there are literally hundreds of blogs, vlogs and articles, whole books and video series which are dedicated to setting goals, methods of achieving them, how to overcome obstacles and the secrets to success. Hell, I’ve read a whole bunch of them.
There are far less that talk about the vacuum achieving some of them can create.
I started this blog mentioning this personal crossroads and the Anarchist Entrepreneur site was somewhat part of my answer in figuring out where to go from that point.
The journey I’m embarking on from here is one that doesn’t want to just repeat what was before. If you are sat wondering what to do next, feeling trapped, lost or just tired of your current routine or situation perhaps come along with me for this next ride.
The AE blog and vlogs is about a journey, some of it is personal but much of it is shared. I remember a film with Ewan McGregor where the title was more memorable than the actual content, but if you think its for you, Anarchist Entrepreneur is for those who would like a “Life less ordinary”
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