Originally published on LinkedIn (reformatted for zahradnik.io / Medium)
Freedom is a choice.
People often admire the “millionaire lifestyle” — but why?
Is it the status? The attention? The wealth?
Millionaires have only one thing I actually want:
The resources to do what they want, when they want.
Money is just fuel.
But here’s the twist:
You don’t need to be a millionaire to live free.
Last December I walked away from the corporate grind.
My final contract ended in May.
And the months since then have been the best of my life.
Meeting a friend mid-day?
A Thursday mountain hike with my brother?
A motorcycle trip on a random sunny afternoon?
Done.
No permission needed.
Freedom is addictive.
At one point I even considered earning only the bare minimum —
no team, no obligations, maximum sovereignty.
But I know myself too well:
I can’t “do nothing” for more than two days.
Creation always calls me back.
And that’s when I realized something important:
I’m not built for pure solitude.
I’m built for creative sovereignty —
and that means leading people, not escaping them.
Today I turned down two misaligned contracts.
Seven months outside the system taught me this:
If you’re looking for someone to fill mandays,
I’m no longer that person.
But if you’re looking for someone who brings:
- clarity,
- creativity,
- and sovereign execution —
then let’s talk.
