Self Made & Sober

Thomas Waterman, aka Yoda, is the founder of Purpose Pioneers where he empowers entrepreneurs to follow their purpose so they can make money doing what they love. He has been sober since 2015. 02:04 – While always a functioning alcoholic, Thomas found his aspirations drifting away as he “escaped” through his excessive drinking 07:24 – His world began to shift away from drinking after a janitor poked at him, waking him from a drunken stupor to the realization of, “Is this who I want to be?”    12:10 – After a week of facing his truth, Thomas realized he had to change more than just his drinking habits 17:54 – Thomas, jumping into entrepreneurship, now had to consider how to monetize what he wanted to do and understand the needs of his market 23:19 – Not even counting his $50,000 lesson in understanding your customer, Thomas feels entrepreneurship continues to teach him to embrace the unknown 30:38 – You don’t need to hate what you do.  You can LOVE it and make a great living 35:25 - Thomas explains what “purpo