When I first stumbled upon Christodoulou George’s story last Tuesday morning while sipping my coffee, it hit me hard. His journey felt real, messy, and nothing like those polished “overnight success” fairytales. So I decided right then: I’d dive into his approach headfirst and document every step, warts and all.
The Awakening Moment
Started by digging deep into interviews and scraps of his old blog posts archived online. Realized he didn’t just “work hard” – dude followed a stupidly simple rhythm:
- Small wins tracking: Literally scribbled “tiny progress” in a notebook every night. Could be anything – fixed a typo on his site, or called one potential client.
- Asking terrible questions: Instead of hiding ignorance, he’d blurt stuff like “Can you explain that like I’m 5?” during meetings. People actually respected it.
- Failure journaling: Every screw-up got logged brutally: why it happened, how it felt, one thing to tweak next time. No sugarcoating.
My Messy First Week
Tried copying his daily review habit last Wednesday. Felt awkward as hell sitting there with my cheap notebook. My first entries were pathetic:
- Day 1: “Woke up late. Ate cold pizza. Only ‘win’: wore real pants.”
- Day 3: “Customer yelled at me. Logged failure: didn’t prepare FAQs beforehand. Felt like hiding under desk.”
Kept going anyway. Noticed something weird by Day 5: obsessing less about looking smart. Asked a supplier to re-explain pricing three times. They didn’t hang up. Progress.
Breaking Point & Pivot
Hit a wall two weeks in. Was drowning in admin tasks trying to “systemize everything” like his 2018 interview said. Burnt out by Friday. Re-read his notes: realized later he ditched that strategy. My move?
- Paid a college kid $20 to handle invoicing
- Blocked two “stupid question hours” each week for random queries
- Stopped tracking wins daily – switched to three weekly non-negotiables
Suddenly had headspace again. Finished a prototype I’d stalled on for months. George’s real lesson? Adapt systems until they feel stupidly light. Noticed he changed tactics constantly. So did I.
Where It Landed Me
Thirty days later? No mansion or viral fame. But concrete shifts:
- Clients stopped ghosting – Turns out admitting “Honestly, I might butcher this timeline” builds trust
- Progress became visible – Weekly reviews showed actual momentum (mostly fixing earlier messes)
- Horrible days got shorter – Failure log shortened recovery time. Screwed up Monday? Check log Tuesday. Adjust. Move.
Biggest surprise? The notebook. Still ugly, coffee-stained, filled with dumb small victories like “Didn’t check email first 2 hours today.” That notebook’s now my compass. George’s magic wasn’t in grand plans – it was showing ordinary people how to move when terrified. And damn, that works.
