Derek Sivers and the Power of “Anything You Want”
I recently revisited Derek Sivers’ Anything You Want. It’s a slim book, easy to read in a sitting, but it hits deep. His central idea is simple: you don’t have to follow the playbook. You can create anything you want.
It’s a radical permission slip. In a world that constantly tells us what success should look like, Sivers reminds us that it’s all made up. You get to define your own rules, your own milestones, your own version of growth.
The book doesn’t glamorize hustle or scale for the sake of scale. It emphasizes simplicity, service, and building things that matter to you and the people you serve.
That’s the reminder I needed: it’s not about chasing someone else’s model. It’s about designing your own. Success is less about climbing the tallest ladder and more about planting the right tree for you.