He got scammed for $10K.

Let's talk about Mr. Potato.

Mr. Potato is a 35-year-old in corporate sales who hates his life.

Every morning he drags himself to the same cubicle, sits through the same pointless meetings, and counts down the hours until 5 pm.

He's tired of making his boss rich while his own bank account stays flat.

One night, scrolling Instagram at 11 pm (because that's when the existential dread hits hardest), Mr. Potato sees an ad.

Some 21-year-old kid guru in a rented Lambo promises him a "fully automated Amazon business" that'll make him $15K a month while he sleeps.

"We do everything for you! Just pay us $10K upfront!"

Mr. Potato is desperate. He takes out a loan.

3 months later? 0 dollars made.

The "automation company" only sends him automated replies to his requests for help.

Now Mr. Potato is broke AND still trapped in his cubicle.

(Sad face).

Do You Want a Lottery Ticket or a Business?

The problem with these business models isn’t the promise.

Financial freedom IS possible.

The problem is the execution.

Mr. Potato wanted to kick his feet back and have someone wave a magic wand instead of learning an actual skill.

He bought a lottery ticket, not a business.

I know this because I fell into the same trap for years.

I thought "passive income" was the goal.

• I tried Amazon FBA. Lost money.

• I tried affiliate marketing. Hated it.

• I tried many other things. They all made me wanna jump off a bridge.

The problem that kept me failing at each business model?

I focused on the outcome instead of the process.

My “Aha!” Moment

In my final, last-ditch effort to make money online, I gave ghostwriting a shot.

And lo-and-behold, something clicked.

Ghostwriting didn’t feel like work.

I was getting paid $3K-$5K per client to learn from successful people, dive deep into their stories, and make an impact on their audience.

And that’s when I realized:

Chasing passive income is a symptom of misalignment in your life.

The average person spends one-third of their life working (around 90,000 hours).

Even if you make passive income, wtf are you going to replace that time with?

Video games? Sipping margaritas on the beach? Underwater tap dancing?

I promise, it’d get old real quick.

It’s why people like Alex Hormozi, Warren Buffett, and Elon Musk still work despite having hundreds of millions/billions of dollars.

Because work IS the reward, not the obstacle.

The truth is, you don’t want passive income.

What you actually want is ALIGNED income.

Money that comes from work that’s enjoyable and purposeful.

• When work feels like play, getting better is fun.

• When you get better, people pay you more.

• When you get paid more, you’re free to work with whom/on what you love.

It's a beautiful cycle.

How To Find Your Purpose

The key to building a highly purposeful and profitable business?

Find painful problems you enjoy solving.

• If you enjoy fitness, help people lose fat/build muscle.

• If you enjoy systems, automate people’s boring tasks.

• If you enjoy design, create sexy and high-converting websites.

That’s why ghostwriting worked for me.

1) I enjoyed writing/social media.

2) There are thousands of biz owners who want to make money + grow their influence with social media, but suck balls at it or don’t have the time.

Now, would I make passive income or hit $1,000,000 a month with ghostwriting?

Hell no.

But it has bought me freedom.

• Freedom to take a random trip just cause I “feel like it.”

• Freedom not to stress about inflation skyrocketing the price of eggs.

• Freedom to do work I enjoy instead of chasing “passive” income.

Now I've helped 100s of people quit their jobs using my exact system.

Jamie scaled his one-person ghostwriting biz from $7K to $35K months.

Kush went from $0 to $1,950/month (in one of the poorest countries in the world.

Giovanni quit his job as a personal trainer to make $5K/month ghostwriting.

Now the choice is yours:

1) Be like Mr. Potato and buy into false dreams.

2) Invest in real skills and build a career you enjoy.

If the latter sounds like you, click here to see how I can help.

(Please do not click if you’re looking for get rich quick BS).

Much love.

Your Canadian friend,

Dakota “Alignment Or Decline” Robertson

Personal Update

I’m dumb and thought it would be cool to make some custom hats. Designed it myself using my autistic design skillzzz.

Will update when I get it delivered.