The Great GitHub Push: From Job Seeker to Consultant
Published: December 22, 2025 • 6 min read
I started applying for jobs, you know. I swear I did. Then, I fell sick.
Something I've never mentioned before: I always seem to fall sick before I make decisions like the one I'm about to make today. Before I started my SDR Era, I was sick for probably a week. You know what happens when I get sick? I become useless, and you can't imagine how much I hate feeling that way.
Worse, falling sick this time meant that I couldn't walk to manage the IBS pain (not outside or on my walking pad), so I was stuck with many hours spent in silence. Of course, I still managed to push myself to do some things, but definitely not as productive as I hoped to be.
When Silence Forces Reflection
But once again, with many hours spent in silence and not being able to do anything, naturally I was forced to reflect. And here's something I noticed:
Aside from certain jobs at Anthropic (I want to work there because I use their tools a lot and naturally want to contribute to Claude's evolution), I can't find a job description I actually want.
I can identify problems that I'd like to solve, but not necessarily job descriptions. Does that make sense?
The Idea That Won't Let Go
I've been thinking... why don't I just start a consulting company and help multiple people and companies integrate AI into their workflows?
I'll help them identify the repetitive patterns in their everyday tasks that even they can't see themselves, and then help them optimize it. Making this decision to work as a consultant would allow me to focus on doing one thing: solving problems. I'd learn so much about what companies' real struggles are when it comes to AI integration.
I want to solve the problems people can't see that they have. The inefficiencies that they still face. The processes that can be optimized.
I'm not smart enough to solve all the types of problems I want to solve yet. But I know I can figure things out. I always do. Every project on this website is a testimony to that.
The Terrifying Commitment
This is scary. Very scary. But I have decided to commit to 4 months. Just 4 months of trying.
Hmm, this is scary but what's the worst that could happen if I commit to 4 months of trying to help companies integrate AI into their workflows?
Sure, it might all fail. I'd get zero clients or whatever. And by the end of April, I'd be 2 months away from being homeless. But here's what I'd still have:
- More professional and smart connections
- Attempted to solve bigger problems (hence learned a lot)
- All the skills I've developed over the years to fall back on
- Pushed myself out of my comfort zone
- Learned to build connections with people even when it feels scary
What's the worst that could happen? When I really think about it, the only thing that will come from this decision is growth. Sure, I'll be uncomfortable. The entire process would be completely new territory. But I'd grow.
The Mortality Question
Also, who knows how long I'd live? Who knows how long I'd live strong and without pain?
Just one year ago, I could go about my day, any day, without pain or worrying daily about what to eat. Now that's different. (If you want to understand what I mean, I wrote about my health journey with IBS.)
Sure, I might live long, but who can guarantee what the quality of my life would be like then? I have to take advantage of this spark burning in me right now and take this leap, whatever the consequences may be.
If it all fails, the person I become through the process would make it all worth it.
Where I Am on the Transition Curve
I don't feel excitement about this, but I want to. I feel fear and a little bit stupid if I'm being honest.
I also acknowledge that I may be making this decision in the phase of uninformed optimism, like I mentioned when I shared about my French journey. Maybe pretty soon, I'll collide headfirst into the Informed Pessimism stage. And even if I experience a brief moment in the Valley of Despair, I hope I eventually reach Informed Optimism and maybe, just maybe, Success and Fulfillment.
The Moment of No Return
Okay, I'm going to do it now. I'm going to merge and push the GitHub change.
I'm about to do it. I'm about to run the command that will transform this website from that of a job seeker to that of a business owner.
Staying on par with my dramatic nature: let this moment of the final decision be marked in history.
Let's call it The Great GitHub Push.
The decision has been made.
Let it be noted that The Great GitHub Push happened at 11:48 AM, December 22nd, 2025.
As always, thanks for reading!