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Rich people are too loud.

 I’ve always been attracted to introverts and those who go about their business quietly, especially when it comes to money.

About 6 years ago, I came across a man named Geaorge McBrides In Thailand. A few of you know him now. But back then he was a nobody. I’ve had a few interactions with him over the years.

He’s the definition of a “quiet millionaire.” 

Here’s what you can learn from him.

The biggest lesson I learned from George McBrides

Yet in a few short years he’s built a $1.5m a year business from writing a few short posts every day. So someone like me should pay attention.

At the start of his journey we connected. George was generous with his time and gave me a lot of good tips I’d never of come across. What struck me was how he interacted with me.

He’s so chill it’s scary.

George isn’t interested in fame, being an influencer, making $300m a year, taking selfies, making it on some rich list, driving a Lambo, disrupting an industry, meeting Mark Zuckerberg, or building a unicorn company like Stripe.

He’s low-key.

All he wants to do is build a tiny online business that he can build his lifestyle around. He optimizes his business and income for freedom instead of status or being rich.

This form of existence is rare. So many people want to build big businesses to tell everyone about them. They want cameras and PR companies at their feet begging for their time.

And most successful people are stupidly busy.

Their calendars are full of appointments. I remember last year I was trying to jump on a call with Georges. He had like 2–3 weeks free without a single appointment. I couldn’t believe it. He calls it Anti-Maximization. His example stayed with me.

I’m still trying to optimize my life to be more focused on lifestyle instead of income. I’m not their yet but I’m following Georges’s lead.

On Wednesdays I like to visit my 8 month old daughter at daycare around 3 PM. The staff can’t believe it. No other dads do this. My neighbors also think I’m a weirdo.

“Mate, you’re always home. Do you ever work?”

(I never explain what I do cause no one understands. I just say I work in IT).

I do work. But I’m spending less time going to the city and being in stupid cappuccino meetings, and more time on what I like doing: reading.