Simon Squibb

My Greatest Achievement Isn’t Money.

I’ve made millions.

I’ve had all the “success” people dream of.

But my greatest success of all?

My family.

I’ve been with my wife for 24 years.

And in those years, we’ve built something that money can’t buy…

A happy, fulfilling, deep relationship. Where we have each other’s backs no matter what.

The world celebrates the wrong things.

People flex their cars, their houses, their bank balances…

But the people I admire are not showing off their latest Rolex.

They’re on a bike ride on a Wednesday afternoon, hand-in-hand with someone they’ve loved for decades.

They don’t own things that own them, like a fancy car.

Instead they own their time.

Time they can then spend with the people they love.

That’s real wealth.

Maybe this post isn’t materialistic enough.

Maybe if I posted a picture with a harem of women, I’d get more likes.

But as we all know, likes don’t make us happy.

The people around us do ❤️

My father died in front of me when I was 15.

I thought he was joking, but he had a heart attack and died instantly.

2 weeks later, I had an argument with my mother and she kicked me out of home.

I was then on the streets with nobody to help me.

I couldn’t get a job, because I didn’t have a national insurance card…

But I needed money to live.

My only option was to start a business.

But when I asked someone for help, they said to me:

“Sorry, if you don’t pay, you don’t pay attention.”

I didn’t have ANY money, andI really needed the help.

I knew for a fact instantly that what he was saying was not true.

Today, after building 19 companies, making millions, and helping thousands of entrepreneurs…

I can confirm that this idea of needing to pay to pay attention, is absolute BS.

If you need success bad enough, you will do everything it takes to make it happen.

It’s nothing to do with money.

What that guy said to me that day pissed me off SO MUCH…

That now I’ve spent hundreds of thousands building a platform that gives people the free help they need…

And makes helping others easy.

I want to prove to the world that people can do ANYTHING if they really set their mind to it…

And I want to build the place that gives you access to everything you need to become successful.

For free.

I’ve just launched HelpBnk 2.0 to do exactly this, and I’m blown away by how many people are using it.

I’m answering every DM that is sent to me on the HelpBnk platform this week…

And I’m constantly checking my timeline to see al the amazing questions and dreams you guys are posting.

If we can all make helping someone part of our daily routine…

I guarantee we can change the world.

See you on HelpBnk. helpbnk.com

People love to check Companies House and tell me I’m not rich.

It happens every single week.

But its because most people don’t actually understand how money works.

Net worth isn’t what’s listed on a government website. It’s not sitting in a bank account. It’s not something you can just look up.

When I sold my company, Fluid, to PwC the deal was done in Hong Kong. The company was based in China.

When I moved back to England to have my son, I set up a company to handle my personal spend and investments.

This company wasn’t designed to make money…

It was designed to hold wealth and reinvest in startups, assets, and projects I believe in.

But because people don’t see massive revenue figures, they assume I’m broke.

That’s not how wealth works.

Elon Musk is the richest man in the world - on paper.

If he sold off all his Tesla stock today, Tesla’s value would crash, and his net worth would plummet overnight.

Most wealthy people don’t have piles of cash sitting in a bank account….

They have equity. Assets. Ownership in businesses that can’t just be liquidated without consequences.

And in my case?

I will NEVER sell my equity in HelpBnk. Because if I did, it would destroy the company.

So instead of obsessing over net worth, here’s a better question:

What impact is someone making?

Are they helping people? Are they building something that matters?

Because real wealth isn’t about numbers on a spreadsheet. It’s about what you do with what you have.

And you don’t need millions to make a difference.

Take four minutes today and help someone on HelpBnk.

See how that makes you feel.

Whether you’ve got nothing in the bank or £400 million…

Helping people is what will make you richest.

This means nothing.

36 years ago, I made a promise to my 15-year-old self.

I was homeless and alone.

I needed help, I had no money, nowhere to sleep and I asked a stranger for help.

That stranger spat on me. He told me to get a job.

So, in that moment, I made myself a promise:

“If I ever make it, I’ll try to help everyone for free.”

Six years ago, I attempted to make good on that promise.

I started posting on TikTok, with the sole objective to give free help.

I wasn’t thinking about going viral, let alone expecting it.

But fast forward to today and I get hundreds of messages daily from people who’ve been impacted by the content I post.

People stop me in the street to tell me my videos inspired them to chase their dream.

That’s why this milestone means so much.

Not because of status. F*ck that.

But because of the singer, stuck behind a desk, that watched a video and picked up the courage to start singing online.

Or the single mum messaging me at 2am, who started selling cakes from her kitchen.

Or the person who was close to giving up on life until one video helped them find their purpose

These aren’t just stories. They aren’t just numbers or followers...

They’re real people.

That’s why I care about the milestones.

Because every single one of those 5 million is another dream, another life, another person.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey.

Your support has changed my life and millions of others too.

What’s your dream? ❤️

That's 15 teachers' YEARLY salaries. Gone.

Let me put this in perspective:

£500,000 could fund:
- A year’s worth of teachers for an entire primary school
- 50 start-ups which will create more taxes and jobs
- Free school meals for 250,000 children

But no. While the government has slashed school funding by £630 MILLION…

We got a slightly different logo.

When running my businesses, every penny matters. If we wasted money on vanity projects while our core operations were failing, we'd be bankrupt.

A decision like this seems so out of touch with what’s going on for working people.

Old people will struggle to keep their heating on this winter, and 4.4 million low-income families are currently behind on bills…

Yet… the government spends £500k on a logo no one asked for.

It's insulting.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, but Britain should be run by entrepreneurs.

In business, we have a simple rule - Fix the fundamentals first.

If I couldn’t afford to pay my staff, I wouldn’t renovate my flipping office.

But politicians think in headlines and photo ops and a new logo makes them look "modern" and "forward-thinking."

No member of the public would approve this transaction, and that’s why they’d never tell you until it was done.

Every government spending decision over £100k should be presented to the public in ADVANCE.

No more under-the-rug transactions. If you want a new logo. Show us the business case. Prove the ROI.

Because right now, they're playing with YOUR money like it's Monopoly cash.

And we're all losing.

Dear The Sun,

Get a grip. This is pathetic.

For years, I’ve watched you, and most of the media, tear down entrepreneurs.

You love to sell the negatives.

WeWork. The Social Network. The Wolf of Wall Street.

But where’s the Patagonia movie? Where’s the Gymshark documentary?

Where are the thousands of stories of entrepreneurs who have built something from nothing?

The same people who create jobs, inspire millions, and try to make the world better?

You don’t tell those stories because if people saw the truth, they might quit their jobs.

They might stop working for you… And start building their own dream.

So instead, you spin lies. You weaponise vulnerability and twist successful stories into shame.

Last week, a 28-year-old British entrepreneur opened her first store in London.

She started with no experience or money, and in just a few years, she built a $30M brand from her bedroom.

She’s inspired millions along the way. She’s created jobs. She’s done what 99% of people dream of.

And what did you do?

You ignored it all and then twisted a moment of honesty into a hit piece for clicks.

Amy shared how hard it’s been. She opened up so people could relate. She showed the real side of entrepreneurship (something the world needs more of).

But instead of celebrating her courage, you punished it.

I know founders who want to help others. Who want to give money away. Who want to speak openly.

But they’re scared of how you’ll twist it.

These stories don't just hurt entrepreneurs, but they're hurting everyone.

But there's one thing I've grown to learn about the press...

If they’re coming for you, it usually means you’re doing something right.

So to Aimee Smale - keep doing you.

Keep inspiring millions and keep building.

Legacy media is dying, and they know it.

That’s why they’re so desperate.

Creators like Dylan Page are the future.

He’s the only news I trust now.

SULT is TAKING OVER the performance drinks market! 🦾

I sat down with Henry Porpora to break down how he spotted a gap in the market, turned it into a profitable brand from scratch, and how YOU can do the same 🫵

You can watch the full video through the link in the comments 👇

Selling my company was supposed to be the best moment of my life.

It wasn’t.

After I sold my company, I did exactly what you think I’d do.

I bought a Porsche. A big house. A personal trainer five days a week.

And for the first time in my life, I was spending money on me instead of pouring it back into the business.

I thought I’d made it. All the years of hard work and risk, had been for this.

But something felt off.

For two years I drifted, I played golf, ate at nice places. And was spending more and more money to try and feel less empty.

I was only in my early 40s but had no real reason to wake up early anymore.

I’d realised, that when I was poor, I was a lot happier.

Not because having money made me unhappy. But because I’d sacrificed it for my purpose.

Money doesn’t bring happiness. It brings options. And if you don’t already have purpose, those options just amplify the emptiness.

So I sold the Porsche and stopped all the meaningless spending.

Now if I buy something, it’s because it means something.

I try and live like I’m poor and I’m happier that way. And before I die, I will give all my money away.

Purpose first. Money second.

That’s the way to a happy life.

I want to shout out a stranger today.

A stranger who helped me overcome my life's biggest insecurity without even knowing it.

When I was young, I couldn't read or write properly.

I wasn't dumb (though that's what everyone told me).

I was dyslexic.

I got laughed at for it. And for my entire life, I've HATED reading.

When people asked me to read out loud, I'd refuse. Every time.

But when I wrote my book, I decided to face my fear and record the audiobook myself.

I was terrified.

In the studio, I remember my hands shaking so badly I could barely hold the pages.

Then the sound engineer started talking to me.

He told me he'd worked with loads of dyslexic people. Some of them my heroes, like Jamie Oliver.

He said he only works on books he loves - and he'd read mine cover to cover and loved it.

It took me 5 days. 10 hours a day. To record that audiobook.

And he was there for every second.

Every time I stumbled over words and got frustrated, he'd calm me down. Tell me I was doing great. Keep me going.

So Roy McMillan.

Thank you for helping me beat my biggest fear.

And when I record the audio for my children's book "What's Your Dream? The Workbook" - I hope you'll be there to help me through it again.

And with Jamie Oliver's latest initiative to push more support for people with dyslexia.

Hopefully more people will get the same help Rory gave me.

You can sign the petition to provide better support to people with dyslexia through this link - https://lnkd.in/ebrt5hm7

When you hit 18, you should leave.

Come up with a plan. Book a one-way ticket and get the hell out of your hometown.

Your parents might try to stop you, the system certainly will.

They'll try and push you into university or a job instead.

But you shouldn't listen.

At 23, I moved to Hong Kong with nothing and it was the best decision I ever made.

If I'd stayed in my hometown, I'd probably be working some job I hate. Drowning in debt from a degree I didn't need.

Instead, I found my purpose and built a life I love.

You don’t HAVE to stay in your home town. You don’t HAVE to go to university. You don’t HAVE to wait until you're "stable".

University gives you £70,000 of debt and four years of theory.

Moving gives you real experiences. New perspectives. The chance to discover who you actually are.

When you're young, you don't need a degree. You need experiences that shape you. Connections with new people and cultures and environments that force you to grow.

Comfort is the killer of growth and your hometown is comfort.

Your dreams are bigger than the street you grew up on. The world is massive.

But the longer you wait, the harder it gets. At 18, you have nothing to lose. By 28, you'll have excuses.

University and jobs will wait for you if it really doesn't work out.

Go live your life. Just go.

When people say “managing people is exhausting…”

It just tells me they’re a bad manager.

My team has 50 people right now and I don’t manage a single one of them.

I manage purpose… And they manage themselves.

Every single person cares about what we’re building and gives their best every day to make it work.

This scares most founders because most don’t have a purpose.

Their only goal is to make themselves rich and that’s why their team isn’t motivated.

My team don’t clock in at 9am.

Some days they’re up at 5am, just because they want to.

Other days, maybe noon, and honestly… I don’t care.

The results are there, so what’s the problem?

I’ll never tell them when to start, when to eat, or when to spend time with their family.

They choose. Because they’re adults. And I trust them.

And in return, every one of them puts their heart into making the business work.

That’s why my team is unbeatable.

PWC bought my business for more money that I'd ever need.

But I didn't want to sell it to them.

Every great failure comes from someone forgetting their dream for money.

You should never build a business to sell.

You should build a business you love. Build it because you want to solve a problem.

Almost every day I regret selling my old company, Fluid.

It was making profit. It was making an impact.

And I had someone else running it, doing a great job.

Then one day, PWC made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.

But that’s the best position to be in, because either way, I win.

Investors, customers, and your team can tell when you’re in it for the money.

So when people tell me they’re building a business to sell it or get rich...

My reply is always the same:

Forget about selling. Focus on building.

And when your business reaches the point where you don’t want to sell it...

That’s when you decide if you still want to.

The system is LYING to you…

And I have the proof.

Look at what you’re told about home education.

Lie 1 of 4
↳ “Home-schooled kids are antisocial.”

Why are we told this? To keep your kids in school.

But tell me…

Is it normal for a child to spend 16 years in a building with 30 people the same age?

Each day on repeat, with the same lessons, same textbooks, same experiences…

Is that what socialisation is?

In the real world, people come from diverse ages, cultures, and environments.

Education is taught through curiosity; it is shown and discovered.

My son spends time with kids and adults. He learns from older children and helps younger ones.

Real socialisation isn’t learning how to blend in. It’s learning how to connect with others who may not be like you.

Lie 2 of 4
↳ “They’ll fall behind.”

Behind who? Behind what? There’s no universal timeline for learning.

Behind in a subject they hate and will never need? Behind in knowledge that they don’t understand, but instead can memorise to pass a test?

Maybe then…

But I’d rather my son learn something he loves and enjoys. Something he can ACTUALLY understand, and know how to apply it in the real world.

Lie 3 of 4
↳ “They’ll never get into university.”

They can. Many do. And many others CHOOSE not to. Because instead of their education being centred around prepping them for university…

They’ve been taught how to build their own life.

Lie 4 of 4
↳ “You’re not qualified to teach.”

You don’t need a degree to nurture curiosity. You just need to know your child.

They’ll learn what they want to, develop into their own person, gain new experiences, and learn to build a life they love.

Plus, almost every single person has a device in their hand that contains almost all of human knowledge.

Videos, AI, search engines…

You can learn ANYTHING, simply on your phone.

Home education isn’t bad, and a lot of parents are waking up to that fact.

While the education system continues to remain broken, I will home-educate my son.

Legacy media has plagued my feed this week with negativity.

They’ve twisted stories while targeting amazing entrepreneurs trying to do great things.

But THIS is a story that deserves the spotlight.

Six months ago, a guy named Henry stopped me in the street with a dream.

He had so much passion, and I knew straight away he’d make it a success.

Today, he’s made £225,000 from his kitchen.

What he and the Sult team have built is next-level entrepreneurship.

I’ve studied marketing for over 30 years…

And some of the plays I’ve seen Sult pull off have genuinely impressed me.

And this isn’t some super-experienced team with lots of money…

They’re young entrepreneurs, with a rough plan, throwing themselves in the deep end.

They’ve openly said they didn’t always know what they were doing.

And I love that.

Because that’s what real entrepreneurship is, but most don’t understand.

You’re not meant to know what you’re doing. You’re not meant to have the perfect solution all the time…

Hell, I’ve built businesses for 30+ years and sometimes I’m just guessing as I go.

If you’ve ever watched my videos and said,

“I have a dream, but I don’t know how to start…”

Watch this video. Study what Sult did, and copy it.

Because what they’ve done is the difference between dreamers and doers.

You can check out the full video in the comments below

Congrats SULT™ on all your success. You deserve it.

The people who believed in me before I made it are the only ones I trust now.

When I was 15 and homeless, no one wanted to know me. No mentors, friends or networks.

Just other homeless people who shared their food with me.

When I started my first business, people laughed. Said it wouldn't work. Said I should get a real job.

The few who didn't laugh and supported me. They're still in my life today.

When I sold my company, suddenly everyone wanted to be my friend. People I'd never met acted like we'd known each other for years.

It taught me that the people who show up when you have nothing are the only ones who matter.

Look around you.

Who pushes you? Who believes in you? Who will tell you the truth, even when it's hard?

Those people are your circle.

And the right circle is how you win.

I simply don’t feel comfortable doing it anymore.

When I first started creating content, things were different.

You could leave your job, chase your dream, and if it didn’t work out, no problem. You’d land another job quickly.

But the job market has changed. AI is replacing people and opportunity is no longer guaranteed.

- 52% of graduates can’t find work after university.

- 1.8 million people are unemployed in the UK right now.

So what’s the answer? Give up on our dreams?

No. The answer is proof.

Proof your dream can work and proof people want what you’re building.

Once you have that, you can quit safely and go all in.

I give you the roadmap in my book to get to that point.

Small things you can do in your spare time to make quitting possible.

The paperback launches January 1st, making 'What's Your Dream?' more accessible than ever.

You can get it through this link - https://mybook.to/Aa1uD66

P.S. I still believe that you can’t finish building your dream while working a 9–5. But you can start. And starting is what makes leaving possible.

People suppress what makes them unique…

Yet are searching for an “original idea”

You are the original idea.

You are the unique ingredient.

The school system tried to train that out of you.

Wear the same uniform. Tick the same boxes.

They wanted to take away your most valuable asset.

Your uniqueness.

It’s all designed to make you forget that you’re one of one.

You don’t need to invent something no one’s ever seen.

You just need to show up as someone no one else can be.

You.

That is the differentiation.

When I launched my creative agency in Asia,

There were 500+ agencies offering branding and strategy.

But they weren’t me. They weren’t Helen.

They didn’t see the world like we did.

And that’s what clients bought into.

Stop looking for a clever idea and start believing in your original self.
Your perspective is the product.

Build from that.

This SHOULD scare you.

30,000 people just lost their jobs, and thousands of families just lost their income.

If you think these big corporations care enough about you to sacrifice profit…

They don’t.

The richest will get richer, and the rest will be left behind.

This isn’t just a one-off. It’s the beginning of a tidal wave.

Even if you think your job is safe, because you’re smart, experienced, or it’s “too complicated” for AI…

You’re wrong.

It won’t just be delivery drivers or factory workers.

Doctors. Engineers. Architects. Pilots… you name it.

In the next few years, you’ll watch 90% of professions begin to vanish.

The only way to ENSURE that doesn’t happen is by creating your own job.

Your own future.

Times have changed. The 18-year-old in his bedroom using ChatGPT to build a business is more secure than the 26-year-old brain surgeon.

I hate reading stories like this, people losing their livelihoods.

But I also believe AI can be a good thing… If we use it right.

If it frees people from soul-crushing jobs…

Shelf stacking. Bin emptying. Endless admin.

And gives them a shot at building a life with meaning, then it’s a win.

But you need to act now.

Find your purpose and start building something that matters.

Because if you wake up with no mission…

AI will eat you alive.

But if you do know who you are and what you’re here to build…

It becomes your greatest weapon.

UNPOPULAR OPINION...

Your job title doesn't matter.

Everyone I meet introduces themselves like a LinkedIn header. "VP of this. Head of that."

But a title is just a facade. It's what the system gives you instead of freedom.

If the company really valued you, it would reward you with equity. Titles cost them nothing to hand out.

No matter how fancy your title is, without equity you will still be replaced when AI does your job better than you.

I was "CEO" of Fluid for 18 months before a single customer paid us anything. I didn't focus on what the title meant, because it meant nothing.

My team, my customers, and the work itself were what mattered.

People spend all their lives collecting titles and have nothing they've actually built. People in their 50s who never made it past "Director" and feel like the world ran out without them.

I know senior directors at companies who'll be terrified in 18 months when their division folds. And I know 24-year-olds who've never had a job title in their life, running businesses that pay for their freedom.

If you're optimising for the next title bump, stop.

The title is what they give you so they don't have to give you anything that's actually yours.

How to beat shyness:

Think about the people that you can help by not being shy.

This was someone’s CV.

Now it’s in the bin.

I don’t read CV’s. They’re a scam.

They were invented for factory work. "Experience" meant "we trust you to operate the machine on time."

That world ended in the 90s, but the CV stayed.

The whole industry is now AI writing CVs to other AI.

What I care about is passion. Do you care about the mission we’re on? Or is this just a job application for you?

Every member of our team wants to help people dream.

That’s what makes us so great at what we do.

We are currently hiring…

But don’t submit a CV. Tell me why this matters to you.

Working hard = success is one of the biggest lies we’ve been sold.

Teachers and nurses work 80-hour weeks. They’re some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met.

But will that make them rich?

Probably not.

(Now most of them love what they do and that’s more important for many.)

But if you want to be financially free, if you want to change your life…

You HAVE to take risk.

Sometimes a split-second risk, or saying yes when everyone else says no, can bring more success than a decade of hard work.

Hard work is comfortable and that’s why more people choose it over risk.

They’d rather burn out than break pattern.

I credit my success to luck.

But that luck only showed up because I took risks.

At 23, I moved to Hong Kong with nothing, even though everyone told me not too.

But I didn’t want safety. I wanted freedom.

Even failing at risk can take you further than success at playing safe.

Failing is learning and new doors open.

Working hard is just opening the same door over and over again.

So stop grinding yourself into the ground and start taking risks.

Don’t agree?

Prove me wrong in the comments.

Who took no risks and still built a successful life? 👇

What are you fighting for?

Why do you wake up in the morning?

It’s so important to define this…

Because if you don’t know… someone else decides for you.

One of the greatest tricks of modern society is convincing people to live without purpose.

You’re trained to follow rules, tick boxes, and chase status symbols.

They never ask what problem you want to solve, because if they did, you’d see how broken the system is.

Most jobs exist to keep things the same.

That’s why I ask everyone I meet:

What’s your dream?

If you don’t know yet. You can get my book here - https://amzn.to/492xbgg

It will help you find your real purpose.

This isn’t the good news you think it is.

It’s the start of a slippery slope.

Do I think kids should play outside more? Absolutely.

Do I think they spend too much time online? Probably.

But the same could be said about school and despite years of people speaking out…

Nothing’s changed there.

So why this? Why now?

Well because this isn’t about safety for our kids...

It’s about control.

Let’s not pretend this was ever a concern…

Until platforms like TikTok and X started giving people a voice outside government control.

A place where anyone, even a kid, can share their ideas. Build an audience. Start a business. Learn knowledge that school doesn't teach.

Yes, there’s danger online. But there’s also:

→ Opportunity
→ Knowledge
→ Community
→ And real-world success

The number of kids who’ve run up to me with profitable business plans after watching one of my TikToks would blow your mind.

They don’t teach that in school. In fact, they don’t even encourage it.

Banning social media isn’t the solution. It’s censorship.

Instead of restrictions…

Teach kids how to use the internet intentionally. How to create. How to build. How to learn..

And let's encourage entrepreneurs and these platforms to design features to protect their safety while maintaining their freedom.

Parents should be the ones guiding kids, not the government.

Social media is freedom and the government shouldn't get to take that away.

I'm SO proud of Natasha.

Her story is proof that you don't need lots of upfront capital to build a million-dollar business...

But you can make the money along the way.

Natasha Orumbie started in her kitchen with nothing but passion.

She had no investors, no network, no experience in building a business.

But she took risk and every risk she took opened the next door.

You can watch her full story now on YouTube and learn how you can turn your last few coins into a multi-million dollar brand.

Here’s the link - https://lnkd.in/eVxaf2BB

‼️ UPDATE ‼️ We found her🙏 (Read below)

9 months ago, I offered her $10,000 or my book and she chose the book.

But she wasn’t the only one who needed help 👇

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Her pasta was SO good…

I tried to buy the whole restaurant 😱

I’ve been hundreds of people’s first ever customer.

I’ve bought people equipment. Flights. Even given people money to quit their job.

But I’ve NEVER bought someone their OWN restaurant…

Because most people aren’t ready to immediately jump into running a restaurant.

But Navseerat is.

So I’m currently negotiating to buy a restaurant, to give to her, for free.

If you want to see how this unfolds. Follow me.

All updates will be posted right here.

When I say EVERYONE can be an entrepreneur…

People doubt me.

“Some people just aren’t built that way.”

But I disagree.

I’m not saying everyone MUST be an entrepreneur.

I’m saying everyone CAN and everyone deserves the CHANCE to try.

Everyone deserves to have the tools, the knowledge and the opportunity.

Even if they never use those skills. Even if they never build a business and they just want to work for someone else.

Everyone deserves to have the option.

That's something the education system currently doesn't give people.

And it's part of the reason I'm trying so hard to fix it.

If you are broke, you are more likely to get rich.

I've invested in 81 businesses, and I've seen it all.

One of the trends I've noticed is that the businesses that raise the least amount of money often are the ones that succeed.

Want a case study on why raising money can be a problem?

Look at WeWork.

If they hadn't raised so much money, they would have been more careful with their leases.

They would have been smarter about their long-term business model.

It's hard for people to understand if they don't have money how this can be true.

But this is the thing to keep in mind when you've got nothing.

You've got nothing to lose.

Most of the people who are self-made millionaires today came from nothing.

Taking risk requires a brain that realises you have nothing to lose…

And if you actually have nothing to lose, then you can go for it without looking back.

The journey looks lonely.

It's not the path your parents took. It's not what your friends are doing...

And it's DEFINITELY not what school prepared you for.

It comes with uncertainty. Some days you wake up and just wing it.

But once you realise the alternative…

Spending 40 years waking up, repeating the same day, living a life you know isn't your purpose…

You realise it's not uncertainty, but it's actually freedom.

Freedom to choose what you do. Every single day.

You also learn that the path which seemed so lonely...

Isn't.

And there are millions out there prepared to help you along the way.

So be the penguin. Even if it feels unrealistic. Even if no one else is doing it.

Ignore them. And chase your purpose.

YEARS. Literally years, I've been trying to make this happen.

I just met the most famous person on the planet. A guy with over 1 BILLION followers. A guy who's given away more money than most countries...

MrBeast 

And what I asked him when I got the chance was...

Slightly insane.

Now I've promised to fund 1,000 dreams. And I'm going to follow through.

If you have a dream and need funding. Let me know in the comments

I'm paying people to QUIT university.

Young people are lost. They leave school with no life experience. Never asked what they truly want to do. Never asked what problem they want to solve.

And they're pushed into believing the only option is to spend £50k studying something they're not even sure they like.

Just So they can do it for 70 years. Working for someone else. Paying off the debt it took to get there.

It's backwards.

I've conducted one of the world's largest surveys asking people...

"What's your dream?"

And when I ask students why they're studying what they're studying…

I hear the same things:

"My parents wanted me to." or "That's where the gap in the market is."

Very rarely have I heard:

"Because this is my dream."

At 18-21, you'll never have a better opportunity to go for it. But people are taught it's not even an option.

So here's what I'm doing.

I'm speaking to students and asking about their real dream. And if they want to drop out and pursue it...

I'll invest in them.

But I won't ask for the money back. I won't ask for interest. Because if university isn't the right path for you…

Debt, doubt, and disappointment shouldn't be either.

Your dream is worth more than a degree.

Full documentary out soon.

If you feel stupid. Read this.

I used to walk past WHSmith as an insecure kid.

I was convinced I could never write a book, let alone have it sold by them.

In school, I was put in the “special” class because I couldn’t read or write.

I was called stupid. And I believed it.

All I knew was that A meant clever and D meant dumb.
And I was getting Ds.

That was the only system I ever knew and at 15, I became homeless.

That made me think I was even more stupid. I couldn’t even get a job because I had no NI card.

But that made me realise something…

The same system that told me I was broken… was broken.

So I started looking elsewhere and stumbled into something I’d barely even heard of…

Entrepreneurship.

At first, I didn’t realise it, but it was the one thing that finally made sense.

I was never taught about it in school. But it taught me everything I needed to know.

Entrepreneurship changed my life.

It showed me I wasn’t stupid, I just had a different kind of intelligence.

The kind of intelligence that shows up in REAL life.

To some, I’m still “stupid.”

To others, I’m a multi-millionaire who helps millions of people.

And today… my book What’s Your Dream? Has just been named WHSmith’s Book of the Month.

If you grew up in the UK, you know how big that is.

From walking past thinking I could NEVER do it…

To my face being on their window.

And weirdly, I want to thank that teacher who called me stupid.

They didn’t mean to help me. But they did.

Most of the good things in my life have come from people who didn’t mean to help me.

So to anyone who’s been told they’re not good enough:

This book might just change your life. It’s currently just £5.49.

You can get it through this link - https://amzn.to/492xbgg

This is wrong on so many levels.

This bus driver is a hero.

He left his bus to save a woman from being mugged. He should be praised for his bravery.

But instead…. he got fired for it.

He had his income. His purpose and his means to survive ripped from him…

All for helping someone.

I'd give this bus driver a job in a heartbeat.

But honestly, I'd rather see him start his own thing. So he never has to deal with this kind of nonsense again.

If you don't own the company, they can get rid of you at any time.

Start your own business in 2026. That way you can help people without being punished.

There is no work life balance!

They (sometimes the LinkedIn police) want you to think there is so you go do a crappy 9-5 you hate for a good title and a weekend off sometimes.

Don’t let anyone trick you into thinking it’s a good idea to separate work and life.

It causes stress you don’t need!

There is just life.

Some days you will do nothing but work and other times you might have a bath. Most days you can do both. Get your family involved in your work. Make it your hobby.

I am live on tiktok right now to prove you can relax and work at the same time! Come say hi!

I lost a million-pound deal because of alcohol.

I've never had a drink before. Not at my wedding, not at my birthday. Not even in this photo. I was only posing with the drink to look cool.

But when I was building my previous business, Fluid, I was put in a difficult situation.

I was trying to close an extremely important deal for us. It was worth over a MILLION pounds, and everything was going right.

Until the founder pulled out a bottle of Jack Daniel's. He said he wanted to toast to the partnership.

In my mind, I was hesitant. I'd always told myself I would never drink… but… this was £1,000,000.

I still said no.

The founder was offended, and the deal fell through. I walked out with nothing.

For months, I wondered if I'd made a mistake. A million pounds gone, all because of one glass of whisky. I could've even pretended to sip.

But here's the real reason I said no...

It's not that I'm incredibly healthy. Or incredibly disciplined. It's actually the opposite.

I have an addictive personality. Always have. When I get into something, I can't stop. I get obsessive. It's why I've been able to build businesses.

But with alcohol, that same trait would've destroyed me.

So when I was young, I made a decision. I just wouldn't start. I'd never miss it, I'd never crave it. It would never even be an option in my mind.

One year after that Jack Daniels meeting, I sat across from a billionaire. Talks were going well. Until again, he offered me a drink.

Despite knowing what happened last time, I still refused. But this time, the client didn't get offended. He respected it.

We closed that deal, and it changed my life. It also taught me a valuable lesson.

The wrong people will punish you for having principles. But the right people choose you because of them.

Sticking to your morals and boundaries will never backfire in the long run.

Never let a deal make you forget it.

My greatest achievement isn’t money.

I’ve built businesses, travelled the world and made millions of dollars.

I’ve been incredibly lucky.

But none of that would matter without my wife.

I’ve been with Helen for 25 years. And for 25 years, we’ve chosen each other, every single day.

Through risk. Through stress. Through wins and losses. We’ve had each other’s backs no matter what.

And what I’ve noticed (especially on social media) is that society celebrates the wrong things.

People post fancy cars and expensive holidays, chasing likes and followers.

But the people I admire most aren’t flexing a Rolex to strangers.

They’re on a random Wednesday afternoon bike ride, hand in hand with someone they’ve loved for decades.

They don’t worship material things.

They own their own time. And they choose to spend it with the people who matter most.

Maybe this post isn’t flashy enough.

Maybe if I posted a supercar and a harem of women it would get more engagement.

But I know first hand, likes aren’t there when you’re struggling.

They don’t sit next to you when you’re doubting yourself, and they don’t spend decades building a life with you.

Relationships are the most important thing in the world.

Happy Valentine’s Day to my wife. I love you.

Every person on Earth should be learning AI right now.

If you're not, you're in trouble.

4 in 10 of the world's biggest CEOs are already cutting jobs because of AI.

They've seen what it can do. It works 24/7 and never asks for a pay rise.

Humans can't compete with that. And the employees will be the ones to take the hit.

There's only one way to protect yourself…

Learn to use AI.

If you can use AI, you can build your own business. Or if you really want, you can become the person every company wants to hire.

Either way, you're not the one being cut.

My course is just a few hours a week for 5 weeks but it will teach you everything you need to get ahead of 99% of people.

It's taught by Sepehr Khosravi 🍐 Khosravi, one of the most respected AI builders in the world.

People would pay thousands to be mentored by him. But we're giving it to you for FREE.

You don't need to have ever used AI before. We'll help you from scratch.

This is the most important skill you can pick up this year.

You can enter here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eJF4iMgS

I worked all through Christmas.

I love working.

Not sure why I feel guilty for saying it.

Not promoting hustle. Just saying how I feel….

All I want for 2026 is for you to feel the same and love your work. X

What’s your dream LinkedIn?

His dream is so wholesome 🥹

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If you ask an investor for money, you'll get advice.

If you ask for advice, you'll get money.

I've seen this work hundreds of times and watched founders get it backwards just as often.

When you walk in asking for money you're a risk to be managed. They're calculating how much they might lose.

When you walk in asking for advice you're a person worth knowing. They're thinking about how they can help. And people who feel useful to you become invested in you.

The best investment I ever attracted came from a conversation where I never mentioned funding once. I just asked someone I respected what they would do in my position.

By the end they were asking how they could get involved.

People don't want to be pitched. But they do want to help.

15 YEARS AGO: Buying a Porsche was the worst decision I ever made.

TODAY: I bought another.

When I sold my last company, a Porsche was the first thing I bought.

I always wanted one. I had the money, so why not?

The people in town quickly knew me as "that guy with the Porsche." And I thought that was a good thing. It was proof to them that I had made it.

But that Porsche started to become me.

Every scratch sent me to the garage. I was anxious driving it. My whole personality resolved around it.

So I sold it within months and felt more relieved than I had when I bought it.

So why did I just buy another?

Well this time I'm a different person.

Unlike back then, I have a mission. I know what I'm for. My identity has nothing to do with what's parked outside.

This is just a car. It's not a status symbol to prove myself. It doesn't define who I am.

And that's the only time you should buy one.

If you're buying something to prove your worth, then you don't need it. What you really need is to achieve something great.

If you need to rent a car or require debt to buy it. AVOID.

You should only buy a materialistic item if you can walk away from it and feel nothing.

That car owned me, because I bought it to flex. I wanted to feel seen.

Today, I bought it because I like it, not because I need it to be me.

There’s a moment every adult eventually realises:

Nobody is coming to save you.

Not the government. Not your boss. And not the “perfect opportunity.”

And weirdly… that’s good news.

Because the second you accept that, you become dangerous in the best way.

You stop waiting and finally start building.

Freedom begins the day excuses end.

It was my birthday yesterday.

52 years old....

When I was 46, I made a TikTok account.

My peers thought I was having a midlife crisis. They laughed at me. A middle-aged man on a dancing app for kids.

"Come on Simon."

But I didn't care. I could see what social media was becoming.

A tool to help people.

It's why I'm so against all these bans they are talking about. I see everyday how social media changes lives.

So I pushed through the cringe. I posted every single day.

Now I have a platform that reaches millions of people every month. And I use every bit of it to help people find and chase their dreams for free.

That's just in 6 years, by the way. From laughed at to 24 million followers.

And that's what it looks like when you stop caring what people think.

So here's what I want for my birthday.

I want you to do the thing you're most scared of.

The thing that might get you laughed at. The thing that might be "cringe".

Because in a few years' time, you don't know where that might lead you.

P.S. If you want to do something for me on my birthday. I am doing my biggest-ever live talk in London on May 22nd. I'm so excited for it and hope to see as many people there as possible. You can find all the details here 👉 https://lnkd.in/erw8gn-6

I gave away £12m!

How?

6108 people said they would pay me £2000 for my course on business if I offered one.

£12,216,000 profit for me!

Instead I released it all for free 😱

The video went viral and then became one of the most popular business videos of all time

…and something extra magical happened.

6100 people didn’t just get help, 16m+ people got help!

Now that’s worth £12,200,000 all on its own! Economic impact was huge.

Then, every top business influencer copied our popular format and offered all their knowledge for free!

Millions more helped. Free suddenly had value (as I have always said).

Then, due to the popularity of the video we grew @helpbnk.com and now it’s worth 10s of millions on its own and helps 350,000+ people per month with their dream (for free!).

Off this video my book became no.1 on the Sunday Times best seller list.

We used that money and money from the video etc to give away £426k to dreamers and promote them for free.

Daily I get 5+ DMs from people even now saying how this video and model changed their life and helped them.

Conclusion; don’t chase the quick money, chase the maximum impact will always pay more in the long run!

Have you watched the full video on YT?

Do you have a dream?

Remember; free has value if you put value in free ❤️ #dream #business

Teachers are unbelievable, aren't they?

People think I hate teachers because I'm so critical of the education system.

It's the opposite. I have so much respect for them.

When a child's ideas are supported by teachers like the amazing lady pictured here, that's when the magic happens.

This teacher fully supported this student's dream and encouraged him to follow it.

And now I'm supporting him too.

All it takes is one person to change the direction of a young person's future. One person who believes in them. One person who encourages them to follow their dream.

The Inspirational Learning Group

Hustle is good.

Sorry, I know many will hate me for saying that.

It's Sunday and I'm working. But it doesn't feel like hustle. It feels like I'm following my dream.

When your work is exercise, sharing knowledge, and helping millions of people chase their dream, it stops being work.

Find the thing that feels like that for you.

Then figure out how to make money from it.

Happy Sunday ❤️

Homelessness is out of control.

A basic human need (somewhere to sleep) has been turned into a business, where a small number of people own multiple homes and charge whatever they want.

There’s nurses that can’t afford rent.

We are all just a few bad months away from being homeless. One thing goes wrong… and you’re at risk.

We talk about “tax the rich” but what about stopping the rich driving up the cost of a roof over your head.

Rents keep rising. Wages don’t. Demand outweighs supply. Landlords have all the power.

In the UK, landlords can increase rent with very few limits. So tenants are stuck.

And yes, the recent change to tenants right was great. But we still need more change.

We need limits on how many homes one person can own. And real access to affordable housing for everyone.

Owning a home shouldn’t be a luxury. It should be a right.

Is it really that crazy to believe everyone deserves somewhere safe to sleep?