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6 ways I'm preparing for the chaos most still pretend isn't coming

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Alex Mathers
June 02, 2025

I'm not one to doom and gloom.

But if there's one thing that's clear about the next phase in humankind...

Massive change is coming.

And I think most of the world's population will be caught off-guard.

Those who prepare well can not only survive, but they will thrive.

Here's how I'm preparing:

  • Detaching myself fully from single points of employment (i.e. needing a job). Create a service that helps several clients to minimise the risk of sudden income loss. [COMPLETE]

  • Working every day on my personal brand infrastructure. Meaning? Developing products that sell in my sleep. Writing and publishing daily. Growing a newsletter list of subscribers and buyers through sharing social media content. [FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED, NOW GROWING]

  • Doing everything I can to transfer what I earn into growing assets. The winners of the future aren't going to rely on employers, governments or even their own services for income. They'll own assets like crypto or property that create financial leverage, giving you freedom. [ONGOING]

  • Creating backup living options. Having multiple residencies (permits and citizenships) across several countries gives you backup options should stuff hit the fan in any one place (likely). I'm in the process. [25% of the way there]

  • Maintaining my health as a self-reliance measure. Adequate sleep, less sugar, more primal. Doing less of the stuff I hate for reduced stress. [NOT BAD, BUT COULD BE BETTER]

  • Developing a plan to have a base as close to off-grid and outside of a city as possible. I don't plan to be a forest hermit (well, maybe), but I also want to be supported should I no longer have access to the supply chains we've grown so reliant on. My vision is a sheep farm in Estonia. [PLANNING PHASE]

If you'd like help growing your personal brand by writing 15 minutes per day (without the years of frustration I went through), you'll like my course:

Online Writing Alchemy.

Alex