Finding Purpose through the 100 Day Bitcoin Challenge
Looking to do more with Bitcoin and don't know where to start? Take on the '100 Day Challenge' where you'll attempt to enable 1 Bitcoin interaction per day for 100 days. It helped us find purpose within Bitcoin and build a portfolio showing our proof of work.
When I lost my job earlier this year, I knew it was a sign to go into Bitcoin full-time. I didn't know where to start, how to measure success and how to help Bitcoin adoption. My solution? A personal challenge to be the catalyst for 1 Bitcoin interaction per day for 100 days. I defined an interaction as Bitcoin moving addresses between two entities (myself, a friend, a family member, a stranger, etc).
Soon enough I realized sitting in front of my computer wasn't cutting it, I had to get out and take Bitcoin to the people. The 'Bitcoin whiteboard' was born. I wrote different Bitcoin messages hoping to spark conversations on the streets of Calgary.
This was just the beginning, I released my visual notes for free, launched two books, onboarded three businesses, presented why businesses should adopt Bitcoin as a form of payment in local meetups, started a Bitcoin Treasure hunt, and helped 2 farmers DIY their node.
This challenge changed my life. It forced me to get out of my comfort zone, I learned about myself, Bitcoin and how others perceive it. Through the process, I've realized Bitcoin is my ikigai (sense of purpose). To top it off, my wife who had spent a decade in Microsoft selling Azure started viewing the world with an orange lens. Witnessing my journey through the challenge had a profound effect on her.
Now, we are on a Bitcoin pilgrimage around the world to continue learning the Bitcoin way, enable Bitcoin as a form of payment through education, and spark curiosity in one student at a time!
We're a couple travelling the world to learn about Bitcoin, help further its adoption and make meaningful connections with others. After spending a decade in our professional careers we decided to sell our belongings, our home, pack a 40L bag each and hit the road. Our goal? Visit as many Bitcoin communities as possible and lend a hand to further their cause and proliferate Bitcoin for the masses.