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TELOS

DOCUMENT PURPOSE

This document captures the TELOS method of articulating a person's personal context so that they, and AI, can better understand them.

HISTORY

  • I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • I went to Mission High School, where I was bullied a decent amount
  • High school is where I met my 2 life-long friends, Doug and Mitchell who are still my friends today

MISSION

  • M1: Be a great husband and father
  • M2: Help others form a relationship with Jesus
  • M3: Create the first orbiting solar farm

GOALS

  • G1: Have at least 2 kids by 2030
  • G2: Both kids have a Master's degree, a decent job, and they get married and start families before 30
  • G3: Hit $500,000K in gross income by 2027
  • G4: Have $3 million of investment in Orbisol by 2026

NARRATIVES (Good for preparing to present, speak, go on a panel, etc.)

  • N1: Orbisol is the next best thing to a Dyson Sphere.
  • N2: Being happy comes from living for others.

CHALLENGES

  • C1: My health is failing because I don't work out
  • C2: I'm spending too much time on the road and not enough time with my wife
  • C3: My current day job is sapping too much creativity from me

INCOME AND EXPENSES

INCOME

  • Source / Amount / Description
  • Source / Amount / Description

EXPENSES

  • Source / Amount / Description
  • Source / Amount / Description

THINGS I'VE BEEN WRONG ABOUT

  • Didn't anticipate Bitcoin being a thing. Next time create the coins and store them just in case.
  • Thought AirBnB would shut down all the hotels. But they're doing fine.
  • Thought the Eagles would easily win. But they didn't even let him play.
  • Didn't think Putin would go into Poland.

IDEAS

  • I1: The Borman Percentage: X% of a Dyson Sphere via satellites gets you Y amount of energy
  • I2: X amount of dedication to others per day leads to Y amount of increased Eudaimonia

PREDICTIONS

  • Bitcoin hits $200K by August of 2026 (80%)
  • China attacks Taiwan by January of 2027 (60%)
  • The price of a gallon of milk hits ______ by ______________. (75%)

BEST MOVIES

  • More
  • Interstellar
  • Pulp Fiction
  • LA-LA Land

BEST BOOKS

  • Man's Search for Meaning
  • The Beginning of Infinity
  • The Science of Storytelling
  • War is Art

LIFE LESSONS

  • In practice, weak people behave very similarly to evil people. Don’t tie yourself to either.
  • When I am feeling low mood or low energy, 95% of the time it's because I have not 1) gotten up early, 2) gotten outside, 3) worked out, 4) gone for a walk, or done anything else physical in the last 2 days. Just go do that, and you'll instantly feel better.

KPIs

  • K1: Kids by 2030: 0/2
  • K2: Current gross income: 187/500

TRAUMAS

  • Lost my Mom at an early age due to a traffic accident when I was in the car
  • A major house fire killed our family dog when I was 6

LOG (Journal)

  • 22/11/2019: Not sure why she reacted like that. Wasn't my fault. But we fixed it with pecan pie.
  • 22/01/2020: Got my first investor lined up!
  • 12/03/2020: Seem to have sprained my ankle or something. Keep limping on that side.