But most of us unknowingly allow other people, large entities, or society to steer us. Most of us don’t realize steering the ship ourselves is even an option. We are motivated most by the things that “happen to us,” when we could—and should—be motivated by what we make happen.

I’m Keril Sawyerr, the helmsman steering Helmsman Labs, but the ship I’m rooting for is yours and the helmsman I want to see in action is you.

I tried to be “successful” for a long time. I worked long hours, tackled many jobs, and wasted time wondering how I could be pouring all my energy into my work for such little return. So I questioned, I tinkered, I altered my course of navigation… until I hit land—literally landing the sales job of my dreams. I started making six figures and traveling the world.

I wasn’t satisfied though. I had solved my own problem… but I knew this problem had never been only my own. It was a problem shared by countless other people just like me, but they were still out there, wading around in the ocean, expending all their energy and still feeling like they might drown.

I started Helmsman Labs to share the strategies and methods I used personally to be successful—plus systems I have distilled and synthesized from other people who are even more successful than I am in certain areas… because I strongly feel that it will take a proverbial village to solve this universal problem so draining for so many hardworking individuals. Sure, there is plenty of existing internet content designed to accomplish this very same goal… but that content is too disparate, too unorganized, too theoretical to actually be implemented into an actionable plan. You’ve been reading that content for years… but is your life any different? If you’re here, reading this, then my guess is: no.