The Contrarian Creator
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had the urge to create. To build something from scratch. To know how things work and try to make things work better. Not just for the sake of doing it differently, but because I’ve always believed that if something doesn’t make sense — we shouldn’t pretend it does.
For example in school, I didn’t struggle with the work — I struggled with the point. I always wanted to know why. Why are we learning this? Why are we doing it this way? And when the only answer was, "That’s just how it works," or “Yeah, you just have to learn this because later in life you’ll need it” I knew I had to find another way.
That question — why? — became the start of everything for me.
Later on, I dropped out of university. Not because I couldn’t finish — I was nearly done. But I knew deep down that if I followed the path laid out for me, I wouldn’t be free. I’d be trading time and energy for something that didn’t align with how I wanted to live.
So I made a choice. I left, and I started building my business. It was the beginning of a life shaped by intentional decisions — not just doing what everyone else was doing, but what actually made sense to me. And even when people didn’t understand, I didn’t regret it. I still don’t.
I’ve always felt the tension between how things are done and how they could be done. Not out of arrogance, and definitely not because I thought I had all the answers. But because I’ve always believed that when something isn’t working — especially for people like me — there must be another way. A better way. One grounded in clarity, purpose, and real understanding.
Take school, for example. I went to high school because it was expected. That’s just what you do. And I did the work — not because it was challenging, but because it was required. Most of the time, I found myself waiting for the bell to ring, filling out assignments that felt repetitive, without ever really understanding how they connected to anything meaningful.
I’ve come to see those years not with regret, but with insight. They showed me what happens when we accept systems without questioning them. And now, as I think about raising my own children, I want to do it differently. Not to reject what exists, but to build something more intentional. More thoughtful. More alive.
I don’t question the education system to stir things up. I question it because I believe we owe it to the next generation to ask: can this be done better?
Creating has always been a part of that. It’s how I think. How I learn. How I move forward. Whether it was working on a farm, starting projects on my own, or building a business from the ground up — I’ve never been content with doing things "just because."
A few weeks ago, I came across the word "contrarian" — and something clicked. For years, I’ve tried to explain how I think, how I operate, and why I often move differently than the crowd. And suddenly, there it was. One word that felt like home.
Contrarian.
A Contrarian Creator is someone who questions the default not to be different, but to build something better — something rooted in clarity, purpose, and truth. They create not for attention, but from a deep sense of responsibility to make things that actually matter.
I don’t follow the crowd unless the crowd is headed somewhere that makes sense. I don’t chase what’s popular — I follow what’s true. And when something doesn’t sit right, I don’t override that. I investigate it.
That’s the heart of The Contrarian Creator.
It’s about creating with intention. Living with integrity. And building things that actually matter.
It’s about:
Questioning with care
Listening deeply
Moving slowly when needed
Holding high standards without the pressure to perform
Choosing stewardship over speed
Letting your life and work align
It’s about valuing clarity over clout, depth over hype, and building things that last.
This isn’t the loud path. It’s not the easy path. But it’s the one that lets you look in the mirror and know you’re not pretending. That what you’re building actually reflects what you believe.
And for me, that’s worth everything.
If you’ve felt like you think differently… if you’ve struggled to fit into systems that don’t make sense to you… if you’ve felt the pull to create not just for attention, but because something in you says "this matters" — then you might be a Contrarian Creator too.
Welcome. You’re not alone. You’re just early.