Valentin
@valentinmakes
Artist & Brand Advisor. Helping creatives build autonomy through branding, AI, and emotional intelligence. Create work you love and explore the world.
Most people already have a monetizable skill. But no one teaches them how to package it. That's why I built Auraphile, a brand advisor that helps you: – Build your brand – Position your skills – Make your first money online Follow + comment "AURA" and I'll DM you the access.

Most people completely misunderstand Ikigai. (I did too) It's been repackaged and reposted by wellness influencers, life coaches, and HR slideshows, centering around a tidy Venn diagram. But that diagram was created by a non-Japanese designer after watching a TED Talk. It…

Don't spend 100 hours on branding theory. Spend 10 minutes answering: • Who do I help? • What do I help them do? • Why does it matter to them? Then build in public. Learn by doing.
Feeling 'behind' in your 20s is a feature, not a bug. You can be: • Lost at 22 • Broke at 28 • In shape at 32 • Financially free at 35 • Unrecognizable at 40 Stay in the game and trust your timeline.
For the final trick, I'll make an unreasonable amount of money, buy a farm in nature, and take as many people with me as I can.

You don't need a website, LLC, or an audience to start making money. You need an offer, a way to talk to people, and a payment link.
3 indicators of success: - You like yourself. - You like what you do. - You like how you do it. Everything else is noise.
The price you pay for ignoring your gut feeling is higher than the price you pay for trusting it and being wrong.
Stop wasting energy caring about someone else's timeline and remind yourself of where you were 12 months ago. It's you vs. you.


You don't hate Mondays. You hate giving your best energy to things that don't matter to you. Make one decision that moves your story forward and work on your dream before anyone else's. You owe it to the kid who dreamed bigger than this.
Moving abroad alone in your 20s is the ultimate crash course in becoming antifragile. We fear nothing.