My Story

ECU football game
Paul, Brady and Laura at an ECU football game.
Greenville, North Carolina

My Story (The Short Version)

Hi, I am Paul. I'm a husband, a dad, and someone who was never built for the traditional 9-to-5 world.

I tried. I really did.

Before my son was born, I worked for a company called Nystrom. They sell pull-down maps, globes, books, and software to schools. I covered more than 300 school districts across Arkansas.

It was a "good job" on paper.

But I was bored out of my mind.

I did not care much about the products. I did not enjoy flying to meetings in Chicago, Atlanta, or Houston. I did not like being away from home.

And the entire experience confirmed something I already felt deep down:

I was not built for that world.

Later, I started a lawn care business. It was honest work, but again, I wanted something more aligned with the life I imagined.

Then our son, Brady, was born.

That changed everything.

I did not want to be the dad who was always gone. I did not want to miss his childhood. I did not want to look back someday and realize time had slipped through my fingers.

So I made a decision early on: I would build a life that gave me time with my family, not take it away.

I sold the lawn care business. I drove a school bus so I could be home during the day. We homeschooled Brady because I wanted him to think like an entrepreneur, not a wage slave trading hours for dollars.

But I still needed a quiet, simple way to earn extra income, something that fit who I am:

  • I'm an introvert.
  • I have a profound hearing loss.
  • I am not a talker, a salesman, or a hype person.

Traditional network marketing methods never worked for me.

Then I remembered something from high school.

A deaf man at Hardee's handed me a small card. He did not talk. He did not pitch. He quietly handed me a simple message and walked away.

Years later, that moment became the seed of what I now call the Quiet Way.

A simple, parent-friendly method anyone can do:

  • No selling.
  • No chasing.
  • No pressure.
  • No talking if you do not want to.
  • Just a small handout card and a website that does the explaining.

It is quiet. It is duplicatable. And it fits real life, especially for parents who do not have extra time.

Today, I help other misfit moms and dads build their own version of time freedom so they never have to lie in bed thinking, "My kids are growing up without me."

For now, I'm glad you're here.

If you are that kind of parent and want a simple place to begin, start here:

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