The story behind the fear.
“When you stop seeking attention and start acting with intention, everything changes.”
In March 2020, we signed the lease for Necromantic Brew Co. Two days later, New York shut down. We hadn’t even hung the sign.
The rent was still due. So was the insurance. Zoning meetings moved to Zoom, and a place we couldn’t open kept costing money. We finally opened the doors in October 2022.
I have celiac disease. A regular beer had been off the table for years, so every beer we made had to be gluten-free. The skull-shaped bottles and horror posters were there because I wanted a place I’d want to spend time in.
I could commit to opening that brewery and still struggle with someone disapproving of me. I’d spent years trying to earn my place by being useful. Having something of my own didn’t make that habit disappear.
That’s where Founder of Fear comes from. I’m still doing the work I talk about here.
The framework I use ↓