Mind Soak
Mind Soak is a podcast for the curious. Curving your perspectives with others' information.
Hosted by Samuel Dignan, each episode dives deep into conversations with people who have overcome, created, and evolved. From entrepreneurs and athletes to thinkers and adventurers, we unpack the struggles, lessons, and mindset shifts that shaped them.
This podcast is about absorbing wisdom — soaking it all in — and sharing insights that can help you grow mentally, emotionally, and personally.
Whether you're chasing clarity, building something meaningful, or just love hearing how others do what they do, you're in the right place.
🧠 Stay curious. Soak it in.
Mind Soak
#12 - Tom Spark - Time for Money
In this episode of Mind Soak, I sit down with my mentor Tom Spark, a former teacher who became a creative entrepreneur by building leverage that pays him back and helps others do the same.
We talk about:
• The exact moment he knew he had to quit his job
• Why trading time for money is a broken system
• How to build leverage that compounds over time
• Why chasing alignment often holds people back
• How the online business space is becoming the new version of the nine to five
• What it really means to build offers around your truth
• The power of creating without permission and following your curiosity
If you're tired of doing work that drains you, this conversation will show you another way.
Follow Tom Spark on Instagram: @tomspark_
Learn more about Voics: voics-incubator.circle.so
Timestamps:
- 00:00 – Why time-for-money is broken
- 01:15 – The moment Tom knew he had to leave teaching
- 03:00 – “Quiet quitting” and the energy shift
- 06:40 – Overgiving and institutional burnout
- 08:45 – Music, drugs, and lost identity
- 12:00 – How Tom accidentally made more than his teaching salary
- 14:00 – The power of just starting (Patreon + DIY success)
- 17:30 – Consumption vs. creation: Tom’s philosophy
- 22:10 – Why the online business world is becoming the next 9-to-5
- 26:00 – The myth of alignment and “mental masturbation”
- 30:30 – The power of conviction over funnels
- 33:10 – Tom's journey into Voics and working with Darren
- 39:00 – How to find your offer (without a Christ complex)
- 45:00 – Building a business from raw conversations and momentum
- 52:00 – Why Bali is heaven and hell for creators
- 56:00 – Burnout vs. bliss: choosing the right kind of work
- 01:01:00 – Final thoughts: conviction, curiosity, and peace
