Uprooting Habits
As humans, we default to the process of least effort to accomplish any task that benefits our survival. In most areas this benefits us but not when it comes to building wealth.
As humans, we default to the process of least effort to accomplish any task that benefits our survival. In most areas this benefits us but not when it comes to building wealth.
Work precedes reward. When others lay down we lean in. The tallest man, is the one left standing when the others dropout or get knocked out. Defeat does not happen when you get knocked down it can only happen when you refuse to get back up.
A few years ago, I heard an allegory that has really stuck with me on my journey towards financial independence. It has helped me turn down a few opportunities that may have been profitable but distracting toward my goal. It reminds us that money is not the goal but rather the obstacle between us and the true goal.