The magic wand of wealth building is self-control

I finally decided the 10 hours spent on a day job isn't worth it. To be clear, I wanted to meet people, I felt I was missing out on something because I stayed home all day and built my Hive account.

I stepped out for two and half months, and what I got in return is a rude awakening of how I wasn't missing out on anything. Instead, the rest of the people I met were missing out on me... if that's a thing... Lol.

So, I used the entire weekend to weigh my options. I loved the job, not the pay, the people I worked with, my boss, and the newer people I met, but it was time to get home.

I reached certain exhaustion lines that if not because I am already addicted to writing, I wouldn't even show up on my Hive account. My contribution to LeoGlossary reduced and everything just seems to be put on a hold. My sleep schedule was ruptured. My budget went out of the window.

The positive and negative returns stayed side by side which made it almost impossible to make up my mind to ditch this newfound lifestyle of mine ... Waking up and heading out to work and returning home exhausted and not inspired to write anything.

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But, I am grateful to Morgan, and Collins, these two authors have touched my life in ways I can't fathom. Morgan will consistently tell me that what I need isn't necessarily an extra source of income ( * not that it's bad, in my case, the extra wasn't worth it which made this advice appealing to me*) but to raise my humility. What he meant was I don't necessarily need to earn more, all I need is to learn to manage the little that I earn. Instead of squandering all to impress people and almost losing my mind trying to scavenge for more.

And this morning, Collins also solidified my decision to stay away, recharge, and return to building my account. And that's when he brought up Amundsen and his South Pole team again in the current chapter that I am reading.

He pointed out different times when the team could have gone faster but didn't because Amundsen said they needed to stick to the 20 Mile March objective, so they can recharge and replenish their energy. It was more important that the team stayed on a steady pace instead of farther away reaching the line of exhaustion.

In the last 100 days, I can't count the number of times, I have reached my line of exhaustion. Most times, I had to leave in the middle of work just to go home to sleep and recharge. Some days, I wake up to heavy and biting bones with no energy to step out. I needed a long rest. And Saturday, I slept the whole day without thinking twice.

This means I broke the 20 Mile March objective when I took up an extra job when it wasn't really necessary. And the result I got was increased exhaustion and lack of motivation.

So, Amundsen, and his team taught me to never try to go too far just because it's a good day, and the weather is nice to recharge and replenish my energy. I broke the rule. Seeing that I could do an extra job even when the pay was low because I had enough energy throughout the day, after finishing my tasks for the day on Hive, I jumped at the opportunity. I forgot I was supposed to use the free time to recharge and study other things to improve the presence of my account and the value it brings.

I am not regretting taking this job because now I get to appreciate the time, and the freedom learning to keep money gives you. This means, if one has a source of income that allows them to constantly recharge and pursue it afterward, like Hive, then it ought to be valued. And the 20 Mile March objective has to be observed.

You are not missing out on anything outside there. The outside world is filled with people who haven't figured out their lives yet, and some live on autopilot. Others live off ripping others off. Some are plain selfish. And lots of other vices you can think of. But there are good people, only, you need a lot of shuffling to finally meet those.

What I can do right now, is to stay home, build my account, and work on myself, while the rest of the world does what they think is best for them.

Before I leave, I'll you a quote from Jim Collins' book that will help you understand what I have been blabbing about.

Like Amundsen and his team, the 10xers and their companies use their 20 Mile Marches as a way to exert self-control, even when afraid or tempted by opportunity. Having a clear 20 Mile March focuses the mind; because everyone on the team knows their markers and their importance, they can stay on track. Great by choice (Jim Collins)