You can roll the dice and a number will come up, but whether it is the number you want or need at the time, you don't have much say over. However, making the throw is within our control. The numbers will be as they land, but making the attempt, taking the shot, that is up to us.
What are the chances?
Good?
I was reading an article today about a young lad in the UK who won about 10 million in the lottery, but the next day, went into his blue-collar apprenticeship, and is still working there. The funny thing is, that it wasn't his choice at first, it was his dad's. His dad said something to him that forced him to work, that I found interesting.
There are plenty of millionaires still working.
Nice. This is an attitude I can respect. While the majority of us are looking to find ways like winning the lottery so we can stop working, the majority of the wealthy are finding ways to keep working, so that they can generate more wealth. What this means is that no matter how well the average does, they will outperform. Even if everyone else won the lottery and retired happily, like in The Hare and the Tortoise, slow and steady wins the race.
But, it isn't slow and steady, is it? Because wealth attracts wealth, due to opportunity and compound interest. For example, the you fella who won the lottery could have lived off it for life, if he was careful and invested it, but if he stays small for a decade, works consistently, he will not even have to be careful, because in those ten years he would have made enough to ensure that his grandchildren and their children are covered too. What most do though,
Is slowly bleed out.
They roll the dice, they win, and then they change their lives drastically. They extend their spending, investing little for not enough gain to cover their expenses and inevitably, they run out of opportunity, ending up back where they started, or even worse off than that.
Easy come, easy go.
I get not wanting to work at the same job perhaps, because there are a lot of jobs out there that are soul-sucking and uninspiring. However, with some personal financial backing, it would be possible to "not have to work" but choose to work at something valuable. For example, perhaps if I had the financial backing and didn't have to worry about my bills, I might do a number of things, like open up a little café, or support one of my friends who does charity work at a women's shelter. But, one thing I would do first is, *continue on with my consultancy, because I enjoy the work.
Why quit?
Of course, I am biased because I am not a big fan of doing nothing productive, especially if I have something of value to offer the world. I think this is actually why a lot of people want to quit though, because so many of the jobs we have are not meaningful personally, nor do they really impact on making the world a better place. It is just busy work, and a means to an end.
An end of work.
But, shouldn't we be looking for more opportunity to make more impact in the world? To improve things, rather than settle for wherever we are, and check ourselves out of the community? Is pending money on crap worthwhile enough to warrant our existence?
Roll the dice and find out.
Taraz
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