I think like that too like why do people have kids if the world is like this but then I realize that its all about frames, some people have positive frames while others have negatives. As long as a positive exists I have hope that I can get that outlook too and that it is true. Life is a gift, try and wrap your mind around that.
is it me or after u turn 25 life gets real, I feel like Im losing my mind
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I think like that too like why do people have kids if the world is like this but then I realize that its all about frames, some people have positive frames while others have negatives. As long as a positive exists I have hope that I can get that outlook too and that it is true. Life is a gift, try and wrap your mind around that.
Elle Driver
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That's exactly it. And it's also what you've experienced.
dangerranger
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Breh, it kinda hit me when I was talking to my girl a few weeks and she told me she viewed me as rich. I was confused as hell cause I don't view myself that way, then sat back and thought about it like
And the crazy part is every time I hit a new plateau I feel broker than I did when I made less. No lie breh, I'm making 200k a year right now and I look at myself in the mirror sometimes and think "nikka you ain't shyt cause you're not a millionaire yet." So I stay up until 3am hustling and grinding trying to find a way to make more money, but I always end up feeling like I'm farther away from making it the closer I get
I told myself I wanna hit 30k/mo by next year and I can already feel myself being miserable because it's not 100k/mo. Or a million a month. Or a hundred million a month.
I honestly feel like I might be insane some times
I am 25 too and I feel the same way as you to a degree but I dont even have a job yet. Just finished school. I want to reach the millionaire status in the coming years(5-10) or at least be well on my way there, but I'm terrified b/c I don't know exactly what to do to get there. I used to believe that my degrees would help me get there then reality hit. Now I spend a lot of my time petrified without a single idea of what to do b/c if it isnt going to help me get to that millionaire goal and help contribute to changing the world, I am hesitant to do it. I always wonder b/c I hear the successful ppl talking about how they don't sleep b/c they are always grinding. I'm like what the hell are yall doing exactly that you are busy all the time. B/c I want to be that busy. I know the late nights b/c of school but everyday life, the only reason I stay up is b/c I am overanalyzing. Don't want to mess up at this age and regret it when I hit 35. Help me brehs
I'm in thatmatrix, you know...... that go to work and be miserable, just to come home & do it all over again routine. I can see why my moms used to come home exhausted and unhappy. i said to myself ill never become that, but slowly I'am.
I'm 25 going on 26 and i feel like 25-35 is the last window to really achieve ur dreams...of course over 35 u can reach ur goals BUT it gets harder as u get older
I been going crazy lately, losing touch of reality....I want to be successful so bad and grind all day....i hate my job with a passion but i have bills to pay....i can see why criminals risk everything chasing success...its like, whats the point of living just to barely survive
Brah you aint old. Think of this way you at one of the best times in life. You can do want you want when you and how you want. I think age to some degree is a good thing. It focuses you. It gives you a sense of urgency that is tough to have in your younger years. Look at you for example maybe when you were18 you didn't care or put your dreams on the back burner. Now they are staring you right in the face.
Things you got going for you are
a) you have a job
b) You understand this isn't the career you want to stay
c) you have time to change it.
The first step in changing is knowing you don't like what you have now and then knowing what you want in the future. I think you have a lot of that criteria. I know you said you at a job you hate but you got to get bills paid. I get that. You got figure what is your true passion. Whatever that is, is the career you need to go into. By working in a career you have passion for you will never work a day in you life because your work and play will intertwine.
Read "Think and grow Rich" (And anything else by Napoleon Hill for that matter) if you haven't already. It free on the internet because copyright is gone. It's not just about how to obtain money but one of the best if not the best books on how to achieve a goal out there.
Also if you age is really bothering you find someone in the field/profession/life you want who started around your age. Model them and let their accomplishments ease your mind on your ability to still have the time and ability to accomplish what you want in life.
Hope this helps breh
See at the top brehhere's the problem. #1 you really believe in the american dream. if you just work hard you will succeed. that aint true at all. i know you've seen the article today talking about how th 1% has amassed an insane amt of wealth in the past 20 or so years. while the rest of us creep along. how is that possible? the game is rigged. now you may be thinking "well thats why i need to be in the 1%" good point. but let me remind you. unless you get there because you get lucky and come up with a great idea that no one steals from you before you can bring it to market or win the lottery, or play a professional sport or become a big time entertainer. because odds are if you're not one of those folks you are probably CHEATING people to get into that 1% slot. and when you cheat people for a living. how well do you sleep at night?I'm in that
I'm 25 going on 26 and i feel like 25-35 is the last window to really achieve ur dreams...of course over 35 u can reach ur goals BUT it gets harder as u get older
I been going crazy lately, losing touch of reality....I want to be successful so bad and grind all day....i hate my job with a passion but i have bills to pay....i can see why criminals risk everything chasing success...its like, whats the point of living just to barely survive
let me add this last little bit. people in general Run after FINANCIAL SUCCESS. the reality is this. there are only so many slots for you to become very successful on an economic level. that means if you dont make it, no matter how hard you've tried. you will FEEL Unsuccessful. which will lead to depression on some level and you being utterly disgusted with your life until you visit the grave.
So is financial success the only type of success out there? NO. You my friend need to find out what REAL success is outside of MONEY.
If you're still young how do you know if you've experienced enough to be cool with the notion of death?
Elle Driver
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I feel satisfied enough with myself to be okay with the fact that this might be my last breath, or I might not wake up again. To be honest, it's not even relative to age, in the back of my mind I've always sort of felt this way.
I appreciate your philosophy and also respect it. I can't relate to it however due to my philosophy being very achievement based so the future ultimately drives me. Did anything trigger this or was it just your observation of life and how you rationalised it to be ?
at 27 I'm in the building wealth/Building Career..I'm in a higher position with a much higher salary..Just saving and trying to clear debt.
define high salary
Black Sinatra
Raised Glass to the Squandered Potentials..
Wise words I kept.
"Up until the age of 25 you are judged on potential, after 25 you are judged on results"
Truest shyt ever said.
"Up until the age of 25 you are judged on potential, after 25 you are judged on results"
Truest shyt ever said.
Elle Driver
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Oh yeah I definitely agree, I mean what's driven me has been wanting to accomplish certain goals and leave my mark, but they've never been long term. What triggered this was a traumatic experience I had, my father committed suicide and I developed a condition called suicide ideation.
Well I'm at 65K, and I live in Atlanta, where the cost of living is low..So I'm pretty much eating.
