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I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this, or if it has been questioned before but here I am and here it goes.
Are we taught to fail? I know this has been brought up in the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" (excuse me if that is wrong about the title). It seems as though we aren't taught to do anything but work. They seem to raise us with the intent to put us right to work once we get out of high school. Only the seemingly few get to move on to college and even then they are only learning how to be at the top of the job. Nobody teaches how to be motivated, how to be optimistic, how to be a leader, etc. So we work. And work. And work. Those who were brought up with little seem to stay little. They are bred to survive with little so they don't struggle to make a lot. The others who have had a good life have people around them ensuring that they keep a good life. But what happens to those people if the support goes away? Can they move forward or will they fail?
How can we correct this? I believe we have to look at ourselves in the mirror and just imagine who we are. Are we the people driving a beat up truck to a $15 an hour job? Or do we see us on a boat fishing for Marlin? When I see myself I think that I'm a worker. I don't see a boat. I don't see a mansion. I see me working, struggling for my family, and hopefully one day sitting in a rocker that I hand crafted wondering what the hell happened. I don't want to see my life that way. But I don't want to see myself in a mansion either. Maybe a very nice cabin, working in the shop in the backyard, music on, dog laying at the door, and the fresh mountain air flowing through the windows. If I feel like it I can get on my motorcycle and ride off and go fishing.
That is what I want to see. How do I see that realistically. Not a dream, but a reality.
I believe I have to change the way I think of my life. I am a woodworker. So be it. How can I make woodworking work to get me to where I want to be. Going to work for someone is not the answer. It is the $15 an hour job. Even if it was $30 it isn't enough to reach the goal, simply because I would more then likely spend more.
Just because I am a woodworker doesn't mean that everything I do has to be hands on. Maybe I can use my design skills as a woodworker to sell to other woodworkers. Maybe design a website to benefit the industry. And on and on.
The point is that we aren't taught that way. We are taught to walk in a straight line. It really has nothing to do with me, but moreso with society. In order to think past the straight line we have to imagine where we want to go, and what the best way to get there is. For me, woodworking isn't the job to reach my goal. But the woodworking industry may be. After all I know the entire industry, so now I need to know how to make it work to my advantage, with as little work from me of course.
Which is the other side of the story. We learn to work and make money. But we never make the money work for us. People are the same way. Moving forward I need to learn the basics of making people work for me with as little money as possible. That is the key. Start something and then arrange it in a way where others are managing it, making it operate, all the while bringing me income while I move on to the next thing. Entreprenuership.
We are taught to walk a straight line. What's at the end of the line? If we ad a "Y" will we make the right choice of direction? So instead of a straight line lets do this "wwwwwww" (connected of course). Forget the straight line. Go in other directions, find multiple methods of generating income, all the while being sure that it comes back together in the end. The end being financial security and the ultimate goal. Success.
You just have to remember to stay in the realm you know, or you will find yourself lost. For me it is woodworkng. It is a "huge" industry with ample oppertunity. It would be silly to try to do woodworking as one method, stocks as the next, etc. I would find myself trying to learn the other fields more then making it work to my advantage. So think about what you know, how you can make it work for you, and what directions will be best to take.
Hope this made sense and helps others. (me included, lol) It's easy to think and write, doing is a different animal. Sorry for the :blah2:
Are we taught to fail? I know this has been brought up in the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" (excuse me if that is wrong about the title). It seems as though we aren't taught to do anything but work. They seem to raise us with the intent to put us right to work once we get out of high school. Only the seemingly few get to move on to college and even then they are only learning how to be at the top of the job. Nobody teaches how to be motivated, how to be optimistic, how to be a leader, etc. So we work. And work. And work. Those who were brought up with little seem to stay little. They are bred to survive with little so they don't struggle to make a lot. The others who have had a good life have people around them ensuring that they keep a good life. But what happens to those people if the support goes away? Can they move forward or will they fail?
How can we correct this? I believe we have to look at ourselves in the mirror and just imagine who we are. Are we the people driving a beat up truck to a $15 an hour job? Or do we see us on a boat fishing for Marlin? When I see myself I think that I'm a worker. I don't see a boat. I don't see a mansion. I see me working, struggling for my family, and hopefully one day sitting in a rocker that I hand crafted wondering what the hell happened. I don't want to see my life that way. But I don't want to see myself in a mansion either. Maybe a very nice cabin, working in the shop in the backyard, music on, dog laying at the door, and the fresh mountain air flowing through the windows. If I feel like it I can get on my motorcycle and ride off and go fishing.
That is what I want to see. How do I see that realistically. Not a dream, but a reality.
I believe I have to change the way I think of my life. I am a woodworker. So be it. How can I make woodworking work to get me to where I want to be. Going to work for someone is not the answer. It is the $15 an hour job. Even if it was $30 it isn't enough to reach the goal, simply because I would more then likely spend more.
Just because I am a woodworker doesn't mean that everything I do has to be hands on. Maybe I can use my design skills as a woodworker to sell to other woodworkers. Maybe design a website to benefit the industry. And on and on.
The point is that we aren't taught that way. We are taught to walk in a straight line. It really has nothing to do with me, but moreso with society. In order to think past the straight line we have to imagine where we want to go, and what the best way to get there is. For me, woodworking isn't the job to reach my goal. But the woodworking industry may be. After all I know the entire industry, so now I need to know how to make it work to my advantage, with as little work from me of course.
Which is the other side of the story. We learn to work and make money. But we never make the money work for us. People are the same way. Moving forward I need to learn the basics of making people work for me with as little money as possible. That is the key. Start something and then arrange it in a way where others are managing it, making it operate, all the while bringing me income while I move on to the next thing. Entreprenuership.
We are taught to walk a straight line. What's at the end of the line? If we ad a "Y" will we make the right choice of direction? So instead of a straight line lets do this "wwwwwww" (connected of course). Forget the straight line. Go in other directions, find multiple methods of generating income, all the while being sure that it comes back together in the end. The end being financial security and the ultimate goal. Success.
You just have to remember to stay in the realm you know, or you will find yourself lost. For me it is woodworkng. It is a "huge" industry with ample oppertunity. It would be silly to try to do woodworking as one method, stocks as the next, etc. I would find myself trying to learn the other fields more then making it work to my advantage. So think about what you know, how you can make it work for you, and what directions will be best to take.
Hope this made sense and helps others. (me included, lol) It's easy to think and write, doing is a different animal. Sorry for the :blah2:
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