People compare Chris Brown and Usher to Michael Jackson, the world didn’t end because it’s a measure of greatness, proof of good legacy and positive impacts. It’s only in Nigeria you see people crashing out because of such comparison.
How do you drum up tax reform to improve revenue and in the same breath unilaterally cancel $5bn of revenue owed. The only revenue you're interested in is the one that'll inconvenience the masses?
Had a wealthy friend tell me "Your goal in life should be to reduce the amount of time it takes you to get out of a bad state."
The bad states you go through are normal. What matters is being able to consciously catch yourself before you react to them.
When something bad happens, you're going to feel it. The difference is whether you let it control you for hours, days, or weeks, or if you can process it, acknowledge it, and move forward in minutes.
Becoming less reactive doesn't mean nothing bothers you. It means you've trained yourself to recognize when you're in a bad state and pull yourself out of it faster. That's the real growth. Not eliminating the bad moments, but shrinking the time they have power over you.
It’s not a matter of having a safety net or not. It’s about the fulfilment you get from working knowing it matters, waking up every morning with that purpose to solve problems - people don’t get it