For some reason, I have never looked at these things & felt that I was missing out. I have my small joys that mean a lot to me. I recently discovered an eatery that grills marinated chicken necks. Sells them at 30 bob each. I cannot tell you the profound joy those necks bring me.
I pick almost 20 at a go. I Keep them in the fridge. And I can't wait to get home. Everytime To prep some ugali. And get to work. I didn't sleep at home yesterday because of some work commitments, and all I can think about even this morning,at 5 am, is what I will do when I finally get my hands on those grilled, juicy chicken necks. I'll probably sing a hymn. Like I did last time. Probably do a little dance.
That side of Nairobi may never get to experience the joy of a juicy, grilled chicken neck with a bowl of steaming ugali, and salad. When you are finally alone, without the cameras, and it just feels right. Complete. Alive.
Sorry I do not reach out as often as I used to, I have been second guessing my career path,debating my life choices,and sleeping in any free time I get to escape the reality that is my life.
The wealthiest people in the world:
75% of them are entrepreneurs.
15% of them are investors.
7% are athletes.
3% are artists.
None of them are employees.
A salary cannot leverage you into self-sufficiency.
A salary takes you through a journey of 5 phases:
Phase 1: Earning
Phase 2: Spending
Phase 3: Borrowing
Phase 4: Planning
Phase 5: Budgeting
Once you cross Phase 5, which comes after years of being broke despite earning, you cross to 2 more phases
Phase 6: Saving
Once you cross Phase 6, which requires a lot of maturity, self-satisfaction, sacrifice and discipline,
You unlock Phase 7: INVESTING.
This is where you either become a business owner or remain an employee forever.
Game theory explains why working harder inside a broken system is the worst response to that system. Because a system is never truly broken. It's just producing exactly the outcomes its own incentive structures were designed to produce, whether intentional or not. Working harder inside this system increases your output in the payoff matrix, but it simply won't change the actual structure of the system's matrix. Thus, the correct response is not more effort. Instead, you must aim to identify whose interests the current structure serves and position yourself in favor of those interests rather than against them. Change the game, or play the game that is actually being played. Either way, you must stop optimizing for the game you wish it to be and start acting realistically.
I have found that the greatest yield from conversations with fellow men is inspiration. Motivation. The desire to do more, and do better. Be they friends, mentors, or business partners: the best men don't tell you what to do when you're drowning, they tell you what they did.
I hope you see how there is a hierarchy of competence in this world? Norway celebrates getting to the quarter finals. If France goes out in the semis, they’d consider this campaign a failure.
Know where you are in life at the moment and play accordingly. Don’t compare yourself to anyone.