Surprisingly success in life rarely comes from making big, grandiose decisions. Rather, success is the aggregate sum of small, seemingly insignificant choices that when compounded over time create the trajectory of our lives
My dad retired at 59
I will not
He had a pension. I have a 401k I can barely fund.
He bought his house at 28.
I can't touch a down payment at 30.
He paid $90 a month for health insurance. I pay $430.
At dinner he told me I need to be smarter with money.
I nodded.
Didn't tell him his entire life was built on an economy that no longer exists.
Didn't tell him my generation is paying for his Social Security while ours gets gutted.
Didn't tell him the ladder he climbed got pulled up right after him.
Just passed the potatoes.
Make it make sense
Mike Brown was fired from the Kings less than a year and a half ago.
He was also fired by the Cavaliers, who he just swept, TWO SEPARATE TIMES in his career.
Today, he’s leading the Knicks to their first NBA Finals in 27 years.
A man became emotional and broke down in tears while thanking God for turning his life around and blessing him with a better future. "I don't done some shit in this world, man only I can answer to... Only to him, man."✝️