A friend of mine is a millionaire today because he bluffed his way into an $18K contract
He was working a corporate job making around $4K/mo at the time
A company he got connected with needed someone to run their ads. He had never run a single ad in his life
Took the meeting anyway
Used terms he half understood from YouTube videos and nodded seriously at things he absolutely did not understand
They sent him the contract a few hours later
He said he almost threw up when the wire hit his account because he had no idea how to deliver any of it 😂
Spent the next 3 days barely sleeping, pacing around his apartment, opening Chrome tabs trying to learn media buying fast enough to not embarrass himself
Then he found 2 real media buyers, gave them a cut to help do the work, and kept about $7K for himself
That was almost 2 months of salary at his regular job
Client got results.
Referrals started coming in.
Bigger contracts followed
Over time he actually became great at the thing he originally had no business doing
Being delusional and confident at the same time is genuinely undefeated lol
Habakkuk ends his book with one of the most honest prayers in Scripture. Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines. Though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food.
A friend of mine got married last week, and there was some serious drama at her wedding involving her wealthy male best friend, who has been in her life for years. The husband knew about their friendship long before they got married, so I honestly didn't expect things to get this awkward.
The best friend was around all morning, taking pictures and celebrating with everyone. Then, at some point, he suddenly left.
About an hour later, the groom invited everyone outside. He had arranged a surprise for his wife: a brand-new 2016 Toyota Corolla. She was so excited, everyone cheered, and we congratulated them. It was a beautiful moment, and we thought that was the biggest surprise of the day.
It’s me:
Dr Ntoetse CP Lerotholi
MBChB (UCT)
Diploma of Child Health (SA)
FCPaed (SA)
A Fellow of the College of Paediatricians.
Ngoanana oa Mosotho, Mokoena oa Ha Mokoteli
A girl is a whole entire specialist Paediatrician 🥳🎉🍾🙆🏾♀️
When a woman genuinely loves a man, she shows financial empathy. That’s why she’s called an understanding girlfriend. She doesn’t constantly ask him for things because she’s aware of his financial capacity and doesn’t want to put unnecessary pressure on him. But sadly, some men take these women for granted.
They mistake their consideration for weakness and become comfortable doing the bare minimum. Yet, the women who constantly demand money, ask for things and show little regard for their financial situation are the ones they go out of their way to impress.
There’s more. You can feel it when someone secretly envies you, when their kindness feels forced, when their smile doesn’t reach their eyes, and when their presence just doesn’t sit right with you.
You can’t explain it. You just know to keep your distance.
So i have been rereading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and i wont stop thinfking about this part “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
Pst Nath said, "I see scholarships. And you're banned from thinking small."
I laid hands on my head to scream it to myself, and went back to my laptop to keep searching.