The stoics believed many people never fail because they lack ability.
They fail because they keep looking back at the crowd before they jump.
And the crowd is almost always comprised of people who would never jump themselves đ
Last year I was unsure about releasing premium subscriptions to my app. Since it's Malawi, I kept thinking, will people subscribe. People don't wanna pay for software here in Malawi etc etc. I was scaredđ€§. But I did it anyway. In December.
Day 1 of launch we had people paying
I don't know who needs to hear this, but most things in life are way more achievable than you think. If you decide what you want, and go after it with full effort and intensity, the world will bend to your will far more easily than you might think. You can just do things.
I overheard a successful business man talking to a younger one that was saying his advice was boring.
The older replied âyou know whatâs exciting? Poverty! Extremely exciting. Never a dull moment!â
Always remembered that.
Across the board this video got like 100k views.
Which led to:
~1,500 app downloads
~73 add premium subscribers
Lessons in the app delivered: ~4,100
Yes the app offers lessons for people to learn from. so about 4100 lessons were read and finished since this video was posted.
Note to self: At the top of the food chain you dine in peace because you are not on the menu. No panic, just dinner plans. That is what being more than a conqueror means!
My man told me something the other day that lowkey rearranged my brain a little.
He said, âIâm not here to control you. Iâm not your father, Iâm your partner. Youâre grown, you can make whatever choices you want. Just know every choice comes with consequences. If you pick something that hurts what we built, that decision belongs to you.â
Then he goes, âIâm always gonna tell you when something hurts me or crosses a boundary, because thatâs how real communication works. But if I show you where the line is and you keep stepping over it, then youâre not protecting us⊠youâre just choosing yourself.â
And yeah⊠thatâs when it clicked for me. Accountability in a relationship isnât yelling, rules, or control. Itâs someone giving you freedom and trusting you to care enough not to misuse it.
LISTEN UP, GENTS
Life doesnât give a fuck about your excuses.
The world is DESIGNED to crush the weak, the broke, and the comfortable.
If youâre still sleeping on opportunities, still asking for permission, still waiting for fairness then youâre already dead, you just donât know it yet.
Attack EVERY angle.
Hustle like your life depends on it â because it fucking does.
No money = no freedom.
And with no freedom = youâre a slave in nicer chains.
Get rich or die broke trying.
There is no middle ground .