That is so well written Darius. I used to be one of those people who believed that working hard will make me rich. It’s so easy to blur the lines and combine these two things together. But over time I realised that building wealth has more to do with consistency than hard work. If you are consistent with saving, and even being intentional about the things that matter in life, it’ll only be a matter of time that you’ll start seeing results.
Agreed that effort and wealth are separate projects — I'd add that they fail for opposite reasons. Effort fails when it has no aim. Wealth-building fails when it has no rules, so it quietly becomes the thing you swore off: raw effort hoping to compound into money. The deliberate version needs the same standard you gave the mirror — done properly, on purpose, or not counted.
I've always been skeptical of the claim "work hard, and you will get rich." Just look at working poor people who work their ass off every day without earning enough to cover basic needs. Or vendors in poorer countries selling goods on the street for hours on end without much reward.
That raises a question for me: what do people really mean by "hard work"? Physical labor, or long hours (60 to 80 hours a week)? What counted as hard work 100 years ago is probably not the same as today, and the answer likely differs between first and third world countries too.
Somehow I needed to read this. “I expect it to make me someone I respect and that return is guaranteed. The money never was” is a very strong distinction. Work builds the person. Wealth is a different project that needs to built on purpose” The truth most people learn too late. That’s something worth being proud of. Grateful you wrote this.
I loved how you wrote it Darius. Doing the work right makes you feel you’ve accomplished something meaningful and proud for doing it. And yes making money has to be on purpose and intentional. It takes real determination to fulfill those 2 separate areas in our lives. Thank you!
That is so well written Darius. I used to be one of those people who believed that working hard will make me rich. It’s so easy to blur the lines and combine these two things together. But over time I realised that building wealth has more to do with consistency than hard work. If you are consistent with saving, and even being intentional about the things that matter in life, it’ll only be a matter of time that you’ll start seeing results.
That’s true. Thanks for sharing!
Agreed that effort and wealth are separate projects — I'd add that they fail for opposite reasons. Effort fails when it has no aim. Wealth-building fails when it has no rules, so it quietly becomes the thing you swore off: raw effort hoping to compound into money. The deliberate version needs the same standard you gave the mirror — done properly, on purpose, or not counted.
I've always been skeptical of the claim "work hard, and you will get rich." Just look at working poor people who work their ass off every day without earning enough to cover basic needs. Or vendors in poorer countries selling goods on the street for hours on end without much reward.
That raises a question for me: what do people really mean by "hard work"? Physical labor, or long hours (60 to 80 hours a week)? What counted as hard work 100 years ago is probably not the same as today, and the answer likely differs between first and third world countries too.
Somehow I needed to read this. “I expect it to make me someone I respect and that return is guaranteed. The money never was” is a very strong distinction. Work builds the person. Wealth is a different project that needs to built on purpose” The truth most people learn too late. That’s something worth being proud of. Grateful you wrote this.
Thanks man! Well said.
I loved how you wrote it Darius. Doing the work right makes you feel you’ve accomplished something meaningful and proud for doing it. And yes making money has to be on purpose and intentional. It takes real determination to fulfill those 2 separate areas in our lives. Thank you!