Back in the world of employment. I had told myself that the only way I’d go back is if the job is permanent because as a student of wealth creation, one can never underestimate the financial pecks that come with permanent employment. So, I find myself back at it. Back at the waking up in the morning to report to an unknown boss who probably doesn’t even know of my existence.
To a great extent, it’s not bad. I am blessed that I am based in one of the most affluent areas of South Africa and so, waking up surrounded by such opulence keeps one on their toes. Keeps one focused on the end goal. Fundamentally, one’s understanding of wealth has dramatically changed over the course of two months. In two months, I quickly learned that all that I knew of wealth was merely the iceberg. The countless documentaries, lifestyle vlogs, talks, presentations, books, literature, and theory I read all amounted to naught the moment I began rubbing shoulders with wealth.
Interestingly, I am yet to rub shoulders with real wealth. In this environment, I know no one. There is not a single soul that I can call and propose to hang with. I am a distant traveller in a strange land. The excitement of the new world excites me for there rests treasures to discover.
The beauty of being a distant traveller in a distant land is the opportunity to start anew. The opportunity to rebrand oneself and establish a new identity for self. It is important to rebrand oneself time and time again. This may seem off to some. That by rebrand, it is meant that an individual casts out who they are for someone new. And this is not the case.
Rebranding of self is the shedding of old skin to allow for a new coat of skin to cover you. The old has the terrible tendency of holding one back. The old has the tendency to lose form and lose strength. Evolution is not a theory proposed by Darwin to suggest how animals and plants came to be. Evolution is a theory of improving old systems to new ones.
Therefore, as humans, we do not evolve merely physically. But we do so mentally. We do so emotionally. The trials and tribulations of days past add scars to our skins that harden us. The joys of days past open new pathways for love and hope to flow. We grow on a continual basis.
That’s the beauty promised with unknown land. This growth is unlimited. In a familiar environment with familiar people, one cannot grow to their utmost potential. A friend will remind them of their past. A family member will hold on to an image they have of them. Inasmuch as this usually comes from a place of love, it stunts one’s capacity to grow and evolve into an improved being.
The primary reason is that in most cases, we fear judgment. We fear what would my sister say if I did this. We fear what would my brother say if I did that. We fear what would my friends say if I began doing that too. These fears of judgment hold many of us back. On the surface level, many of us have an “I don’t care what people think attitude”. And rightfully so, the opinions of others should not matter to us. However, cut deeper below the surface, humans being social creatures, the opinions of others render many motionless to pursue their dreams. It isn't really their opinion that bothers most. It is the judgment that flows with those opinions.
People fear being who they desire to be because of this judgment. A person would want to be a filmmaker and one would suggest that they start creating Tiktoks or YouTube videos. The usual response is that one doesn’t have the necessary equipment or something of this nature. When the truth is, the lack of necessary equipment masks the fear of being in front of people. It masks the fear of being called out and being judged by people who know you and who don’t know you. There are people who overcome this fear and with a two-plate stove post videos cooking delicious Sunday meals. There are people who overcome this fear with their basic Mobicel and share funny Tiktoks. It is never what people say that holds them back. It is the roots, the fear of being judged, attached to what they say that do.
Hence being in this new world with no soul that knows me, there is a sense of liberation. A sense of freedom to be who I truly desire to be. Without judgment from those who care for me. The shedding process has slowly begun. It begun with my view of wealth. I realise that everything I knew about wealth, everything I’ve studied for the past 10 or so years about wealth is nothing but a drop in the ocean.
And so, my knowledge about wealth creation is evolving. Entering a new phase that I am greatly excited about it. And as such, my entire existence is entering this new phase of evolution. I am a distant traveller in a strange land. New treasures and quests await me has begun.
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