Stay Ahead Of The Curve: Why Self-Employment Is The New Flex

Why Hard Work for Others Doesn't Pay: A Short Story of Self-Empowerment

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Special thanks to

Melanie J Wilson

for inspiring me to take this note and make it a post! Her work is fantastic, raw, and inspiring. Highly recommend checking it out!

From Living A Limited Lifestyle, To Freedom

I quit my job in 2019 after realizing:

Hard work doesn't build wealth

A tough lesson that took me 20 years to realize

Why did I work so hard for other companies?

Secretly.. I did it because I thought that if I worked hard, my boss would throw me a bone and help me rise to the top

If I made these companies richer, why wouldn't they reward me?

The system doesn't work that way...

I've had over 25 different jobs in my lifetime

Not one of them let me climb the ladder

What's the deal?

Your boss wants to stay in power; They're using you to make themselves rich. If you threaten that power, you're gone.

It's their goal to keep you in your place and pay you as little as possible to do it.

Even when I offered outstanding value to companies, I was still denied the promotions that I deserved

I became a property manager for this company in Beverly Hills and doubled as a handyman to fix most things myself saving them even more money.

I went on to offer to upgrade their entire building to energy efficient electricity, water saver toilets / sinks / showers.

They denied my request, stole my idea, and kept me away from it as they remodeled the units themselves.

Why is that?

I was offering too much value. It threatened their positions and they were afraid I was going to ask for even more money.

I finally gave them an offer they couldn't refuse:

In 2019, I offered to run their entire business in Beverly hills (managing 5 apartment buildings) for only 30k / YEAR.

Guess what?

They denied me.

This was a company raking in over 400k / MONTH. And they wouldn't give me 30 to improve their business

It's all about power

So I left, started my own company, and grew it to 7 figures within 2 years.

If you're like me, a hard worker, lots of ideas, a go-getter.

Trust yourself, get out of your 9-5 and start a company

Work for yourself, you'll be glad you did.