Back when we used to be kids we had big, bold and daring dreams. We wanted to soar the air like Michael Jordan. We wanted to be a professional wrestler and walk down the isle with our own entrance music and video like Hulk Hogan. We wanted to drive our own Ferrari race car past the speed limit and be famous like Michael Schumacher. We wanted to be an astronaut and travel space like Neil Armstrong. We wanted to be a top notch actor and celebrity like Tom Cruise. We wanted to top the charts and do the moonwalk like Michael Jackson. We wanted to be a lot of things. the possibilities were virtually limitless.
Then came our adolescent years, we slowly came to the realization that we do not live in this one big comic book where were could just don a cape an become Superman. We couldn't just fly through the air, pummel criminals or shoot laser beams from our eyes.You realize that this isn't one big cartoon where you could could just pull up futuristic gadget like Doraemon and problems just go away.You realize this isn't a big video game where you could have several lives and could just press the "reset" button anytime you are in a jam. You simply have one life and you have to make do with what you have. you cannot simply enter cheat codes to gain extra lives, have extraordinary powers or acquire special skills.You realize that this is reality.
Then came that big day - - - graduation day. Its the day you have waited for nearly two decades. All that hard work in studying, doing your assignments, completing your projects and making a thesis have finally paid off. There comes a grand celebration. The whole family goes out to an expensive restaurant to celebrate the big day. If you're lucky your family might even bring you to a resort or even out of the country.You have that ecstatic feeling of being the hero for the day. You get that feeling of accomplishment.You feel like you're on top of the world!
After that day, however, reality comes knocking on your door. You have to find a job. You can't just bum around in your house in hopes of parental support. You're an adult now and must make your own living. You then go around town submitting your resume. A big multinational company decides to give you a chance and you go on for a few tests and then an interview.You then explain to your prospective employer why you deserve the position you are applying for. Remember that you are going against hundreds or even thousands of other applicants and hope for the best. Luckily, the company likes what they see and accept you into the ranks. Again you are ecstatic. You have that feeling of being a hero again. You have battled through seemingly improbable odds and have come out victorious.You then get your first paycheck. You get the first financial reward of your young career. you are so happy that you decide to return the favor your parents gave you back in graduation day by treating them out. You also decide to reward yourself by buying a little something - - - a laptop, ipod, cellphone, gaming console or television set. All amazingly come with installment plans.You decide to take advantage of this opportunity and get a couple of gadgets for yourself. You then spend whatever is left to go out at the local bar and party until the sun rises.Again everything seems perfect.
Then reality again bites it. You have just used up your first paycheck and are now penniless. Fortunately you had the foresight to apply for a credit card a few months buy and are able to buy things on credit. You then get by until the next paycheck. Then after a few cycles of this you realize that your paycheck isn't big as you thought it was. It was sure bigger than your allowance but not enough to get you the lifestyle that you wanted.Then a brilliant idea goes through your head. Why not go for promotion? Work a little harder and get an increase in salary and benefits. It seems like the perfect plan. then you go for promotion.After a few months or a few you years the company recognizes your efforts and then gives you that promotion.
An upgrade in income certainly deserves a lifestyle. Time to get that car, that condo unit or that home entertainment system. But wait! even with that extra cash you can't afford to pay a large one time payment. So you go for the installment option again. Don't you just love how generous these companies are? So at your mid twenties you are having the time of your life not aware that debts are starting to mount.
Then you see an attractive young girl at the office. You ask her out and soon the two of you are a couple. You then talk about marriage plans.Then another big day in your life comes. the two of you get married. You then decide to get your own house, a family car and buy a plethora of home appliances. Pretty soon you have a subscription to window envelopes every month - one from the bank for your housing loan, another from a different bank for your car loan, one from the credit card company, one from the electricity company, one from the water company, one from the cable company and one from the telephone company.
Then saddled up with debt and being flooded with window envelopes every month, you just earn enough to make the minimum payments. You remember your dreams but you become Mr. Someday. You still think that you are young and there is still plenty of time to go around. Whatever you lack now could be made up for in the future.
The day comes and you wake up at age sixty five broke and penniless. You just wake up and realize that you have worked hard to help other realize their dreams that you have totally forgotten yours.You realize that father time has snuck up on you and you're old. Your skin is wrinkling. Your head is balding. Your knees are shaky. Your back is aching.Then you tell your grandchildren of the should haves and could haves that you have in your life.
Now tell me, is that what you want in your life you want to live? If not then make a change. According to Albert Einstein the greatest insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Don't get caught in the rat race. Be an entrepreneur. Control your own life. Control your own destiny!
Then came our adolescent years, we slowly came to the realization that we do not live in this one big comic book where were could just don a cape an become Superman. We couldn't just fly through the air, pummel criminals or shoot laser beams from our eyes.You realize that this isn't one big cartoon where you could could just pull up futuristic gadget like Doraemon and problems just go away.You realize this isn't a big video game where you could have several lives and could just press the "reset" button anytime you are in a jam. You simply have one life and you have to make do with what you have. you cannot simply enter cheat codes to gain extra lives, have extraordinary powers or acquire special skills.You realize that this is reality.
Then came that big day - - - graduation day. Its the day you have waited for nearly two decades. All that hard work in studying, doing your assignments, completing your projects and making a thesis have finally paid off. There comes a grand celebration. The whole family goes out to an expensive restaurant to celebrate the big day. If you're lucky your family might even bring you to a resort or even out of the country.You have that ecstatic feeling of being the hero for the day. You get that feeling of accomplishment.You feel like you're on top of the world!
After that day, however, reality comes knocking on your door. You have to find a job. You can't just bum around in your house in hopes of parental support. You're an adult now and must make your own living. You then go around town submitting your resume. A big multinational company decides to give you a chance and you go on for a few tests and then an interview.You then explain to your prospective employer why you deserve the position you are applying for. Remember that you are going against hundreds or even thousands of other applicants and hope for the best. Luckily, the company likes what they see and accept you into the ranks. Again you are ecstatic. You have that feeling of being a hero again. You have battled through seemingly improbable odds and have come out victorious.You then get your first paycheck. You get the first financial reward of your young career. you are so happy that you decide to return the favor your parents gave you back in graduation day by treating them out. You also decide to reward yourself by buying a little something - - - a laptop, ipod, cellphone, gaming console or television set. All amazingly come with installment plans.You decide to take advantage of this opportunity and get a couple of gadgets for yourself. You then spend whatever is left to go out at the local bar and party until the sun rises.Again everything seems perfect.
Then reality again bites it. You have just used up your first paycheck and are now penniless. Fortunately you had the foresight to apply for a credit card a few months buy and are able to buy things on credit. You then get by until the next paycheck. Then after a few cycles of this you realize that your paycheck isn't big as you thought it was. It was sure bigger than your allowance but not enough to get you the lifestyle that you wanted.Then a brilliant idea goes through your head. Why not go for promotion? Work a little harder and get an increase in salary and benefits. It seems like the perfect plan. then you go for promotion.After a few months or a few you years the company recognizes your efforts and then gives you that promotion.
An upgrade in income certainly deserves a lifestyle. Time to get that car, that condo unit or that home entertainment system. But wait! even with that extra cash you can't afford to pay a large one time payment. So you go for the installment option again. Don't you just love how generous these companies are? So at your mid twenties you are having the time of your life not aware that debts are starting to mount.
Then you see an attractive young girl at the office. You ask her out and soon the two of you are a couple. You then talk about marriage plans.Then another big day in your life comes. the two of you get married. You then decide to get your own house, a family car and buy a plethora of home appliances. Pretty soon you have a subscription to window envelopes every month - one from the bank for your housing loan, another from a different bank for your car loan, one from the credit card company, one from the electricity company, one from the water company, one from the cable company and one from the telephone company.
Then saddled up with debt and being flooded with window envelopes every month, you just earn enough to make the minimum payments. You remember your dreams but you become Mr. Someday. You still think that you are young and there is still plenty of time to go around. Whatever you lack now could be made up for in the future.
The day comes and you wake up at age sixty five broke and penniless. You just wake up and realize that you have worked hard to help other realize their dreams that you have totally forgotten yours.You realize that father time has snuck up on you and you're old. Your skin is wrinkling. Your head is balding. Your knees are shaky. Your back is aching.Then you tell your grandchildren of the should haves and could haves that you have in your life.
Now tell me, is that what you want in your life you want to live? If not then make a change. According to Albert Einstein the greatest insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Don't get caught in the rat race. Be an entrepreneur. Control your own life. Control your own destiny!
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