My Own Reflection

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Thu Mar 26

nobarriers:
I read this article a while back, that said that Microsoft employs more millionaire secretaries that any other company in the world. They took stock options over Christmas bonuses. It was a good move. I remember there was this picture, of one of the groundskeepers next to his Ferrari. Blew my mind. You see shit like that, and it just plants seeds, makes you think it’s possible, even easy. And then you turn on the TV, and there’s just more of it. The $87 Million lottery winner, that kid actor that just made 20 million on his last movie, that Internet stock that shot through the roof, you could have made millions if you had just gotten in early, and that’s exactly what I wanted to do: get in. I didn’t want to be an innovator any more, I just wanted to make the quick and easy buck, I just wanted in. The Notorious BIG said it best: “Either you’re slingin’ crack-rock, or you’ve got a wicked jump-shot.” Nobody wants to work for it anymore. There’s no honor in taking that after school job at Mickey Dee’s, honor’s in the dollar, kid. So I went the white boy way of slinging crack-rock: I became a heating and air conditioner salesman.
This is a great approach, man! With the hype, over-attention, and publicity that is given to top sports figures, movie stars, lottery winners, and rockband personalities, we get the false illusion that the heights they reach are easily attainable. In truth, for every ONE lottery winner or superstar, there are literally MILLIONS who fall short. We need to get real. Start at the beginning, do something you enjoy, treat people right, bust your ass, work your way up, take pride, make your achievements mean something…

I read this article a while back, that said that Microsoft employs more millionaire secretaries that any other company in the world. They took stock options over Christmas bonuses. It was a good move. I remember there was this picture, of one of the groundskeepers next to his Ferrari. Blew my mind. You see shit like that, and it just plants seeds, makes you think it’s possible, even easy. And then you turn on the TV, and there’s just more of it. The $87 Million lottery winner, that kid actor that just made 20 million on his last movie, that Internet stock that shot through the roof, you could have made millions if you had just gotten in early, and that’s exactly what I wanted to do: get in. I didn’t want to be an innovator any more, I just wanted to make the quick and easy buck, I just wanted in. The Notorious BIG said it best: “Either you’re slingin’ crack-rock, or you’ve got a wicked jump-shot.” Nobody wants to work for it anymore. There’s no honor in taking that after school job at Mickey Dee’s, honor’s in the dollar, kid. So I went the white boy way of slinging crack-rock: I became a heating and air conditioner salesman.

This is a great approach, man! With the hype, over-attention, and publicity that is given to top sports figures, movie stars, lottery winners, and rockband personalities, we get the false illusion that the heights they reach are easily attainable. In truth, for every ONE lottery winner or superstar, there are literally MILLIONS who fall short. We need to get real. Start at the beginning, do something you enjoy, treat people right, bust your ass, work your way up, take pride, make your achievements mean something…