01, awesome college students
I recently met a college student, a college student who makes me feel very good-there are three studios, and a shop; how much monthly income is, I dare not ask, according to his own saying that this week Guangguang invests in blockchain It lost eighteen thousand!
When listening to him talk, there is always a nerve reminding me: "This kid is 100% rich second generation!" I couldn't help but ask him about the curiosity of killing a cat, and his reply was It surprised me even more—"Brother, I became financially independent in high school, okay?"
If I had to use one sentence to describe my mood at the moment, it would be-why is the difference between people so big? (Fan Weiqiang)
So, what can make him financially independent in high school? He probably said this to me.
"I started doing e-commerce when I was in high school. I guess you haven't started doing it yet! What do I do? Mainly shoes and clothes. You think, can you not wear shoes? Can you not wear clothes? In terms of shoes and clothes, there are definitely not many people who have a market advantage over me! My business model is similar to a foreign trade company, importing and selling, but the way of importing is not the same-there is no tax, and then I make a difference. Just At the beginning, it belonged to the white wolf with empty gloves. If you want the goods, you will pay me first, and I will get the goods, so that I will not lose money. If I do more later, I will rent a warehouse and open a studio."
"The first thing I bought was a friend, and then a friend of a friend. It’s really not difficult to make money. It depends on how you earn and what you think-find out what is different from yourself, add your advantages, and be a little bit eloquent. enough."
"My dad recently called me and said that a project his friend did was acquired by Ali; he asked me to go to Ali for an internship and exercise for three to five years. I refused because I think I have not reached that technically. To the extent, I still need to deepen..."
Great college student, great college student his dad. Maybe this college student is really the "rich second generation" in my imagination, so what? When people were in high school, they knew that they would use "tax evasion" to earn the difference, and then be financially independent; and me, in high school , Can only ask parents for a fixed living allowance every month!
Perhaps it is poverty that limits my imagination. But maybe it was my lack of money-making consciousness that caused my poverty.
I remember when QQ was just emerging in the first year of high school, almost all students applied for two to three QQ accounts. But most people did not save these numbers, only one classmate had a higher level of consciousness. By the time of the third year of high school, reselling QQ accounts suddenly became popular, and that classmate sold more than 5,000 yuan. Ten years ago, can you imagine how much you can buy for more than five thousand dollars?
02, the road to financial freedom
There is a passage in Bodo Schaefer’s "The Road to Financial Freedom" that deeply stimulated me:
What everyone gets is exactly what he deserves. Although I always hear people complaining: "I am far more valuable than what I am getting now." But this is wrong. The correct statement should be: if you "worth" more, then you should have earned it .
For a long time, I felt that I was much more valuable than the money I made! I have confidence in myself, but this confidence is blind and self-deceiving. I self-righteous think that if I let go of my hands and feet, and are not tied to my family, and go to Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen by myself, I will definitely earn a much higher salary than I am now; besides, people who appreciate me will comfort me like this.
But this is really a trap. Just like when you try on clothes, the salesperson always praises you for being absolutely handsome in this outfit. She turns a blind eye to your vicissitudes of choice, and turns a blind eye to your bulging belly.
If my article is really so good, then my article should have been read, liked, and reposted by countless people; if I was really worth so much money, then I should have made it long ago.
03, comfort zone
I didn't make the money I should have earned, just because I have been living in my comfort zone and have not expanded my controllable area.
What is the comfort zone? The comfort zone refers to a person's mental state and habitual behavior pattern, and a person feels comfortable in this state or pattern.
What is a controllable area? The controllable area refers to things that you can directly control and influence; for example, the ability to make money, the number of articles read, and the number of followers of the official account.
How to expand your controllable area and get out of your comfort zone?
I'm not good at talking, so I started to participate in the offline exchange meeting of the Fan Deng Book Club, the offline exchange meeting of the 007 writing group, and went to Zhengzhou to participate in the class reunion and actively participate in social networking. It is not easy to express myself in words calmly in front of everyone. This greatly enhances my self-confidence; being able to be appreciated and recognized by others makes me feel extremely satisfied.
I don’t know how to develop Android, but I’m looking for a partner; I don’t know how to develop a small program, but I’m looking for a partner. If I don’t have enough technical depth, I’m looking for a partner. So there is the Qingmiao Technology Studio, through the team to make up for my technical shortcomings, in this way, I can undertake a complete project and earn more money.
Yesterday, I just closed a project for graduation design. Not only did I make money myself, but I also helped other friends to make money, a win-win situation. Although the money is not much, you can unscrupulously invite your wife to a big meal-our stomachs are also very satisfied.
It's more than just eating a big meal. I can also buy books without any scruples. After all, this is money earned beyond salary. It seems so natural to invest in myself appropriately.
I didn't make a breakthrough in writing, so I signed up for the Wujie 90-day writing training camp to learn the writing methods of Wujie teacher, and then practice; I think that after 90 days, my writing ability will definitely improve. By that time, I will definitely be able to write articles that resonate with readers, have meaning, and are valuable.
04 Struggle
When I went to work in the morning, my wife sent a QQ message, saying: "Would you like to stop? You are busy reading, writing, socializing, and doing private work to earn money, so the time for housework is getting less and less. Correspondingly, I will More and more housework must be done."
The process of working hard to make money is not easy, it takes a lot of time and energy.
For example, in order to be able to stir up the enthusiasm of the fan group, I have to spend a lot of time every day to carefully check the information of my group friends, respond to people in need, and like creative ideas; I A lot of energy must also be spent to initiate some meaningful activities, such as a list of recommendations, self-introduction; and even red envelopes from time to time every day.
In order to be able to leave a deep impression on every friend who applied to add me, I must dig my heart out to write a warm and lively greeting. After getting the response from the other party, I also need to "hush cold and ask warm" to provide them with what I can. help.
Doing these time-consuming and energy-consuming community operations is nothing but to establish a sustainable community ecological chain and lay the foundation for future knowledge realization.
I hope to make more money, and I also hope to be a happy ordinary person, to be with loved ones, doing laundry and mopping the floor; occasionally come on a walk-and-go trip; eat a big meal irregularly, Go shopping and buy things you like.
Happiness is not something you can just talk about, it can only be achieved through your own struggle.
I like my current state, the state of trying to climb up, although this process may sacrifice some small happiness.
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