Sometimes when I find myself making real progress in life, I find that I was not actually mentally prepared for the success.
New success can lead to new problems that you hardly realize when you are struggling with your current problems and dreaming only of the success. “Mo money, mo problems”…. Too soon?
It’s easy to dream of being rich and successful but it’s a lot harder to imagine that people will start asking you for money. I forget who it was but some rapper said that as soon as they started winning awards, all these family members they hardly knew started popping up out of nowhere to check in on him and eventually ask for money or favors. “Introduce me to Rihanna” “Help me pay off this debt, we are family”.
It can’t feel good to suspect that everyone is after you for something.
Of course the money will solve certain problems and open up new possibilities, but it comes with new problems to solve.
As soon as we beat one stage, we begin the next, with its own unique challenges.
I always wanted access to the people I respect, and now that I have it, I find that I need to be careful what I do with it, otherwise I come off as someone who just wants something and I could potential sabotage any future possibility of maintaining a relationship.
It forces me to think more about what I have to offer. In order to create more symmetry in certain relationships, I need to have enough going on in my own life.
Luckily this serves as good motivation to keep working and take my work, particularly art and the sharing of ideas, more seriously.
I always thought I wanted enough money to feel secure and free, and I haven’t gotten there yet but when crypto starts pumping I get a clear image in my head that it’s just beyond the horizon. I find myself scared that I might get in trouble, filing documents and making sure that I do what is needed on the books to avoid losing it all. It makes me more fearful of the state in a way that I wasn’t before.
I wanted more attention and respect and now that I get at least a bit more, I realize how easy it is to make enemies. I was safe in my invisibility but now I draw more attention and not all of it is wanted attention.
I have to get better at diffusing situations and being more mindful of how I interact with people, lest I will end up inviting drama that I don’t want.
When you are the leader of a pack that has any weight, it makes you a target.
None of this means I stopped wanting what I want but I can see how getting everything you thought you wanted might not fulfill you in the ways you thought it would, and how the only way to find peace of mind is to find it wherever you are right now, and not wait along for it to appear after you’ve achieved some goal or other.
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I have a music channel !
Once I get 50 subscribers I’ll start doing live stream jams and stuff!
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Isn't it ironic that solving a problem like "not having enough money" can lead to more problems like "everyone is using me for money"
Happiness truly comes from within. The external can only satisfy us temporarily
I suppose being able to find happiness or fulfillment when things on the outside aren’t what we want makes us pretty formidable too
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