Love this post. Really resonates with me and the path I've taken.
"If you’re reading all this and saying “But I don’t have time to work for free,” yes you do. If you want something bad enough, you have time to do it. It’s always interesting to hear people say their dream is to do X, but almost always, they aren’t doing it. “I’m passionate about singing.” So why aren’t you singing? If you don’t have enough time (or opportunities, or contacts, or money), you probably aren’t really passionate about it. Passionate people don’t make excuses."
Thats the part that not enough people understand. Earning difficult to come by jobs, financial freedom, high levels of success, etc. requires necessary sacrifice and risk. Everybody wants those things. If it was easy it wouldn't be desirable.
Really love this post and your other posts Bales! I recently made a job change from a job that I didn't feel saw my value + worked me to the bone to now a job that does see my value and compensates for it. Your value > time concept really clicked for me because if I'm working the same amount of time, the only part that I can have an impact on is value and how others see my value. Can't wait for your next post!
Good stuff, Bales. This is the way I got my start, too. Turned free into $3 into $5 into $15 and just kept leveraging. I now run a company. It took 4 years. You're an inspiration, man.
Love this post. Really resonates with me and the path I've taken.
"If you’re reading all this and saying “But I don’t have time to work for free,” yes you do. If you want something bad enough, you have time to do it. It’s always interesting to hear people say their dream is to do X, but almost always, they aren’t doing it. “I’m passionate about singing.” So why aren’t you singing? If you don’t have enough time (or opportunities, or contacts, or money), you probably aren’t really passionate about it. Passionate people don’t make excuses."
Thats the part that not enough people understand. Earning difficult to come by jobs, financial freedom, high levels of success, etc. requires necessary sacrifice and risk. Everybody wants those things. If it was easy it wouldn't be desirable.
Really love this post and your other posts Bales! I recently made a job change from a job that I didn't feel saw my value + worked me to the bone to now a job that does see my value and compensates for it. Your value > time concept really clicked for me because if I'm working the same amount of time, the only part that I can have an impact on is value and how others see my value. Can't wait for your next post!
Good stuff, Bales. This is the way I got my start, too. Turned free into $3 into $5 into $15 and just kept leveraging. I now run a company. It took 4 years. You're an inspiration, man.
- Mitch (Donuts)
BALES!!!! LOVE everything about this article. Thank you so much for sharing this wisdom!
I love this post. Reading it 2 years later and wow. 2024 doesn't feel that far any longer. Thank you for writing this.