Nope – afraid that subheader ain’t clickbait 😳
See, the other day, while taking a well-earned rest from writing, I found myself falling head over heals.
Not for anyone in particular (shame), but more headfirst into a YouTube wormhole. You know, the ones you stumble into when you’re in that ‘oh, go on then’ frame of mind – i.e. the urge to click the suggested video was just too strong!!
& as much as you might call it irresponsible, or even a lapse in self control, looking back – it’s something I’m not ashamed of. If anything, I’m quite glad that it happened, as what I went on to watch reaffirmed the fact that I really need to sit down & write this blog.
(So much for the break from writing – but anyway) 🤷♂️
To put it bluntly…
There. I said it.
BOLD statement I know, but it’s one that I’m convinced is true. So much so that I’m almost certain that by the end of the article, you’ll feel the same way. Why exactly all starts with one word…
Biology 🤨
You see, there’s one thing that all us humans have in common. And that’s this inner urge to achieve. Something that we know today as our survival instinct.
A kooky mental force that didn’t just come about by accident. Look back & you’ll see it’s actually what drove humanity to where it is today. Without it, we’d have died out 7 million years ago!! 🤯 Only now, in this modern ‘techno’ world, it plays a new, slightly more laid back role.
Unlike in the days BC, when it’d urge cavemen go out & hunt – today Mr Mark and Mr Spenser have you covered. So as you’d imagine, hunting’s now off the cards, unless of course you drive a Range Rover & carry a Purdy shotgun. As is getting blood stains down your new white jeans too, or even venturing out to get the shopping full stop. Ask nicely & it’ll most likely be brought to directly your doorstep.
The magic of Ocado 🪄
Point being that the actual way we survive has changed.
No longer do you need brute strength & a sharpened spear in order to survive; today currency rules the roost. So as you can imagine, the majority of our focus is now directed towards 1 thing… the coin, Ps, dough, cheddar, gwop – whatever you want to call it 💸 As far as society’s concerned, the more of this you have – the better the life you’ll live
Or at least that’s what we’ve been led to believe.
Now don’t quote me on this, but I do think there’s great power in taking a step back. Look at life through the eyes of an 👽 & the naked truth just sort of seems to… appear.
& as much as that all sounds like complete & utter garbage, stick with me, because…
You cannot afford not to.
See if you really analyse how we’re raised, it’s almost as if we’re bred to worship money. At school, it’ll be the star of every other maths problem. Crack out a game of Monopoly & yep – money will be the focus there too. It’ll also be the aim of our nightly session on GTA & come Christmas you’ll catch us feasting on chocolate coins.
Heck, even our pocket money comes with orders to “save it” or “spend it wisely” 🙄
Then, with this money-mindset being firmly programmed into ever fibre of our being, we graduate from school & get catapulted into this unusual place that we call the ‘working world’, all without much in the way of a of a parachute. More like a handkerchief if I’m honest.
From here, we quickly realise that school was merely the 1st run of the ladder, & that all we’ve actually been taught is the ‘9-5 starter kit’ (gulp).
So what do we do? 😳
We fall back on our survival instincts. Instincts that in this moment of ‘OMG -type’ desperation, have us aiming straight for 1 thing.
Our good pal, money 🤑
In fact, on the surface at least, you could be fooled into thinking that money’s the gateway to everything. I mean heck – pretty much every rap song seems to agree.
However, I’m here to tell you that it’s not, & that if you don’t drop this inbred fascination – then you risk kissing your best life goodbye. Why?
Because you’re actually ambushing yourself.
This ‘gateway’ mentioned above – that’s actually the entrance to a mental prison. & don’t just take my word for it.
To quote the legend that is Lloyd Banks:
& this is because having an infatuation with money, will affect literally everything – no joke!
From your lifestyle & mental wellbeing, to the size of your ego & potentially even who you marry, how your kids turn out… you get the gist. However, arguably the most dangerous decision this mentality can have you make, is with your career 🤔
Let’s just say you’re a job hunter, who’s out to get as much gwop as they can. Now, on first instance that does seem like common sense. More money = a bigger house + nicer car – right? So why wouldn’t you go out looking for that? Chicks dig it! Well, that’s exactly the rookie mistake I made.
So, if you takeaway anything from this blog, at the very least let it be this…
Don’t judge a career by what you earn. Judge it by what you can learn.
Yep – the word ‘earn’ is literally 80% of the word ‘learn’.
Now I don’t know whether that’s an intentional troll or just a coincidence, but you can’t get away from the fact that it’s spot on. What you earn is ALL in what you learn. Why? Because it’s your knowledge, attitude & expertise that dictate your overall value – i.e. your worth to the other people.
& it’s this ‘value’ that people pay for 🤯
Yes – you read that right. As backwards as it sounds, by working to develop yourself & NOT chasing money, you can actually become a money 🧲
How flippin’ cool is that?!
Okay – that’s deep enough for one day guys. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read, stick around – there’s plenty more where this came from over on my Blog.
Until the next one Lads n Lasses,
X
XtG is a UK rapper, who prides himself on his blunt no-nonsense approach to music. His sole aim being to do just 1 thing… turn convention on its head.
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