Today I was having a skype chat with the Super Awesome Micro Project CTO Raul Oaida about what his life would be like after we finish the project.
I said:
After SAMP your life will be one of travel, opportunity and space exploration
He said:
That would be a dream come true!
and then I replied:
No, that would be a dream worked hard at.
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The simple truth is that dreams either get worked on arduously to become a reality, or they remain a pure fantasy.
As a surfer, today I was devastated to learn that former world surfing champion Andy Irons died. He was 32.
It’s a poignant reminder that waiting is for fools. Andy only had 32 short years, but managed to surf the world and be the best at what he did.
But the key question here isn’t about whether you are, or ever will be the best. Rather, it’s about knowing if what you are spending your days doing is what you actually would dream about being the best at.
Start now.
You should really quit your job on Monday. Yes tomorrow today . If you are working for a salary or wages and have no equity in the business that is.
And here’s why:
You are exchanging the days of your life to build the vision of someone else. You are not doing what you dreamed about as a child.
The reality is this: once you have a place to live and food to eat, the rest is ego. Chances are you are working in a job just to feed your ego. I know because I was this person for more than 10 years. I had jobs I didn’t like – high paying ones, to buy things I didn’t need, to impress people I didn’t care for. It’s a pointless treadmill which the government encourages to maximise consumption, generate higher tax rates and PAYE deductions and enforce control through a passive education process which says consumption equals success. We must remove this idea of the power structure from our minds and remind ourselves that real wealth is defined by the cool stuff we are doing, rather than the stuff we buy.
Quite your job, de-gear your life and do something of value. To further encourage this process I’ll leave you with one final thought I tweeted a while ago:
Cheers, Steve
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