But I was wrong.
Because they were so impatient, and so hungry for fast money…
Oftentimes, they wouldn’t see ‘money’ flow ‘instantly’ (or ‘fast enough’) from their first few attempts at “value-sharing”.
Or as my friend I.C. Robledo pointed out, they’d see only a trickle of funds, and become hyper-focused on their “needs”, such as “needing X dollars by Y date”, and so on.
So I’ll take a moment to address this, since it’s such a common view.
It all comes down to people’s intense misunderstanding of what a ‘need’ is.
For instance, in our modern developed world, many people believe they need to eat three square meals a day, or two, or one.
But the truth is, nearly every one of those folks could fast for multiple days without issue, and in fact, their metabolism and digestive system would actually benefit from such an act.
But they’re too spoiled or comfortable or afraid.
And so they refuse to allow a fasting experience to occur, even if their bodies, nature, and the universe itself are nudging them towards such a fast.
Basically, they consider ‘three meals’ a need, but it’s actually just an addiction they’re scared to withdraw from.
And here’s another example.
“I need 8 hours of sleep.”
People really believe this, acting as if their world will end if this “sleep need” is unfulfilled even for a single night.
But once they have a child, or an emergency occurs, the same folks suddenly have no problem functioning –often for weeks or months on end– on far less sleep. Like any ‘new thing’, it’s a bit rough at first, but they quickly adapt and it becomes routine.
Their so-called “need” is really just an addiction they’ve gotten overly used to, an addiction they can easily beat when they’re motivated and eager enough to do so.
We can apply similar things to financial “needs.”
Having run my business while homeless for years, I know well that people “need” far less money than they claim or pretend.
I also know practically all of them are too afraid to find creative financial solutions, or to lower their standard of living even slightly.
On top of my homeless experiences, I’ve also declared bankruptcy before as well, causing my debt / credit to be reset after some time passed.
It was relatively easy, painless, and made almost zero waves in the world, all things considered. This is an option even Trump has taken, and he still managed to become president some time afterwards, so it’s certainly a good enough path for any other U.S. Citizen.
Finally, I have a friend who lives ‘off-grid’, and his small property provides all the wood he needs to heat his home, the freshwater well provides all the water he needs, and his garden & chickens provides all the food too. The amount of money he “needs” per year is paltry.
The point of all this is that…
People claim they “need” so much money, when that’s not the truth at all.
What they really mean is “I need X amount of dollars so that I don’t have to grow, change, or make adjustments to how I live my life, and I demand that sum be served up to me without me adjusting my approach to value and wealth-creation.”
Think you’re an exception?