So Serious
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Almost every woman I know always feels sorry for me because they say I am too serious. One woman the other day asked me why was I always concentrating on money and I said “I grew up Poor!” I thought that was a stupid question like asking me why am I drinking water, why do I have to use the bathroom and why did I sneeze? I am always shocked to see people who don’t have any money to their name smiling like they got the winning lottery ticket in their pocket. I am always shocked to see cats go about getting money smiling like we are dentists selling smiles. Now I’m not saying cats can’t enjoy theirselves but when it comes to money I have never seen anyone about it seem like they are having the time of their life.
The world is full of have nots and a few who have and I figured out somewhere around the age of 13 that I wasn’t going to stay at the bottom of the game. Like many of you I have tried stupid ways to make money and came out of it with no jail time. Like many of you I tried to fake being around rich cats like that somehow was going to make me happy. Like many of you I spent my money on stupid things like top shelf drinks, hotel suites, 1st class flights and foreign cars to con myself. Like many of you HOPE to do I have lived on the 25th floor in a penthouse overlooking Malibu and the channel islands, I lived on the upper West Side in Manhattan and had Dustin Hoffman as a neighbor and I have had cars that had standard paddle shifts and people told me was their dream car. Shit I went through just about every possible angle of looking and feeling rich that a cat could experience and came back with nothing but memories.
So when someone asks me why am I so serious I think because it takes serious actions and serious thoughts to make it and keep it forever. See when I was young to the game I thought all these things made me rich. But, now that I am older I realize the rich keep it coming in forever. The rich keep going double platinum. The rich keep remixing Irish spring soap. So I had to switch my mind from going at it like I was going to a party to going at like I own the company that rents the party supplies to you. So how can I not be serious about the game and my life knowing I never grew up thinking about how to own things? It takes me hours and hours of reading to understand how a cat can build Proctor & Gamble but only takes me 30 seconds to figure out how to make 20 dollars on a hot day.
I am always shocked that I don’t see more serious cats! Instead I get singled out for not wanting to spend a dime of my time trying to be a good fella. If I’m the only one serious that you know trying to make money then I guess the empire is mine for the taking. If most of the people in this world are serious about nothing then nothing is what they’ll have and nothing is what they’ll become. I guess I just want it more than everyone else so I keep my mind focused on making it instead of focused on praying for it.
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I’ve had people say this to me over the years. They can’t seem to understand how a young dude, like myself, can avoid some of the pitfalls that most fall into during their early to mid 20s. I just tell them that this is my life and I only get one chance. And I’m not going to spend too much time partying and clubbing these prime years away. Don’t get me wrong. I like to have fun and chill at times, but I want to get to the point where I can live the high life. Not just sample it on the weekends, holidays and birthdays.
You reap what you sow and the earlier you get to sowing the better! There is always a sacrifice that has to be made because wasting life on stupid stuff makes life harder in the future, handling your business early means you might miss a lot of good parties.
I think most cats don’t really believe they can be rich so they give up and start partying in their backyards. But, for those of us who want it then we have to accept we might look and sound different to the majority of people who are wearing clothes to imply they have money.
Good read. Gotta stay focused on what’s important, almost to the point of having blinders and being single minded. I’ve made a lot of mistakes, and I can track almost all of them back to not staying true to what really matters.
“If most people in this world are serious about nothing then nothing is what they’ll have and nothing is what they’ll become.”
This is the truth!
@Trueman – I think everyone gets sidetracked by life but how many cats fight to get on track? How many cats just let the tangents take them far away from what they think they are? Then they all wake up and wonder why a cat whose trying to stay true is not like them! It’s nuts!
@Bbutterfly – Thanks, as I think so too.
This post resonates with me deeply.. I got sidetracked due to falling in love with a female and that was just a waste of my time & money… Now I’m focused and on the right path which is “Block out the sun with my money avenue”
Some people are worth slowing down for but they shouldn’t slow you down in reaching your goals! Once you learn how to make money you’ll only look back and say I could’ve been here a hell of a lot earlier WHILE the cats who don’t understand money will never get there. So take it all in stride homie!
This is one of your best posts Freeman. I was talking to my best friend about something similar to this the other day. I just turned 30 and I said to him, its now it never for me. I plan to go hard on my business endeavors for the next 5-10 years so I can be set by the time I reach 40. Some of my patnas still doing the same stuff as they did in their early 20′s and they wonder why they’re in the predicament they’re in (always broke & living check to check).
Cats used to hit me up wanting to go to some club or happy hour and I would straight tell them that if it don’t involve me getting paper, they can miss me on that. I think they finally got the point that I’m serious as hell, LOL.
Welcome to the club Llano as cats will think you are tripping since you are falling back from everything that doesn’t make chips! I made that same determination and it brought me nothing but cats wondering what I am doing that’s so important that I wouldn’t exchange the chip game for a chance to trick with some women I don’t know. Cat’s wondered why I don’t play Xbox or don’t care about wearing all white to a fake party.
I wish you speed, no God’s speed on getting to the top ASAP. In the meantime get ready for cats and even your own family thinking something is wrong with you.