In my (re) building era

To be fair, I have not looked into the crypto market recently, but I am back into learning and building. Since the market is on a downtrend, this is one of those good entry points to build & humble myself to start going to work and be in the trenches.

So here I am, being in a circle I used to disdain. I don’t dislike them anymore; I learned that this is just how the world works. It is that harsh and can be brutal. When you have a privilege, it is stupid to just throw it all away.

After many years spent reading all self-help books on money management and on similar topics, somehow, I need to forget most of those teachings. Now, in hindsight, those are good tales and only a few would do the actions from said books to eventually become very successful. Even so, many wouldn’t really tell you all the nitty gritty of how they acquired their wealth or how their background influenced it too.

Most of us only see the glamorized version of a wealthy person but rarely look inside of it. Have you ever handled a million-dollar project? If the answer is no, you have not seen how a person truly acquires their money.

But when you do, there’s millions of complexities and stress that some of us would give up halfway. I used to think that it looked easy on the surface but wait until you must deal with legal team and different stakeholders with their own needs, wants and interests.

The bigger the money is, the more stress you will have. It is all the matter of masking your stress.

Another thing I learned from affluent and wealthy people is that most of them are invisible, but they are pulling strings all around us. This isn’t so much of a conspiracy anymore but that is true. From low to even higher-level policies.

There’s also one indicator to me that made me aware of our world’s abundance. I like to watch architecture digest and home of seemingly normal people but theirs are worth millions. They are not necessarily influencers or have any public facing job but their home, worth millions. Just as simple as that, my mindset shifted to stop looking at the world with a scarcity mindset.

This time, I am also trying to learn more about energy and carbon trading since this is my current industry. Last year, I heard the concept of RWA, and I believe that is the future of this cryptocurrency industry. While it could be a bust like NFT but something good might come off from RWA because this is a concept where money circulates back to the ecosystem rather than constantly draining it.

These days, I also learn that before we ask to get paid more, ask yourself first, “Have you solved a bigger problem? Or provide unique things that people don’t?” if not, don’t expect too much of a payment and that is fair.

Last but not least, in my entire 20s, I learned what it’s like to fail and that sucks. But I also learned a lot about the value of commitment, resilience, and being true to ourselves despite the current trends or what not. When you stick to something long enough because you really believe in it, you can be successful in your own definition. Compromise when necessary but if that will take you towards your dream.