Believing in Billions
Well, there might not be any merit in this dream, but that doesn't stop me from exploring the possibilities. I reflected briefly yesterday about the gravity of unemployment. Anna Wintour has no remorse sadly, but then again, maybe she wore sunglasses to avoid the direct eye contact with the people she affected with layoffs.
Today's workday involved lots of listening. I didn't sleep as much as my body required apparently, since I couldn't help but nod listening to various introductory information. Nothing was particularly boring; I learned a bit that I'd like to share actually. The pity is, a full workday gets in between writing my usual shares for you all.
In any event, the history of insurance ended up intriguing me more than I thought it would. In fact, I would not have guessed that insurance in America is closely linked to firefighting, for one. There's even a film based on the real story of how firefighting evolved into a capitalistic endeavor.
Can't say I'm surprised at America and her history. For as long as anyone can remember, the clever profited from their creative enterprises, although many of them simply exploited old systems for personal gain. I wouldn't paint everyone the same color. Still, I'm dubious as to how old money got its start in this country.
Keep It Real, It's All Luck
On the other hand, I can't fault someone who plainly admits that some circumstances in life rely on luck. That'd be fair to say and I could not certainly argue with anyone who's ever won the lottery or survived being trapped in terrible conditions. Even Mark Cuban keeps me from envy when he says things like:
"Anybody who's a billionaire who thinks they could just do it all over again is lying their ass off."
That was Cuban's response to Trevor Noah's question on the late night show host's podcast, "What Now?" As for the question, I can't say what's next but it might include taking becoming a billionaire of my to-do list. Apparently, it's a circumstance that's hard to replicate, and that comes from a man successfully did it.
He would go on to say, that if things did not align, 'you wouldn't even know who I was.' And to that point, there are many brilliant, wealthy people, flying just under the radar. There's no real way to tally everyone who's over a certain dollar value in assets.
Now, for anyone who's given up billions because of my thoughts so far, sit tight. Cuban did hold that he could become a millionaire several times over, but there are only a few opportunities that could change that one letter from M to B.
Leaving the billions aside, I think even reaching the millionaire status is farfetched. I'm much more convinced you could hit at least 1,000 fans before you made 1,000,000 dollars, and that's because of the orders of magnitude. However, for either goal, I think what I normally do about these kinds of lofty aspirations.
It takes small steps to move forward and go any distance. Might I reach that level of wealth or even further one day? Maybe. It would require building upon consistency, quality and all the other good, motivational buzzwords.
I couldn't post these articles at this time, when my readership's already turned in. It would rely on solid investments of time and money, too. I think luck play's a factor, but like I learned from a digital artist that made a $20 million dollar memecoin, 'luck has to find you working'.
So, Lady Luck, if you're reading this, I'm busy. Are you? Tell me in the comments below how lucky you are. Do you think you might be a billionaire one day?