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Why I Finally Accepted I’ll Never Be Rich

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Here is something interesting I discovered about myself.
Growing up, I was told you can’t be happy until you are rich.


I wasted so many years trying to create websites and other types of online businesses that never really took off. Even though I swore they would, every single time. I always told myself, once this one is done, I will be happy and can start living my life.


It wasn’t until recently that I accepted I will never be rich, because that’s not what happiness is to me.


I’m most happy when I am around people and having fun. Not when I am creating something that will make me money. Successful entrepreneurs are most happy when they are creating something, not when they are around people.


So I will be happy when I am surrounded by people who want to have fun, not make money.
I enjoy writing on this blog and sharing my life experiences so others can learn from my mistakes, and it has been getting some attention. If I get rich off of it, that is wonderful, but it’s meaningful to me that I am sharing something that will change people’s lives, not just make money. And that is what keeps me going.

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So if you are trying to create something that just makes money, it will never work. Because you will quit before it becomes successful.

How to deal with regret

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Over the past six years, I spent time regrating and wishing my life was different. I am thirty-six years old. The things I regret most are other people making decisions for me. I don’t necessarily regret the decisions I made myself that should give you some insight.
I regret not sticking with a kickboxing class I took when I was sixteen. I was good at it. But I let my mother talk me out of it. She felt I could spend my time elsewhere and be more productive in other avenues. To which, at the time, I regretfully agreed.
The issue with regret is you can’t go back in time and change it. Someone else decided for you, and it wasn’t the right decision for you, and how you deal with it is how you turn out as an adult. Sure, I wish I could change it in time, but I can’t.
I recently went back and signed up for a martial arts gym and still do it for fun. However, the big dreams of being a world-top athlete are gone. However, I still have fun doing it and enjoy helping the younger guys avoid making the same mistakes that I made.
Sometimes you have to accept the things you cannot change and do the best with what you got. I might become the world’s top writer in my field, which is a challenge big enough for me it helps me be creative differently and more safely.
The worst thing you can do is cling to something you cannot change, and the best thing to do is move and accept what is instead of what could have been.