The only hurdle that gets in the way of a human being moving from mediocre to monumental is mastering his or her survival process. To become efficient enough in this arena to create the space & time to attend to what life has to offer beyond the obstacle. If you pay close attention to the blockades of yourself & others close to you, you will see everyone’s being interrupted by some aspect of attending to survival. Otherwise, we would be attending to what resonates with our higher faculties such as searching for truth, connection, & fulfillment without breaks in focus. Most people become so occupied with their process of survival, arranging their lives to where it takes up the majority, that the thought of even planning for a life where it takes up the minority doesn’t occur.
The massive pursuit of survival that consumes the schedule of 9-5 players is truly only the foundation of life that provides the opportunity to live as a naturally intelligent human with the means to experience larger aspects of life. The building of this foundation is hard work, yes, but it shouldn’t take 60-70 years to complete. I feel 5-10 years is reasonable once one has the skills to actively play in the economy. But this can only happen if one trusts their creativity enough to pursue entrepreneurship to receive their full worth & receive money at their own rate through their own offers to the world. The income is inconsistent yes, but such is the flow of life. Naturally we reap what we sow, & then hibernate with the earnings we acquired in bountiful seasons; not work for the same rate all year round regardless of effort or environmental factors. The salary keeps survival steady, but it also prolongs the process of completing the foundation. It’s a construction that takes an unnecessarily long time to complete & includes many who never finish. These people are compelled to work on another's idea until they reach the age where they physically cannot. An incredibly limiting model. It's far more sensible to exchange unique offers for money that uncap the risk taker’s income which allows him or her to finish the build in a reasonable amount of time so they can get on with their real lives.
One of the greatest opportunities capitalism has to offer is the ability to create wealth through one’s own operation at their own prices that places oneself in the position to influence their level of income & survival process with greater precision than if one were to work a job whose money faucet is turned on & off by his or her employer. It is the wisest way to participate in a free market economy. To become monetarily wealthy, income must be flexible which aligns with the elastic structure of life. Anything which isn’t malleable cannot grow hence the ignorant structure of salaries.
Of course, if one has no ideas, connections, or skills to enter into entrepreneurship, they must begin with a salary to sustain their lifestyle as I have. But this person, if they’re awake & aware of their own mortality, will do everything he or she can to mature into relying on pliable natural processes to thrive instead of rigid mechanical ones. Not only do these remove the limit from one’s financial growth, they improve the wellbeing of every aspect of a person's life because they are required to live & abide by understanding as opposed to automations. The entrepreneur places his or herself into a setting where they either learn how to build something of unique value for others, or starve. They must dig deep within themselves, past the immature tendencies of narcissism to perceive the holistic network in which they exist. Building rapport with entire communities, as opposed to just a single boss is not only advantageous for the entrepreneur, but a requirement to succeed. One must have a sense of aliveness & vigor to fulfill this role; unlike the employee who can afford to be half on to repeat habitual tasks & receive a full paycheck. There comes a certain point in a human being’s evolution where he or she must admit that salary is ultimately sedation, commissions require consciousness, & useful creativity is only one way to liberate their rates of income from their God given limited time.
Salaries, frivolous entertainment, mundane administrative work, processed foods, loans, sex, drugs & alcohol, etc. these kinds of shallow things people depend upon for their emotional stability are what one must divorce themselves from, at least for a period of time, if they desire to consolidate their energy enough to wake up. To see the caged game they’re in, & have the determination to proactively study the real game board of free markets to use the markets to become free.
Capitalism is inspired & fueled by self actualization. The one who seeks the true self through introspection or meditation to uncover its unique wisdom, & shares it with their inclined markets will be rewarded by those yearning for substance like most of us are. Capitalism was created by rebels intelligent enough to see their open prison, driven to use their available energy to break free. It was not found by those who found comfort in their distractions; entertained by the limitations of their circumstance.
But in the meantime on your road to freedom, if you have temporarily chosen to play the 9-5 game, like where I find myself now in crossroads between it and entrepreneurship, use its tasks to develop the ability of self governance & concentration to transcend the temptation of supplementing the mundane atmosphere with entertaining multitasking. You will need this coherence to one day govern your own operation to earn your freedom. With patience & the will to succeed, all possible things can be done.
