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The Day I Became a Millionaire
On the day I made a million dollars, I realized the best lesson came from the first one.
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On the day I made a million dollars, I realized the best lesson came from the first one.
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In my 20s, I had a negative net worth.
In my early 30s, it was $0.
One day I made a decision:
I am no longer going to be poor.
I am going to become wealthy.
I am going to make this happen.
In my early 30s, it was $0.
One day I made a decision:
I am no longer going to be poor.
I am going to become wealthy.
I am going to make this happen.
I dedicated myself to the grind.
I knew life was in my hands.
I learned about stocks.
I learned about saving.
I learned about flipping.
I learned about side hustles.
I wanted every weapon at my disposal.
I will win.
I knew life was in my hands.
I learned about stocks.
I learned about saving.
I learned about flipping.
I learned about side hustles.
I wanted every weapon at my disposal.
I will win.
My next move was to sell all of my expensive possessions.
If you aren't a Millionaire you do NOT deserve them.
I had a loaded GT Mustang Convertible.
GONE.
I didn't want anything to bog me down.
Mentally I knew it would.
People thought I was crazy but I had the last laugh.
If you aren't a Millionaire you do NOT deserve them.
I had a loaded GT Mustang Convertible.
GONE.
I didn't want anything to bog me down.
Mentally I knew it would.
People thought I was crazy but I had the last laugh.
I had a blast accumulating money.
It was like a video game. FUN
200K
500K 900K
Then it happened.
On a Tuesday night in May, I logged into my account.
I saw an extra digit I’d never seen before:
$1,002,445
I finally hit the target goal.
Age 39. Millionaire.
It was like a video game. FUN
200K
500K 900KThen it happened.
On a Tuesday night in May, I logged into my account.
I saw an extra digit I’d never seen before:
$1,002,445
I finally hit the target goal.
Age 39. Millionaire.
I'd love to tell you that I got some kind of euphoric rush.
Ballons.
Lambos.
Champagne.
But it didn’t happen.
Yes, I went out to celebrate.
You should do that too.
But overall the feeling was a letdown.
I built up this idea in my mind.
Then it happened.
What do I do know?
Ballons.
Lambos.
Champagne.
But it didn’t happen.
Yes, I went out to celebrate.
You should do that too.
But overall the feeling was a letdown.
I built up this idea in my mind.
Then it happened.
What do I do know?
Then I remembered the writings of Seneca.
He was a Stoic.
Seneca was a wealthy businessman who used his status to influence the world around him.
He didn’t sit at home counting money.
He became an advisor to the emperor.
He lived for more than money.
He had a purpose.
He was a Stoic.
Seneca was a wealthy businessman who used his status to influence the world around him.
He didn’t sit at home counting money.
He became an advisor to the emperor.
He lived for more than money.
He had a purpose.
That very next day I started this account.
The Art of Purpose was born.
The journey never ends.
The Art of Purpose was born.
The journey never ends.
