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Y'all are all sleeping so I can talk about this a little. I know I sit around and act crazy and shit. I say dumb stuff. I act like a kid. That's because I spent almost my entire 20s grinding and failing. I was always building a new idea or "company" or whatever.
Yeah, I made it. But people don't know the shit I went through to get there, and I don't recommend anyone do it or wish that on themselves. Failure defined a huge portion of my life.
I used to know exactly when the power was going to get cut off. I used to cry myself to sleep at night because I could only either afford food for the week or cat food and cat litter. I always chose the latter.
I failed so many times building out ideas that were from my brain, including one of my EXACT solutions that tons of you unknowingly use today, make infinite money. That's the reality. You can be the best. You can work the hardest. You can give up everything. You can still fail.
Be the best version of yourself that you can. Build the the best life for yourself that you can. Don't be afraid to fail. But for the love of god, do it while paying attention to personal and emotional growth. It's okay to fail if you're growing.
I'm 31 years old. I made it. What now? How do I enjoy success? Who do I enjoy it with? Where do I go next? I can't answer those questions reliably. I lost a lot of "growth" years of my life trying to skip to here. I was wrong. Success would have come either way, happiness won't.
I don't regret pouring everything I had into the idea that I was capable of building the life I wanted. I do regret destroying myself to get there, and I honestly have never believed I can recover from it. Hopefully, I will.
I'll end this with the whole reason I wrote it. WIn. But win in a way that allows you to remain a winner. Be kind to people who are kind to you. Love and help people. Put work aside for others at times. Be a human first. I promise you that you don't want this shit any other way.
