I was brainstorming some business ideas about 9 months ago, and even though I knew it was going to be difficult to excute, I still went ahead; jumped head first, shoot first asks questions later.
I was broke, mourning, in debt and had no where to turn to. Basically that risk paid off, and I sometimes imagined where I'd be without taking that risk.
I've been hustling on the Internet since 2014, normally I should have established something tangible enough offline, but I owe this to the fact that I didn't take profit when I should have, but 2025 was a year that refined me.
I was going from hospital to hospital with a blood pressure of almost 200/110, and still working hard for 12H a day, quite risky but this was because I didn't set up myself in the previous years to be stable and I have paid dearly for this.
2025 thought me that I cannot relax anymore. I also learned from someone close to always take profit and stay hungry for me. 2025 was my most productive year since 2021, and I started 2026 with some ideas that I hope can come alive.
Strive for it
My point is, you cannot live life without money, and no matter how difficult it becomes, you just have to try. Without money you can do almost nothing.
For over 7 years, I rested on my oars, never explored any opportunities, never visualized any ideas, never hustled enough, and it's all coming back to bite me. I got too comfortable in my late 20s and unfortunately for me, I've learned the hard way.
Accountability is hard in life, and I like to call myself out in my introspective moments. I find it weird to cut myself a slack, I like to hold myself to my faults and praise myself for my efforts to do better. I think the biggest lie a man can tell is the one he tells himself, and that is not me.
Lies can't take you anywhere
I'm not a liar to begin with, and it'll be an injustice to lie to myself. Before a person tells me I messed up, I'd already looked at myself in the mirror and told that truth already to myself, instead of getting sad, I take the lessons and move on.
In the past, I get scared when people talk about my increased possibilities of dying, but now, I see it as a regular Tuesday, we all get to die anyway, the timing is only going to be different.
But while we're here I'll do my best, take care of the family, live for God, and keep hustling to make up for the years I fumbled it all.
My watch is on, thank God, I've gotten sick and experienced near death experience, I've recovered and gotten back up, and I'll continue to learn, live, relearn, adapt and do better.
Sometimes it's better to aim for things that aren't realistic on the surface. I understand that fear can keep us prisoners and sometimes it is better to be cautious, but I've come to learn that without risks, it's just impossible to break free.
That blood pressure is absolutely crazy, I dunno how close you were to the other side
Health or not the world doesn't care, no one in the state is coming and tell you "we know you are in troubles, we are here to help", no it's all everyone for himself so gotta find a way to keep going
Yes, it was a massive spike, but it happened because of a major internal crisis, unfortunately no one is coming to save anyone, and you still need to continue working hard whether you're sick or not
Without risk there is no reward. Sometimes it's best to aim big, even though we know our time may be short here on this planet. We still have to take care of our families! And taking risks is a great way to break free. Death is an inevitability for all of us, and having faced it myself as have you know that we are mortal. The end will come, but it's nothing to fret and worry about, because there's not much we can do about it.
Just keep on moving, that's all we can do...
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Yes, the end is inevitable and when you're committed to family responsibility, you'd have no other options but to actually comply with that responsibility. For me, the hustle has to continue, else we cannot pay bills, afford medication or other expenses
Reading about that blood pressure spike while you were grinding for 12 hours a day is terrifying, but it’s a reality for so many hustlers.It sounds like your body literally forced you to stop and re-evaluate.
Yes, it's absolutely terrifying. However it was a result of something I was actually fighting (an illness) but, the point it, grinding while the system doesn't feel good
I advise people to face life squarely because even the one who looks healthy can turn into a dead body in seconds, life is unpredictable so it's no longer about being healthy or not.
I love your mindset and courage, don't worry God gatz you .
Thanks for your kind words
Life continues on, and you can't run away from the issues. It would just cause problems, but I do think that your hard work will pay off in the end.
Hopefully it will pay off in the end, I'm really counting on it
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