Indeed. I appreciate that you understand that we are not all on your level.
I've been inspired by many people on Hive and to get back to it where I actually left the blockchain completely. Life had some major curveballs to throw at me.
But I bounced back, better than ever I believe. Ready and willing to put in the time and energy to get myself to the next level.
While I am motivated and the position I am in is so much better than what it was 3 years ago, better than last year too... I am not yet "rich" so to speak.
I have some spare money, I am not starving or about to be put on the street. However, this amount that I have available does not put me into a position where I can rest easy.
I have 3 kids and outstanding bills to pay. I need to pave my way to that goal.
I guess I am very much still at that point where I can be driven to success by having the fire lit beneath me... but I have enough to be lazy and complacent. I do think I enjoy what I am doing here.
I think I am quite motivated because of wanting more for my partner and the kids.
I hope to get to your level someday. But I have dreamt of what I would do if I got to that stage where the money did not matter.
I guess now would be the best time for you to actually influence the world around you. To aspire to a cause of some sort.
Perhaps you are already working on something like that.
Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate your comment. Sorry, I took so long to reply.
I get what you are saying in your comment. I still have my struggles (a lot). I have some stability in my life but that doesn't mean I can relax totally.
I understand the need to be motivated and we all can be motivated by other things asides from having money. You mentioned wanted to get to a certain level because of your family. It is more than the money for you (I think).
I am grateful for what I have got and still aspire for more, however, my gratitude overrides whatever desire I have. It makes me work in love and I appreciate everything I get. I am not poisoned by unrealistic expectations or entitlement. That's just the difference from most people.
Indeed. Money does strange things to people and their egos.
Sometimes it becomes a real drag dealing with people that have inflated their sense of self worth because they now have more money and assets than others. As though they are now more worthy of having an opinion.
That's a whole other rabbit hole to fall in to.
Sticking to the topic, yeah, you are right. it is far more than the money when it comes to the security and happiness of my family. Being able to go out and do things and not fear whether or not I can afford to pay those bills is the driving factor right now.
I have two large bills that are outstanding. One was caused because of the Covid pandemic and the loss of income various restrictions and lockdowns caused businesses to have a crunch, this is a bill where I owe the one school some back payments. The second was caused because I needed to take a loan in order to improve my financial situation.
I am now in a better financial situation where my budget works far better. I do not have to fear meeting those budgets and having money spare.
Backed by that further are my Hive and Splinterlands assets I only recently discovered! This means there is a massive potential to grow and instead of taking 2-5 years to become more financially stable, I can pay off those debts sooner, all the while increasing the quality of life my kids are having.
That is what is most important to me.
Oh well, I wish you good luck clearing those debts. I have a few debts to clear myself and it's been hellish but what is life with a little push yeah?
I always try to see things from the bright. These days of struggle are probably going to be our best because we look at them with gratitude, knowing how far we've grown.