In life, you want to position yourself to win. Whatever you do, you want to make the right choices so that you can succeed. If you don’t, you end uo sidelined. You don’t want to end up getting sidelined. In this blog post I explain what it means to be sidelined, and how to avoid it. I say this as someone who’s from a country that is rather poor. That’s why my opinion has value, in this case. I’ve found a way to constantly find opportunity.
What does it mean to be sidelined?
To be sidelined means to be taken out of the game. You want to join in, but you can’t see a way of participating. Being sidelined can sometimes be our own fault. Sometimes it’s due to timing and circumstance. But doesn’t have to be the end of the world. Unfortunately, a lot of people do let being sidelined become the end of the world. They use being sidelined as an excuse to miss out on opportunities and allow success to elude them. It’s easy for this to happen if you are weak and aren’t careful.
Where are people sidelined?
Right now, people are being sidelined in 3 main areas. Agriculture, real estate, and cryptocurrency. Online business is a distant fourth, but a lot of people are also beginning to give that stuff a shot in poorer countries. The reason most people are sidelined is pretty simple and unfortunate: they don’t have the free cash lying around. Most people
Be playing the right games
No matter what you want to say, a solid amount of money has been made online. Nowadays if you’re a young man from a middle income country, you might figure out an online solution within 3 to 7 years of taking your first stab at it. It’s not easy, but it’s all pretty simple if you know what to do. A few business models are tried and true. If you focus on those, you’re going to find that your knowledge grows. But make sure you’re playing the right games. Being an expert at underwater basket weaving gets you nowhere.
Always have cash
If you want to have the abilitiy to do stuff, you’re going to want to have a good amount of loose cash lying around. Not having cash can work on some occaisions, but it’s dangerous. You’ll miss opportunities. It takes years of work to make up for not having cash. Get yourself in a position where you have cash in hand and be ready to capitalize at any moment.
Know your tools
If you know your tools, life costs you less money. You won’t need to buy unnecessary things in order to run your business. Know how to run your business as lean as possible. Your tools subtract from your profit margins. Try to run the leanest business you can.
Work fast
The faster you work, the more opportunity you create. If you work fast and get a lot done, you’ll have results. You’ll know if what you’re doing has value, and you’ll kniw whether or not you need to pivot. The faster you work, the faster you ger feedback. Burn through your to-do list at max speed.
Have a backup plan
If you have a backup plan, you’re never really sidelined. If something happens and you aren’t able to do what you set out to do, you pivot without batting an eyelid. No need to get emotional. If you have a backup plan, you relieve anxiety from yourself in the future.
Think long term
If you think in 10, 20, and 30 year timeframes, you’re going to be making better decisions than the version of yourself that’s winging it. You’ll consider things more carefully, because you’ll have a rough idea of how they affect the future you. Eventually, the results of all your forethought and planning will cascade and snowball.
Live in the right country
Living in the right country will allow you to create opportunity for yourself. As you get bettter at things and improve your life, you will see doors open. This is because in the right country, you’ll have more opportunities than most. Things will improve every single day and always get better. You’ll also find more ways of helping people as the economy becomes a lot more complex.
Build equity
Build something that gives you ownership of a peice of the world. Come up with a way to own lots of assetts, and you’ll always find yourself “in the game”. Over the long term, the equity you build will make your life far easier and more secure.
Take risks when young
If you take the right risks when you’re young, you can acquire the right information when you’re young. The right information allows you to secure your future.
Develop multiple skills
If you develop multiple skills, you’ll be able to pounce on any opportunity that comes your way. Developing multiple skills and being well rounded while also becoming the best at what you do is the key to having success. This way, one skill can be transposed to the next venture.
Laser focus if nothing goes wrong
You want to get to the point where you’re a master in your field, and see how you can branch off over time. You get wealthy by getting really good at any one given thing, and focusing hard on it. If you stay laser focused and nothing goes wrong, you’ll end up far wealthier than most. This is because you’ll be an expert in your field. Experts are usually rewarded.
Don’t worry about what others think
The way you get into the game is by ignoring status games and focusing on the right things. Oftentimes, the right things are going to appear quite strange. But when the right things work for you, you end up living a beautiful life. Ignore what others thing and go straight for what you want in life and business. Use your critical thinking and play success games, not status games.
Don’t retire too early
This is the number one mistake you can make. If you retire too early, you are going to be out of the game and unhealthy. There’s no need to kill yourself working. But early retirement is a scam.
Don’t live somewhere too cheap
If you live somewhere too cheap, you’re going to find yourself away from all the economic growth. You’re going to be away from the hard workers, and you’re going to be away from all the success. Living somewhere expensive might be tough at first, but it’ll make you a more active participant in the global economy. In the long run you will be happy you lived in a competitive location.
Take risks
When you take big risks, you learn a lot. When you learn, you have a better chance of winning and succeeding. Generally speaking, quality of life increases with each passing year. Taking risks and learning allows you to qualitalize on those quality of life gains.
Remain optimistic
People with bad attitudes often get crushed. You want to remain optimistic when it comes to life. This way your eyes will remain open to the opportunity around you.
Aim for a high percentile
Generally speaking, you want to make sure you acquire as much wealth as possible, so that you have as much purchasing power as possible in the future. The next 15 or so years are going to be very interesting for humanity. If you set your sights high over the next 10 you might be able to participate in a very interesting future.
Being sidelined is a choice
Honestly, every opporunity can be pounced on. If you want to allow yourself to be put out of the game you can. But it’s easy to hop off of the bench. Just get started.
You only get one life. Don’t waste it. Contributing to the economy is how you contribute to today’s world. Money isn’t absolutely everything, but the right amount of it can vastly improve your life. If you can get yourself into a position where you aren’t sidelined, and have the potential to create lots of wealth for yourself, you’re golden. Don’t allow yourself to be sidelined.
Thanks for paying attention
