Peter and Paul: The Relationship Currency

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This not a financial advice, but a story of two individuals used in comparison to achieve a set goal that borders on this post's title. That being said, it doesn't mean that it can't serve as a financial advice if you decide to implement its principles judiciously though. But then, as I said earlier, it's not a financial advice.

So there is Peter, and there is Paul. They are both young guys who are striving and struggling on the streets, trying to make ends meet and be the shining light of their individual families. Peter is a young man with good looks, multi-talented, smart and very intelligent and has multiple skills.

Paul isn't ugly, but isn't beautiful at the same time, a plain dude who isn't really intelligent or very talented. He can barely make a statement without making grammatical blunders. And Paul has a singular skill in which he's learnt over time and practiced.

Paul loves to socialize and meet new people. He's outgoing, friendly and courteous. Peter is antisocial, introverted and hates being in crowds and meeting people. To Paul, meeting new people is fun, but to Peter, meeting new people is burdensome and scary.

People are always naturally attracted to Peter because of the qualities he possesses, but at the same time quickly leave, when he constantly retreats into his coven. But Paul keeps chasing down people, trying to form connections with them to the extent that he's sometimes seen as a pest.

But one thing keeps occurring that whenever it's time to flex and floss, Paul always has the fattest wallet, while Peter is always struggling to foot his bills. It's not like any of them is rich yet, but Paul always seems to be on the favorable financial end compared to Peter. He rolls with finer girls, eats better food and has a better apartment even when he seemingly has no talents.

Peter is disturbed, how does Paul who is less intelligent, less talented, and not as smart as him, living a better life than him? How does he seem to be more happy than him? How does he seem to have more opportunities than him? Perhaps he's just lucky? Or maybe he's into jazz(traditional practices).

Peter keeps thinking about all these things while keeping tabs on Paul on social media, getting good dozes of his latest achievements and adventures. Alone in his room always thinking about these things, Peter eventually falls into depression and sometimes contemplates suicide because life is not fair.

How can someone like him with all the talent and physical attributes be watching someone else living his life outside? It's not as if he's not tried his best. He's constantly trying to improve himself, looks out for job opportunities everywhere, learn new skills and improve on the old ones. How come nothing seems to be working for me? Peter keeps pondering.

Paul on the other hand keeps enjoying and every now and then, he'd call Peter to go out with him, but Peter in his usual introverted self would decline. But Peter does not know that while he's inside doing everything he can by himself, Paul is getting help from acquaintances outside.

The biggest difference between Peter and Paul is the association they keep and relationships they build over time. Paul might not be the best at what he does, but that doesn't stop people from calling on him whenever they need his services because they know him as their friend and people will generally help their friends first before another person.

By reason of association and relationships, Paul's name is continually mentioned in the rooms of opportunities while Peter in his lonely room is doing everything by himself. For everything that Peter thinks he can do for himself, Paul has 10 people who can do it for him.

So even when Peter is in his room getting 10 times better than Paul, Paul is on the street getting 10 times more opportunities than Peter. Through the friends he has made, Paul keeps getting recommendations even when he doesn't deserve it, but Peter gets none because he has no friends and has not tapped into the powers of relationships.

Relationships are a core requirement in our current world and many at times people have become rich and wealthy because of the relationships they have built over time. In fact anyone can become rich by having a strong web of relationships and associates.

I remember reading on Twitter some time ago when a user said that she wishes to write a book sometime about becoming rich as an introvert. Then she added that she hopes she wouldn't end up with 200 blank pages. And that's the truth, life is like a ladder, you keep climbing and you can't do it successfully without the help of others serving as struts for you.

This is not to say that being an introvert is a bad thing, but don't let it stop you from creating and maintaining good quality relationships because relationship is a currency that cannot be traded in life's market. You need to intentionally plant and nurture it all through.

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