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I witnessed exactly what you mean by "Pride goes before a fall" during this crypto winter. I saw many people power down and leave Hive forever because of it.
Last night, I had some guests at my place, specifically two brothers of a friend. One of them was very interested in business, and I actually gave him your example during our conversation. I mentioned how you have plunged toilets despite your degree. I was making the point that while he wants to do business, he should not be a burden on his parents. If he lacks capital, he should not force his parents for it. Instead, he should find a middle ground by getting a job to raise capital. He should work somewhere that gives him the flexibility to build his business until he can leave the job completely.
I keep your personality traits in mind during my real life mentoring sessions. By now, you probably realize that some Pakistani parents see me as a successful person and want their kids to be like me. They often try to have me as a guest, but I usually host them at my place instead. It is much easier for them to come over, talk, and then leave, as going somewhere else takes too much time. I always try to be extremely realistic with them and give no fake hopes.
Agreed.
However, I would make one small counter point. When I had to leave University because I was too broke to continue. I decided to take a full time sales job. I worked hard at it but something to realize...
... if I stayed there I never would have gotten ahead. If you take a "lesser" job there is no shame in it, but if it eats up too much time you may forget to aim higher.
After two years there I realized that if I didn't go back to University I would never have a house, never find a good wife, and never be able to raise a family.
So... there is actually another side to the argument :) I've lived both sides.
As for not wanting to go out to visit. Yup. I hear you on that one. I don't know what traffic is like there but in Manila (or even Surabaya) going to meet someone costs real money for taxi fare (or bus fare) and takes a considerable amount of time with a fair amount of discomfort.
Having someone over to your house is way way easier :)