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Some of the best life advice I got from my Grandmother: You are always working for yourself. You may have an employer, but you are still working for yourself,
by itgoon 10y ago
Some of the best life advice I got from my Grandmother:
You are always working for yourself. You may have an employer, but you are still working for yourself, not them. You're trading your time for money, like any other business. If you don't like the deal, then walk away.
- TobyGiacometti 10y agoYour grandmother was a wise woman!
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- AstralStorm 10y agoShe forgot to mention a caveat: don't get trapped in a situation you cannot get out of. It is easy to get caught by debt, lack of savings, education or skill. Just as easy by not figuring your advantages and capitalizing on them. The corollary is that it is as easy to stay in place by standing as by running on a treadmill.
- TobyGiacometti 10y ago> The corollary is that it is as easy to stay in place by standing as by running on a treadmill. I like this metaphor! However, once we realize that we are the treadmill, we can turn it off and walk away...
- mathgeek 10y agoAssuming, of course, that you didn't spend way too much buying the treadmill and can't afford another exercise device until you pay that one off.
- itgoon 10y agoPlenty of businesses make those mistakes. FWIW, there is a learning curve to it all. I won't deny having some painful lessons in my past.