14/10/2020
Sorry, no intention to offend ✌️
An IMG member shared during our wordwize leaders call via Zoom:
"I am an employee, working for a big time company, having a high position but yung salary, small time." 😭
He's on his 50's.
This is not a rare scenario. In fact, this has been the mindset of a common Filipino. We strive hard to attain the highest degree i.e. Masteral, Doctorate. And most of the time, these people are so concerned about social titles. You are in trouble if you forget to address them as Dr, Engr, Atty, or overlook the designations after a professional's name i.e. CPA, LPT, MD, RN, etc. However, many of these people (not all) don't have a solid financial foundation, struggle in paying their bills, no savings and a lot of debts.
On the contrary, I worked remotely for a very wealthy Australian client, and I call him with his first name, "Adam". No dramas. Not a big deal. When I said, "sir", he responded, "no, no, no, just Adam."
One of our investment mentors, Rex Mendoza, don't even have a title before his name yet he is very successful.
Moral lesson:
We should stop living in a world of pleasing people and high self entitlement. Instead, we should learn to live below our means. Forget about luxury. Rather, we must increase our cash flow by having another source of income, pay off our debts, build protection for our family, establish emergency fund and invest for our retirement.
We only live once. Choose genuine happiness. Other people's opinions don't matter 🙋♀️