I'll let you in on something

[racialreality9]

I'm going to say something, and, if you haven't realized it already, then light bulbs might go off. Whereas some of you might be so captured by the system, that you violently disagree with me. Okay, so that's my warning.

What is the this big thing that I figured out for myself?
....
Hard work is a waste of time.


There, I said it. Now, before you get all condescending and moral on me, just think about it for a second. Has anybody ever gotten anywhere by working hard? The answer is no. When you work hard, by definition you have less free time and are destroying yourself mentally and physically, and by definition somebody else out there is capitalizing on your labor. That's just the simple truth, folks. So, the next question is, how does anybody get anywhere, if not for hard work? And the answer is, you have to find an idea, anything, that you can market and leverage to great scale. All great wealth in this world is based upon using debt financing to make small things bigger. Even the people who claim they work hard, that's basically what they did. They didn't dig ditches or lay bricks 24/7 for 40 years.

So, what's my point? My point is that you are much better off either trying to come up with a great idea that you can market, or working less. Either of those makes sense. In the former, you may become rich, and in the latter, at least you will have some free time and won't work yourself to death, and may in fact qualify for some welfare.

Thanks for your time.

 

[BuckToothMoron]

You have vastly over simplified how real wealth is created. It's true that merely busting your ass for 60-70 hours a week for a paycheck is not going to lead to wealth. On the other hand, having only a great idea or product is not going bring you riches either. It takes HARD WORK to make that idea or product successful. The old adage "work smart, not hard" has validity, but make no mistake, creating wealth takes hard work. I know many people who have made millions over the years by buying real estate, managing the property and enjoying the fruits of appreciation. However they also worked weekends and nights when problems with those properties needed attention. Ask people you know who you consider wealthy, and see how many would tell you they haven't worked hard.

 

[aaronleland]

The idea that hard work will always get you somewhere has really always been a myth they tell you as a kid. Not to say you shouldn't work hard, and that it won't get you anywhere, but it's far from a guarantee. You think Trump can spend his time tweeting, campaigning, doing reality shows, etc. because his business is really that hard to run?

 

[Ernie S.]

I'm going to say something, and, if you haven't realized it already, then light bulbs might go off. Whereas some of you might be so captured by the system, that you violently disagree with me. Okay, so that's my warning.

What is the this big thing that I figured out for myself?
....
Hard work is a waste of time.


There, I said it. Now, before you get all condescending and moral on me, just think about it for a second. Has anybody ever gotten anywhere by working hard? The answer is no. When you work hard, by definition you have less free time and are destroying yourself mentally and physically, and by definition somebody else out there is capitalizing on your labor. That's just the simple truth, folks. So, the next question is, how does anybody get anywhere, if not for hard work? And the answer is, you have to find an idea, anything, that you can market and leverage to great scale. All great wealth in this world is based upon using debt financing to make small things bigger. Even the people who claim they work hard, that's basically what they did. They didn't dig ditches or lay bricks 24/7 for 40 years.

So, what's my point? My point is that you are much better off either trying to come up with a great idea that you can market, or working less. Either of those makes sense. In the former, you may become rich, and in the latter, at least you will have some free time and won't work yourself to death, and may in fact qualify for some welfare.

Thanks for your time.

Coming up with a great idea is hard work.

 

[BULLDOG]

There are times when hard work is required. The key is knowing when those times are. The only thing constant hard work will get you is a bad back, or a worn out hip.

 

[aaronleland]

I'm going to say something, and, if you haven't realized it already, then light bulbs might go off. Whereas some of you might be so captured by the system, that you violently disagree with me. Okay, so that's my warning.

What is the this big thing that I figured out for myself?
....
Hard work is a waste of time.


There, I said it. Now, before you get all condescending and moral on me, just think about it for a second. Has anybody ever gotten anywhere by working hard? The answer is no. When you work hard, by definition you have less free time and are destroying yourself mentally and physically, and by definition somebody else out there is capitalizing on your labor. That's just the simple truth, folks. So, the next question is, how does anybody get anywhere, if not for hard work? And the answer is, you have to find an idea, anything, that you can market and leverage to great scale. All great wealth in this world is based upon using debt financing to make small things bigger. Even the people who claim they work hard, that's basically what they did. They didn't dig ditches or lay bricks 24/7 for 40 years.

So, what's my point? My point is that you are much better off either trying to come up with a great idea that you can market, or working less. Either of those makes sense. In the former, you may become rich, and in the latter, at least you will have some free time and won't work yourself to death, and may in fact qualify for some welfare.

Thanks for your time.

Coming up with a great idea is hard work.

Sometimes, and sometimes not. A fact of life is that it isn't always fair. Remember the pet rock? Retarded.

 

[BuckToothMoron]

I'm going to say something, and, if you haven't realized it already, then light bulbs might go off. Whereas some of you might be so captured by the system, that you violently disagree with me. Okay, so that's my warning.

What is the this big thing that I figured out for myself?
....
Hard work is a waste of time.


There, I said it. Now, before you get all condescending and moral on me, just think about it for a second. Has anybody ever gotten anywhere by working hard? The answer is no. When you work hard, by definition you have less free time and are destroying yourself mentally and physically, and by definition somebody else out there is capitalizing on your labor. That's just the simple truth, folks. So, the next question is, how does anybody get anywhere, if not for hard work? And the answer is, you have to find an idea, anything, that you can market and leverage to great scale. All great wealth in this world is based upon using debt financing to make small things bigger. Even the people who claim they work hard, that's basically what they did. They didn't dig ditches or lay bricks 24/7 for 40 years.

So, what's my point? My point is that you are much better off either trying to come up with a great idea that you can market, or working less. Either of those makes sense. In the former, you may become rich, and in the latter, at least you will have some free time and won't work yourself to death, and may in fact qualify for some welfare.

Thanks for your time.

Coming up with a great idea is hard work.

Sometimes, and sometimes not. A fact of life is that it isn't always fair. Remember the pet rock? Retarded.

You're right, the pet rock was a gimmick and the dude made millions, but it Required work, effort and carried risk. What if he packaged all those rocks, spent the time and money designing the packaging and sales material and it flopped?

9. My Pet Rock
SAY WHAT? You guessed it. In 1975 the perfect pet was...a rock.

DID IT MAKE MONEY? My Pet Rock sold for $3.95, and creator Gary Dahl unloaded more than five million of the igneous invertebrates in six months. He walked away with a cool $15 million.

HOW DUMB WAS IT? That depends on your appetite for absurdity. Dahl imported the rocks from Mexico, packaged them in a cardboard box that mimicked a pet carrier – complete with air holes and a bed of straw – and included a 32-page pet training manual with tips and tricks on how to train your new pet to “sit,” “stay,” and “attack.”

THE AFTERMATH: Popularity for the rock petered out after the 1975 Christmas season. In 2009, Martin Abrams bought the rights to the Pet Rock, but it never regained its original notoriety. Like a rock in the grass, though, the idea was waiting quietly for the digital age. (For the story of My Pet Rock’s reincarnation, see “Tamagotchi.”)

Usually making big money requires taking risk, and there are plenty of folks who have lost their life savings taking risk that don't pan out. Donald Trump among some other very successful people have declared bankruptcy-
Although the decision to file bankruptcy should not be taken lightly, it is nothing to be ashamed about. It can be the first step towards your future persoanl and financial success. Below is a list of some great and other famous Americans who found it necessary to file bankruptcy. All-in-all, not a bad group of people to be associated with:

Abraham Lincoln - 16th president of the Unites States- twice filed bankruptcy

Ulysses S. Grant - 18th president of the United States

Thomas Jefferson - founding father, author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd president of the United States

William McKinley - 25th president of the United States

Dave Ramsey - self-professed “get out of debt” guru

Walt Disney - as in Mickey Mouse and Disneyland

Rembrandt Haremenszoon Van Rijn - Dutch painter

P.T. Barnum - filed for bankruptcy in 1871

Mark Twain - American author

Oscar Wilde - playwright

Henry John Heinz - condiment manufacturer famous for Heinz ketchup (my personal favorite)

Milton Hershey - founder of Hershey's chocolate

Henry Ford - automobile manufacturer

J.C. Penney - founder of the department store chain

Mickey Rooney - actor

Debbie Reynolds - movie actress and hotel/casino owner

Johnny Unitas - NFL Hall of Fame quarterback

Dorothy Hamill - figure skater, Olympian

Bjorn Borg - tennis star

Jerry Lee Lewis - rock and roll star

Burt Reynolds - shortly after his divorce from Loni Anderson

Sherman Hemsley - aka George Jefferson of “The Jefferson’s” sitcom

Gary Busey - actor

Nicholas Cage - actor

“Octomom” Nadya Suleman - famous procreator

Kim Basinger - actress, former wife of Alec Baldwin

MC Hammer - entertainer, musician, dancer (Hammer Time)

Willie Nelson - country music legend

Larry King - talk show host

Donald Trump - filed two separate Chapter 11 for his hotels/casinos

Mike Tyson - boxer, filed Chapter 11

Joe Lewis - boxer

Warren Sap - NFL football player

Terrell Owens - NFL football player

Leon Spinks - boxer

Stephen Baldwin - actor

Jose Conseco - MLB baseball player

Janice Dickinson, self proclaimed "first supermodel"

Vince Neil - lead singer of “Motley Crue”

Donna D'Errico, former Baywatch babe and ex-wife of Nikki Sixx of "Motley Crue"

George McGovern - former presidential candidate

John Conally - Texas governor who was injured while riding with President John F. Kennedy at the time of his assignation