If you can afford a $2500/month assistant, I think you are much further separated from the rest of us who are hustling to put a few extra dollars on the table.
His advice is quite sound in general though, it just reads like one of those “how to make a million dollars” posts and it turns out the parents gifted the million dollars by the end of the author describing all the grueling work they do each day.
Yeah, that stuck out right away. If you give someone a full-time secretary to relieve you of just the basic paperwork of life (paying bills, going to the DMV, etc.) you've freed up a LOT of time.
I'm not sure what I can get out of this. He's rich because he was a professional athlete and invested his capital not because his calendar system gives him enhanced efficiency.
I remember when Ndamukong Suh played for the Detroit Lions. The fans adored him and he said that he loved Detroit. But as soon as his contract was up and another team offered him a richer contract than the Lions were willing to match he was gone. For him it was primarily always about the money.
In this case, shouldn’t your anger be directed at the team? I understand these teams have quite a bit of money; why should he stay at a workplace where he isn’t valued? Many of us would do the same thing in a similar position.
Learning to delegate well at work is the best way to free up your time.
I'm dumbstruck by the profundity.
Just so I can value-add and not be a shitposter, I'll add this anecdote:
Many years ago I was watching a get-rich-quick by house flipping video. The motivational speaker was pacing around the stage for the excited audience of potential house flippers and at one point he says:
"What do you do if your tenants don't want to take over the mortgage payments? Evict them and find someone who will."
Appreciate this softer side coming from someone known to be absolutely vicious on the football field. Also while I think it's fair to lump Suh in with all of the other "I got rich, you can do it too" hucksters, he does stand apart from his peers in professional expectations, performance and longevity. So I imagine this is solid advice for an NFL rookie or pro who is trying to navigate the leeches and scammers endemic to pro sports.
NFL rookies know they're in the "playing football" business; but many of them, having a big windfall, are suddenly in a number of other businesses that they aren't aware of, whether they like it or not. Suh is pointing that out, and being at the higher end of the income scale, is doing a better job than most at managing the whole thing.
The problem with all these self help gurus is that they end up advising exactly opposite of what they preach. This dude’s schedule looks sheer torture. He basically never turns off and lives fairly robotic life with military discipline but at the same time says that hustle culture is wrong. This reminds me of Tim Ferris who made millions by preaching 4 hour work week only to reveal later that he was basically all but maniac.
[+] [-] thenerdhead|3 years ago|reply
His advice is quite sound in general though, it just reads like one of those “how to make a million dollars” posts and it turns out the parents gifted the million dollars by the end of the author describing all the grueling work they do each day.
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You shouldn't let it negate the emotions you felt when he played for your team.
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I'm dumbstruck by the profundity.
Just so I can value-add and not be a shitposter, I'll add this anecdote:
Many years ago I was watching a get-rich-quick by house flipping video. The motivational speaker was pacing around the stage for the excited audience of potential house flippers and at one point he says:
"What do you do if your tenants don't want to take over the mortgage payments? Evict them and find someone who will."
Not quite that easy, champ.
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[+] [-] Yaa101|3 years ago|reply
Most of the really rich do not have that pitiful schedule, they let others have that schedule for them.
For happiness it's important to have a balance between on and off.
But some of us rather be rich than happy.
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