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Originally Posted by Rbradleigh
I’m going to punch a few holes into this example:
Do the “poor” have reliable transportation to deliver door dash?
Do the poor have enough reserves to allow $1500 a month to go into investment portfolios?
Do the poor have affordable childcare if needed to allow driving those additional 3 hrs a night?
I’ll go with 1. Education and 2. Birth control
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Some may not be able, but the majority probably could. And he just gave a single example. His point remains true.
For any example one gives, you could come up with excuses why it wouldn't work. Or you could come up with ways to make it work. Again, proving the point of mindset. Success doesn't always fall into your lap, and the vast majority of people who have made something of themselves could have probably listed a few excuses like above and stayed where they were in life. I personally grew up with nothing, and never had any big breaks to put me into what I consider a successful place in life. But what I do have is a desire to give my family the best life possible and the work ethic to go with it. I would work 3 jobs if I needed to for my family. I wouldn't sit down and say "oh well, I don't have a car to do door dash, so I'll just sit here and do nothing instead". I'd find a way to get a beater and make it start happening. We don't live in the middle of the African desert where no opportunities exist. There are unlimited ways to make something of yourself in this country. Truly unlimited. I mean, dang, we are on a baseball card forum right now. You can buy a $10 baseball card and sell it for $20 probably within the same day if you try hard enough. Could you imagine explaining that opportunity to someone in a country that makes $20 a week or a month?