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No Career Part (2)

IN HINDZSIGHT

Wed Mar 05 2025

Summary

IN HINDZSIGHT - Episode: No Career Part (2) Host: HINDZ Release Date: March 5, 2025

In this illuminating episode of "IN HINDZSIGHT," host HINDZ delves deep into the evolving landscape of careers, challenging traditional notions and advocating for a more fluid, purpose-driven approach to work and personal fulfillment. Through personal anecdotes, expert insights, and motivational discourse, HINDZ encourages listeners to redefine success on their own terms.

1. Understanding Personal Value Beyond Monetary Measures

HINDZ opens the discussion by prompting listeners to reassess their perception of personal worth. She emphasizes that individuals are more than their hourly wages, challenging the conventional metrics of success.

"What is your value? You are more than $20 an hour, $30 an hour, $15 an hour, $100 an hour. You are more than that, aren't you?" [00:00]

She shares her personal aversion to traditional career paths, resonating with many who feel confined by societal expectations.

2. The Constraints of Traditional Careers

The host critiques the conventional career framework, highlighting how it often stifles personal growth and limits individuals to predefined roles and identities.

"The idea of binding ourselves to one path, one title, one definition for who we are for the rest of our lives just has never made sense to us." [00:45]

HINDZ discusses the pressure from family and society to pursue specific careers for the sake of pride and status, rather than personal fulfillment.

3. The Shift Towards Freelancing and the Gig Economy

HINDZ outlines the significant transformations occurring in the workforce, citing predictions like Reid Hoffman's forecast on the decline of nine-to-five jobs and the rise of freelancing.

"Within the next decade, they are saying that 50%, 50% of the US population will leave traditional employment behind for freelancing." [03:05]

She describes the benefits of this shift, including increased autonomy, the ability to control one's schedule and income, and the scalability offered by the internet and digital platforms.

4. Redefining Success: Value Over Hourly Wages

A substantial portion of the episode focuses on shifting the mindset from valuing time by the hour to recognizing and capitalizing on personal value and skills.

"Start thinking in value. When I was making $16 an hour, I told myself, my time is worth $10,000 an hour at the minimum. At the minimum." [23:15]

HINDZ shares her journey from accepting low-paying jobs to realizing her true worth, ultimately leading to financial and personal freedom.

5. Building Diverse Skills and Embracing Multiple Passions

The host advocates for cultivating a broad range of skills driven by personal interests and passions, rather than solely focusing on money-making abilities.

"Success comes from exploring your interests and developing skills around them." [34:50]

She illustrates this with her own life chapters, from music production to video creation, spiritual journeys, and podcasting, showcasing how diverse experiences contribute to a unique and valuable personal brand.

6. Embracing Uncertainty and Financial Freedom

HINDZ underscores the importance of financial independence as a foundation for pursuing one's passions without the constraints of traditional employment.

"Save not to buy pretty things, save to grant yourself freedom in life so if something is not serving you, you can walk away and discover what's next." [45:30]

She provides practical advice on financial planning, emphasizing the need to save multiple years' worth of living expenses to secure the freedom to pivot when necessary.

7. Valuing Intangible Traits in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence transforms industries, HINDZ highlights the enduring importance of human traits like compassion, creativity, and resilience—qualities that AI cannot replicate.

"We often overlook the things that make us valuable, like deep empathy, creativity, resilience, or the ability to connect with others." [57:20]

She encourages listeners to cultivate these traits, as they will be crucial for thriving in a future dominated by technological advancements.

8. Conclusion: Living Authentically and Continuously Evolving

In her closing remarks, HINDZ reinforces the episode's central theme: the necessity of living authentically and allowing oneself to evolve beyond rigid career definitions.

"You are valuable because you've created something within yourself. You have an ability." [1:15:40]

She inspires listeners to embrace change, pursue their curiosities, and build lives that reflect their true selves rather than conforming to outdated societal expectations.

Key Takeaways:

Redefine Success: Move beyond traditional metrics like job titles and hourly wages to recognize personal value and diverse skills.
Embrace the Gig Economy: Utilize the flexibility and autonomy offered by freelancing and multiple income streams to craft a fulfilling career path.
Financial Independence: Prioritize saving to secure the freedom to pursue passions without being tethered to unsatisfying jobs.
Cultivate Human Traits: Focus on developing empathy, creativity, and resilience—qualities that remain invaluable despite technological advancements.
Continuous Evolution: Allow your career and personal life to evolve, stepping into new chapters that align with your growth and aspirations.

This episode serves as a compelling guide for anyone feeling constrained by traditional career paths, offering actionable insights and inspiring narratives to encourage a more liberated and purpose-driven approach to work and life.

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Transcript

A (0:00)

What is your value? I want you to really think about that. You are more than 20 an hour, 30 an hour, 15 hour, 100 an hour. You are more than that, aren't you? Please say yes. So last week I mentioned how I've never really wanted a career. Like, really never. And many of you actually resonated, which I love, because it made me feel so seen. And it's not because we don't, like, want to work hard or not because we don't care about success. No, we're actually motivated, passionate individuals. But because the idea of binding ourselves to one path, one title, one definition for who we are for the rest of our lives just has never made sense to us. Right? Has never made sense to me. You know, they say a career is supposed to define you. It's supposed to give you a sense of purpose, direction, security. And yes, it can do all of that. But what if we don't need a career for those things? You know, what if you can work hard, be successful, and build a life of meaning without ever fitting ourselves into these boxes and frameworks that really never aligned with us from the beginning? And I know I'm not alone, because I know some of you just resonate with that, too. That deep knowing that you're not meant to spend 30 years locked into something that drains you. Maybe you've even argued with your family about it. Not because you don't want to be successful again, but because their definition of success is not yours. Because the truth is, for some parents, it's not even about your future. It's about their pride, right? Their ability to tell their friends or have a sense of accomplishment as being a parent by saying, oh, my child is a doctor, my child is a lawyer, my child is an engineer. But when? What about you? What aligns for us? What about your happiness, freedom, your vision for your life? Do you have the courage to pave your own way and not fit yourself into these boxes that simply do not align for you? You weren't born to just be someone's breaking right. You were born to create a life that feels true to you. Your instincts tell you there has to be another way. I. I saw this tweet today. Someone said, I'm 39 years old, and I feel like I still haven't figured it out. Guess what? Because we have been taught that we need to have it all figured out by 21, 25, 29, whatever it may be, that you're supposed to fit yourself into this box and then just stride away for the rest of your life. Doesn't work like that. Guess what? There is another way. Truth is, nine to five jobs we already know are dying. We're already watching it, right? There's been a boom on the Internet, a boom in freelancing, and by 2034, many will actually go extinct. And you don't have to take my word for it. That's not even my prediction. That is Reid Hoffman's latest prediction. The founder of LinkedIn, who also predicted the rise of social media in 1997, when people were like, yeah, yeah, yeah, right, he saw it coming. And with AI futurists are predicting is.

B (3:05)

A (3:19)

So a massive shift is happening right now, one that's going to reshape the foundation of our society. And most of us grew up with our elders asking, what are you gonna do with your life? What will be your career? You know, and again, they place these questions in front of us before we even got of age, before we had the chance to explore, to experiment or even understand, understand ourselves and our gifts and what we want to bring into the world. So many of us feel pressure and the expectation to have it all figured out to fit in this box. But personally, again, I have no care for a career. I don't want one. Because the world is shifting. Within the next decade, they are saying that 50%, 50% of the US population will leave traditional employment behind for like freelancing. Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, calls this the gig economy. Right? And this is a shift that is rewriting the rules as work as we know it. And here's what it means for many of us. More autonomy, right? You control your schedule, your projects, your income. You know, I actually define success by when I'm driving through the city and I'm going to the opposite way of traffic, you know, like 5 o' clock traffic or at 7:00am, 8 o' clock traffic. When I'm going the opposite way of that, I know I'm like, I have paved my own way. Because I'm not in that every day. Not trying to demonize it, but for myself, I knew I do not want that. I wanted autonomy. There's also going to be more scalability for a lot of us. Instead of trading time for money, we're going to talk about this later. You can build multiple income streams and there's going to be a lot of new Opportunities. The Internet, AI and digital platforms have given us access to a global market. I am Canadian, and I hold more money in American than Canadian. That's because of the Internet, because of what I do right now. Keyword, right now. Again, no career. We're shifting, we're evolving, we're pivoting wherever we want to go. We're creators, we're artists, we're entrepreneurs. Whatever we want. We're just humans that are being. That's my new one, actually. I'm just a human that is being. And a lot of us are going to have less dependency on employers. I was talking to my friend at the gym and he's like, yo, on my work, they just canned, like, 30 people who worked there for 20 years. They did not care about these people, just got rid of them. And I'm like, yeah, there's no loyalty from these people. Traditional job security is already shifting. We're going to go for income security, where our skills, our abilities and our adaptability matter more than a company's loyalty to us. Right? And I know for some this may feel like uncertain, right? But for many of us, we see it as a big opportunity because these boxes just don't feel right for us. There's a chance to create on our own terms. I'm not just talking about being a content creator. No, no, no. I'm talking about living on your own terms, defining how you want your life to feel and going and designing it. Right? I always say living the life that we love and loving it while we live it. Listen, I said it in my last video. I had 21 jobs by the time I was 21. Not because I couldn't commit, but because I just. I refuse to commit to something that doesn't align with my spirit or I can't see it fueling the bigger picture. You understand? I can fully commit. I can obsess over something I truly care about and build. I've done it so many times. But I learned early on that the standard equation, Monday to Friday, nine to five, 50 weeks a year, two weeks off if you're lucky, for 30, 40 years, just sounded like a prison for me. I just knew I wasn't built for it. I knew my energy, my creativity, my curiosity, none of it would allow me to thrive in that box. So I did not force it, right? I didn't try to fit into something that wasn't made for me. Instead, I started carving my own way, even if there was no blueprint, because I felt it, you understand? So I said, so be it. I have navigated my life in a way where I simply haven't bound myself to the idea of a career. And it has been freeing. That doesn't mean I haven't built something real, something valuable, or something successful, because I've had. I've impacted millions of people. I've made a lot of money. Anywhere I go and travel now, people come up to me and recognize me. It's a beautiful thing. And I've had many different pockets and chapters of my life. But what it does mean is that I. I feel like I've dismantled the entire structure of what work should look like for myself from, like, a very early age. And this isn't just, again, some YouTube creator success story. I've been doing this before the inception of Instagram, redefining success on my own terms. There is a way to be successful, my friend. With no career, I have built a rhythm. I am still building a rhythm as well that matches my nature. Because each year we are learning more about ourselves, what we truly want and what we don't want. And that's beautiful. Honor that experience. I have embraced uncertainty as a gift, not as a burden, but as the greatest creative freedom I could ask for. And that, to me, is what life is about, right? Not settling, but living fully, freely, intentionally, and fighting for what it is. A fight. You have to fight for what you want, Especially when it looks different from everybody around you or from what your family wants for you. The first step to being successful with no career because it is possible, is you need to break free from the hourly wage mindset. Hold on one second. We going deep. So I remember back in the day, I took this job editing videos for a wedding company, and they pay me like $16 an hour. And at that point, I had already been freelancing for a few years. So going back to a job and an hourly wage, it almost felt foreign to me and not in a good way. Like, I was like. And I remember looking at my mom and saying, my time is worth $10,000 an hour at the minimum. At the minimum. And she kind of just looked at me like, okay, my mom believes in me, though. But she just looked at me like, what are you talking about? But I meant it. I'm like, there's no way. No way. My time, my energy, my creativity, my whole being, my human is worth $16 an hour. That's all I'm worth. And even though I worked that rate for a few months, and I kept pushing my boss to. To increase it and increase it, increase it. Listen, I'm A hard worker. But in my mind and in my heart and in my spirit, I knew my worth wasn't tied to some silly, silly hourly rate. I wasn't going to have my life be like that. That barely even covered the cost of my travel, lunch and bills by the end of the day. You know and I know a lot of us are in that or have been there and have felt that. I want you to break free from this idea that your time is worth a little dollar amount. Imagine this. You're at the mall, you're doing some shopping, you're sipping on a nice little matcha latte, and some stranger in a suit, little fly suit, comes in and says, give me one hour of your time right now and I pay you $20. Would you do it? Would you do it? Would you stop your whole day, everything you're doing, you're in a vibe and just give the stranger an hour of your time for. For $20 these days, MC, a meal and a half at McDonald's is $20. Would you do it? What about for $50? What about for $100? Right? How much are you worth? How much can you be bought for? If you've been paid an hourly wage your whole life, you have been conditioned to believe your time is worth 15, 20, 30, 50, $100 an hour. You've been conditioned to think, yes, my time is worth this, but your time is the most valuable asset that you will ever have. The one thing that you will never get back. So stop thinking in fixed rates. Start thinking in value. When I was making $16 an hour, I told myself, my time is worth 10,000 an hour at the minimum. At the minimum. That's my minimum wage. Fast forward 10 years later. I remember the day I had $80,000 hit my account in one day. If you think about it, 10,000 times 8 regular workday is about 80,000. I actually think like I created that from back then with that mentality. Like that belief came before the reality and the reality manifested in the real. It be like, I'm like, sorry, I'm getting hyped on it. But imagine that like making $16 an hour editing wedding videos and being like, no, my time is worth $10,000 an hour. And then 10 years later, well, 10, actually less than 10 years later, in a single day, you have $80,000 coming to your account, right? I want you to dismantle the boxes you have in your mind and the beliefs you have around your time and your worth around. Okay? For me, that was the bare minimum because I'm building a life where my time cannot be bought easily unless I choose. So that should be your attitude. If you want to be successful with no career. If you're clocking into a job that's paying you a number you know is beneath you, but you're still grateful because you have the means to feed yourself and take care of yourself and your family. Whatever. I understand. Right. We have to have gratitude for where we are, but have a vision for where we want to go. If you feel deep down that you know that you are meant for more, for a life that feels in alignment, start dismantling the way you think about your time because you are worth more than an hourly wage. And the second you truly believe that, the world will start to prove you right. You have to believe it to achieve it. This doesn't mean you should just go and quit your job. Even though. Even though back in the day I did that with that job. I went and quit my job after I saw Damon Dash say you. He's like, you ain't no boss if you have a boss. And I listen, I'm a risk taker. It's it. That's just who I am. But I want you just to start seeing your worth beyond a number that is tied to time, you know? And then start building something. Skills. Building skills. Which ones? Which. Which skills should I build hind? The ones that spark your curiosity. Why? Because you live in the best time ever to do so. The ones you find easy to obsess over. Because you cannot be the best at something or develop the finest skills if you don't care for it. Because guess what? Somebody else will. You know, imagine I wanted to be the best teacup maker in the world, but I have no interest in it at all. Somebody else's dream is designing cups. I cannot beat that dude or that girl. It's impossible. You understand? Why is Mr. Beast the biggest YouTuber on the planet? Because bro obsesses over it more than anybody else and is willing to take all his money, not put it in his pocket and put it back into the project because he loves it that much. So you need to find things that you are curious in and things that you can obsess over. Success comes from exploring your interests and developing skills around them. You understand? The problem is we often think only in skills relatable to making money. And some of our skills we don't think are we can monetize or there is a way to make money. I don't want you to think about the money making at first. I want you to fall in love with the passion of just developing skills by following your interests, living a curious interest, passion driven life. And then over a decade you'll look into the mirror and realize you've built all these niche skills. Oh, a decade hines, that's a long time. You know what else is a long time? Being at a job you hate or a career you hate for 50 years. That's a long time. So imagine you develop a few different skills in a decade. And then every decade you do that, you fine tune, you master those skills, you add more ones in what's going to happen. They will blend together in a way that no one else has seen before, mixed with your own unique life experiences and knowledge. And now you have created a unique value. A unique value that cannot be measured by a simple hourly rate. You understand you are valuable because you've created something within yourself. You have an ability. And suddenly you will start identifying voids in the world and how you can go and fill them. Your skills and your passions can evolve like they can evolve into something bigger than you even imagined. But you first have to start off with what, what am I, what am I interested in? Just try new things, have experiences, but you have to allow yourself to explore. A lot of us are scrolling a lot. We're wasting time. We're doing this, we drink. And whatever it may be, you're wasting your life. Where I am now is the accumulation of about four different chapters in my life. The first chapter was music production and sound design. This is where I learned a lot of my discipline, hard work, creativity and risk taking. Right? I was, I'm in the studio with like a bunch of other people. We stamped the 5, 6am in the morning, waking up three hours later, hitting the streets, selling mixtapes. All of that fueled my drive and taught me so much. My second chapter was video creation onto music, videos, documentaries. I'm traveling the world, I'm working with these type of people, doing commercials and I got into some weddings. I'm just learning everything within video that I can. Storytelling. My third chapter, I let go of everything. I go on a spiritual journey, right? Personal development journey. I gave up everything. I removed my vices, quit drinking, quit smoking. I was celibate. I learned who I was. I got familiar with my energy and I said, you know what? I don't, I don't even care about the video. I don't even care about the sound. You know, I'm just gonna live my life. I'm gonna be a human that is being. And then the fourth chapter Naturally, the energy wants to do something, right? I built up all this energy. It wants to flow somewhere. And I start to fall in love with podcasting while I'm editing those wedding videos, and I'm like, huh, huh. Maybe that's something I could do. So I learned how to speak and communicate. I learn how to articulate my ideas that have now reached millions of people. I learn how to go out into the world and conversate with strangers. And now all of those four different chapters have come together and shaped the person who I am right now, who is connecting with tons of people through my content, right? But again, this is not my career. This is not my end all, be all. This is just what I'm doing right now. Because this is what I want to do, right? It will evolve. Again, I don't chase careers. I pivot whenever I feel called to something new. You understand? That's our mentality. If you want to be successful with no career, you have value. You are developing skills. You are having experiences, and you can take those with you wherever you go and to stand. Right now, I feel called to create intimate, intentional spaces online, but behind the scenes, I'm actually already building out mine. Actually, I already know what I want to do in a few years, but. And it's actually completely different from this. What am I doing? I'm building my skills behind the scenes because to me, life moves in chapters, right? I follow intuition, and I let curiosity shape my skills. I value freedom over validation, right? A lot of people will be like, hey, this is my career. And that's how I get my validation. Like, cool, cool. I value my freedom, right? And I'm not trying to on a career. Like, if that. If that is what makes you happy, great. This video is for those that have, like, struggling to make sense of why they just never aligned with the idea of having a career. Thing is, you live in a time right now where there is, like, no gatekeeping. Everything you need to succeed is pretty much at your fingertips, at least the information. All it requires is your courage and your devotion, right? Just like we dismantle the idea that our being is worth. Think about that for a second. If you're like, oh, I'm worth. I'm worth $30 an hour, right? $30 an hour. And I go to work for eight hours in a day. That's $240. Go out to dinner, take someone out for dinner and a movie. How much does that cost these days? Damn near $200, right? Aren't you worth more than that? You need to dismantle the idea that your value is in a dollar amount, a single dollar amount, or like, even just a little title, right? Because, yes, a career can impress people, and a lot of people want a career so they can impress people. A lot of people want a career because they love it. And I love that for them. Right? I love that for them. But a lot of people just love titles. But our worth is beyond a title as well. Again, we are humans at our being. Titles evolve, pivot, change. It's beyond having to prove yourself by having a right. One of my biggest pet peeves is when you meet someone and the first thing they ask you immediately is, what do you do for a living? And of course, you know, work is a big part of our lives, so I get it. But the question is framed as if your entire identity is wrapped up in your job title. And it's just always bothered me, you know, like, there's so many other things we could talk about, and then we can talk about that as well. Let it naturally weave into the conversation. It reminds me of Trevor Noah. He had a comedy special, and he talked about the difference between, like, America and a place like France. He said, in France, if you ask somebody, what do you do? They'll respond like, oh, you know, I like to, you know, drink my wine. I like to go for walks. I like to have dinner with friends. And then you'll be like, no, no, no. Like, what do you do? Like, oh, you know, I like to paint. I like to build things. You know, I love to solve problems. Because apparently, over there, work is something that they do, but it's not all that they are. They identify themselves with other things. Meanwhile, in America, it's as if that question explains your entire existence again. It does. It does explain a part of you, for sure. Like what we. What we do, if we have careers we are passionate about, that is a big part of us. Beautiful. But I don't like overly identifying with titles because to me, these titles will change and evolve for myself. And I know some of you relate with me. I've always felt this deeply. We need to start valuing other aspects of ourselves. This is why my Instagram bio says, my credentials are in my spirit. That's what I live by. Meaning I don't need to validate myself purely by a job title or resume or whatever is listed in an IG bio. Because the truth is, we may think that people respect titles, but they actually respect what's behind the title. Right? Why do we respect an authority? It's not Just because they have a book with their name on it. But it's because of their persistence, their creativity, right? It's their research. It's the resilience that it took to write it. A book is really hard to write. If I told you I wrote a book, right? I wrote a book, you'd be like, man, Heinz, that's amazing. Congratulations. You may be like, wow. Like, man Heinz is amazing. He out here just speaking to the people writing books. But then what if I told you the chatgpt wrote the whole thing? Would you respect me in the same way? No. Even if I have a book with my name on it that says author? Put author in my bio. You would tell people he didn't really write that, though. Like, Chachi PT wrote it. So it's not really the title of author that we respect. It's what it's supposed to mean. It's the effort, the process, the dedication. And those are the things I want you to start to value about yourself. Because some of these things you have, while you're in a job that you hate, you have dedication, you had discipline, right? You have abilities, you have skills. But you have to start to identify these things as true value. If I had a Grammy sitting in the back of this room right now, and you walked into my studio and you're like, wow, I didn't even know behind's got a Grammy. You'd be like, damn, this. This dude different. He. He talented. And if I. And then if I told you, oh, actually, I just found it at the thrift shop, suddenly it wouldn't feel as meaningful, right? It'd be kind of a vibe that there's one there. But you would be like, oh, okay, again, how you just saw me would drop. Because the real value is in earning it, not just owning it, right? We often, I think, overlook the things that make us valuable, like deep empathy, creativity, resilience, or the ability to connect with others, right? Compassion, right? Those things matter deeply. And we're moving into an era where these things are important. Think about AI having the capability to do so much. Now. Does AI have compassion, like real compassion? No. Is it intuitive? No. Is it resilient? Is it empathetic? No. These things are valuable. You understand? A lot of us just don't see it as something that can be monetized, and it definitely doesn't have to be. But these things shape us, who we are. They develop value within ourselves. And if we are valuable human beings with skills, we can move through life going through different pockets and different niches. And involving ourselves in different projects and businesses and leading a life that we truly love with freedom and being resourceful and having adaptability and autonomy. Sometimes these very traits are what's going to lead you into the next best opportunity, right? The new passions and the new ways of creating value in the world. When you stop defining yourself by, like, a job title and start recognizing the depth, truly the depth of who you are, that's when you start thinking beyond just a job. I remember the first time I made a hundred dollars from on my own. Someone. Actually, the first two times I made $100 on a real quick, real quick story. I remember there was this clothing brand. I love the clothing brand. I bought the T shirt, I put the T shirt on, and I went and I shot a video. This is like the first three months of making videos. I made a wicked promotional video, sent it to them. They loved it. They're like, yo, we would love to use this as our own promo. And they sent me 50 bucks. To me, that 50 bucks meant the world to me because I made it out of thin air off of creativity. Then someone else hit me up. Yo, I love your. I love your videos. You shoot for yourself. I would love a music video. Like, a short music video. I didn't know what to charge. I made a hundred dollars in a day at the restaurant I was working in. So I charged a hundred dollars, shot the video for him, edited it, same day, gave it back to him. He gave me the hundred dollars. I touched $100, and I'm like, I am valuable. I am creating money out of my own value and my skills. And I quit my job. I quit my job. I quit my job with a hundred dollars. I had no money in the bank, but I knew. I'm like, now I know I can create money off my abilities and my skills. It is possible. For me, it was mind breaking. This was a long time ago. Okay? This is when you know that you're starting to build something real. It's coming out of yourself. You understand? Like Halle Berry. I was listening to her on Trevor Noah's podcast, and she shared this story about how at 58 years old, she starts having the best, you know, relationship in her life. Her and her partner are just, you know, getting it in. It's, like, amazing. Until one day she noticed, like, something was kind of off down there. She goes to the doctor, and the doctor's like, yo, you have an std. And she's like, no way. Right? She's panicking. I few days later, the doctor's like, okay, actually I was wrong. And it was something entirely different. Basically she was like in premenopause and she's never heard of this thing before. And that experience sent her down a rabbit hole into research into woman's health, something she had never really explored in depth before because, you know, she's only been in her 50s once. And that research turned into a deep passion, which led to her creating a product to help woman in her condition, which eventually also led to her now working to try to pass bills in Congress to support woman health initiatives. They need more money into the research into some of these things because she's like, how is this a real thing? No doctor has told me this and my thang tang is drying up. She's like, my thang tang is drying up. It's very painful. I'm going through all this stuff and there's no real advice and options here. This is a legendary Oscar winning actress, right? Her career is an actress, someone who has already made it, made millions of dollars. And she says, now I have found my real purpose, right? That's the power of letting your own experiences guide you while using your past skills and bringing them to the present moment. Right. Everything she's done beforehand has all mixed together into this moment. Now to where she is. Is she trying to focus on being the biggest actress? No, she's in a whole new chapter. She says her second win and she loves it. You don't have to be locked into this identity forever. Your skills, your passions and your personal journey can evolve into something much, much bigger, you understand, bigger than you ever imagined if you allow yourself to explore. But first you have to dismantle the these boxes. Dismantle the idea that you need to be bound to one title. People pivot careers at 40. And we act like it's some massive courageous act when really I think, like, we should see it as something normal. Like that should be like the normal. Like, yeah, you pivoting at 40, 45. Of course, someone at 44 can have a change of heart from what they wanted to do at 20. That's 24 years of life experience. Of course, you may want to do something different. Why do we have to see this as such, like a monumental pivot? I understand why it is right now, but I would love to see a world where that is just normal. It's like, oh, yeah, Brian. Oh yeah, Sarah. They're pivoting into this completely different thing. Cool. I've always had the mindset of like 10 years from now I could be doing something completely Different. I love that for me. I love that for me, you understand? And I want that for you as well, if that is what you resonate with. The problem is the question of, like, what haunts us, kind of scares us, right? Like, we love security and stability, right? Human beings, we love security and stability. We do everything we can to be comfortable. So much that we forget the only thing constant in life is change. We may try to hold on to something stable and secure for the rest of our life, but life will always, you know, shake your foundation. But if you do struggle with uncertainty, make it your mission to always have at least two years of all your living expenses saved plus 10%. Once you hit the two years, push it to five years. Why? Because that kind of security gives you freedom. The freedom to explore, to take risks, to walk away from what no longer serves you. It means you won't be trapped into a job or a career you hate just to survive or maintain. Too often we cage ourselves in careers we don't love because we have elevated our lifestyle too fast. You know, we got a bigger home, a flashier car, we love the expensive nights out. And again, I'm a big believer in just living. I understand. But then we find ourselves locked into something, a cycle where the only way to sustain this life is to keep grinding. At a job, at a job, at a. At a job that drains us, right? We're grinding ourselves into the ground. But what if the key to freedom isn't more, it's less? When you at least live simply, you don't have to hustle for superstitial things like when you live simply and you don't need the validation from everybody else that you have a big house and all this stuff, listen, you can go do that, all of that, it doesn't matter. When you live in a way that gives you flexibility and freedom, you don't have to chase status symbols or impress people who aren't living your life. When you truly enjoy, also like the little things you understand. Little things bring you joy. Food, nature, meaningful conversations, creative work, a good little trip. You don't feel the need to overextend yourself just to afford a lifestyle that isn't even making you happy anymore. If you build a life that values experiences over any excess, you don't need to be a slave to money. You can work on your own terms, right? Move when you feel called to and prioritize your well being over a paycheck. If you're in a career and you love the career, and then 13 years later you realize I don't want to be here anymore. And you have five years of finances and living expenses and all that saved up. You have five years to figure something out. If you can't figure something else out in five years with all the experience and the skills that you have developed, I don't know, like, five years is enough, right? So you want to create a life where you can afford and give yourself that space. Wouldn't it be beautiful, like, absolutely beautiful, to take or to have resources to step away and take care of yourself and your loved ones and explore what's next without crippling fear? It is more than possible. But again, a lot of us, we're bound to a job or a career because we're living a life that's almost a little bit too much and we're trying to maintain it. So invest and save, right? Save not to buy pretty things, save to grant yourself freedom in life so if something is not serving you, you can walk away and discover what's next. Too often we grind ourselves into the pavement. We, you know, we grind ourselves into the payment we need to live a little bit more. We know stress has a direct impact on our health. If you want success, you have to nourish yourself in all areas, right? Emotionally, protect your peace, spiritually, stay connected to yourself, to a calling physically, take care of your body. You know what I do? Every single morning I get up, I make a no caffeine little matcha. Right now it's a mulberry matcha. Something new. Go try it out. I like it. I drive 20 minutes to the gym, and then I have like a good hour, hour and a half in the gym. I love being able to do that because I have the freedom to do that. In this season, I'm actually not starting work till noon, and then I'll work from like noon to like, 8, 9, 10 sometimes because I like to. That's the freedom I granted myself, right? But we'll also have to take care of ourselves financially so we can build freedom, not just an income, right? Think of money as a tool to give yourself freedom, not just buy things, right? Grant yourself freedom. Don't just save for a trip. Save for freedom to give yourself space to discover something new, to go deep and obsess over a new skill that might lead into a new unique business or offering in the world. Who knows? Because if you're stuck doing something you hate for the rest of your life, at least not three of these pillars will suffer, and that is not success. You may be financially good, but physically, you're struggling. Spiritually, you're a mess. And emotionally, you hate yourself. And that's why I will never have a career. Not because I don't want to work, not because I don't strive for success. I'm a very motivated individual, but because I refuse to put my entire life into a single box and call it a purpose. You need a calling, you understand? You need curiosity, creativity, adaptability. Because those things will always outlast whatever job security they promised you. There is no job security, really, in the future. Right now, with AI and everything that's happening, the world is shifting. The way we work, the way we create, the way we live, it is all changing right in front of us. So you need to be a pioneer and a leader and have the courage to lead your own way and have that ability to be able to pivot and be adaptable. You understand? And while some people see uncertainty as a threat, let's be the ones that see it as the greatest opportunity of our lives. I always say uncertainty has the spirit of a child. How are children? What are children like? They ask questions, you understand? They look all around them. They're excited for what's about to come. They have no control over their life. But they're like, hey, I was in the grocery store today and this little kid, this little kid just like, looks at me, he's like, hey. I was like, hey. And then I went back, you know, I'm looking at some chocolate. And then he's like, hey, hey. And you know, he's really trying to engage with me. So I was like, hey, buddy, what's going on? And then he did it to somebody else. He did it to somebody else. What grown adult does that these days? Adults were scared to talk to each other in public. But a child is curious. It loves uncertainty. Has no idea who I am. Who's this six foot one black man with dreadlocks? Look, a little white boy, two years old. And he's like, hey, what up, bro? I love that energy. That's uncertainty, you understand? That's curiosity. Because in a world where nine to five jobs are vanishing, where AI is going to shift a lot of industries and traditional career paths are going to be changing and evolving, some crumbling. The ones who will thrive are the ones who can pivot, develop skills, interests, passions, those who refuse to be locked into a single path. And those who can build skills, not just resumes, you understand? The ones who think in value and not just hourly wage. What is your value? I want you to really think about that. You are more than 20 an hour? 30 an hour, 15 hour, 100 an hour. You are more than that, aren't you? Please say yes. And you know what? You don't even have to have it all figured out right now. You don't have to wake up tomorrow with a perfect plan. But you do have to start questioning the rules that were given to you. Some rules are meant to be followed. Some rules are meant to be broken. You do have to start unlearning the limits you were taught. And you do have to start seeing yourself more than just a title, a paycheck, or like a LinkedIn profile, because you are so much more than that. And the moment you start living, creating, and earning on your own terms, the world will start to open up for you in ways you have never imagined. I'm only saying that because it has happened for me, and I'm going to continue to do it because it's a continuous process. You understand? Success is a. Is a. Is a daily thing. It's something we embody. We. We embrace the ebbs and flow of life, right? This isn't about quitting your job tomorrow. It's about redefining your worth today. It's about learning, growing, building something of your own so that when the world shifts, and it will, you're already ahead of it. So start where you are. Just like when I was making $16 an hour and I said my time is worth $10,000 an hour at minimum. I want you to embody that energy, follow what sparks your curiosity, develop skills that excite you, and never let an outdated system dictate the limits of your potential. I feel like we're just spitting today because I really. I. Some of us. Again, I really don't want to demonize careers. Careers are beautiful for those of us that, like, have found a singular thing and we want to rock with that. A lot of us at, like, five years old, we know what we want to do, but there's a lot of us that just have never seen a career for ourselves. And you're going to have to be a pioneer and dismantle these outdated systems that are. That were put into your brain because you weren't made for a career. If you resonate with this video, you were made for something much different, and the world is waiting for you to step into it. You understand?