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"You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you…

"You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your f*&@ing khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world."- Fight Club

We don’t OWN anything in this life. Not your kids, not your money, not your house, not your business, not even your damn body.

We’re just STEWARDS.

Temporary babysitters of people, resources, and assets that were here before us and will be here after us.

And if you think being a “good steward” is just about working hard or being nice, you’re delusional and you are part of the problem.

You need TWO things, non-negotiable:

MORALS: Without a functioning moral compass you’re just a high-functioning parasite. All the intelligence in the world doesn’t stop you from exploiting whatever’s under your care for your own ego and bank account.

EDUCATION: Not the woke certificate on your wall; real education. Understanding systems, incentives, history, human nature, and consequences. Because good intentions without knowledge have destroyed more lives than outright evil ever has.

The scariest people on earth?

The highly educated sociopaths who know exactly how to bleed a system dry.

The bleeding-heart idiots who “just want to help” but wreck everything they touch because they never studied how the world actually works.

You want to be proud of what you leave behind? Stop acting like an owner and start acting like a trustee who’s gonna have to give a full account one day. Because you are and you will...

Your children won't be your trophies.

Your wealth won't be your identity.

Your influence won't be your legacy.

It’s all on loan.

Act like it.

Okay... rant over. Have a blessed day.

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