Future Millionaire Mindset

I’ve tried a lot of side hustles and jobs over the years, and I mean a lot.

Here’s just a few I can remember:

• An Instagram page for poetry
  
• An Instagram page for food
  
• Photography
  
• About six different unfinished books
  
• A nutrition course that led nowhere
  
• Drawing and animation
  
• Proofreading
  
• Affiliate marketing
  
• Faceless YouTube
  
• Etsy store
  
• Building my own online store
  
• Dropshipping
  
• “Self-help” projects
  
• And yes… I even momentarily fell for a pyramid scheme 🙃
  

Now, I know that’s quite the list, but not all of these went very far. Some never made it past the research stage.

Take affiliate marketing and proofreading, for example. I’d see a post on Instagram, get curious, and next thing you know, I’m signing up for a “free call” that turns into someone trying to sell me a $1,000 course. I was interested, just not that interested.

Proofreading came from a quick Google search for “online jobs.” I’ve always loved reading and have a decent grasp of grammar, so I thought it would be perfect. Turns out, it wasn’t as easy as they made it sound. Long story short…I “wasn’t a good fit.”

Here’s my little PSA: if I had really wanted to, I probably could’ve made any of these work. But none of them spoke to me deeply enough to push through the hard parts.

The one thing I spent the most time on was building my own online store. I got the idea while reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, the book that truly set me on the path toward believing I can and will become a millionaire. I won’t go into detail about the store because, in the end, it didn’t work out.

What I loved most about that experience wasn’t the business idea itself, it was the feeling of purpose. I’ve always loved working hard; sometimes I just don’t know what I should be working toward.

Looking back, that store wasn’t as innovative as I thought. Maybe it would’ve worked if I’d kept going. But honestly, I’m glad I stopped, because I wasn’t passionate about it, and without passion, I know I would’ve given up eventually.

Still, I’m grateful for every single thing I tried. Whether it lasted a day, a week, or a few months, each one helped me build the foundation for what’s next.

The real moral or the story is don’t give up. You can try a thousand different things but it may be the one thousand and first thing that is your true calling.

For me all those trials and errors have led me to believe one thing:
I will become a millionaire. 💫