Today i came across this video of an educated homeless man. The people who filmed the video were absolutely shocked and amazed at how such an educated person could end up homeless without a job.
The answer is easy. Lack of the proper networking. Americans brag about their degrees and how educated they are. Kanye West was one of the first artists to bring to light how poor a lot of people with degrees are. Most millionaires dropped out of school. I asked my facebook page the other day “What is one thing that all rich people have in common other than money?” The number one answer would be they have a rich network. Having the right people in your life can mean the difference between surviving or losing everything. No matter how smart you are if you don’t have any help you will lose when faced with opposing odds.
Who you know is much more important than what you know. Simply having knowledge is meaningless without the proper application of it. The outcome of your Life is based upon what you will do with your acquired knowledge.
Give 100 people $100 and 95 of them will spend it. 3 will save it and 2 will invest it into something to make even more money. One person will lose their $100 in the wrong investment and the other person will manage to make a profit from their investment.. That’s really the way life goes.
So many people are caught up in the falsities that are put out there by the public in general, religion and the government. People do not realize these are all outlets of control. I had a argument the other day about how strippers were smart enough to use what they had to pay their bills. The other person’s argument was that stripping was immoral.
The other person went on to state that they made $1700 a day. I joked and said that he should send me a paypal then because I may have to start doing something immoral like a stripping job to pay my bills. And of course he said he wasn’t going to send me any money.
He gave the exact answer I was looking for. At the end of the day bills have to be paid. You can be a moral, broke, homeless person or you can be immoral in the eyes of many and get your bills paid. People will tell you what to do and judge you but those same people will not lift a finger to help you when you get that eviction notice. People really should stop letting other people’s morals and values get in the way of their own success and happiness.
The Higher Educational system is a great way to network. If you go to college strictly to learn you are already starting out wrong. These higher institutions are a source of revenue and actually the very source of why so many people are lame and blind to the realities of life. These same people come out of college in debt having to pay back loans. Slaves of American falsities.
If you are broke can you really afford your morals? If you are broke that means you have a lot of broke people in your life. It may be time to evaluate your associations. At the end of the day it’s all about getting money. Nobody cares if you are a nice broke person. People only want to associate themselves with successful people. Ten years later your past will be just that. Your past. You can do what is necessary to guarantee a better future or you can live in the now and be morally correct and end up nowhere in life.. Life is not fair. At the end of the day a win is a win.
FOOD 4 THOUGHT… I’m not telling you it’s ok to be a morally corrupt person. But I am saying, if it’s not hurting anyone do what you gotta do and recognize that you need worthwhile people in your life. Some people will make it the straight “A”/morally correct way. Others have to recognize that “A” is not working for them and they might have to do B, or B, C and D in order to make it.
It’s America. You have options. Choose Wisely.
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Good read
I do believe your right. Looking in to which ones to get rid of. Lol
Amen! I so agree with your Ask Kissy! I even preach this! Folks need to really ask themselve why are they are not where they want to be in life. A person on fire will not wait for the fire department they will figure out how to put out the fire and move to the next level.
STEP YOUR GAME UP!
Id rather be broke and homeless than rich knowin i stepped on people and hurt people to get where i am. We all gotta die someday and answer for what we've done. I cant take riches with e in death, but i can my soul lol
Makes a lot of sense to me. Sometimes you have to cut the strings from those who just are going nowhere fast.
Abner no disrespect intended but that is the dumbest thing to say – money is a tool and you can do good and bad things with it.
Homeless and broke people live on welfare and often time they dont want $ they want people to teach them how to fish not get a handout!
i liked it b4 i read it…now that i read it…i like it x2 thats the reality…i even speak this when i'm at schools or colleges..doing talks…school is just the beginning and its who you know and what they can do for you!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I can't speak for him but I know a lot of people who have taken a hit thru this economy ,you have to realize not everyone has the know how on getting back on their feet,I wouldn't knock a person who has a high standard about themselves.Walk a mile in their shoes why dont cha…
Whatever Kissy!!! They'll be aight. Where the pole @?
Kinfolk I got tired of spraying my refrigerator door with WD-40.
AGREED!
Ima make money…But im sayin i would never sell my soul to make money…I dont see how its ignorant when you cant take none of that money wth you in death lol. People dont get it lol
Its easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven!
Russell I wasnt knocking nobody – go watch "Too BIG TO FAIL"… and ask yourself how the hell the bankers get bailed out….without the taxpayers' permission!
"it about whom you know and what they can do for you" and vice versa!
same concept in the movie "Trading Places"
Everybody start with a zero net worth…it what you do in the between before you check out. Do you want to leave a legacy for your future generation or do you want them to repeat the cycle?
hell i took a hit too but you cant let that eat you up – a set back is temporary and is a springboard for a comeback!
Life aint easy but you jst have to get back up when u down
And I'm not mad at you Kissy, I love your blogs.
this is sad but true Kissy..but ill keep striving to get rich without sacrificing my morals and values..
I was just thinkin about this today, how there is need to change some of the persons in my network, & move it up a notch. I intend to live comfortably but I'd still hold on to some of my morals…
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The "Love" of Money is the Root of All Evil! If breaking your code is what it takes to get money then I'll remain broke. You can't eat money and you can't take it with you beyond the grave. Everyone gets tempted in their lifes to comprimise their convictions. Will you? For "STUFF" or " GIVE UP YOUR BIRTH RIGHT FOR A BOWL OF LENTILS"! Get the Hell out of here you Zombie Fiends! HA!
So in agreement wit this, I’m in med school and all I have to look fwd to is paying back loans. I’m in the ATL and the A is a network city. I’ve learned knowing the right people gets you in front of the line.
i been broke before i know thats hard to believe/ ive had times the paycheck didnt come around / i know it sounds like im a baller/ but let me tell you the truth/ someone spotted the business side in me i didnt have nice clothes on / had holes in my shoes/ i was brought back to work every time and i became manager/ i am not hurting for money i want to reach my goal of 100 grand a year amen
It definitely makes you think….but the world has always been backwards in this way. The system is designed to keep poor people poor, & make the rich richer. The middle class is disappearing & that's exactly what the rich republicans want cause it keeps everyone else even further away from their money. When the odds are stacked against us like that, where no one is playing by the rules & the ones who could help are only looking out for their own a$$, playing by "the rules" don't seem to work at all…..you gotta do whatcha gotta do. That being said we need more trustworthy people in at the top of this Eff'd up pyramid.
Do broke people have too many morals?
Do broke people have too many morals?
Do broke people have too many morals?
Great article Kissy! People used to think I was crazy when I told them I went to college to party and create lifelong networks
They dont say that anymore
Jabari Courtney Thanks. I've learned over time that people who excel seem to see things very differently from others. They research society..
Lol good questions.. Don’t think it’s called morals tho
More of they jus wanna be picky as hell
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I have to disagree with you on this one. You cant apply such a broad statement to everyones situation. The man in the video is broke and homeless because he made the sacrifices in order to take care of his parents.
If we apply what you said, that "broke people have too many morals" – then you're saying that this man should have let his parents live in squalor? Not given a shit about his parents health and well being? Does that really make sense?
We reap what we sow, and if we are willing to sell our souls for a few dollars, then we will never find ourselves in a good place because once you're willing to do "anything" and compromise your morals and values just for a few bucks…then it's hard to go back from that. You'll never be able to respect yourself, and depending on what you do and who sees you doing it – you will also lose the respect of others.
I do however, agree that your "network will determine your net worth". As the saying goes – if you hang around 9 broke people you will more than likely become the 10th. But this recession has proven itself to be a great equalizer, even those who come from great "networks" are struggling.
What I actually said is that he did not have the proper network.
What I actually wrote is that he did not have the proper network.
What I actually wrote is that he did not have the proper network.
How do we know that he doesn't have the proper network?
How do we know that he doesn't have the proper network?
This post is kind of all over the place… with a lot of exaggerations. So ALL or even most broke people have "too many morals?" That's a bit of a stretch.
I have to disagree with you on this one. You cant apply such a broad statement to everyones situation. The man in the video is broke and homeless because he made the sacrifices in order to take care of his parents.
If we apply what you said, that “broke people have too many morals” – then you’re saying that this man should have let his parents live in squalor? Not given a shit about his parents health and well being? Does that really make sense?
We reap what we sow, and if we are willing to sell our souls for a few dollars, then we will never find ourselves in a good place because once you’re willing to do “anything” and compromise your morals and values just for a few bucks…then it’s hard to go back from that. You’ll never be able to respect yourself, and depending on what you do and who sees you doing it – you will also lose the respect of others.
I do however, agree that your “network will determine your net worth”. As the saying goes – if you hang around 9 broke people you will more than likely become the 10th. But this recession has proven itself to be a great equalizer, even those who come from great “networks” are struggling.
How do we know that he doesn’t have the proper network?
This post is kind of all over the place… with a lot of exaggerations. So ALL or even most broke people have “too many morals?” That’s a bit of a stretch.
It isn’t possible to have too many morals.
It isn’t possible to have too many morals.
It isn’t possible to have too many morals.
Being broke is temporary, being broke is a mind set.
And, Some With JOBS Act Like A Homeless Man’s Mentality… Want To Do Nothing But Sit On They Ass All Day Long.
Yep….BUT case by case
Hmmm. Food for thought. I guess. If we really think about it, many people that are “rich for no reason” — e.g., Kardashians, and most other “reality” TV stars have empty souls. Having had worked in many Fortune 500 organizations, I can safely vouch for the fact that the higher ups have empty souls and are cutthroat snakes. So the answer would be yes, no?
Danielle Atherton-Bonner The answer is yes. I wasn’t saying anything was wrong. I was just trying to get people to think about how life seems to work… Just a thought provoking article..
Danielle Atherton-Bonner The answer is yes. I wasn’t saying anything was wrong. I was just trying to get people to think about how life seems to work… Just a thought provoking article..
Behind every great fortune is a great crime, but this doesnt apply to everyone
Behind every great fortune is a great crime, but this doesnt apply to everyone
Exactly! Sucks, though!
Exactly! Sucks, though!
I agree to disagree. The answer is no. Do unscrupulous people have an advantage? Yes. But by using that response, the assumption would have to be that to get money I have to become like them? I don’t think so.
I agree to disagree. The answer is no. Do unscrupulous people have an advantage? Yes. But by using that response, the assumption would have to be that to get money I have to become like them? I don’t think so.
Yeah broke people just may have too many morals…why does stripping have to be immoral….its entertainment just like any other form of entertainment and man are those women in shape!
Yeah broke people just may have too many morals…why does stripping have to be immoral….its entertainment just like any other form of entertainment and man are those women in shape!