Cloud 002 : Career is not a wealth

I once asked my wife this question "Do you think a career is a wealth?" She answered "No, career is not a wealth". We then elaborate the reason which defines a career is not a wealth, even though everyone in this world work through extreme hardship to achieve a successful career including myself.

Most of us finish our studies in college and graduated to be employ in a company of our field of interest, then we work our ways up the level in years time to achieve higher career success, mainly in salary increament and climbing management hierachy. Some might take a few years, most would find it tough to reach there until decades of experience. This is would be an inspiring journey which clearly define a person destiny in this world, a person success is clearly define also by his career success. But is career a wealth? I doubt so, after a deeper elaboration of the topic.

Firstly, career is not a wealth in terms that it can't be past down , mainly to the next generation. When you demise, so does your career follows to the grave. When you fall fataly ill and unable to work, so does your career as company you work so hard for can dismiss you with lawfully application. When you get retrench in econonmy hard times, your impressive career can't generate income for your living at the moment your paycheck stops. And lastly, you can't sell off your career for quick cash unlike your other assets such as properties and investments.

From the mentioned above, we can't any reason why career should be a wealth. Although career is the main thing that generate income for us to spend on living expenses and collecting wealth assets. Without career, we can't generate income to buy food and get shelter. So career is really important after all, although is not wealth.

But for most people, we have been obsessed with achieving career success until our determination blinded us from other aspect of life surrounding us all the time. We work day and night, spends weekend at office to satisfied our boss so we can get salary increament and promotion. Because of this we neglect our health and family relationship, some might work all the time till he forgot how fast his children have grown up in a glimpse. For some, their boss promotes other who are more talented and work lot less despite their extreme hardship all along. Full with disappointment and despair, they left the company to search for other opportunities. If they fail to realise the content of such, a dejavu will occure wherever they go.

Again such examples as above really defines why we should not be determine with career success, as most time it would not go our way. Career is a good for life journeys, but it should not be the main thing in life. Career is not a wealth, it doesn't bring happiness till your end. It is merely a tool for us to collect real wealth, such as savings and properties. So it is wise to save up much money along the way when you reaching the career climax, as it can enable you to be financial freedom when you retired one day.

A Creative Director friend of mine once told me this, "Clarence, always save up money whenever your earnings are high because you won't know when it ends, don't waste away the opportunity to collect wealth when you can." He was once a very successful Creative Director earning six figures during his high days, but since then he had sold off most of his assets to clear off debts and maintaining his family expenses. His works inspire me until today, although I have not yet reach my career climax but I will always save up to the days I reach my career high.

Career is not a wealth and it shouldn't be a determine part of one life. Is to my current conclusion, career is not wealth...

Cloud 001 : The seven characteristic of a person life, in pursuing career and wealth

During the dinner with my wife, I came up a theory on several type of personality which can define a person success in life, in pursuing career success and seeking wealth. This is an assumption which I had seen through experiences and understanding from the books and articles of successful people.

To my belief, there are seven type of character that defines how a person who lives through his life in pursuing career and searching wealth.

The first person who is a fine talker in his work, in which he never needed to take much initiative nor energy to execute daily test, instead always find ways to manipulate other towards his goals in working environment. He is a successor in career life but never self improve himself during his free time after life, as he enjoys maintaining the current situation of his career life to be his finest level. This person enjoys success and wealth through his only income which is his career, but he is hated by his colleagues and subordinate throughout his whole career for been talker and butt kisser.

The second person who is someone who always work hard and contribute fully towards his daily work in career, always giving the extra edge and contribute extra effort selflessly. He is never a fine talker so he need to push more effort through hardship in his career. Although he tries to find extra income through freelancing and alternative work during his free time, he is burn from exhaustion throughout his life to achieve success. This person always tired in pursuing success and wealth through the hard way and seldom find the enjoyable success he is hoping for.

The third person is someone who contributes fully towards his career with a satisfactory amount and also finding ways to improve himself with skills and financial knowledge. He is very professional towards his work and always commit full effort to succeeding a task, but only until a satisfactory amount of effort he can afford. Never burn himself down from overwork and learn to find smart ways in earning extra income through investment knowledge, he is never a believer in executing freelance nor burning extra exhaustion after work. This person who might be a great successor in life when he is giving the right chance at the right moment, leader with great success are born from this category, but very rare.

The four person is someone who doesn't contribute much towards his career, never really give effort in executing his daily work and always be normal in the office, He comes or leave on time at working days, hanging around the office without much thinking of the future. But he gives more or full effort during free time at doing freelancing or alternative jobs which yield extra income. He is an expert in accumulating wealth from the extra work he did outside his career. This person might achieve great success in gaining wealth in the future through his outside career income, some might afford to open his own business and build up a great amount of wealth. But he would never be a great leader with great success.

The fifth person is fine talker and also great seeker in financial knowledge during his free time. He works with great intelligent way by manipulating people to execute his work, and yet able to fine ways to improve his financial wealth with investment knowledge during his free time. He would never be burn from exhaustion in his career and able to gain great wealth in the fastest way a person can achieve, hence becoming a wealthy and successful person at a young age. This person is widely found in these days as those who achieve great success in wealth at a young age, and boasting his success through seminar talks and publishing books about himself. A very inspiring person for the generation nowadays, for the people who seek quick success.

The sixth person is a hardworking person who always contribute fully towards his career, as well gaining extra wealth though income outside his career. Almost same as the third example, but this person works without stopping and always contribute extra effort all round towards everything that can gain wealth. He might neglect his family or people close to him, he might be burned from exhaustion after his success in the future. This person usually would decease at a young age and be remembered as a great icon for his before death success, never really get the chance to enjoy his success during his lifetime.

The seventh person is someone who doesn't really need to put much effort in his career and riding the boat smoothly throughout his life. He is also very good at accumulating wealth by accidental ways such as getting rich from the tips his friend gave in investment. He never needs to work hard and talk his ways into career success and getting the hatred from colleagues and subordinates, he is well loved and respect by everyone throughout his whole life. This person lives through a life of heaven and peace, and yet able to achieve great success in life. The perfect role model for all man kind but will be hated by gods of ancient Greeks. Like those old days, people with happy life will get a tragic ending. This person is almost near extinct at these modern days, yet still have one in a million.

The above examples are my theory of character that defines the very life of most people in this world, i believe all or most ninety percent of the us in this world falls under these few category. Some might have full resemblance or similarity towards the seven type of character. If you find yourself not among the seven character, perhaps you would need to analyze yourself if you have been living your life thoroughly with great thoughts towards your own future, or you have been running away from responsibility in your life.

Yet this is all just my assumptions and opinions... Understanding is appreciation.