This Is Freedom
Comedian Aziz Ansari is in a club telling a story about a conversation he had with Frank Ocean.
Aziz is blown away by how musician, Frank Ocean, handles his career. Aziz asks, “Frank, how do you do it man?” Aziz continues, “You barely do any press. You barely tour. You only put out music when you really want to. What’s the secret?
Frank Ocean responds with, “oh man. You just have to be comfortable making less money, that’s all.”
Is that all? Frank Ocean has gained a certain autonomy over his life, his talent and his career. Just be comfortable making less money. A rare thing to see by someone in entertainment or music.
What about you? You wish you had more control over your life and the way it flows. However, you attach yourself to a paycheck or bonus. Your identity is molded by what your job is. Maybe you’re chasing a salary.
It isn’t about six figure salaries, it’s about time. Sure you can spend thirty years at a company. But what does that matter if you aren’t free or if you don’t feel free. The life you want is within reach. Just don’t take the money.
If you don’t take they money they can’t tell you what to do.
Thought Provoking Questions : What is freedom for you ?
Daily I write and release a daily meditation. A quick read. Sharing wisdom and asking thought-provoking questions. Influenced by the obstacles, success and failures in my life and of others. Using history, books, current events, philosophy, and ancient wisdom. These writings are actionable, thought-provoking, designed to make your life better.
These writings are not to push a way of thinking on the reader or to force you into a certain philosophy or methodology. Rather to give you practical and real ways to handle life. This is an added tool. My writing is simply a discussion, a discourse, with all the material I read, watch, hear and consume.
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