i JUST cried to my mom this morning over stress from college and wanting more time to focus on my design job i already have and getting my beadwork jewelry business going. it’s so weird how normalized our stress and anxiety is to upkeep things that don’t satisfy us. i so badly want to beat the system. i was definitely meant to hear this message today.
Omg ! I understand so well. It’s ridiculous how we sit here and ppl tell us to normalize stress and i finally see it’s all bull. I get it. The whole part when she says it’s just all a game. That is real.
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said: “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
You literally took the words out of my mouth. My boyfriend and I were talking yesterday about how neither of us ever want to go back to a 9-5 and would rather do something that will benefit ourselves and our community. I think my only problem is I don’t know what I want to do. Like I’m 24 and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I spent 7 years working 2 jobs, 10 hrs per day, 6 days a week and I feel like I’m so burnt out now and don’t have any idea what my actual passion or dream is
oh my goodness this is literally me! I'm 23 and I've been working since I was 14 and oh my goodness am I burnt out! I literally have NO desire to work at all but that doesn't cut it in a capitalist society. Also doesn't help that I'm the oldest daughter and family is looking at me to have my shit together 🥲
What do you like? What do you like doing? Focus on that or just explore different things. Try something new and see if you like it and go from there. I'm 30 and I had a 9-5 I've been a mua. I taught English in spain for 8 months. and now I have a journal business. Sometimes you just have to try different things. Be brave don't be afraid of failure. You never fail only learn
Pleasee do!! I am just starting my professional career as a petite model. I always get so happy when I see girls who look like me in the media. I used to think it didn’t effect me until I seen a girl modeling with my same body type and skin tone it was such a refreshing moment for me. She inspired me by just doing what she loved. And you can do the same!
the chipmunk is actually a really good analogy. funny enough, they collect all those nuts and I shit you not, they forget where they put them. like 80%. we're similar, we hoard resources and it doesn't even benefit anyone, even ourselves.
I had this mentality when I was a child. I never wanted to work a job just to retire at 65. I didn’t see the point of waiting until you’re almost 70 to really start living. (Yeah, I was a kid who was way beyond her years.) I never wanted to do what I saw everyone else doing. And yet, when I became an adult, I fell right in step with the very way of life I so despised. You’ve awakened this childhood dream of mine. I am officially woke and I am never going back to sleep. Time to turn this dream into a reality!!!!! Time for all of us to leave this decrepit archaic system behind and forge into new territory. I think you are starting a movement for this generation! And I am totally on board!
Yes! My father would come home and complain about work and I remember thinking to myself “well, I don’t want to be like that!” I had a handful of very short-term part-time jobs and worked hard in Los Angeles as a background actor and stand-in (super long days but you can somewhat choose what days you want to work and take a vacation whenever you want, if you can afford it) before finally working online (and working in film when I could) and although the stress is still there about rent and bills, the freedom is great! I keep trying to help my friends and boyfriend(s) find their own way but so many people even after seeing what’s possible still say “well, that’s not normal, not everybody can do that, if I want money I need to get a full-time job.” People can be very brainwashed! I’m so grateful for the internet, I don’t know what I would be doing without it. 🤣
@@kendalbrenneman I’m glad you didn’t lose sight of your goal! It’s so easy to do when you’re swept up into adulthood. I recently had an ice breaker at work via Zoom. We all said what we saw ourselves doing 10 years from now. Everyone, and I mean everyone, said that they’d be retired, close to retirement, or still working at the job with the hope of retiring in the distant future. I was baffled at their lack of vision, drive, and goals. I felt so sad for them and angry at the same time. On the other hand, I said that I’d be freelancing so I could travel and still earn money from anywhere. I also said that I’d be living my life to enjoy my passions. Now that I’m woke, I can’t imagine life any other way. I wish you much success as you live out life on your terms!!!
@@NateshasAmbience Oh gosh, yes, I can't even relate to people who talk about retirement! My dream was to be an actress, and never retire until I couldn't work anymore. I still want to act, though I feel a bit stuck there at the moment. But there are other things I can work on until then! But the idea of putting off the things you want to do for the distant future, counting down the time... I just want to enjoy what I do, and do it for as long as I want, and have the freedom to enjoy life NOW, and not hope that I don't die before "later" arrives. Besides, not having a 'normal' job, I don't have a retirement fund or pension or anything, so to actually "retire" in that way isn't even an option. :-P
It's very refreshing to see someone your age think and express the same things you've been thinking for years. These videos are so impactful, keep it up!
@@bananabreadyum9663 okay but people now also have very little control over their situations. You either work or you DIE. Literally you have to make money to have food, water, and shelter. We have to pay for healthcare etc etc. Capitalism gives the illusion of free will when in reality most people are trapped in places they don’t want to be in.
Girl... Social media and not achieving my dreams yet have made me feel so unaccomplished. I wanna travel, buy a farmhouse/cottage, be a midwife, own a farm... lol i wanna do it all
i love this perspective. i decided recently that being disillusioned by the system is not helpful. it's just depressing, and im still stuck in the system anyway. better to accept it and finesse the game to better your situation
George is that you, OMG I remember watching your videos when I bought my first skateboard years ago. Like 5 years ago I think, wow just reading comments and came across yours. Though I don't know you personally It literally feels like coming across an old friend on RUclips comments. I hope your channel is doing well as your still skating.🙂
Generation X, Baby Boomers and earlier generations did not have internet. The choices were limited or very expensive to advertise their work or reach out to others to sell their services. Millennials have a myriad of social media opportunities to advertise and spread the word that previous generations did not have. Enjoy and make it work for you Millennials. You got this!
It is so important for us to use what we have now and our own respective privilege to better the situations of others in our lives. When one person wins, that should be a collective win. I’m glad you brought that up!
I needed this message! I just recently quit my job after realizing that working for myself not only helped my finances and time management, but also my mental health. Getting out of the matrix and retraining my mind on how I prioritize my life has been an eye opening experience. Thank you for this 🖤💯
This is so true. We have to understand that this world is designed to strip us of our magic. And most people are oblivious or just not savvy enough to avoid it. But whether situations are ideal or not, my mantra is that I’m gonna extract as much value as I can from EVERYTHING. The system is rigged against creatives and free thinkers. Cool, pimp this game until you can make your own rules. Much love everybody 🙏🏾❤️
Lynette, this is the type of content we need more of in this world. We have normalized a standard of living that never truly allows us to live. And when we shirk that standard, we get punished, ie no money to have any comfort and being burdens to others. We won't even get into how we are treated at work for subpar pay. The best way I've seen out is to work in service for yourself until you can make a living, which takes out some authentic creativity, but there isn't really an alternative. Make your hobbies your livelihood.
Girl this is sooo crazy. I’m not sure if anyone else can relate to this month, but damn have I felt emotions and feelings to just “ DO IT “ more so than ever. For many things in life the scariest part is honestly just starting because you’re unsure of the outcome, but that’s the point to enjoy the ride and experience new things you’ve never thought of. Life is full of surprises. I’m 23 , moved from LA to the Bay Area last year & the end of this month will be moving to Chicago & am laser focused on starting to brand myself and am currently working on posting my first RUclips video. In this process & reflecting on past jobs , experiences , overall this past year I can genuinely stand behind this statement and say that you really CAN DO whatever YOU WANT TO DO it just all starts with your mindset & putting faith before fear. Y’all life is crazy and moves us in many different directions, but just do what you truly want to do and let life take you. Trust the process, we all got this. Thank you so much for posting this, I love the content 🙌🏼 We all didn’t stumble across this video for no reason , nor are we all posting in the comments for no reason. ❤️
YES! Creating your own path can be scary cuz school don't really teach us these type of skills we gotta learn on our own sometimes. stay creative love!!
I’ve felt this too! Literally all blockages have been lifted and life suddenly became a lot more simple, in the aspect that we can LEGITIMATELY go after what ever we desire.
I am a 20 year old man. I recently got out of a 5 year relationship that I genuinely loved, and had a car accident which led to a multitude of health problems. I lost 200 lbs, joined the Army and managed to by a house 3 days ago and now I'm starting two businesses. I was once a 405 pre diabetic child that was homeless for half my school life. It takes alot but it is possible. Every day I feel more in control and driven its a process
Whew love this! I’m 23 and I just got a full time job recently. I do RUclips, make content and model so I’m often working on the weekends so it can feel like an endless loop of working. I’m constantly feeling guilty for choosing my career over my friends or even my relationship sometimes. On the flip side I’m seeing success with my career but I feel like it always comes with a sacrifice and my dream is to have balance between both.
I'm struggling with that right now too, trying to ride the ebb and flow of hustling hard sometimes and giving myself room to breathe during others. Wishing you the best with your modeling and RUclips career, we got this!
"Knowing that you're playing a game makes playing the game less stressful" facts. I've told people for years "learn the game so you can beat it" 💛🌈 great use of your platform. The chipmunk nuts analogy works too ☺
54 and I’ve been saying this forever. Life is however no game, but living 3/4 of your life as a slave, aware of your slavery is no less than horrible. Sometimes I’m jealous of those who do not know. You do not have to live by their rules however.
I left my job a little while ago, definitely without a well-formulated plan, but certainly knowing that I was miserable there and it wasn't for me. I prepared my tiny nest egg and *flew* ✈. I just *can't* fake the happiness for 8-12 hours a day anymore. I'm so hard-working and motivated and passionate, but that just dies instantly at every job I hate. Loving what you do is the only way to sustain motivation, forever. I have this infinite reservoir of creative energy when I love something. I'm on an extended vacay in my homeland to find my purpose and passion again, and it's working. 😁🏝🇵🇷 I don't wanna be a bum forever... I just haven't felt this good about life since I was a child. I'm 28. I'm TIRED of being tired. I feel alive today. I am more inspired to create and "do" and *live* than I've ever been. The self-care (physical/mental/emotional/spiritual/allat) is WORKING, honeyyyy! I don't even know what the "something" is I'm looking for but I feel closer to it right now than ever before. I wish everyone the same joy I feel right now 🥰 life feels magical again, I missed that 🔮💞
It's crazy how just living and experiencing life to the fullest can be labeled as being a 'bum,' by society's standards. You're living, that's what we are meant to do! So glad you got out of that situation and are finding your passion in life again! Wishing you continued joy and abundance🤗💕
That makes me so happyyyyy ! I just became a flight attendant for the same reason. I’m taking a major paycut but I know that will revitalize itself and I will gain authenticity and alignment. Cheers to new beginnings 💕💕💕
I was forced into growing up quickly. By 19 I had purchased my first house after being kicked out from a traumatic household within a year. I was able to make ends meet, but I knew there was something I was missing. I wasn’t able to do what I enjoyed, be around others who I felt connected to, etc. I sold my house and ended up moving into van. My intention was to release. Codependency cycles, but it took a major turn. I realized the more reverence I have towards all of life, healing, sacrificing material objects to experience the flow of life. When I surrendered to that reality I’ve met strangers who always blessed me money when I needed it. Now I follow what I love and keep giving to all of life and it gives back. Everything we love is on the other side of fear. Whatever you have felt called to in your heart, go. I promise it will be worth it 💛
You remind me so much of my younger self, we think very similar. In fact you are speaking my literal thoughts for 98% of my life up until this point. I used to be SOOOOO angry about this world and the way things are and this game were all playing but at the same time it motivated me soooo much and helped me achieve so much. Then I found God. And whewww lawd. He literally eased all these burdens from me and I no longer lose an ounce of sleep worrying about these things, and He’s given me even more meaning behind what I do and put me in a position to do what I truly love, to help others. I think God has a prominent purpose for you here on earth and I have confidence that you’ll come to know Him personally soon. Continue to seek Him out.. He loves you and wants to give you all the answers 🙏💗
It does seems like RUclips, Starting a Business or investing in real estate, stocks and Bitcoin are the only way out, i personally feel that its not fair. I am a singer and i have very big dreams of becoming an entertainer, but sometimes i dont know where to start, who to talk to, i live my whole life home and it just get extremely depressing some times i have those life ending thoughts and i spiral in them wanting to leave my body.. Ugh it gets so deep sometimes. I dont always want to monetize my art because it brings in this energy fear and never having enough to fulfill content. Im hoping to finally make my move in this world without these thoughts, because they aren't serving me or anyone else.
omg I've never related more to a comment before, singing and music is what I want to do with my life but without the connections and money where do we even start? it's so hard seeing other people living your dream and having no idea how to get there but at least we will always have a passion for art and that makes things easier sometimes. I hope things get better for you.
You so got this girl. I can imagine how stressful that can feel as an artist when you just want to do what you love. My boyfriend makes music and does a good job of focusing on the art, and trusting that the money will come. He's starting to see success, and it's amazing to see. I def want to have him on the channel at some point - being a creative/artist takes so much stamina so props to you and wishing you the best❤️
@@kimberly-qy5td Yes girl, im glad you can relate, i was raised in a religious household so singing and things of that sort were forbidden im now 22 and feels like im just starting! We can definitely chop it up some more, via email and see how we can come up with something, if you're interested. Im always down!
Omg yess trying to monetize my passions definitely brings a layer of fear energy and a feeling of not being all the way genuine. Also, save up to get you something to record on and sing girl!! There are plenty of platforms to post on. Just do it for the love, trust that we’ll hear you and yes the money will come!
I took some time reading some very, very old emails & instant messages from 2009, reading old Facebook posts from when I was a kid, and my dreams have gone unchanged: write novels, write poetry books, become a singer, be an artist. I know it's possible, and it's crazy how now, at 21, I've stopped believing in myself when I used to spend literally all day as a kid writing fiction books, singing in the shower, and making up silly dances. Like JolieFilleNoire said, the dream never dies. The world just tells you it did.
This shit spoke to my soul. I’m a public school teacher at an F rated school... although I make a difference in my community I sometimes feel like I am perpetuating a system I don’t necessarily believe in. Keep speaking on this. It makes a difference.
You have so much wisdom as a young person. Thanks for this series🧡. My game strategy: I'm looking at everyone that escaped, deciding which route fits me and then executing with my personal imprint. Since I am forced to participate in this system, once one the other side, I'm committed to helping others and doing the least harm.
I think the goal is to help others know that it’s possible for them to create their own form of heaven on earth. You help others see it’s possible to break free from the system and once they start to believe it themselves too they can start to create it for themselves. Thanks for showing what’s possible for me to be free
I have been saying it’s all a game FOR YEARSSSSSSSSS. Me going to college and then grad school are all just stepping stones because you have to play the game of life to make it where you want to be before making a significant change.
Not necessarily,,it depends on your major...I like interior design/architecture/engineering-city planning...all I need is a laptop that I can do those programs on,,take a test to get certified without going to college.....you just gotta have alot of money,, because software is expensive...passions cost.
I think also at the root of this hustle culture is the fear of lack. Which is a man made illusion nature is abundant. But we’ve grown up with a belief tht we have to compete and there might not be enough resources but thts just not the case. We have more than enough for everyone to succeed and achieve there dream lives
Music to my ears girl, I just recently was so fed up with my 9-5 that I told my HR that I can't do it anymore, I need less hours. The stress is literally rolling off my back. Yes, I am making less money, but I am going to make it work because I have so much more time for ME and my passions and I feel so much happier and lighter. I'm 24 and I should not be feeling this burnt out. Bring down the system. Millennials and Gen Z can change the workforce for the better!
Thank you for these videos. They are super thought-provoking and honestly helping my own personal reflection. We deserve to attain all of which we want. We deserve to have it all. 🤎
Essentially you’re saying to keep a open and genuine heart that not only works for yourself, but looks back and gives a helping hand out to others behind us. This was so beautiful, truly some tips to living a happier and more fulfilling life❤️
Yes, this is so important. The world got this way because it is what was collectively agreed upon by the people, but times are changing, people are becoming free thinkers, we have access to endless information. Society beat us down with their limiting beliefs but it's up to us to take back our power! Like you said, there's an abundance of resources, wealth, and opportunities for us all and it's so unfortunate that the world has been overcome by greed to this point. Life could have been ANYTHING, and it became this. We have to recognize that this is the world we live in, and we have to play the game in order to win.
I’ve never wanted to grow up because I’ve seen how messed up the system is, and now I’m older and living this nightmare, and have been asking myself the same question- how can I change this? And yes, I think playing the game for now is the only way I could think of, play the game but work on making money from other things I enjoy in the side, and just pray they lead to my main income source, and then just be ready for when someone with power is ready to speak up for the masses and create a new system, and then give them my support, whether that is protesting or whatever. I really wonder too how many of us spend our 9-5 day jobs not being productive. I really don’t think we need 8 hour work days when we have so many technologies in today’s world. I’ve told myself that if I ever become an entrepreneur and have to hire employees, they will get treated fairly, work less hours, get paid more, and get more vacation days. I hope this system changes soon, so many people I know are miserable and have loads of college debt, and we have to pay it off at our dumb jobs that don’t make us feel purposeful and powerful. Thinking of everyone is this situation ♥️
In your exact situation now.. I’m old and want out and have no idea how or where to start. Or what to tell my boys. Over thinking it is getting very depressing though. Lol
Something I think about a lot is how workers and students cannot film. Even in retail, there are so many rules that discourage social media-even off the clock. I also think that if universities were treated like public schools, then college students wouldn’t be able to film on campus, and then we would be missing a huge portion of RUclipsrs. The realization that RUclipsrs can make money was such a huge turning point for me. Sometimes I think about the dark side of things, like the censorship on RUclips being a reminder that having a channel with substantial subscribers is still just working for a corporation and needing to follow all of its rules. I’m so grateful to have a place to share these thoughts.
Thank you so much for this. I always knew even as a child that life shouldn’t be like this. Thank you for using your voice to help us all out of this insanity.
I really appreciate how you use your platform. You empowering your community to connect and create a better world is AMAZING. Community and a sense of empowerment are commonly missing in so many people.
“We live in a world where it’s normal to be selfish” this is so true, and so sad that I really don’t think there’s enough of us who question this or see that it’s wrong, or genuinely care to make a change. We just accept things for the way they are. We lack vision for how things could be different. Thank you for putting this out there because it’s inspiring me to build wealth not just for myself as we’re conditioned to, but to be able to be more generous to help others too.
I’m so glad that some younger people are finding ways to talk about and plan their escape from this oppressive system. I’ve felt the wrongness of it since I was a small child. I think many young children recognize that something is profoundly wrong with this system, even before they can cognitively understand the existence of a system at all. Questions like, “why do we have to have money”, “why don’t we just give the poor people what they need”, “why do we need school”, “why do you have to go to work all the time [mommy/daddy]”, are ubiquitous to childhood. I vividly recall the answers to those questions when my brothers and I asked them, they all basically boiled down to: you just don’t understand, and, it’s not that simple. But it is. As an older person, who is still trying to figure out how to live outside the matrix of bondage [to enrichment of a few], I’ve been extremely concerned and distressed by the rising sense of futility and anxiety among young people in my world. I grew up during the 70s, so I’ve seen young people express discontentment with the civilization they found themselves in! This is different, now. I want so much to help the younger ones feel a sense of possibility and fire, but I’m struggling with that, myself. I think we are genuinely in a collapsing civilization, and we all feel that in various ways. The old stories about what is important, and what humanity is and can be, are collapsing around us. We haven’t created the new ones yet, but you can definitely see them starting to sprout in people. They’re profoundly influenced still by the old ones. They won’t always be, I don’t think. Change is inevitable. It’s hard to live through, and hard to understand while it’s in process. Channels like this one are helping to plant the seeds of change, I think. Who knows what will grow out of your work?
100% Agree!! I too am currently working a 9-5 and recently changed my perspective on life and began to identify my gift so that I can live the life I choose. Since I was a child I loved to make Barbie clothes and play dress up. I’ve since started a blog and said if not for any other reason this allow me to be myself and live the life I’ve imagined. Thank you for sharing that there’s another way, other than how we’ve been programmed! ❤️
I wish society as a whole understood the concept of abundance for all, instead of this fear and scarcity mentality we let ourselves get wrapped into. so happy I stumbled across your channel (holy algorithm). thank you for caring about humanity as a collective and reminding us that we're all in this together and there is enough for everyonnneee
I never hear this kind of stuff from influencers/youtubers and this perspective of giving back to your community is so important ! I think people are afraid of the word privilege maybe because they take their perks and resources for granted and barely even use them for themselves. I also think people see this idea of sharing as giving something away or being self scarifying when in reality it will benefit you too because you’re getting to feel useful and purposeful, if anything it’s a win win situation! Great video ☁️✨
Such a big fan of this channel and been sending videos to my friend. A lot of new things are happening for me and I am trying to manifest my goals and a positive and fulfilling lifestyle. We all deserve to live prosperous and amazing lives. It just starts with really asking yourself what you want from life and then planting the seeds that you can get there. It has taken me so long to get to this place in my life and I am so happy I found this channel. Thank you for these inspiring videos, I love how real, honest and transparent you are. You are helping so many people open their eyes and focus on what is important in life!
I loved this video. I think one of the main problems is also more practical: taxes. Once you're financially considered rich, in order to stay that way you have to meet a standard, the richer you are the fewer taxes you pay. Rich people mostly do donations to avoid taxes and I think this is also one of the reasons why they don't like to invest in something that it's no profitable for them (let's say not big associations etc.). It's a system that sucks and I hate that the world has normalized this so I really believe that knowledge and this awareness newer generations have can make society do small but steady steps towards a better world. It's a long process but I think that keeping a positive mindset and believing that there is a way out is still better than giving up and gives you enough strength to keep going. It also really helps seeing people making it and being open to talking about their experience without keeping some kind of secret to themselves but encouraging others to do the same. It's important that people who have a platform talk about this so I really appreciate you for doing that.
It's so crazy to me the things rich people do to avoid taxes, like it's pure greed. But then I also feel like we need a government we can actually trust to do things with tax payer money that is actually serving communities instead of funding the police, etc. You're right the system just sucks overall
Omg thank you for this video. This is exactly what I was thinking about the past weeks. Use my privilege and all the resources to help others. Maybe be a bit selfish in my next years and work hard for my own dream, so I multiply my money and people that listen to me so after that I can share all my resources and money and ideas with others! I also think to crash the system doesn’t matter if the financial or political or educational system, you have to be as high as the people that make the rules in the system but then not be like them and sit quietly on your own ass and eat you own money and let other people work for you, but to help other people up there. Help that other voices get heard. That other people get the same access as I do. Empower them to being able to change something. And i love that. And I am so glad I have found this video. Thank you ❤️
omg. the universe is crazy dude. i am going through this exact thought process right now and just keep digging deeper into it every day, it’s amazing to hear this from someone else, and said so well! NO COINCIDENCES 💖💖
you've said exactly what I've been trying to articulate and execute for the longest. we get one life in a universe made to be explored and interacted with, fuck having a clear direction! we have the freedom to chart a course for ourselves fam.
Your videos are great! I've shared them with friends because I want them to feel understood. Most of us complain to each other a lot about how corporations are taking advantage of others, mostly managers and supervisors are really the culprit of this fear-based mentality you spoke about. Hope your channel grows faster every day!
- Dont buy expensive clothes (theyre not for rich but for the poorer to look rich), - create expenses list - dont spend your money on dumb stuff (netflix, starbucks, etc) - (optional but helpful) create different bank accounts for different stuff (e.g. expenses, investments, etc.) - find your purpose and create value for others - treat your time as money (its more valuable) - spend 30mins to 1h daily on personal development (read books, watch videos etc) - get rid off all negative habits and patterns and replace them with positive ones and finally - Invest LONGTERM - thats the best way to safe money and to build wealth because just saving will kill your money, because money loses its value day by day.
girl i just found you recently and likewise, for the past couple months i've really been putting my foot down on myself about leveling up my mindset, lifestyle, and habits so that i can truly evolve into the person i want to be and i just want to say thank you. during my meditation's i've been asking the universe to show me towards like minded individuals that'll help me level up and grow and really manifest my dream life and i know it was no coincidence that i found your yt videos, even before discovering your tiktok (absolutely in loooove with your content and style btw🥺💜) i kid you not EVERY video i've seen of yours has deadass resonated and inspired me on entirely different soul level. know that i see you, the universe sees you and is quite literally speaking through you to me and the thousands of others that watch your videos. thank you fr. love always ❤️
I just came across your channel and I want to start off by saying that I love that you are using your platform to have this conversation and I think that you speak with so much clarity that it is easy to fully understand exactly your point of view and where you are coming from ! I think that its super important for everyone to recognize their position of privilege because it allows you to take a step back and really consider the state of our reality and how our current economic system and way of working is not in most individual’s best interest. Whenever I talk about this topic I often get someone who calls me privileged or selfish for having the opinion that I do, but I think that being in a place of privilege is exactly why it is our responsibility to speak out !! A quote I really like by Harari says that “most of us can’t afford the luxury of investigating” and its for this exact reason why those of us who can should use our position to investigate and question the status quo. Also one last thing, the Ted Talk by Rick Warren called a life of purpose really goes deeply into the idea of doing what you can with what you have and so I definitely recommend that if you have listened to it already!
Please do more of these kinds of videos. I truly feel so heard by you because you put all these different thoughts that I also struggle with into words and put them in perspective. So valuable!!🙏🏻
Older generations had more family around them AND started their own family earlier. They did what they needed to do to survive. We as Humans are moving away from our Tribal nature AND Nature. And Yes.... It's a Game. Play to Win. Then TEACH others how to Win their own Game. #KEEP EACH OTHER UP.
Hi Lynette, I beat this GAME! And my personal goal is to help others do the same! I want to help people break out of these limits and barriers we have set for ourselves based on the "expectations" society has of you based on your family, community, culture, or prescribed identity. Keep putting this energy out there! I would love to connect and continue these conversations. I love building a network to support this idea of moving through this world more authentically in the midst of all of this noise!
I literally quit an office temp job today. I thanked them for the opportunity, and was very professional, but the shock on their faces was palatable. One lady actually seemed to take it personally (like she was mad), which is so strange, because I only worked there for one day! I felt so free when I walked out.
I feel this. I just turned 24 a few weeks ago. I work 4-5 jobs and study full time in my 4th year of university. Across 7 days I’m reaching 70-80 hour weeks. My jobs are at a minimum of 7 locations/ campuses with commutes of 10-45 minute variations. Multiple locations in a day (sometimes 4+) I’m up at 5am, at unpaid uni work placements 8.30-4/5. Next jobs are 2,3 or up to 4 hours after that in the evening. That doesn’t include heavy preparations for the different workplaces (academic based job), revisions, emails, course edits and writing or assignments for my 4 university units (I normally do that 9-11.30pm at night). I look In the mirror and wonder why I look so old at 24. When did I become a ghost? Saturday’s are 9 hour days of ‘paid’ on site work and probably 4 hours of assignments, emails and other expectations. Sundays are 4hours paid on site and the rest of time working to not drown in unread emails, revisions, assignments, paying bills, cleaning and it is still not enough for anyone I work for. At least I try to get 7-8 hours of rest and eat healthy mostly. You’ll look in the mirror and ask, Shen did I become a shell of my former youthful self?
My whole life my family instilled in me that I had to know what I want to do in life. They say, what’s your dream job and what do you want to major in and I would say I don’t know. All I know is that I love helping people and I like to vacation. Still, years later I feel the same way. I’m just now realizing that it’s ok to not want to have a dream job because my dream job is to not to work at all and that’s ok. 😂 Eventually I maybe will find out what I want to do. I have a inkling that it may be writing. If I do ever write I want to write to help people while vacationing on my villa. That in itself is ok. I don’t want to stress about life all day. Jobs, cars, all that will still be there. Family doesn’t last forever. Being next to my son and vacationing with him and knowing that I helped some people that week is my happy place.
I’m so happy I found this video. I am at the lowest point of my life working this 9-5 that I’m so miserable at I don’t want another one I rather travel and be a model or entrepreneur. I hate how this is a workaholic country and they make you monetize your passions
thankyou so much for your content beautiful. ive been hoping for someone like you to speak up about something like this, your videos give me happiness and hope that other people are aware and struggling as much as i am and that i’m not alone:( i’m only 17 too, waking up at such a young age can be a blessing and curse
Thank you for the love! I was def nervous making these at first but its so comforting to know that so many of us are feeling this way. It really makes me feel like change can be made ❤️
YES! We can also fight for policy changes! Shorter work weeks, UBI, Universal Healthcare, paid vacation and maternity/paternity leave requirements, and more union membership are all policies that can really help level the playing field and assist those stuck in dead end jobs so they can pursue their dreams! Hard work just isn't enough these days and trick down economics and corporate lobbying really has taken the power away from the masses. It's time the middle and lower class take that power back.
what you say makes a lot of sense but it just breaks my heart that the system is so against us that there is literally no way out that isn't just ripping everything down. i wish we didn't have to compromise so much on our dreams that there was an actual possibility of living in our ideal life but it never will truly happen. it's so hard to stay motivated to keep on the hustle and keep working "till the dream" when you know the best case scenario still isn't your dream
It's so frustrating that we have to slave away to get where we want to be. But you have everything within you to get there. The moment I took my anger and let that fuel what I do is when everything started to change for me. Make your dream the only scenario you accept!
So glad I stumbled upon your video! I’ve recently had the same conversation with my dad. I want to break free from what is expected of me and have time to get to know myself and feed my soul. In return, I want to help people obtain wealth for themselves. I think everyone should be given an opportunity to grow their potential. The way the system is set up, doesn’t allow much freedom. I intend to break that limiting belief!!! Good luck to everyone on the same boat!
Unconsciously I’ve been behaving like what you described and didn’t even realize it. I treat my life like a game to keep my sanity and try to use my free time to get to know myself and my interests. It works for the most part but I see myself finding another solution one day
What you said about real estate really hit home! When I was first out of college, I was able to get ahead and save because of kind landlords who charged below market
YES!!!!! SAW THIS AT 444 COMMENTS. IM ON THE SAME BOAT. im trying to quit my 8-5 job to focus 100% on my business. i really want to become so successful to become a business coach for women to assist them with pursing their dreams. It is SO true its time to STOP being selfish and help spread abundance because everyone CAN WIN. Abundance is infinite. Putting someone on does NOT take away from your own blessings.
Yesss I feel you so much! I never get how my parents look at me crazy when I say I don’t want to go back to a 9-5 job that I hate. Or they find it strange that our generations can make money in these non traditional ways and that I would want to do that. My dads always like but what about your retirement lol but I feel you. I’m down, Thanks for making the vid!
There's been such a huge shift in recent generations on the way we view these things, it's crazy! We all deserve happiness now, no need to wait until retirement!
Let’s not forget the fact that you’d still be worried about retirement even in a 9-5 because companies never give pensions anymore. Everything is a 401k this and 401k that
@@LynetteAdkins I found that most people who say they are retired,, really were never retired at all,,they were just living off of the inheritance of another relative passed down....I always wondered how they could retire so early in their 30's...and now I figured out why
OMG!! I had felt this way forever!! I switched from Accounting to Real Estate. You have to change your perspective on life. Financial Freedom is in! I love it!
OMG I JUSSTT SAID THIS!! It's ALL a game, and once I actually realized that, life became so much easier. There are so many versions of this life. Versions that some people can't even fathom, yet it's normal to someone else. Understanding that and believing that you have the power to create the life you desire will shift your world. Take things for what they are - a means to something better, a segway. These jobs aren't forever. This life isn't forever, so make it worthwhile. At 23, I now have a mission for my life and for everything I do. It may not seem fun or be pretty at the moment, but it'll get me to where I need to go, which will then lead me to the next version of life I'd like to experience. It's all a game love. Play it or get played, but choose wisely, cause you only get one turn. 💖🏁
For two days I’ve come across you channel and the videos of seen confirms that I need to quit my job once school starts in August because my job isn’t making me happy and if I want to get into the field I’m passionate about I need to focus on school and not stress about whether I’m getting good quality scores and have the fear of getting fired running in my mind whenever I’m working.
We should be able to enjoy life and be financially comfortable. It seems like it’s either or. My dream life definitely isn’t to work myself to the bone just to be financially stable and I don’t want it to be. It’s about balance and like you said we should use our privileges to help others and educate eachother
The message in this video is everything, but what’s really getting me is how we’re all about the same age (I’m 24) and feeling the same way and all in some version of a similar situation. Lynette is so right, there are enough of us that we can make this change!! I wanna be multilingual just to be and I really want to help people develop their spiritual understanding and grow though traumas through different holistic methods, mainly yoga & meditation. It still feels weird admitting that bc I feel like that seems so wuwu and unrealistic. But I know in my heart I can figure it out and there will be a community to accept me and the same is true for you.
I really really appreciate this realistic view and perpective and you not trying just to say what majority of people want you to say, You go gurlll ✨🌟🌟✨
you are so awesome love ♥️ I had a breakdown today because i’m so fucking tired dude every week I feel like I got hit by a bus and i’m so over working these petty little jobs.
i JUST cried to my mom this morning over stress from college and wanting more time to focus on my design job i already have and getting my beadwork jewelry business going. it’s so weird how normalized our stress and anxiety is to upkeep things that don’t satisfy us. i so badly want to beat the system. i was definitely meant to hear this message today.
It makes me happy to hear you got some things going on like design and bead work. Keep fostering your creativity when you can
Wishing you the best love, you deserve happiness!
Omg ! I understand so well. It’s ridiculous how we sit here and ppl tell us to normalize stress and i finally see it’s all bull. I get it. The whole part when she says it’s just all a game. That is real.
@kayleen White what is your Instagram handle (bead business)?
@@naomidipotaroeno6356 @ beadworkbykayleen on ig love!
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:
“Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
When success is not selfish, that's the real success.
absolutely
Also anyone else think it’s crazy how this is our life in 2021... like it sounds futuristic but ... we still in the past.
Yeah time is weirddd I get tripped out thinking about it too long lol
¨They changed everything so nothing changes…¨
You literally took the words out of my mouth. My boyfriend and I were talking yesterday about how neither of us ever want to go back to a 9-5 and would rather do something that will benefit ourselves and our community. I think my only problem is I don’t know what I want to do. Like I’m 24 and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I spent 7 years working 2 jobs, 10 hrs per day, 6 days a week and I feel like I’m so burnt out now and don’t have any idea what my actual passion or dream is
I feel this. I turn 24 this year and I too trying to figure out what I'm passionate about and what I should do. All I know is, a 9 to 5 is not for me
oh my goodness this is literally me! I'm 23 and I've been working since I was 14 and oh my goodness am I burnt out! I literally have NO desire to work at all but that doesn't cut it in a capitalist society. Also doesn't help that I'm the oldest daughter and family is looking at me to have my shit together 🥲
What do you like? What do you like doing? Focus on that or just explore different things. Try something new and see if you like it and go from there.
I'm 30 and I had a 9-5 I've been a mua. I taught English in spain for 8 months. and now I have a journal business. Sometimes you just have to try different things. Be brave don't be afraid of failure. You never fail only learn
same AND I'VE BEEN OFF WORK FOR A YEAR
Well you may not know what you want, but you do know what you don't want. Start there.
I honestly just want to be a supermodel and I always have. The dream never dies, you just get bogged down with life
100%. You will be a supermodel, speaking it into existence❤️
@@LynetteAdkins omg, I love your channel. Please keep going ❤️
Pleasee do!! I am just starting my professional career as a petite model. I always get so happy when I see girls who look like me in the media. I used to think it didn’t effect me until I seen a girl modeling with my same body type and skin tone it was such a refreshing moment for me. She inspired me by just doing what she loved. And you can do the same!
@@seriahalexus thank you love, the support alone means so much
You can do it!!!
the chipmunk is actually a really good analogy. funny enough, they collect all those nuts and I shit you not, they forget where they put them. like 80%. we're similar, we hoard resources and it doesn't even benefit anyone, even ourselves.
Omggg we really are chipmunks lol! We hoard without even realizing why or if we want what we gain. So crazy
Actually....squirrels do this and they are one of the main drivers in planting tree populations lol 😂
Yes! I couldn't agree more!
I had this mentality when I was a child. I never wanted to work a job just to retire at 65. I didn’t see the point of waiting until you’re almost 70 to really start living. (Yeah, I was a kid who was way beyond her years.) I never wanted to do what I saw everyone else doing. And yet, when I became an adult, I fell right in step with the very way of life I so despised. You’ve awakened this childhood dream of mine. I am officially woke and I am never going back to sleep.
Time to turn this dream into a reality!!!!! Time for all of us to leave this decrepit archaic system behind and forge into new territory. I think you are starting a movement for this generation! And I am totally on board!
yes we can break this old society
Yes! My father would come home and complain about work and I remember thinking to myself “well, I don’t want to be like that!” I had a handful of very short-term part-time jobs and worked hard in Los Angeles as a background actor and stand-in (super long days but you can somewhat choose what days you want to work and take a vacation whenever you want, if you can afford it) before finally working online (and working in film when I could) and although the stress is still there about rent and bills, the freedom is great! I keep trying to help my friends and boyfriend(s) find their own way but so many people even after seeing what’s possible still say “well, that’s not normal, not everybody can do that, if I want money I need to get a full-time job.” People can be very brainwashed! I’m so grateful for the internet, I don’t know what I would be doing without it. 🤣
@@Sevpha_ Yes, we can!
@@kendalbrenneman I’m glad you didn’t lose sight of your goal! It’s so easy to do when you’re swept up into adulthood.
I recently had an ice breaker at work via Zoom. We all said what we saw ourselves doing 10 years from now. Everyone, and I mean everyone, said that they’d be retired, close to retirement, or still working at the job with the hope of retiring in the distant future. I was baffled at their lack of vision, drive, and goals. I felt so sad for them and angry at the same time.
On the other hand, I said that I’d be freelancing so I could travel and still earn money from anywhere. I also said that I’d be living my life to enjoy my passions. Now that I’m woke, I can’t imagine life any other way. I wish you much success as you live out life on your terms!!!
@@NateshasAmbience Oh gosh, yes, I can't even relate to people who talk about retirement! My dream was to be an actress, and never retire until I couldn't work anymore. I still want to act, though I feel a bit stuck there at the moment. But there are other things I can work on until then! But the idea of putting off the things you want to do for the distant future, counting down the time... I just want to enjoy what I do, and do it for as long as I want, and have the freedom to enjoy life NOW, and not hope that I don't die before "later" arrives. Besides, not having a 'normal' job, I don't have a retirement fund or pension or anything, so to actually "retire" in that way isn't even an option. :-P
It's very refreshing to see someone your age think and express the same things you've been thinking for years. These videos are so impactful, keep it up!
Thank you so much!
Doesn’t it feel like slavery? Like modern day slavery and it’s crazy cause artist say it all the time!
Yes. I call it the corporate plantation or corporate slavery.
It is, slavery never ended tbh
@@LynetteAdkins agreed
The difference is that they had very little (about none) power about their situation
@@bananabreadyum9663 okay but people now also have very little control over their situations. You either work or you DIE. Literally you have to make money to have food, water, and shelter. We have to pay for healthcare etc etc. Capitalism gives the illusion of free will when in reality most people are trapped in places they don’t want to be in.
No one can fix everything, but everyone can fix something.
Girl... Social media and not achieving my dreams yet have made me feel so unaccomplished. I wanna travel, buy a farmhouse/cottage, be a midwife, own a farm... lol i wanna do it all
Then do it all! You can do it, just plan it out and run with it!!! 👏🏽
Sending positive vibes and prayers your way! 💕
DO IT GIRL ‼️ don’t live life with regrets 💞
@@lillidreamhouse We can
@@lovelyflower2383 Thank you ☺️
I love it here!
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@@LynetteAdkins ❤️❤️
Yesss, support. ♥️ I love you both.
i love this perspective. i decided recently that being disillusioned by the system is not helpful. it's just depressing, and im still stuck in the system anyway. better to accept it and finesse the game to better your situation
And the hamster wheel continues.
Yess this
Unfortunately most people will have to remain,in the prison system of slave work
fortunate ones,will establish an alternative lifestyle.
@@NicoleKisa
So accurately said
💯💯💯💯✊✊✊👏👏🤝🤝👍👍
George is that you, OMG I remember watching your videos when I bought my first skateboard years ago. Like 5 years ago I think, wow just reading comments and came across yours. Though I don't know you personally It literally feels like coming across an old friend on RUclips comments. I hope your channel is doing well as your still skating.🙂
You are going to go so far. Greatness is written all over you sis. Looking forward to watching you grow.
It is! Her energy is peaceful, genuine, and powerful. Rooted. She's going to do great things🙏🏽
Thank you so so much, this means the world
@@SunRayBabyJ Thank you so much!
Generation X, Baby Boomers and earlier generations did not have internet. The choices were limited or very expensive to advertise their work or reach out to others to sell their services. Millennials have a myriad of social media opportunities to advertise and spread the word that previous generations did not have. Enjoy and make it work for you Millennials. You got this!
It is so important for us to use what we have now and our own respective privilege to better the situations of others in our lives. When one person wins, that should be a collective win. I’m glad you brought that up!
Yesss!
Yes! Adding “collective winning” to my daily vocab
I needed this message! I just recently quit my job after realizing that working for myself not only helped my finances and time management, but also my mental health. Getting out of the matrix and retraining my mind on how I prioritize my life has been an eye opening experience. Thank you for this 🖤💯
That's amazing! Having control of your own schedule/finances must be so empowering. So glad this was helpful!💕
that's so true we kinda have to retrain our minds to greater potentials!
Congratulations! 🎊🎉 That is wonderful! I am glad that you decided to make yourself a priority. 👏🏽😃
This is so true. We have to understand that this world is designed to strip us of our magic. And most people are oblivious or just not savvy enough to avoid it. But whether situations are ideal or not, my mantra is that I’m gonna extract as much value as I can from EVERYTHING. The system is rigged against creatives and free thinkers. Cool, pimp this game until you can make your own rules.
Much love everybody 🙏🏾❤️
Lynette, this is the type of content we need more of in this world. We have normalized a standard of living that never truly allows us to live. And when we shirk that standard, we get punished, ie no money to have any comfort and being burdens to others. We won't even get into how we are treated at work for subpar pay. The best way I've seen out is to work in service for yourself until you can make a living, which takes out some authentic creativity, but there isn't really an alternative. Make your hobbies your livelihood.
Thank you. And yes I agree for sureee, I'd rather get paid to do this than something I dread every day
That Twitter grind culture idea of life is so much like working to death honestly. I hate that way of thinking
Girl this is sooo crazy. I’m not sure if anyone else can relate to this month, but damn have I felt emotions and feelings to just “ DO IT “ more so than ever.
For many things in life the scariest part is honestly just starting because you’re unsure of the outcome, but that’s the point to enjoy the ride and experience new things you’ve never thought of. Life is full of surprises. I’m 23 , moved from LA to the Bay Area last year & the end of this month will be moving to Chicago & am laser focused on starting to brand myself and am currently working on posting my first RUclips video. In this process & reflecting on past jobs , experiences , overall this past year I can genuinely stand behind this statement and say that you really CAN DO whatever YOU WANT TO DO it just all starts with your mindset & putting faith before fear. Y’all life is crazy and moves us in many different directions, but just do what you truly want to do and let life take you. Trust the process, we all got this. Thank you so much for posting this, I love the content 🙌🏼
We all didn’t stumble across this video for no reason , nor are we all posting in the comments for no reason. ❤️
YES! Creating your own path can be scary cuz school don't really teach us these type of skills we gotta learn on our own sometimes. stay creative love!!
YESSS go you!! Wishing you the best in all you do❤️ We really can have it all it's all about mindset like you said
I’ve felt this too! Literally all blockages have been lifted and life suddenly became a lot more simple, in the aspect that we can LEGITIMATELY go after what ever we desire.
i love this
It’s called The Great Awakening :) it’s happening.
I am a 20 year old man. I recently got out of a 5 year relationship that I genuinely loved, and had a car accident which led to a multitude of health problems. I lost 200 lbs, joined the Army and managed to by a house 3 days ago and now I'm starting two businesses. I was once a 405 pre diabetic child that was homeless for half my school life. It takes alot but it is possible. Every day I feel more in control and driven its a process
Whew love this! I’m 23 and I just got a full time job recently. I do RUclips, make content and model so I’m often working on the weekends so it can feel like an endless loop of working. I’m constantly feeling guilty for choosing my career over my friends or even my relationship sometimes. On the flip side I’m seeing success with my career but I feel like it always comes with a sacrifice and my dream is to have balance between both.
I'm struggling with that right now too, trying to ride the ebb and flow of hustling hard sometimes and giving myself room to breathe during others. Wishing you the best with your modeling and RUclips career, we got this!
By giving you receive more than you already have. - Jim Rohn
Jim rohn is one of my favourite speakers 💯👌🏾
"Knowing that you're playing a game makes playing the game less stressful" facts. I've told people for years "learn the game so you can beat it" 💛🌈 great use of your platform. The chipmunk nuts analogy works too ☺
54 and I’ve been saying this forever. Life is however no game, but living 3/4 of your life as a slave, aware of your slavery is no less than horrible. Sometimes I’m jealous of those who do not know. You do not have to live by their rules however.
I left my job a little while ago, definitely without a well-formulated plan, but certainly knowing that I was miserable there and it wasn't for me. I prepared my tiny nest egg and *flew* ✈. I just *can't* fake the happiness for 8-12 hours a day anymore. I'm so hard-working and motivated and passionate, but that just dies instantly at every job I hate. Loving what you do is the only way to sustain motivation, forever. I have this infinite reservoir of creative energy when I love something. I'm on an extended vacay in my homeland to find my purpose and passion again, and it's working. 😁🏝🇵🇷 I don't wanna be a bum forever... I just haven't felt this good about life since I was a child. I'm 28. I'm TIRED of being tired.
I feel alive today. I am more inspired to create and "do" and *live* than I've ever been. The self-care (physical/mental/emotional/spiritual/allat) is WORKING, honeyyyy! I don't even know what the "something" is I'm looking for but I feel closer to it right now than ever before. I wish everyone the same joy I feel right now 🥰 life feels magical again, I missed that 🔮💞
It's crazy how just living and experiencing life to the fullest can be labeled as being a 'bum,' by society's standards. You're living, that's what we are meant to do! So glad you got out of that situation and are finding your passion in life again! Wishing you continued joy and abundance🤗💕
This comment has made smile and gives me hope! Hopefully I can feel this way soon too
That makes me so happyyyyy ! I just became a flight attendant for the same reason. I’m taking a major paycut but I know that will revitalize itself and I will gain authenticity and alignment. Cheers to new beginnings 💕💕💕
That’s so inspiring! I’d love to trade places right now.
I was forced into growing up quickly. By 19 I had purchased my first house after being kicked out from a traumatic household within a year. I was able to make ends meet, but I knew there was something I was missing. I wasn’t able to do what I enjoyed, be around others who I felt connected to, etc. I sold my house and ended up moving into van. My intention was to release. Codependency cycles, but it took a major turn. I realized the more reverence I have towards all of life, healing, sacrificing material objects to experience the flow of life. When I surrendered to that reality I’ve met strangers who always blessed me money when I needed it. Now I follow what I love and keep giving to all of life and it gives back. Everything we love is on the other side of fear. Whatever you have felt called to in your heart, go. I promise it will be worth it 💛
This video was needed. I actually really don't want to go to college. But like you said, to view it like a game, its honestly good advice.🥺❤
Do what you know in your heart is right! Everyone can play it differently
@@LynetteAdkins I love you for this
@@LynetteAdkins the solution is tell your kids to skip college try alternative routes.
You remind me so much of my younger self, we think very similar. In fact you are speaking my literal thoughts for 98% of my life up until this point. I used to be SOOOOO angry about this world and the way things are and this game were all playing but at the same time it motivated me soooo much and helped me achieve so much.
Then I found God.
And whewww lawd. He literally eased all these burdens from me and I no longer lose an ounce of sleep worrying about these things, and He’s given me even more meaning behind what I do and put me in a position to do what I truly love, to help others.
I think God has a prominent purpose for you here on earth and I have confidence that you’ll come to know Him personally soon. Continue to seek Him out.. He loves you and wants to give you all the answers 🙏💗
thank u. whenever i try to talk about this everyone says “u can’t change this”. but i believe that i can, and u showed me that it’s possible. thank u
They want us to think we can’t change it, this is how the higher ups keep us stuck in this rat race. We hold way more power than we realize!
It does seems like RUclips, Starting a Business or investing in real estate, stocks and Bitcoin are the only way out, i personally feel that its not fair. I am a singer and i have very big dreams of becoming an entertainer, but sometimes i dont know where to start, who to talk to, i live my whole life home and it just get extremely depressing some times i have those life ending thoughts and i spiral in them wanting to leave my body.. Ugh it gets so deep sometimes.
I dont always want to monetize my art because it brings in this energy fear and never having enough to fulfill content. Im hoping to finally make my move in this world without these thoughts, because they aren't serving me or anyone else.
omg I've never related more to a comment before, singing and music is what I want to do with my life but without the connections and money where do we even start? it's so hard seeing other people living your dream and having no idea how to get there but at least we will always have a passion for art and that makes things easier sometimes. I hope things get better for you.
You so got this girl. I can imagine how stressful that can feel as an artist when you just want to do what you love. My boyfriend makes music and does a good job of focusing on the art, and trusting that the money will come. He's starting to see success, and it's amazing to see. I def want to have him on the channel at some point - being a creative/artist takes so much stamina so props to you and wishing you the best❤️
@@kimberly-qy5td Yes girl, im glad you can relate, i was raised in a religious household so singing and things of that sort were forbidden im now 22 and feels like im just starting! We can definitely chop it up some more, via email and see how we can come up with something, if you're interested. Im always down!
Omg yess trying to monetize my passions definitely brings a layer of fear energy and a feeling of not being all the way genuine.
Also, save up to get you something to record on and sing girl!! There are plenty of platforms to post on. Just do it for the love, trust that we’ll hear you and yes the money will come!
@@anastasiabennett4854 aweee thank you so much, i truly appreciate your comment makes me feel less alone and that it is worth it!!!!
I took some time reading some very, very old emails & instant messages from 2009, reading old Facebook posts from when I was a kid, and my dreams have gone unchanged: write novels, write poetry books, become a singer, be an artist. I know it's possible, and it's crazy how now, at 21, I've stopped believing in myself when I used to spend literally all day as a kid writing fiction books, singing in the shower, and making up silly dances. Like JolieFilleNoire said, the dream never dies. The world just tells you it did.
This shit spoke to my soul. I’m a public school teacher at an F rated school... although I make a difference in my community I sometimes feel like I am perpetuating a system I don’t necessarily believe in. Keep speaking on this. It makes a difference.
You have so much wisdom as a young person. Thanks for this series🧡. My game strategy: I'm looking at everyone that escaped, deciding which route fits me and then executing with my personal imprint. Since I am forced to participate in this system, once one the other side, I'm committed to helping others and doing the least harm.
I love it. We all have unique talents we can bring to our own path to 'freedom,' wishing you the best!
I think the goal is to help others know that it’s possible for them to create their own form of heaven on earth. You help others see it’s possible to break free from the system and once they start to believe it themselves too they can start to create it for themselves. Thanks for showing what’s possible for me to be free
Yes, exactly! We have to be walking examples so everyone can break free. Thanks for watching!
I’m down to tear things down girlie 🙋🏻♀️
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Me too sis! 😅
Count me in! I’ve been ready!!
i live for these videos because you literally take the words out my mouth, we just need to learn the game!
Yesss, thank you!
I have been saying it’s all a game FOR YEARSSSSSSSSS. Me going to college and then grad school are all just stepping stones because you have to play the game of life to make it where you want to be before making a significant change.
Not necessarily,,it depends on your major...I like interior design/architecture/engineering-city planning...all I need is a laptop that I can do those programs on,,take a test to get certified without going to college.....you just gotta have alot of money,, because software is expensive...passions cost.
She said what needed to be said 🗣
I think also at the root of this hustle culture is the fear of lack. Which is a man made illusion nature is abundant. But we’ve grown up with a belief tht we have to compete and there might not be enough resources but thts just not the case. We have more than enough for everyone to succeed and achieve there dream lives
Music to my ears girl, I just recently was so fed up with my 9-5 that I told my HR that I can't do it anymore, I need less hours. The stress is literally rolling off my back. Yes, I am making less money, but I am going to make it work because I have so much more time for ME and my passions and I feel so much happier and lighter. I'm 24 and I should not be feeling this burnt out. Bring down the system. Millennials and Gen Z can change the workforce for the better!
I feel you. I hate the 9 to 5. I push hard on my online businesses to a better life.
You got this!
Thank you for these videos. They are super thought-provoking and honestly helping my own personal reflection. We deserve to attain all of which we want. We deserve to have it all. 🤎
100%. Thank you for watching!
Essentially you’re saying to keep a open and genuine heart that not only works for yourself, but looks back and gives a helping hand out to others behind us. This was so beautiful, truly some tips to living a happier and more fulfilling life❤️
yesss💕
Yes, this is so important. The world got this way because it is what was collectively agreed upon by the people, but times are changing, people are becoming free thinkers, we have access to endless information. Society beat us down with their limiting beliefs but it's up to us to take back our power! Like you said, there's an abundance of resources, wealth, and opportunities for us all and it's so unfortunate that the world has been overcome by greed to this point. Life could have been ANYTHING, and it became this. We have to recognize that this is the world we live in, and we have to play the game in order to win.
I’ve never wanted to grow up because I’ve seen how messed up the system is, and now I’m older and living this nightmare, and have been asking myself the same question- how can I change this? And yes, I think playing the game for now is the only way I could think of, play the game but work on making money from other things I enjoy in the side, and just pray they lead to my main income source, and then just be ready for when someone with power is ready to speak up for the masses and create a new system, and then give them my support, whether that is protesting or whatever. I really wonder too how many of us spend our 9-5 day jobs not being productive. I really don’t think we need 8 hour work days when we have so many technologies in today’s world. I’ve told myself that if I ever become an entrepreneur and have to hire employees, they will get treated fairly, work less hours, get paid more, and get more vacation days. I hope this system changes soon, so many people I know are miserable and have loads of college debt, and we have to pay it off at our dumb jobs that don’t make us feel purposeful and powerful. Thinking of everyone is this situation ♥️
In your exact situation now.. I’m old and want out and have no idea how or where to start. Or what to tell my boys. Over thinking it is getting very depressing though. Lol
Something I think about a lot is how workers and students cannot film. Even in retail, there are so many rules that discourage social media-even off the clock. I also think that if universities were treated like public schools, then college students wouldn’t be able to film on campus, and then we would be missing a huge portion of RUclipsrs.
The realization that RUclipsrs can make money was such a huge turning point for me. Sometimes I think about the dark side of things, like the censorship on RUclips being a reminder that having a channel with substantial subscribers is still just working for a corporation and needing to follow all of its rules.
I’m so grateful to have a place to share these thoughts.
Thank you so much for this. I always knew even as a child that life shouldn’t be like this. Thank you for using your voice to help us all out of this insanity.
I really appreciate how you use your platform. You empowering your community to connect and create a better world is AMAZING. Community and a sense of empowerment are commonly missing in so many people.
“We live in a world where it’s normal to be selfish” this is so true, and so sad that I really don’t think there’s enough of us who question this or see that it’s wrong, or genuinely care to make a change. We just accept things for the way they are. We lack vision for how things could be different. Thank you for putting this out there because it’s inspiring me to build wealth not just for myself as we’re conditioned to, but to be able to be more generous to help others too.
I’m so glad that some younger people are finding ways to talk about and plan their escape from this oppressive system. I’ve felt the wrongness of it since I was a small child. I think many young children recognize that something is profoundly wrong with this system, even before they can cognitively understand the existence of a system at all. Questions like, “why do we have to have money”, “why don’t we just give the poor people what they need”, “why do we need school”, “why do you have to go to work all the time [mommy/daddy]”, are ubiquitous to childhood. I vividly recall the answers to those questions when my brothers and I asked them, they all basically boiled down to: you just don’t understand, and, it’s not that simple. But it is.
As an older person, who is still trying to figure out how to live outside the matrix of bondage [to enrichment of a few], I’ve been extremely concerned and distressed by the rising sense of futility and anxiety among young people in my world. I grew up during the 70s, so I’ve seen young people express discontentment with the civilization they found themselves in! This is different, now. I want so much to help the younger ones feel a sense of possibility and fire, but I’m struggling with that, myself. I think we are genuinely in a collapsing civilization, and we all feel that in various ways. The old stories about what is important, and what humanity is and can be, are collapsing around us. We haven’t created the new ones yet, but you can definitely see them starting to sprout in people. They’re profoundly influenced still by the old ones. They won’t always be, I don’t think. Change is inevitable. It’s hard to live through, and hard to understand while it’s in process. Channels like this one are helping to plant the seeds of change, I think. Who knows what will grow out of your work?
100% Agree!! I too am currently working a 9-5 and recently changed my perspective on life and began to identify my gift so that I can live the life I choose. Since I was a child I loved to make Barbie clothes and play dress up. I’ve since started a blog and said if not for any other reason this allow me to be myself and live the life I’ve imagined. Thank you for sharing that there’s another way, other than how we’ve been programmed! ❤️
Yesss, there's so much for us to unlearn but the more we talk about it the easier it becomes to be aware of the power behind our mindset
I wish society as a whole understood the concept of abundance for all, instead of this fear and scarcity mentality we let ourselves get wrapped into. so happy I stumbled across your channel (holy algorithm). thank you for caring about humanity as a collective and reminding us that we're all in this together and there is enough for everyonnneee
I never hear this kind of stuff from influencers/youtubers and this perspective of giving back to your community is so important ! I think people are afraid of the word privilege maybe because they take their perks and resources for granted and barely even use them for themselves. I also think people see this idea of sharing as giving something away or being self scarifying when in reality it will benefit you too because you’re getting to feel useful and purposeful, if anything it’s a win win situation! Great video ☁️✨
Such a big fan of this channel and been sending videos to my friend. A lot of new things are happening for me and I am trying to manifest my goals and a positive and fulfilling lifestyle. We all deserve to live prosperous and amazing lives. It just starts with really asking yourself what you want from life and then planting the seeds that you can get there. It has taken me so long to get to this place in my life and I am so happy I found this channel. Thank you for these inspiring videos, I love how real, honest and transparent you are. You are helping so many people open their eyes and focus on what is important in life!
I loved this video. I think one of the main problems is also more practical: taxes. Once you're financially considered rich, in order to stay that way you have to meet a standard, the richer you are the fewer taxes you pay. Rich people mostly do donations to avoid taxes and I think this is also one of the reasons why they don't like to invest in something that it's no profitable for them (let's say not big associations etc.). It's a system that sucks and I hate that the world has normalized this so I really believe that knowledge and this awareness newer generations have can make society do small but steady steps towards a better world. It's a long process but I think that keeping a positive mindset and believing that there is a way out is still better than giving up and gives you enough strength to keep going. It also really helps seeing people making it and being open to talking about their experience without keeping some kind of secret to themselves but encouraging others to do the same. It's important that people who have a platform talk about this so I really appreciate you for doing that.
It's so crazy to me the things rich people do to avoid taxes, like it's pure greed. But then I also feel like we need a government we can actually trust to do things with tax payer money that is actually serving communities instead of funding the police, etc. You're right the system just sucks overall
@@LynetteAdkins True.. Don’t forget that the super rich also benefits from tax money through huge government subsidies.
Omg thank you for this video. This is exactly what I was thinking about the past weeks. Use my privilege and all the resources to help others. Maybe be a bit selfish in my next years and work hard for my own dream, so I multiply my money and people that listen to me so after that I can share all my resources and money and ideas with others! I also think to crash the system doesn’t matter if the financial or political or educational system, you have to be as high as the people that make the rules in the system but then not be like them and sit quietly on your own ass and eat you own money and let other people work for you, but to help other people up there. Help that other voices get heard. That other people get the same access as I do. Empower them to being able to change something. And i love that. And I am so glad I have found this video. Thank you ❤️
omg. the universe is crazy dude. i am going through this exact thought process right now and just keep digging deeper into it every day, it’s amazing to hear this from someone else, and said so well! NO COINCIDENCES 💖💖
you've said exactly what I've been trying to articulate and execute for the longest. we get one life in a universe made to be explored and interacted with, fuck having a clear direction! we have the freedom to chart a course for ourselves fam.
OMG YES! I said that “we’re on a ball in space” life isn’t about being stressed out and working like a dog
You're the first RUclipsr that talks about changing your own life BUT also so much about changing atoher people lives - THAT IS INSPIRING 🙌🏻🌸
“Fight the Capitalist in you head”. Thank you so much for this tip Lynette. 🥺❤️
Your videos are great! I've shared them with friends because I want them to feel understood. Most of us complain to each other a lot about how corporations are taking advantage of others, mostly managers and supervisors are really the culprit of this fear-based mentality you spoke about. Hope your channel grows faster every day!
- Dont buy expensive clothes (theyre not for rich but for the poorer to look rich),
- create expenses list
- dont spend your money on dumb stuff (netflix, starbucks, etc)
- (optional but helpful) create different bank accounts for different stuff (e.g. expenses, investments, etc.)
- find your purpose and create value for others
- treat your time as money (its more valuable)
- spend 30mins to 1h daily on personal development (read books, watch videos etc)
- get rid off all negative habits and patterns and replace them with positive ones
and finally
- Invest LONGTERM - thats the best way to safe money and to build wealth because just saving will kill your money, because money loses its value day by day.
Im 15 years older. I respect this generation so much. You guys are way shaper. I need you 💚
I'm here thinking it's too much of a coincidence that us 23-year-olds are going throughhhhh it!
I love that someone else would like to just tear shit down
The braids look great on you!
Thank you!🤗
this is EXACTLY what i needed. you answered so many questions i’ve been ruminating over for months. thank you.
girl i just found you recently and likewise, for the past couple months i've really been putting my foot down on myself about leveling up my mindset, lifestyle, and habits so that i can truly evolve into the person i want to be and i just want to say thank you. during my meditation's i've been asking the universe to show me towards like minded individuals that'll help me level up and grow and really manifest my dream life and i know it was no coincidence that i found your yt videos, even before discovering your tiktok (absolutely in loooove with your content and style btw🥺💜) i kid you not EVERY video i've seen of yours has deadass resonated and inspired me on entirely different soul level. know that i see you, the universe sees you and is quite literally speaking through you to me and the thousands of others that watch your videos. thank you fr. love always ❤️
You and this video is much appreciated. Thank you. Salute!!! 💯
All I want is comfort and to do what I want to do, but society makes me feel like I have to make a ton of money to feel safe and secure
I just came across your channel and I want to start off by saying that I love that you are using your platform to have this conversation and I think that you speak with so much clarity that it is easy to fully understand exactly your point of view and where you are coming from ! I think that its super important for everyone to recognize their position of privilege because it allows you to take a step back and really consider the state of our reality and how our current economic system and way of working is not in most individual’s best interest. Whenever I talk about this topic I often get someone who calls me privileged or selfish for having the opinion that I do, but I think that being in a place of privilege is exactly why it is our responsibility to speak out !! A quote I really like by Harari says that “most of us can’t afford the luxury of investigating” and its for this exact reason why those of us who can should use our position to investigate and question the status quo. Also one last thing, the Ted Talk by Rick Warren called a life of purpose really goes deeply into the idea of doing what you can with what you have and so I definitely recommend that if you have listened to it already!
Please do more of these kinds of videos. I truly feel so heard by you because you put all these different thoughts that I also struggle with into words and put them in perspective. So valuable!!🙏🏻
I def will!💕
Older generations had more family around them AND started their own family earlier. They did what they needed to do to survive. We as Humans are moving away from our Tribal nature AND Nature. And Yes.... It's a Game. Play to Win. Then TEACH others how to Win their own Game. #KEEP EACH OTHER UP.
Hi Lynette,
I beat this GAME! And my personal goal is to help others do the same! I want to help people break out of these limits and barriers we have set for ourselves based on the "expectations" society has of you based on your family, community, culture, or prescribed identity. Keep putting this energy out there! I would love to connect and continue these conversations. I love building a network to support this idea of moving through this world more authentically in the midst of all of this noise!
I literally quit an office temp job today. I thanked them for the opportunity, and was very professional, but the shock on their faces was palatable. One lady actually seemed to take it personally (like she was mad), which is so strange, because I only worked there for one day! I felt so free when I walked out.
I feel this. I just turned 24 a few weeks ago. I work 4-5 jobs and study full time in my 4th year of university. Across 7 days I’m reaching 70-80 hour weeks. My jobs are at a minimum of 7 locations/ campuses with commutes of 10-45 minute variations. Multiple locations in a day (sometimes 4+) I’m up at 5am, at unpaid uni work placements 8.30-4/5. Next jobs are 2,3 or up to 4 hours after that in the evening. That doesn’t include heavy preparations for the different workplaces (academic based job), revisions, emails, course edits and writing or assignments for my 4 university units (I normally do that 9-11.30pm at night). I look In the mirror and wonder why I look so old at 24. When did I become a ghost? Saturday’s are 9 hour days of ‘paid’ on site work and probably 4 hours of assignments, emails and other expectations. Sundays are 4hours paid on site and the rest of time working to not drown in unread emails, revisions, assignments, paying bills, cleaning and it is still not enough for anyone I work for. At least I try to get 7-8 hours of rest and eat healthy mostly. You’ll look in the mirror and ask, Shen did I become a shell of my former youthful self?
This is EXACTLY how I think when I'm eventually well off with money I would love to help people. The whole being so selfish thing is so gross to me.
My whole life my family instilled in me that I had to know what I want to do in life. They say, what’s your dream job and what do you want to major in and I would say I don’t know. All I know is that I love helping people and I like to vacation. Still, years later I feel the same way. I’m just now realizing that it’s ok to not want to have a dream job because my dream job is to not to work at all and that’s ok. 😂
Eventually I maybe will find out what I want to do. I have a inkling that it may be writing. If I do ever write I want to write to help people while vacationing on my villa. That in itself is ok. I don’t want to stress about life all day. Jobs, cars, all that will still be there. Family doesn’t last forever. Being next to my son and vacationing with him and knowing that I helped some people that week is my happy place.
I’m so happy I found this video. I am at the lowest point of my life working this 9-5 that I’m so miserable at I don’t want another one I rather travel and be a model or entrepreneur. I hate how this is a workaholic country and they make you monetize your passions
thankyou so much for your content beautiful. ive been hoping for someone like you to speak up about something like this, your videos give me happiness and hope that other people are aware and struggling as much as i am and that i’m not alone:( i’m only 17 too, waking up at such a young age can be a blessing and curse
Thank you for the love! I was def nervous making these at first but its so comforting to know that so many of us are feeling this way. It really makes me feel like change can be made ❤️
YES! We can also fight for policy changes! Shorter work weeks, UBI, Universal Healthcare, paid vacation and maternity/paternity leave requirements, and more union membership are all policies that can really help level the playing field and assist those stuck in dead end jobs so they can pursue their dreams! Hard work just isn't enough these days and trick down economics and corporate lobbying really has taken the power away from the masses. It's time the middle and lower class take that power back.
what you say makes a lot of sense but it just breaks my heart that the system is so against us that there is literally no way out that isn't just ripping everything down. i wish we didn't have to compromise so much on our dreams that there was an actual possibility of living in our ideal life but it never will truly happen. it's so hard to stay motivated to keep on the hustle and keep working "till the dream" when you know the best case scenario still isn't your dream
IKR, this world really doesn't want to see us thriving
It's so frustrating that we have to slave away to get where we want to be. But you have everything within you to get there. The moment I took my anger and let that fuel what I do is when everything started to change for me. Make your dream the only scenario you accept!
So glad I stumbled upon your video! I’ve recently had the same conversation with my dad. I want to break free from what is expected of me and have time to get to know myself and feed my soul. In return, I want to help people obtain wealth for themselves. I think everyone should be given an opportunity to grow their potential. The way the system is set up, doesn’t allow much freedom. I intend to break that limiting belief!!! Good luck to everyone on the same boat!
Unconsciously I’ve been behaving like what you described and didn’t even realize it. I treat my life like a game to keep my sanity and try to use my free time to get to know myself and my interests. It works for the most part but I see myself finding another solution one day
What you said about real estate really hit home! When I was first out of college, I was able to get ahead and save because of kind landlords who charged below market
you have literally inspired me to start my own youtube and take ownership of my life and creative abilities! love your channel!
Yassss do it! Wishing you the best!
YES!!!!! SAW THIS AT 444 COMMENTS. IM ON THE SAME BOAT. im trying to quit my 8-5 job to focus 100% on my business. i really want to become so successful to become a business coach for women to assist them with pursing their dreams. It is SO true its time to STOP being selfish and help spread abundance because everyone CAN WIN. Abundance is infinite. Putting someone on does NOT take away from your own blessings.
Yesss I feel you so much! I never get how my parents look at me crazy when I say I don’t want to go back to a 9-5 job that I hate. Or they find it strange that our generations can make money in these non traditional ways and that I would want to do that. My dads always like but what about your retirement lol but I feel you. I’m down, Thanks for making the vid!
There's been such a huge shift in recent generations on the way we view these things, it's crazy! We all deserve happiness now, no need to wait until retirement!
Let’s not forget the fact that you’d still be worried about retirement even in a 9-5 because companies never give pensions anymore. Everything is a 401k this and 401k that
@@LynetteAdkins I found that most people who say they are retired,, really were never retired at all,,they were just living off of the inheritance of another relative passed down....I always wondered how they could retire so early in their 30's...and now I figured out why
OMG!! I had felt this way forever!! I switched from Accounting to Real Estate. You have to change your perspective on life. Financial Freedom is in! I love it!
OMG I JUSSTT SAID THIS!! It's ALL a game, and once I actually realized that, life became so much easier. There are so many versions of this life. Versions that some people can't even fathom, yet it's normal to someone else. Understanding that and believing that you have the power to create the life you desire will shift your world. Take things for what they are - a means to something better, a segway. These jobs aren't forever. This life isn't forever, so make it worthwhile. At 23, I now have a mission for my life and for everything I do. It may not seem fun or be pretty at the moment, but it'll get me to where I need to go, which will then lead me to the next version of life I'd like to experience.
It's all a game love. Play it or get played, but choose wisely, cause you only get one turn. 💖🏁
For two days I’ve come across you channel and the videos of seen confirms that I need to quit my job once school starts in August because my job isn’t making me happy and if I want to get into the field I’m passionate about I need to focus on school and not stress about whether I’m getting good quality scores and have the fear of getting fired running in my mind whenever I’m working.
We should be able to enjoy life and be financially comfortable. It seems like it’s either or. My dream life definitely isn’t to work myself to the bone just to be financially stable and I don’t want it to be. It’s about balance and like you said we should use our privileges to help others and educate eachother
The message in this video is everything, but what’s really getting me is how we’re all about the same age (I’m 24) and feeling the same way and all in some version of a similar situation. Lynette is so right, there are enough of us that we can make this change!!
I wanna be multilingual just to be and I really want to help people develop their spiritual understanding and grow though traumas through different holistic methods, mainly yoga & meditation. It still feels weird admitting that bc I feel like that seems so wuwu and unrealistic. But I know in my heart I can figure it out and there will be a community to accept me and the same is true for you.
I’ve recently found you + you make me feel so validated, ur life is aligned w mine in some way but you are on an amazing path thank you for sharing ♾
Thank you so much, I'm so glad it's been helpful!
I really really appreciate this realistic view and perpective and you not trying just to say what majority of people want you to say, You go gurlll ✨🌟🌟✨
you are so awesome love ♥️ I had a breakdown today because i’m so fucking tired dude every week I feel like I got hit by a bus and i’m so over working these petty little jobs.
Give yourself a break today! You deserve to rest
@@LynetteAdkins i’m trying ♥️