When I was first introduced to the Cash Flow quadrant by my mentor, I understood one thing - the easiest thing you can be in life is an Employee. You don't have to make a lot of decisions. You will feel like the employer is depending on you so much that they cannot survive without you. You miss the job so much when you are on vacation. But think again - What do you really own ? Do you own the desk or chair you sit or keyboard you use or the $1 marker ? Answer is NOTHING . You can steal them. But still you don't own them. This is applicable to anybody in the organization. Be it Manager , VP , ED, or anybody. Just that they have different price tags - some have price of Honda, some are BMW. But still all of them are owned by someone else. It takes effort to be in any other quadrant. That's why not many people are there in those areas. You get comfortable in where you are in life. Ask yourself this when you are sitting in your cubic...
Most of the middle class people have studied hard and got a job and they are trying to settle in life. But one thing we fail to realize is what our real potential is. Your parents would have worked for 40 years or more and your grandparents also would have worked for 40+ years. But still you are struggling to make ends meet. And your kids will go in the same route after you retire. Why ? Why are you still in the same lifestyle (or slightly better lifestyle) as your parents ? Are you not capable to take your future generation to next level ? Usain bolt (the fastest person in the world) and his coach I truly believe anyone with a strong desire to go ahead in life can reach higher level with the help of a mentor. Have you imagined why all the sports people have coaches ? Their coach may not be better than them. But , they perform better when they are mentored by a coach. They stretch you. They find your blind spots to make you better person. When you wer...